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"Little England beyond Wales is a name applied to an area of southern Pembrokeshire and southwestern..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:27:05 +0100

“Little England beyond Wales is a name applied to an area of southern Pembrokeshire and southwestern Carmarthenshire in Wales, which has been English in language and culture for many centuries despite its remoteness from the English border”

- Little England beyond Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The people who live in Scotland are the best people to make decisions about Scotland’s future. They..."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:46:05 +0100

“

The people who live in Scotland are the best people to make decisions about Scotland’s future. They gave the Scottish Government an overwhelming majority in May 2011 because of a record of good government, a clear vision of the future and the promise of a referendum on independence.

The referendum will be held in autumn 2014 in the same way as any Scottish election, to the same standards and with the same guarantee of fairness. We will decide our future in a vote which is beyond challenge or doubt.

”

- Your Scotland, Your Referendum

"Forte de 45 000 membres, la LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) est aujourd’hui l’une..."

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:24:42 +0100

“Forte de 45 000 membres, la LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) est aujourd’hui l’une des premières associations de protection de la nature en France. Elle agit au quotidien pour la sauvegarde de la biodiversité, à partir de sa vocation de protection des oiseaux.”

- LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux

"To the Spanish left, Fraga was a reviled and outspoken reminder of a right-wing regime that kept..."

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:06:14 +0100

“To the Spanish left, Fraga was a reviled and outspoken reminder of a right-wing regime that kept Spain isolated from Europe and the rest of the world for decades. In Galicia, critics say, he ruled despotically, manipulating a conservative political culture based on patronage to stay in power.”

- Manuel Fraga, Franco’s last man standing, dead in Madrid - Telegraph

"This website contains over 26,000 oral recordings made in Scotland and further afield, from the..."

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:10:03 +0100

“This website contains over 26,000 oral recordings made in Scotland and further afield, from the 1930s onwards. The items you can listen to include stories, songs, music, poetry and factual information.”

- Tobar an Dualchais - index

"Fae the inbringin o Soothron conventions o spelling tae Scotland – muckle o it no richt for the..."

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:43:26 +0100

“Fae the inbringin o Soothron conventions o spelling tae Scotland – muckle o it no richt for the Scots-speakin fowk o the kintra – fowk haes been in a richt swither ower spellin the wrutten leid. In 1996 a nummer o Scots leid organisations an screivars in Scots held an open gaithering in Perth for tae discuss the maiter o Scots spelling. The heidmaist idea wis tae bring aboot some greement anent spellin the common forms o Scots, in parteeclar for narrative an formal wrutten prose.”

- Scots spelling report - Scots Language Centre

Pippi Longstocking Theme Song in Swedish (by SynchroTotal)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:47:08 +0100

Pippi Longstocking Theme Song in Swedish (by SynchroTotal)

From the Archives

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:55:17 +0100

From the Archives:

Online versions of out-of-print publications from the Guggenheim anyone? They’re worth looking at for their beautiful design as well as for their fascinating content.

New Years Day Dook Broughty Ferry Harbour Dundee Scotland 2012...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:17:30 +0100

New Years Day Dook Broughty Ferry Harbour Dundee Scotland 2012 (by tourscotland)

Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulin's

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:07:01 +0100

Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulin's:

“Stay glad” is one that I’ll be trying to follow.

"It is scandalous that Google Maps fails to respect legislation which lays down that the only..."

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:35:54 +0100

“It is scandalous that Google Maps fails to respect legislation which lays down that the only official forms of street and placenames in Catalonia (at least) are in the Catalan language. Recently Spanish translations have replaced many of these names. We call on Google Maps not to follow in the footsteps of the General Franco dictatorship and to rectify at once!”

- Google, Respect Catalan street and place names at once! - PetitionBuzz

(via On The Green Road - Photos)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:42:54 +0100

(via On The Green Road - Photos)

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:20:29 +0100

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"We’ve found some cool [socks] adverts scattered around the internet from the 1950s to 1970s."

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:49:59 +0100

“We’ve found some cool [socks] adverts scattered around the internet from the 1950s to 1970s.”

- Voices Of East Anglia: Sock It To ‘Em

Nordic Horizons

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:16:45 +0100

Nordic Horizons:

A Nordic Scotland after independence? Now there’s an interesting thought!

(via George Shaw’s paintings - in pictures | Art and...

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:44:48 +0100

(via George Shaw’s paintings - in pictures | Art and design | The Observer)

"Pitkerro is an area in the eastern part of Dundee, Scotland, immediately west of Douglas and south..."

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:50:38 +0100

“Pitkerro is an area in the eastern part of Dundee, Scotland, immediately west of Douglas and south of Fintry and Whitfield… Together, Pitkerro, Kirkton and Hilltown contain 31% of Dundee’s enumeration districts which fall within the worst 10% of deprived districts in Scotland.”

- Pitkerro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Never forget your origins!

"The Bullingdon budget tears the last veil of deceit, leaving the nasty party naked for all to see"

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:05:06 +0100

“The Bullingdon budget tears the last veil of deceit, leaving the nasty party naked for all to see”

- George Osborne’s every blow falls on those with less not more | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian

"St. Andra is patron saunt o Scotland, Roushie, Romanie an Achia an ithers forby. Forby thon, he is..."

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:13:50 +0100

“St. Andra is patron saunt o Scotland, Roushie, Romanie an Achia an ithers forby. Forby thon, he is the patron o fishermen an auld wifies an aw. St. Andra’s Day (i.e his feast day) is on 30t November.”

- Saunt Andra - Wikipedia

"In part two of our DIY for beginners series, we tackle screwing and drilling."

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:46:59 +0100

“In part two of our DIY for beginners series, we tackle screwing and drilling.”

- Toolbox tips: drilling and fixing | Life and style | guardian.co.uk