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The worldwide success of Susan Boyle’s debut album, “I Dreamed A Dream” (released on November 23rd) is the latest milestone for the Scottish church volunteer from Blackburn, West Lothian. She stunned audiences with her rendition of “I Dreamed A Dream” on Britain’s Got Talent. And even though Susan placed second in the final competition, she won the hearts of fans around the world, including celebrities such as Demi Moore and Elaine Paige.
Susan has certainly had an interesting and busy life since her first appearance on Britain’s Got Talent, becoming an overnight worldwide sensation and traveling widely to perform both in concert and on a number of television shows.
This piece includes a number of great color photographs, as well as two wonderful documentary/music videos.
Please visit my website to view the colorful photographs and watch these inspiring HD videos.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/susan-boyle-the-story-so-far/The worldwide success of Susan Boyle’s debut album, “I Dreamed A... more
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The Ministry of Defence estates department began investigations into the source of radiation at the beach last May.
A membrane was laid along a section of the foreshore to establish if radioactive particles are being washed in from the sea, are buried in the sand or are coming from eroding cliffs.
Radioactive material has been found along the coastline for years and is thought to have come from luminous dials for wartime aircraft.
After years of testing by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), it was decided that any further work should be undertaken by the government body.
Regular updates on the monitoring and radioactive contamination recovery work being undertaken are given by Defence Estates to the Dalgety Bay Forum.
SEPA welcomed the progress made so far which has reduced the hazard to the public present on the beach.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2009/11/12/newsstory14095676t0.aspThe Ministry of Defence estates department began investigations into the source of... more
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Not bad for a first-timer, as four neck ornaments worth an estimated £1m, dating from 1st to 3rd BC, was unveiled to the media Wednesday at the National Museum of Scotland.
David Booth discovered the ornaments in a field in Stirlingshire with a metal detector, which he only working it for a few weeks. Under law, Scotland as a whole claim any archaeological objects found in that area. It will be valuated in London, but it'll be the most important hoard of Iron Age gold in Scotland to date.
You can read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8342501.stmNot bad for a first-timer, as four neck ornaments worth an estimated £1m, dating... more
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A 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and legs when he was set alight on a train in Fife.
Aberdeen fans said the man ran through the carriage on fire as others threw beer on him to douse the flames.
British Transport Police said one man was arrested and another was assisting the police with their inquiries.
A second man is reported to have suffered slight injuries.
The train was carrying Aberdeen football supporters back home after their side's match against Hibs in Edinburgh.
The fan who suffered burns is said to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital in Kirkcaldy.
British Transport Police said a 23-year-old man had been arrested and was expected to appear at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court on Monday.
The spokesman added: "British Transport Police are treating the incident very seriously."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8336485.stmA 24-year-old football fan dressed as a sheep suffered serious burns to his arms and... more
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Glasgow's The Cinematics have posted a video for "New Mexico." The song is from the band's recently-released sophomore album "Love and Terror"Glasgow's The Cinematics have posted a video for "New Mexico." The song... more
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The two men at the centre of Scotland's largest known child abuse network have been jailed for life.
Neil Strachan, 41, attempted to rape an 18-month-old boy while 38-year-old James Rennie sexually assaulted a three-month-old.
Strachan was sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in prison, while Rennie was ordered to serve at least 13 years.
Six other men had already been sentenced for their involvement in the network.
Strachan, who is HIV positive, has already served a three-year prison sentence in 1997 for abusing a boy. Rennie was the chief executive of LGBT Youth Scotland, which offers advice to young gay and lesbian people.
Passing sentence on the pair, judge Lord Bannatyne referred to Strachan's abuse of the 18-month-old boy, which was captured in a photograph known as the "Hogmanay image" because it was taken on New Year's Eve in 2005.
The judge told Strachan: "By its very nature, what is shown in that photograph is utterly appalling and would shock to the core any right-minded person who has had to see it.
But we know that in nearly all cases life does not mean life, with good behavior they could be out in a matter of years.
What exactly, as a civil society should we do with paedophiles? can counselling help? or should we lock them up for life, as they say its' 'better to be safe than sorry' or, as some people mention, shall we bring back the death penalty?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8331388.stmThe two men at the centre of Scotland's largest known child abuse network have... more
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Mohamed Al Fayed has said that he would like to be the president of Scotland.
He has said "fellow Scots" should fight for independence.
He explained that he feels close to the Scots because he believes that they are descended from an Egyptian princess.
"You Scots have been living in a coma for too long," he said. "It is time for you to waken up and detach yourselves from the English and their terrible politicians.
What about Sean Connery, or Billy Connely?Mohamed Al Fayed has said that he would like to be the president of Scotland.
He... more
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Fife Social workers told a bride to be that she was too stupid to marry.
GMTV and MENCAP interivew with Kerry.Fife Social workers told a bride to be that she was too stupid to marry.
GMTV and... more
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Kerry Robertson was told by Fife social workers that she was too stupid to marry.
Fife Social Workers - applied to Dumferline registry office to stop the marriage.
Next, they want to adopt her unborn child.Kerry Robertson was told by Fife social workers that she was too stupid to marry.... more
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Synchronicities are those moments of “meaningful coincidence” when the boundary dissolves between the inner and the outer. At the synchronistic moment, just like a dream, our internal, subjective state appears, as if materialized in, as and through the outside world. Touching the heart of our being, synchronicities are moments in time in which there is a fissure in the fabric of what we have taken for reality and there is a bleed through from a higher dimension outside of time. Synchronicities are expressions of the dreamlike nature of reality, as they are moments in time when the timeless, dreamlike nature of the universe shines forth its radiance and openly reveals itself to us, offering us an open doorway to lucidity.
Synchronicity was one of Jung’s most profound yet least understood discoveries, in part because it cannot be appreciated until we personally step into and experience the synchronistic realm for ourselves. Jung’s discovery of synchronicity was in a sense the parallel in the realm of psychology to Einstein’s discovery of the law of relativity in physics. Because it is so radically discontinuous with our conventional notions of the nature of reality, the experience of synchronicity is so literally mind-blowing that Jung contemplated this phenomenon for over twenty years before he published his thinking about it. Jung’s synchronistic universe was a new world view which embraced linear causality while simultaneously transcending it. A synchronistic universe balances and complements the mechanistic world of linear causality with a realm that is outside of space, time and causality. In a synchronicity, two heterogeneous world-systems, the causal and acausal, interlock and interpenetrate each other for a moment in time, which is both an expression of while creating in the field an aspect of our wholeness to manifest. The synchronistic universe is beginning-less in that we are participating in its creation right now, which is why Jung calls it “an act of creation in time.”Synchronicities are those moments of “meaningful coincidence” when the... more
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Some people claim that it is manna from heaven, first sent down by God to feed the children of Israel. Others, more prosaically, say that it is stag semen.
Alternative theories for the origins of “star jelly”, a strange mucous substance found on the Scottish hills in the autumn abound. Could it be the remnants of a meteor shower, regurgitated frogspawn, fungus - or, less romantically, the gel from disposable nappies? Is it evidence of extraterrestrial life, or perhaps the fallout from top-secret attempts by scientists to manipulate the weather?
Whatever the truth of the matter - and no one really knows - the debate about the origins of the jelly has reached fever pitch.
Initiated by the BBC Radio Scotland programme Out of Doors, which has recorded half a million hits on its website, there is now international interest in solving one of the most enduring of natural mysteries. Hundreds of theories have come in from around the world, and a film crew from National Geographic has arrived in Scotland to record the evidence.
People have reported finding star jelly all over the UK, in fields, in urban back gardens and in the mountains. There are also accounts of it in Australia and America.
But the most plausible theory is that the star jelly is nothing more than regurgitated frog and toad ovaries, from vultures!Some people claim that it is manna from heaven, first sent down by God to feed the... more
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EDINBURGH, Scotland — Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton has joined the fight against Donald Trump's plans for a multi-million pound (dollar) golf resort in Scotland.EDINBURGH, Scotland — Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton has joined the... more
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Hi, this is a wee demonstration for anyone who wants to know how to put on a traditional Scottish kilt ( not the kind you hire for a wedding tho! ) and how to kill an Englishman, nah nah I'm only joking, how to properly use a sword or long weapon like a Lochaber Axe (listen to that wee bit, yukkers!). This was my first attempt at creating a proper vid with storyboard, feasability study, etc etc for college so please don't be too harsh on the comments!
The main man is my brother and the poor wee soul getting battered is me!
Enjoy!
Sorry if this is a repeat submission to anyone, I hadn't uploaded it previously, only linked it from youtube.Hi, this is a wee demonstration for anyone who wants to know how to put on a... more
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Hairdresser Neil Purves was detected by police as he travelled at 166mph on a 60mph stretch of the A702 near West Linton in the Scottish Borders. Fiscal depute Morag McLintock said: "We believe this is the highest speed that the police have ever recorded in Scotland.
To be fair, wouldn't you be trying to get away from a place called Cockburnspath as fast as you could, too?Hairdresser Neil Purves was detected by police as he travelled at 166mph on a 60mph... more
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Bought by two of his devotees from Glasgow for £2m, the tiny North Ayrshire island of Little Cumbrae is being converted into an international yoga camp after a blessing from India's most popular lifestyle guru Baba Ramdev, also known as Swami Ji.
After comparing the west coast island to the Himalayas and the banks of the Ganges, Baba Ramdev led a procession accompanied by bagpipes across the island, trying not to trip over the fans who jostled to touch his feet.
In a traditional Hindu Hawan blessing the swami, surrounded by bright petals and grains, chanted and poured ghee onto an indoor fire watched on by his followers from around the world.
With that Baba Ramdev officially started the transformation of the previously uninhabited 700 acres of rocky land into Peace Island.Bought by two of his devotees from Glasgow for £2m, the tiny North Ayrshire... more
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British Heart Foundation says more than two thirds of kids will be overweight by 2050.
A survey of more than a thousand children across Britain revealed that more than 10 per cent of youngsters are getting less than 30 minutes of exercise each day. Experts say at least an hour is needed to keep kids healthy, but that target is being reached by just one in eight children.
More http://news.stv.tv/scotland/126124-scotland-heading-for-obesity-epidemic/British Heart Foundation says more than two thirds of kids will be overweight by 2050.... more
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In a private meeting with relatives of Lockerbie victims, Libya's leader says he is sorry for their losses, and one relative tells him she has been praying for him.In a private meeting with relatives of Lockerbie victims, Libya's leader says he... more
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An unlucky whale has strayed off the beaten path, er, river - and is now swimming in the River Clyde just outside the centre of Glasgow.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue, aka BDMLR, have sent people to the scene, hoping they can point the 5 metre-long northern bottlenose in the right direction.An unlucky whale has strayed off the beaten path, er, river - and is now swimming in... more
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When I was getting ready to record this video, I went online to find some wallpaper for my Mac that showcased the beauty of Scotland. It's absolutely gorgeous, isn't it? This is the next in our series of things to do and places to visit. Douglas sent his list from Edinburgh, Scotland. Have you sent your list yet? What's fun and/or unique to do and see where you are from?When I was getting ready to record this video, I went online to find some wallpaper... more
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These two guys, both in the seventies have been robbing newsagents and have managed to get away with more than £2,000.
Who says crime from newsagents is just committed by teenagers?These two guys, both in the seventies have been robbing newsagents and have managed to... more
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