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Scooters are, of course, not a panacea for urban transportation problems. But they do have a legitimate role to play in offering a direct point-to-point transportation option that is less physically demanding than a bicycle, cleaner than a car, and smaller...
A man living without electricity in a forest in the Highlands was airlifted to hospital after his distress call was picked up in the United States. The man, in his mid-seventies, lives alone in a cabin near Loch Treig, about 13 miles inland from Fort...
Between the 1680s and 1815 at least 100,000 Ulster Scots embarked on a new migration, this time across the Atlantic to North America. They were pushed out of Ulster by discrimination by the Anglican Church of Ireland against their Presbyterian religion,...
Any illusions that we were ever protected from the rank contempt of our rulers by the logic of democracy – because the government embodies the will of the people who elected it – are now gone. Their only concern was for the will that brought them to power....
schools have never closed. There is an important difference in what teachers and childminders are being asked to do - and this is in no way a negation of the work that, for example, retail or delivery workers have been doing throughout the lockdown. The...
It breaks my heart every time a print publication goes out of business or online only. I read the news online each day because there are many, which gives me a well-rounded look at what's really happening. However, "screen" viewing for some of these magazines...
Health and lives cannot be ruled by market forces alone People are "resources." And thats ok if you treat the resource well. Like you would with the water supply. Treat it well and all will be well. What "people" (meaning "workers") should not be is a...
They said there would be a ring of steel around care homes in January. Of all the failures this ranks as outright indifference through neglect incompetence and a surrender as far as the government was concerned to the inevitable. no lessons have been...
Red squirrels are one of Scotland’s most loved animals, and they are our only native squirrel species. Red squirrels were once widespread throughout the country. There are still many places you could encounter one today, from the conifer forests of Galloway,...
Jane Haining was a quiet farmer's daughter from the south of Scotland who ended her life as a slave labourer in the most notorious extermination camp the world has ever known. She is the only Scot to be officially honoured for giving her life for Jews...
The calamitous and war-torn years of 17th and 18th century Scottish history can be divided into two broad movements: the religious wars between the Covenanters and the English crown (1638-1689) and the Jacobite risings to restore the Stuart dynasty (1690-1746)...
It is not surprising that many young people believe democracies will not deal with change successfully when the forces that profit from the status quo and endeavour to keep it this way so clearly dominate, economically and demographically. The Coronavirus...
Indoor plants are fun, and there’s always more to learn and experiment with. For example some plants are CAM plants, which means they produce oxygen at night. Most of these plants are succulents or epiphytes, and the CAM mechanism is one which allows...
A contention that oligarchic power is rooted in the ownership and control of land has been amply vindicated by the response of oligarchic power ... This all started in Tudor times, when good public land was taken by the rich and powerful, leaving only...
If you were asked what were the most important principles in mathematics teaching, what would you say? I wasn't really asked, but I started thinking, and came up with these basic habits that can keep your maths teaching on the right track. Principle 1:...
A team of Scottish scientists has developed a type of laser that is thin enough to be integrated into contact lenses. However, those hoping to emulate their favorite Marvel character with super-ocular powers could be disappointed! The type of light the...
Life in Northern Ireland is now uncertain Politicians are all culpable. An Election will hopefully change for the people in Northern Ireland are angry.The traditional political parties will lose. There is a question over political mismanagement over theState...
*1: The most common letter for a word to start with is 's'. *2: Only two words in current use end in "-gry." *3: The word 'uncopyrightable' is the longest word in everyday speech that does not use a letter more than once. *4: The dot over the letters...
The subterranean secrets of London’s super-rich have revealed that there are 4,650 basements granted planning permission in some of the capital’s most affluent neighbourhoods, with hundreds of swimming pools and cinemas in the most luxurious developments....
Sir Patrick Spens The King sits in Dunfermline town, Drinking the blood-red wine; "O where shall I get a skeely skipper To sail this ship or mine?" Siedzi krol w miescie Dunfermline, czerwone pije wino. Nowy, powiada, okret mam, lecz, kto by nim poplynal....
Berühren Sie die Hühner nicht! ➔ Do not touch the chickens! Der Bär ist stark. ➔ The bear is strong. Der Hund ist groß. ➔ The dog is big. Der Löwe schläft heute nacht. ➔ The lion sleeps tonight. Der Polarbär ist weiß. ➔ The polar bear is white. Der Polarbär...
Digital nomads can boost and diversify a local economy Some communities embrace Digital nomads with open arms. For example, Cornwall, in transport terms, is more remote from London than Lisbon – a slow, four-hour train journey as opposed to a two-hour...
For a quarter century, American author Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) filled notebook after notebook with his observations and reflections, strong in the belief that a closely examined life would yield infinite riches. “By some fortunate coincidence...
The BBC, if it is to ever regain the trust of the British public, needs to rethink its whole approach to 'news' and 'current affairs'. And the sooner it treats all politicians with the longest spoons possible the better. Politics in recent decades has...
How mRNA vaccines work Messenger RNA vaccines, also called mRNA vaccines, are some of the first COVID-19 vaccines to be developed. According to health experts, these vaccines use the virus’ genetic material instead of using weakened forms of the virus....
