BBC NEWS | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Sisters lose second coming cover

"Insurers have withdrawn the cover on their virginity taken out by three sisters in the event of the second coming of Christ. Essex-based Britishinsurance.com confirmed it had provided the £1m policy, but said it was reviewed on Thursday following complaints. The firm...

Scots beat Canada to reach final

"Scotland A beat Canada 15-10 in Ottawa to reach the final of the Churchill Cup."

Progressive Parliaments

As its name suggests, the United Kingdom is a supposedly integrated old thing made up of the nations England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. But since 1997 the shape of the country has been shifting....

Commonwealth Games 2006 Kick Off

 Something seems so weird to me about this... Indian women's weightlifting, England's men's gymnastics, I don't know what the hell is going on over there. "India's Kunjarani Devi won the first gold medal of the 2006 Games, defending her title in the women's 48kg...

Scottish soccer legend Jimmy Johnstone dies at 61 (The Sports Network)

"Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Scottish soccer legend Jimmy Johnstone died Monday at 61-years-old after a long battle with motor neurone disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease."

Nessie was an Elephant?

t is being reported today that another theory of the Loch Ness monster has appeared, that Nessie was an elephant.

Spray On Computers

"Perhaps this will allow graffiti artists to become helpful in one way or another, but a spray-on computer is being developed at the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Strathclyde as a joint effort to create tiny specks that can peform computations and...

CSA Space Presents Sylvia Grace Borda: EK Modernism

SYLVIA GRACE BORDA EK MODERNISM Curated by Adam Harrison March 3 – April 7, 2006 Opening Friday, March 3, 6–8PM CSA is pleased to host Sylvia Grace Borda’s first North American exhibition of EK Modernism,...

Mountaineers seek halt on ashes

"Mountaineers have warned of changes to the soil on Scottish summits because of an increase in people scattering the ashes of loved ones. The Mountaineering Council of Scotland has asked bereaved relatives to avoid the most popular sites and even to bury ashes rather than...

Happy Rabbie Burns Day!

It’s the birthday of poet Robert Burns, born in Alloway, Scotland (1759). The son of a poor farmer, he followed his father’s example and spent the first half of his life engaged in the backbreaking labor of premodern farming. People in his village thought he was odd...

Happy St. Andrew’s Day

Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew's Day is celebrated by Scots around the world on the 30th November.

Upgrade International in NYC

Cooinciding with the launch of the third season of Upgrade Vancouver this September, organizers from the entire Upgrade network - which used to just be us and New York, but which has expanded in the last year...

Glasgow gets its first Upgrade

The Upgrade is launching in Scotland. Here is the announcement from Curator Cezanne Charles: "I would like to invite you all to a new arts/technology night to be held at the CCA on Wednesday 27th JULY.Glasgow gets its first Upgrade!The Upgrade! Scotland is a regular...

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