A Scotsman named Angus walked into a bank in London and asks for the loan officer. He says he's going to the US on business for two weeks and needs to borrow 1,000 pounds. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so Angus hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank, he has the title and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's...
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The contribution and commitment of NHSScotland staff, supported by investment in their future and wellbeing, is essential to the delivery of better healthcare for Scotland Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said today.
Five ambitions for Scotland's health service to help it address the key workforce challenges for 21st century, have been published by the Scottish Government and NHSScotland. These are designed to ensure:
all staff are ambassadors for health improvement, safety and quality...
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has sent his congratulations to the President-elect of the United States, Barack Obama.
In his message, Mr Salmond included an invitation to visit Scotland during the 2009 Year of Homecoming.
Senator Obama has Scottish ancestry and sent a statement of support to this year's Scotland Week celebrations in the United States.
Mr Salmond said:
"On behalf of the people of Scotland, I send you my heartfelt congratulations on a wonderful and historic election...
I got this article in from Ranald McIntyre of Falkirk, Scotland....
Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking, but at the request, nay instructions from my dear wife, I would ask you to bear with me while I say a few words.
Things might not always be that which was expected….. And that goes for marriage as well as many aspects of life. For example
A minister who conducted a wedding service was invited to the 20th anniversary. He asked the couple they if they ever thought about...
AULD LANG SYNE - THE STORY SO FAR
Written in 1788 by Robert Burns and sung to a traditional Scottish folk melody, the song's title literally means 'old long since', but is the equivalent of such sayings as 'for old time's sake'
Singing the song in Scotland at Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) quickly became a Scots custom that spread across the world, as Scots emigrated and took the song with them
Canadian band leader Guy Lombardo is often credited with popularising the use of the song at New...
More businesses will be able to feel the warmth of renewable heating that cuts emissions.
Twenty six projects across Scotland have been awarded a share of 1.6 million under the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme to install biomass heating systems and district heating systems in small businesses like hotels and offices.
The news comes as a new round of the Scottish Biomass Heat Scheme is open to applications from today.
An extra £1.3 million of European funding has been allocated - on top of the...
The second budget of this Scottish Government has been passed by Parliament, securing vital public spending at a time when the economy needs it most.
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth said the vote in favour of the spending plans would ensure a massive investment programme across Scotland would go ahead, keeping the economy moving and supporting nearly 5,000 jobs.
Key announcements made during the passage of the reintroduced bill through all three stages today...
This is a wonderful piece by Michael Gartner, editor of newspapers large and small and president of NBC News. In 1997, he won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. It is well worth reading, and a few good chuckles are guaranteed.
My father never drove a car. Well, that's not quite right. I should say I never saw him drive a car.
He quit driving in 1927, when he was 25 years old, and the last car he drove was a 1926 Whippet."In those days," he told me when he was in his 90s,...
The Centre for Scottish Studies is pleased to present
Prof Cynthia Neville (Dalhousie University) author of the award-winning book, Native Lordship in Medieval Scotland
'The Development of "Trust in Writing" in Medieval Scotland, 1100-1300'
Thursday March 27 MacKinnon Extension Room 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Also
The Centre for Scottish Studies is pleased to present
Dr Eric Zuelow (West Liberty College) co-editor of Nationalism in a Global...
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