Funny how words take on new meanings. ‘Lockerbie’ used to be a tiny hamlet in the West of Scotland before a PanAm plane came down in its fields, ‘Columbine’ was once an average high school and ‘Laramie’ was an enormously popular 100-episode TV western in the black-and-white era. Nowadays Laramie is irrevocably connected with the brutal torture and murder...
A 30-year-old man who was struck by a car while crossing N. Water St. in downtown Milwaukee early Thursday is in critical condition at a local hospital, a police spokesman said. The incident occurred about 2 a.m. between E. Juneau and E. Highland avenues, Sgt. Mark Stanmeyer said. The man paused on a median before continuing to cross the street, at which point he was struck by a northbound Honda Accord,...
THE next Scotland manager will be handed carte blanche to revoke the international exile of Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor under new procedures introduced by SFA chief e
Scores this week from the matches for the Ayr Boswell 11-a-side teams in the West of Scotland Youth Football League and SYFA Scottish Cup (w/e 15th November 2009) were…. Under 13s : Ayr Boswell 12 Sorn Athletic 2 Under 15s: Riddrie Villa 2 Ayr Boswell 3 (SYFA Scottish Cup Round 3) Under 16s: Ayr Boswell 1 Tynecastle 3 (SYFA Scottish Cup Round 3) Under 17s: Ayr Boswell Thistle 8 KSC Whitehurst...
Paul Cunningham points me at another new youtube of John Cunningham and Creag Dubh club friends rock climbing in pretty wintery conditions on the Cobbler in 1978. What really struck me watching this was how dramatically rock climbing in Scotland was about to move on in terms of attitude, tactics and standard shortly after this. Just one year after this on the same cliff Dave Cuthbertson was making...
A new recycler of electronic items is moving into the Salt Lake City area and celebrating its office opening with an event at Highland High School this weekend.
A little bit of music I've been listening to lately: ~ The Celtic Album by Keith Lockhart with the Boston Pops Orchestra Today I had to run some errands, and although yesterday it was very warm and sunny, today was very cold and grey. When I got in the car (which is when I realized how COLD it was out there), I had a sudden craving to listen to Christmas music, something like Mannheim Steamroller....
The Information Commissioner has ordered DEFRA to disclose information relating to a meeting between the former DEFRA minister Lord Hunt and Mayor of London Boris Johnson. The actual request was for “any minutes, papers, correspondence or other material" relating to the meeting, at which the requester believed the air quality of London and extension of the congestion charging zone were discussed....
Here's two Labour MPs, talking about some of the work that they do: "In my constituency, if something moves in the community that we haven’t either started or been a part of we get worried. There isn’t a local community organisation, residents and tenants association, or environmental group that hasn’t either been set up by us or which isn’t organised by sympathisers. The...
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Dear Editor: Has anyone done the maths'??? in March it was reported that there are probably 947,000 illegal immigrants in UK. these people are not entitled to benefits, and so they will find jobs, doing anything anywhere, and the fact that Baroness Scotland managed to employ an illegal immigrant without knowing it, seems to emphasize the fact that it is very easy. Illegal immigrants, will not have...
Round one playoff scores from around the state of Ohio: Division 2 Region 5 Quarterfinal Ashland 28, Chesterland W. Geauga 7 Canfield 31, Aurora 14 Mentor Lake Cath. 34, Ravenna 16 Warren Howland 28, Medina Highland 21 Division 2 Region 6 Quarterfinal Avon Lake 56, Maumee 35 Maple Hts. 36, Tol. Rogers 26 Tol. Cent. Cath. 35, Rocky River 7 Tol. St. Francis 35, N. Ridgeville...
Last night, Justin and I attended NERAX North . What is NERAX North, you say? Well, that's a valid question. As J. pointed out, a NERAX sounds like a Seussian character. However, it stands for N ew E ngland R eal A le E xpo and the North designation means it took place in Haverhill, as opposed to Somerville, where the March event takes place. In essence, it's a small beer drinking festival for those...
Last night, seemingly out of the blue, I felt stronger in training than I ever have. The reason, in hindsight is obvious. I’d just been doing one/two sessions 5 days a week for about three weeks, and my body was shredded. An enforced couple of days off due to appointments around Scotland last weekend barely even seemed enough to feel normal again. It sounds like nothing, but three weeks is a...
On St Andrew's Day I wonder how tempted Alex Salmond will be to raise some questions -perhaps answer a few - about his future plans for an independent Scotland? How soon after that would the UK Government be obliged to offer their own answers to come questions raised by the Calman Commission earlier this year. Will they take the same opportunity to respond to the Holtham Commission? It's questions,...