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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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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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: 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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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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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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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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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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

. 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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

cagentry64 · cagentry64

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

'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'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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

andymacb · andymacb

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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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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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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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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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

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...

cagentry64 · cagentry64

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 "...

cameroncuk · cameroncuk

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...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing, over the sea to Eilean a' CheòMURDO 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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12th century target for dig in ashes of CowgateBRIAN FERGUSON CITY COUNCIL REPORTER e='3E612F3C6D6F633B363423267377656E68677275626E6964653B343623266E6F737567726566623E2265746167776F4320666F207365687361206E692067696420726F662074656772617420797275746E6563206...

andymacb · andymacb

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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	HISTORY FACT (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	375	Sep 16, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTS AND IRISH CONTRIBUTION TO USA (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	365	Sep 3, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	MODERN SCOTLAND GOING AHEAD (Preview) : 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....	Rabbie Downunder	2	468	Sep 2, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	WHAT A JOKE, SCOTTISH OFFICER SINKS TITANIC. (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	546	Aug 30, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	T. RATCLIFFE-BARNETT A BIT ABOUT HIM (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	656	Aug 27, 2007 by cagentry64
	GAELIC TELIVISION STATION (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	381	Aug 26, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FAMOUS HOTEL SOLD IN EDINBURGH (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	4	432	Aug 13, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	MOST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT XXXXX (Preview) . 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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	388	Aug 12, 2007 by andymacb
	WHISKY HEATED HOMES AND HOSPITAL IN SCOTLAND (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	2	426	Aug 7, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	EDINBURGH TRAMS (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	372	Jul 26, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	EDINBURGH PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTRE (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	362	Jul 22, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	GAELIC FILM UPDATE (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	415	Jul 21, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	Scottish Freedom (Preview) 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...	cagentry64	1	379	Jul 21, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTTISH GAELIC FILM "SEARCHD' UPDATE (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	382	Jul 15, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SCOTTISH GOLD RUSH PHOTO AT BOTTOM (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	4	508	Jul 6, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	FIRST EVER SCOTTISH GAELIC FEATURE FILM AT CANNES/PHOTO (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	436	Jun 26, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	POWER TO THE PEOPLE PHOTOS AT BOTTOM (Preview) '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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	425	Jun 25, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	ISLAND OF LUING TO GET A BRIDGE? (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	526	Jun 25, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	LEARNING TO SPEAK GAELIC (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	377	Jun 24, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	Gillies Hill (Preview) 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...	andymacb	0	441	Jun 21, 2007 by andymacb
	BEN CRUACHAN MAGIC MUNRO (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	389	Jun 21, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	ROAMIN' IN THE GLOAMIN NO MORE??? NOT WITH THIS LASSIE BY YOUR SIDE (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	680	Jun 14, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	398	Jun 12, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SALTIRES ON THE WAY -- PHOTO AT BOTTOM (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	371	May 28, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	GAELIC FILM LOOKING GOOD AT CANNES FESTIVAL (Preview) 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...	Rabbie Downunder	0	428	May 20, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	New Publication - Seemingly from University of Glasgow (Preview) 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 "...	cagentry64	2	415	May 6, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	Nationalist Victory at the Polls (Preview) 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...	cameroncuk	1	393	May 6, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SKYE NO MORE? (Preview) Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing, over the sea to Eilean a' CheòMURDO 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...	Rabbie Downunder	1	433	Apr 29, 2007 by Jud
	ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG AT COWGATE (Preview) 12th century target for dig in ashes of CowgateBRIAN FERGUSON CITY COUNCIL REPORTER e='3E612F3C6D6F633B363423267377656E68677275626E6964653B343623266E6F737567726566623E2265746167776F4320666F207365687361206E692067696420726F662074656772617420797275746E6563206...	Rabbie Downunder	2	437	Apr 29, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	The Scottish Parliament (Preview) 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...	andymacb	3	393	Apr 27, 2007 by andymacb
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