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A community portal about Scotland with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Scotland is a nation in northwest Europe and one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. It occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border to the south with England. It is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. Apart from the mainland, Scotland consists of over 790 islands.

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Isle of Bute holiday

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From: isleofbute.blogspot.com

Those planning a vacation in Britain see from afar the whole island as one country, which is understandable as from tip to toe it's less than 600 miles. However typography and history has carved the land into three distinct countries, England, (the southern half,) with Wales occupying the lump that sticks out towards Ireland, and to the north: Scotland. Many are attracted to Scotland because their forefathers had emigrated along with their family names, and Ancestor Researchers makeup a good proportion of each year's visitors. Then there are the golfers attracted to the wealth of distinctly difficult yet beautiful courses. Another large number of ... Read Full Story

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BANK OF ENGLAND'S CRAZY SCOTTISH BUFFET LUNCH OFFER HAVING A LAUGH.

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From: scotlandnewsinformationblog.blogspot.com

BANK OF ENGLAND'S CRAZY SCOTTISH BUFFET LUNCH OFFER HAVING A LAUGH. BANK SNUBS SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT FOR BUFFET IN GLASGOW. Further to the Bank of England's snub to discuss the state of the Scottish economy with the Scottish Parliament's Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee it has been revealed that the Bank now plans to hold a briefing buffet in Glasgow in February. Commenting on this discovery SNP MSP Rob Gibson – a member of the committee – said: "This revelation only makes the Bank of England's snub to the Scottish Parliament even more unacceptable. If the Bank of England is meant to consult stakeholders assiduously, ... Read Full Story

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Scottish Parliament Poised to Debate BAFTA Oscar Controversy Over Alleged Snub of Gaelic Language Feature Film

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From: marklesliewoods.blogspot.com

{Pictured above: publicity still from the Gaelic Language feature film, Searchd: The Impossible Pinnacle (2007).] Scottish film director Simon Miller has put out an appeal for help, as it's been reported to Celtic Cult Cinema that the Scottish Parliament is poised to debate BAFTA Oscar Controversy over the alleged snub of the Gaelic Feature Film 'serachd: The Impossible Pinnacle (2007). Simon Miller's Gaelic language feature film opens across Scotland this week, just as the BAFTA Oscar nomination controversy has caught fire. It’s a film specifically about storytelling, and about the firm location of old stories in particular landscapes." "A fitting theme for the first ... Read Full Story

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A Sterile Bubble Of Privilege!

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From: clairwil.blogspot.com

'For all their fancy words, what these members and officials of Glasgow City Council actually want to do is turn the city centre into a sterile bubble of privilege , where their chosen 'elite' can pretend the whole city is basking in the glow of trickle-down economics... they should be ashamed, but of course they're not !' - Sydney Meriwether, one of Glasgow's more intelligent residents. Hello, Is there anything Glasgow City Council can do without making a complete arse of it? I merely ask because it would appear that at long last they've finally got their way over Paddy's Market . The council ... Read Full Story

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BAFTA Scotland Winner Boyle Segues From Shallow Grave (1994) to Trainspotting (1996) to Twin Town to Fox's Futuristic Sci-Fi Satire 'Sunshine' (2007)

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According to DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer Sun Jul 22, 1:39 PM ET: "In limited release, Fox Searchlight's sci-fi tale "Sunshine" opened to big numbers, pulling in $235,477 in 10 theaters." "Directed by Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "28 Days Later"), the film stars Cillian Murphy and Michelle Yeoh as members of a space crew trying to re-ignite the dying sun 50 years from now." "'Sunshine' expands to about 400 theaters Friday." Plot Synopsis: The Sun is being destroyed from inside out by a type of highly stable form of matter that renders nuclear fusion impossible, by turning common matter on its own kind. The only ... Read Full Story

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