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  • June 2008

    • Scotch Makers Blend Subtler Spirits

      newser  |  AFP  |  Jun 12, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Scotch Makers Blend Subtler Spirits

      The art of distilling whiskey is alive and well in Scotland, with makers sticking to the spirit’s roots while expanding its flavor ranges, AFP reports. Though earthy, smoky beverages remain at their core, the Dewar’s and Glenmorangie distilleries are developing whiskeys with mild flavors ranging to honey, waxed lemons, ginger, and even vanilla. More »

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      alcohol  • Scotland  • drinking  • taste  • distillery

  • May 2008

    • Famously Bad Poet Fetches Big Bucks at Auction

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 17, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      Famously Bad Poet Fetches Big Bucks at Auction

      William McGonagall had a tough time after deciding poetry was his calling, being roundly insulted by critics and even pelted with rotten fruit. But the 19th-century Scotsman has been remembered long after his peers—as the worst poet ever to mangle the English language. His works commanded a price higher than a J.K Rowling first edition at an auction yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      literature  • JK Rowling  • Scotland  • poetry

  • April 2008

    • Support for Scot Independence Hits Record Low

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 30, 08 9:45 AM CDT

      Support for Scot Independence Hits Record Low

      It's been one year since a separatist government came to power in Scotland, vowing to break away from the United Kingdom. But a new poll shows while the Scottish still admire Alex Salmond, the region's first minister, support for independence is at an all-time low—with only 19% wanting to be independent, the Daily Telegraph reports. More »

    • Forget It, Baldy, You're Not Disabled: Judge

      newser  |  Scotsman (UK)  |  Apr 17, 08 3:51 AM CDT

      Forget It, Baldy, You're Not Disabled: Judge

      A Scottish schoolteacher constantly mocked by students because of his baldness has been told having a chrome dome does not count as a disability, the Scotsman reports. The judge at an employment tribunal said that had he found in the man's favor, then anyone with a "big nose or big ears" could also be considered disabled. More »

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      judge  • Scotland  • teacher  • disability  • baldness  • tribunal

  • March 2008

    • 'McCain the Bruce' Claims are Baloney

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 21, 08 6:46 AM CDT

      'McCain the Bruce' Claims are Baloney

      John McCain might be a sure thing to be crowned the GOP nominee, but experts say claims that his family is related to a Scottish king are pure fiction. McCain wrote in a 1999 memoir that his great-aunt was descended from Robert the Bruce, who reclaimed Scottish independence in 1314. Medieval experts looked through records and concluded the claim was "a load of baloney," as one genealogist told the Guardian . More »

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      John McCain  • Scotland  • royalty  • genealogy  • historian

    • Scots Build Replica of Bach's Head

      newser  |  BBC  |  Mar 1, 08 8:40 PM CST

      Scots Build Replica of Bach's Head

      Forensic artists have re-created Johann Sebastian Bach’s head based on a cast of his skull and documents from the composer’s time, the BBC reports. The model, built at Scotland’s Dundee University, is “the most complete face that can be built from the available reliable information,” including the cast, a single portrait, and papers describing his appearance, said one expert. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • Germany  • Scotland  • classical music  • composer  • forensic experts  • Johann Sebastian Bach

  • February 2008

    • Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      newser  |  Independent (UK)  |  Feb 29, 08 9:56 AM CST

      Scots Fight Fake Kilts

      What do plaid skirts have in common with champagne and feta cheese? If Scottish lawmakers have their way, the kilt could be the latest European product to receive a "protected designation of origin" status. Cheap kilt knockoffs could still be sold, but only the real thing—pure wool, hand-sewn in the highlands—could be branded a Scottish kilt, explains the Independent. More »

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      European Union  • Scotland  • knockoff  • wool  • kilt

    • Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 27, 08 6:12 AM CST

      Britons Quaking After Midnight Tremors

      Britons are calming down with a cuppa this morning after an earthquake rattled much of the island at 12:56am. The biggest quake here since 1984, the tremor was reported to be between 4.7 and 5.3 on the Richter scale and centered 127 miles north of London. Bricks tumbled and power went out in some places and one injury was reported, according to the Guardian . More »

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      United Kingdom  • earthquake  • England  • Scotland  • Wales  • quake

  • January 2008

    • Scot Freed After 22 Years on Death Row in Ohio

      newser  |  Columbus Dispatch  |  Jan 7, 08 5:26 PM CST

      Scot Freed After 22 Years on Death Row in Ohio

      A Scotsman who had served almost 22 years on Ohio's death row was released today, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Kenneth Richey, 43, was convicted in 1986 of causing an apartment fire that caused the death of a 2-year-old, but after a protracted appeal process, a federal court overturned his conviction last August. He then pleaded no contest to reduced charges and was sentenced to time served. More »

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      Scotland  • arson

  • December 2007

    • Murdoch Libel 'Victim' Charged With Perjury

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Dec 17, 07 7:29 AM CST

      Murdoch Libel 'Victim' Charged With Perjury

      A former leader of Scotland's Socialist Party who won a $400,000 libel suit against publisher Rupert Murdoch's News of the World was arrested yesterday on charges of perjury. One-time member of parliament Tommy Sheridan claimed the bust was a "witch hunt orchestrated and influenced by the powerful reach of the Murdoch empire.” More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • Scotland  • libel  • News of the World

    • Scottish Isle Longs for the Donald

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Dec 10, 07 3:40 PM CST

      Scottish Isle Longs for the Donald

      Donald Trump has a fan base in the residents of his Scottish mother's tiny birthplace, and they're waiting for his homecoming. The real estate baron has been trumpeting his roots and making trips to Scotland in hopes of building a $2.5 billion luxury golf course in Aberdeen. His plans have met with resistance, but the Isle of Lewis would dearly love to host the project. More »

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      Scotland  • Donald Trump  • golf course

  • November 2007

    • Pack Up Your Clubs, Scotland Tells Trump

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 29, 07 4:10 PM CST

      Pack Up Your Clubs, Scotland Tells Trump

      Scottish officials want the Donald to take his golf clubs and go home. A council panel in Scotland today rejected Trump's plans to build a $1 billion golf resort, the Guardian reports. Trump can appeal to higher authorities, but he might just be miffed enough to walk away. "This sends a message that if you want to do business, don't come to the northeast of Scotland," griped a spokesman. More »

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      golf  • Scotland  • Donald Trump

  • October 2007

    • Scottish Cops Recover Stolen da Vinci in Law Office Raid

      newser  |  Scotsman (UK)  |  Oct 5, 07 8:56 AM CDT

      Scottish Cops Recover Stolen da Vinci in Law Office Raid

      Police in Scotland have recovered a stolen $75 million painting by Leonardo da Vinci in a raid on a top Glasgow law firm that led to four arrests. A lawyer in the firm was among those busted. The  " Madonna of the Yarnwinder " was stolen in 2003 from the Duke of Buccleuch's castle  when the thieves, posing as tourists, snatched the work off a wall and ran, reports the Scotsman . More »

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      art  • painting  • theft  • Scotland  • art theft  • Leonardo da Vinci

  • September 2007
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