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DNA may identify mystery mummies found in L.A. apartment - San Jose Mercury News

born in 1897 in Scotland, came to the United States in the 1920s and met the ... we may never find out what happened." Meanwhile, he said, people are welcome to their own theories.

Cue the 'Jaws' theme: Fishermen are catching 8-foot sharks in the Potomac River - Washington Post

You never know what you're going to find," he said. "The sharks are in the bay ... a commercial pound-net fisherman from Scotland, Md., spent more than two hours trying to wrestle the somewhat controversial catch ...

Fishermen catch 8-foot sharks in Potomac River - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Helicopter crash in Arkansas revives concern about safety of air medical transport industry - Minneapolis Star Tribune

... Scotland, Ark., killing the pilot, a nurse and a paramedic. It was the fourth fatal accident this summer. The number of deaths represents a sharp spike from last year, when only six people ... police find ...

Kayaking in Biscayne National Park - St. Petersburg Times

This covers six people and two tents ... If you find yourself in trouble, stay with your vessel near a navigational marker, better yet, on land. Try to attract attention of nearby boaters or campers or contact the U.

NTSB: Medical helicopter likely came apart in air - CNBC

SCOTLAND ... number of people who have been killed in such crashes this year. Rodi said it was too early to draw any conclusions about what caused Tuesday's wreck, but the investigative team was working to find out ...

Scottish company announces Greenland gas find as Greenpeace warns against damanging oil rush - Chicago Tribune

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Scotland's Cairn Energy PLC said Tuesday it ... Three decades after an exploration effort failed to find oil in the ... "Some people had bought on the hope that Cairn would hit oil on the ...

Uri Geller's Mind-Bender: Egyptian Loot in Scotland - Wall Street Journal

Scotland—When Uri Geller saw a rocky lump off Scotland's eastern coast was for ... Geller was once one of the most famous people in the world in the 1970s, regularly appearing on television and baffling audiences ...

Free of sanctions, Libya reaches out - and up - in boom dubbed by some as the 'new Dubai' - Los Angeles Times

... Scotland, and pay compensation to the families of the 270 people killed in the attack paved ... youth — who comprise the majority of the population — struggle to find affordable housing. It's a prerequisite ...

Keith Harris reveals new Liverpool bidder in frame - ESPN Soccernet

while he has also helped Aston Villa and Manchester City find new ownership in recent years ... when people resort to announcing it to the media, you have to question the seriousness of the offer. If the name of the ...

Open Question: why are the Scots so anti English?

I live in Scotland and i am English, i feel if i am fighting against prejudice from Scottish people. In everyday life i find that i am getting degrading comments at work and also when im socialising out of work. Why all the hostility? more

Resolved Question: I get a little confused about my heritage sometimes?

Hi, this probably sounds really stupid, but I get mixed up about who exactly I am sometimes. Technically I'm English, my dad is english but his mother is from Scotland, which makes him half english half scottish, and the entire side of my maternal family are Irish/Northern Irish, so I have english/irish/scottish in me. I live in northern ireland at the minute (my mum and dad separated years ago so she moved us over here for the education and to be closer to her family), and I've always been made fun of for being english. The scottish part of my ancestry was never really open to me because my grandmother adopted an english accent when she came over there since there was a lot of prejudice about the scots in england when she began living there. Anyway it seems that if I celebrate english heritage days I'm slagged off because I'm too patriotic and of course 'everyone hates the english'. but if I try to celebrate my irish or scottish heritage I'm slagged off because I'm 'not really irish or scottish', I'm english and so I'll never be accepted. I know it's a stupid question, loads of people have different lines, it's hardly the worst thing ever, but doesn't anyone else ever feel crossed between them? Sometimes I just find it hard to be resolved with all of them, because wherever I go people always seem to want me to choose one. more

Resolved Question: How to report a change in circumstance to the council tax people?

I have just moved in with my girlfriend,she owns the flat and pays the council tax. She currently gets a 25% discount for a sole occupancy. I am currently unemployed as i left my job in England to move to Scotland to be with her. However i want to change the council tax so that i am registered to pay as well as i am living in her property. I am unsure of how to go about doing this though? Any ideas anyone? I have gone on to the council website but i cant find how to change the circumstances? Thanks a lot for anyone who can help me more

Resolved Question: What's it like living in Scotland?

I live in Ontario, Canada. and I'm really considering moving to someplace in Scotland after school. So I was wondering what it was like to live in Scotland, and if you'd rather live there or in Canada. I know a lot of people want to come to Canada because it's beautiful, and all the benefits, but personally, I don't think it's too great, and I don't really find Canada beautiful. So, would going to Scotland be a good idea? :D is it a good place for families, and school, etc? more

Resolved Question: Smacking Laws Scotland?

I need to research the Scottish Smacking Laws but in greater detail than the right to reasonable punishment. I am allowed to use websites like this for my research. The most important section is who is legally allowed to smack, the one I'm most wanting to find out about is babysitters and family (not a parent), are babysitters allowed to smack with the parents permission, and also family members such as aunties, uncles, grandparents, older cousins etc, If babysitters or family aren't allowed and they do it anyway, does the parent have the right not to press charges. PLEASE NOTE: this is research, I am asking what is legal, not your personal opinion. If for example a babysitter is legally allowed to with parental permission, say so, don't say no just because you disagree. Also, I need to know other details for example, what areas of the body can legally be smacked, I know the head and face are off limits, is the bum legal, or hands or legs. If the bum is legal to smack I need to know a few things, I know that it's illegal to use an device such as a belt, but are there regulations regarding what layers of clothing, are you allowed to smack the child's bare bum, if not what about smacking over underwear. What age are you legally allowed to smack a child, I'm assuming 16 is the age where you legally can't as they are considered an adult, If you can please provide as many of these details as possible, if you have anything else then please say so as well. Like I say this is about what's legal not your personal opinion, so please say what's legal before anything else, feel free to add your opinion to the bottom, I'm interested to hear peoples opinions on the matter, PLEASE NOTE: If people say their opinion (after talking about it from a legal point of view) or talk about their expieriance as a child or as a parent, these comments may be used in the purpose of my research but personal details such as names, or even yahoo account details will be kept private. I am also doing three surveys on the matter for parents who smack to fill out. Basically I'm advertising the surveys on the internet (like this website) to and when I have 100 of each then I'm going to roughly work out percentages of parents who smack in different ways and so on, all three surveys are the same questions but for different age ranges, one is for parents whos child is under the age of 5, another is for parents whos child is between 5 and 10 and the final one is for parents whos child is 10 or over. If you are interested in taking part in the survey please E-mail me at spanking_starts@hotmail.com telling me how many children you have and their age ranges and I will E-mail you the surveys, they are very short, and will take less than 5 minutes per survey paper. No surveys will be E-mailed until Friday the 13th of August. I am also making a website about the topic, this will be launched on Friday the 13th as well, anyone who wants the web address please ask in a comment, oh yeah and if you email for the survey then please say so in a comment so I know to check the inbox. I am at college studying something unrelated to the topic, but I need to do English within the course work, I need to do a discursive essay which is basically talking about the pros and cons of a topic and I chose smacking as I thought it would be the easiest. I deliver the essay at the end of this year, but I don't want to wait until last minute. I need time to get 100 of each survey in so I can start working out the percentages and stuff, the survey will let me know roughly how effective smacking is as a punishment, so then I can write this in the discursive essay, also I am going to start of with the law side of things as I've noticed some people are confused about this and think theres an outright ban, then I'm going to go into statistics and stuff, I need to do the statistics and stuff myself as it's English the teacher needs to see that I have communication skills (as I need to communicate while obtaining this for myself), I am also setting up the website (comment to know more) to see how deep people feel about topic, please comment telling me about the law side of things, (the questions I asked at the beginning), then if you emailed about the survey please say so in the comment and if you want more details about the new website. more

Resolved Question: Investigations into the Locerbie Bomber!!?

Since it all happened there has been questions to who actually done it, the man arrested and charged was not the head man, why was he released etc I don't think he was the main man more possibly a scape goat, the police under pressure to make an arrests. I hate the fact they stopped the investigation at him and they should have arrested and charged him yes but still investigated further!! He should have not got released ill or not and I hate people thinking it was Scotland's choice, rubbish we can't do anything that serious without Westminster intervening. I think they called it to grow the bonds between Libya and the UK, a peace treaty!! I think it is boll*cks that it is about illness!! If we had capital punishment still he would have been hung by now and people would still not be angry and hurt with the recent events. People who lost feel cheated!! My ex was part of a team clearing and finding body's mostly parts he does not talk about it much but you can see in his eyes of the terror. As far as he is concerned he was involved in some way and he should have been executed!! What you think?@Ragnar - Scotland's government can only do so much, yes we do a lot on our own but the locerbie bomber still falls under national security which is where Westminster steps in. Westminster controls, rightly the nations security. Before all this Labour where in talks with Libya!! As the saying goes, for the greater good!! If our government has any power as you claim, our "oil" would be controlled by Scotland not Westminster?@Skid - Did not say it was reason to hang him. When people make comment they hardly have any connection to there belief and my connection is my ex who had to clear the bodies, it screwed his head up!! Capital Punishment does justify the means, mass killers, pedo's and murders should hang!! more

Voting Question: What Should I Do About Int 2 Music? (Scotland)?

I had to choose between Int 2 music and Higher business management when we were picking our subjects back in March, and as I have done Standard Grade business for the past 2 years, I decided to pick music this time. At my school, we start our new courses and new timetables in the 3 weeks leading up to the summer holidays. During these 3 weeks, I loved almost every minute that I spent in my music class and I don't want to change back to business, but if this problem keeps carrying on, I might have to consider it. I have played both the piano and double bass for about 6 years or so. While I've been progressing brilliantly with the piano and been really happy with it since my very first lesson, I've never really been as happy about playing the double bass after the earlier, easier days were done. The novelty of it has gradually worn off as time has gone on and it's now at the point where I've been wanting to quit for at least a year. I told my teacher that I wanted to quit just around a year ago now, but he told me to do 1 more year and see how I felt... I still feel the same. So I would be all ready and prepared to officially quit when I go back next week, but the thing that will be holding me back is this music course. I only found out in March that you have to play 2 instruments, or play 1 instrument and do something technical, so I thought that I would be fine because I would have piano and could find out what else to do when I started the class. The music teachers know about me playing the double bass because I have lessons in school, so they are telling me that instead of quitting, I should keep it going for 1 more year, while I get the course done. They originally said that I could do sound engineering if I wanted, which looks brilliant, but then, they said that continuing the double bass would be better than starting sound engineering. They tell me that I don't know how hard it is, but they haven't even given me the chance to try it out or anything, so how do they know that I would find it hard? Also, I don't think they realize that I haven't progressed at all in the double bass for ages and I'm really not as good as they think I am. They're basically trying to force me into continuing the double bass instead of starting sound engineering. I don't know whether to just do the double bass for 1 more year, argue my case until they let me do sound engineering or simply change from music to business, which is something that I really don't want to do because I love everything else about that music class. I have heard stories and seen for myself how the head of the department forces people into doing things that they really don't want to do and they always end up regretting it. I couldn't really sort this out before summer because the head of the department was on paternity leave for 2 out of the 3 weeks, which I didn't know about until after he had gone, and the other teachers who I tried to talk to all said that I would have to talk to him after summer. So can anyone give me any advice on what to do? Thanks. :)Amy, thanks for the advice. But I should add that I don't hate business - I really enjoyed doing it at Standard Grade. I was wanting to do it at Higher, but I had to choose between business and music because they were both in the same column on the options form, so I picked music. The reason why I said I want to avoid changing back to business, unless I really have to, is because I'm enjoying doing music more than I enjoyed business. If I have to change back, though, I will still enjoy it enough to be able to work hard at it. more

Resolved Question: Hi! I'm an Italian student...?

So..that is..these are a little part of my English homework..can you look at them, correcting 'em if you find out something wrong? Maybe I'll ask your help again =p, but meanwhile, here it is: 1) As well as Romeo and Juliet or Tristan and Isolde, there are so many other famous pairs of lovers in lot of international literary works in the same way as in music, in art and in films there are. A part of these stories have a joyful end; examples of happily ending affairs are the ones which speaks about: - Renzo and Lucia - Ulysses and Penelope - Cupid and Psyche - Geneva and Lancelot - Sandy and Danny (Grease) - Edward and Vivian (Pretty Woman ) Other have a different kind of end: here are some lovers whose stories end sadly: - Ariadne and Theseus - Hector and Andromache - Hamlet and Ophelia - Aeneas and Dido - Dante and Beatrice - Jack and Rose (Titanic) - Ashley and Rossella (Via col vento) There are also stories which do not have an happy end in the earthly life, but the lovers find each other in the afterlife, in better or worse condition, depending from story to story; some of are: - Antony and Cleopatra - Othello and Desdemona - Paolo and Francesca 2) Cornwall is an English region taking place in the south-west of England and it encompass the western point of the same. Celts inhabited this area from the 13th c. B.C. till the 9th century A.D., coming there from the center of Europe in 1200 B.C.: that’s the why Cornwall is now one of the six “Celtic nations”, together w.ith Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (this one is a region in the northern France) and the Isle of Man (in the Irish sea, between Ireland and Great Britain). These zones have common aspects because of their own particular origin; one of is the language: the all languages of these regions come from Celtic ones. Now there is no more person who speaks Cornish without know English, but there are a few people who can speak in addition this old idiom and lots of family names have their origin from Celtic names. And what about the past of the Cornwall? For example: what about its economy? Well, the most important economic sector in the Cornish economy was tin mining: it lasted until, in the 20th century it become easier and cheaper to mine tin in Malaysia. Today the most important part of the economy in Cornwall is tourism, instead. thaaankssss.....*__*give all of you a thumb =)*gave..-.-..I was wrong...-.-''' more

Resolved Question: How widely have you travelled in the UK?

I find many people have seen very little. Where have you not been: South England Midlands of England West Country of England North England Isle of Man Channel Island Wales South Scotland Central Scotland Highlands of Scotland Hebrides Orkney Shetland Northern Ireland (Belfast Area) West of Northern Ireland more

Resolved Question: Do you know any alternative spellings of my name?

Okay, so my name is Shawna. My dad was born in Scotland, so my name is actually the feminine form of his name; John, in gaelic. A lot of people know this, and throughout elementary school, I was often called Shawn or John. And I absolutely hated it! So, I want to find an alternative, more feminine or even unusual way of spelling it before I go into high school because I do not want a repeat of the past nine years. People also often mix my name up with other names, like Shanna, Shannon, and even one time a person that is hard of hearing thought that my name was Charlotta. For an alternative spelling I thought of Chauna, or even combining my first name; Shawna, with one of my middle names; Berea (burr-ee) and Mackenzie, to form Shawna-Berea, or Shawna-Mackenzie or even just make my first name Kenzie. Any suggestions on an alternative or compound spelling of the name Shawna would be appreciated. My name is Shawna Berea Mackenzie and then my last name, so just give me suggestions on how to change my name so that I don't get made fun of throughout high school... Thanks.I like the names Seana and Shauna, but I think that I would still be called Shawn, no matter which way it's spelled. I actually prefer going by my last name, Duffy, but that seems too surname-ish. If you could think of any nicknames, maybe? Thanks for all your answers so far, though! more

Resolved Question: Warm winter coats/shoes/essentials?

Heya Im going to study in scotland for the next 4 years and by lordy I know how cold it can get! Im coming from Ireland where it mostly rains here but our winter lasted 4 months of just cold cold wind and snow so im expecting edinburg to be just as bad this year (maybe worse cause its further north!) Anyway I was looking peoples advice ad suggestions on a few good winter coats, casual and dressy. And maybe what sort of shoes would be a good invest. Links to websites would be great, pref UK but if you find any good articles they would be very much appreciated :) Also anyone with experience in Edinburgh weather, be sure to give me your opinion :) Thanks! *Oh and I dont mind spending a good bit of money if the stuff will last me a good few years* Bye :)Thanks Avvy but I forgot to mention.. I wont be getting ugg boots. Just not my taste! Thanks though :) more

Resolved Question: My plan for a gap year?

Ok, my plan one day is to start a band but not in Scotland where I'm from, but in the US. To do this what I plan to do is take my gap year and spend it in different places in the US playing music and working with other musicians. Hopefully I can meet like-minded people and form a band of sorts while I'm over there. If it works out, I can get a part time job, a visa and stay in the US and keep working with the band to make it big. The reason I would be travelling is to try and find good musicians not just in one place but all over. So tell me, Is this plan stupid? Are there other, better ways? What do you guys think? more

Resolved Question: Do you think the Internet is the home of the heartless?

For as long as I can remember, the Internet has always been so full of angry and verbally abusive people. Everyone always wants to fight, slag each other off, verbally abuse each other, flame and troll. Everyone is always so very angry. Words can be hurtful, even if no physical action is being committed. I stopped writing comments on Youtube and other social networks a long time ago when I realized that all people ever wanted to do was fight and insult each other, even when you were being friendly. And, today I'm very happy to leave Yahoo Q&A because I would much rather talk to my best friends, people who understand me, care about me and actually WANT to help me whenever I need them. They're not just helping me to gain points, like on Yahoo. Friends help each other because they care about each other and nothing more. I know that sounds mushy, but I'm a mushy person at heart, LOL! Anyway, I just wanted to ask before I leave whether or not anyone else feels the same way as me. Does anyone else consider the Internet to be an even more dangerous place to be in than even the real world? Does anyone find that they get most of their stress from the Internet compared to real life? I do. That's why I'm leaving. I love the Internet for online shopping and talking to my very best friend, who lives in California, USA (I live in Scotland, UK). To digress for a moment, I am SO VERY EXCITED to return to see her again next year and go to the Botcon with her, LOL! But, anyway.....Do you think the Internet is the home of the heartless? Is it a dangerous place to go? Besides from online shopping and E-mail, do you think the Internet is best left to the bad people of this world? Why is everyone online always so angry and hurtful and want to fight all the time? What's the point? Why are they angry? What are your experiences, if you have of them to share? Bye guys. Thanks for the help you've given me in the past. more

Resolved Question: is this english name good?

Hey, guys. I'm from South Korea (not north). I'm dead keen to have english name 'cause western people often think that korean name is bitterly difficult and I'd love to. I'm really into U.K. especially I love scottish accent! when I was watching British movie, I've found some name. then I searched. after that, I realised that name that I found is famous in scotland. the name I found is "Robbie". I've just known that it is from Robert. now I'm gonna ask people who is from U.K. Am I right? more

Resolved Question: A question about Scottish history?

It may be surprising to some Scottish contributors to know that I spent 4days holiday in Scotland recently. Some areas I found were really great but areas around Glasgow left me speechless. Now I will admit that Lord Thomas Cochrane, the 10 Earl of Dundonald in my opinion rivals Horatio Nelson in British maritime history. Now Lord Cochrane was instrumental in Chile,Peru and Brazil gaining their independence from Spain and Portugal. Yet when I asked 10 Scottish people who Lord Thomas Cochrane was;Only one Scot of 15years of age was able to tell me anything about him. So to my question. Why do Scots only remember 'Brave heart' William Wallace,Whilst the real Scottish heroes such as Thomas Cochrane get neglected? Please keep Scottish Independence and Scottish Nationalists out of the debate!Edit. Shanahan,I do not want to appear disrespectful but it pains me when I see comments like yours.celtic s. Thank you for your juvenile resonse.Norman M.I probably know more about Scottish history than you give me credit for. The real William Wallace after a major military defeat left the clans to their own devices and deserted his clansmen and went . to FranceMalin View. You have given an apt description of William Wallace who deserted the clans when events turned to defeat and went over to France.I feel it is a great shame that a great naval hero and inventor should be forsaken by hiscountrymen.I deliberately mentioned Lord Thomas Cochrane because he was in Napoleon's view Britain's best admiral. If my Napolionic school history serves me right. Napoleon callled him the Sea Wolf. By the way,I was educated at an English school.I deliberately mentioned Lord Thomas Cochrane because he was in Napoleon's view Britain's best admiral. If my Napolionic school history serves me right. Napoleon callled him the Sea Wolf. By the way,I was educated at an English school.Mindflux. Now I know why Scottish history begins and ends with Robert Bruce and William Wallace with a lot of gaps in between.. Scottish education has a lot of answers to find.Mindflux. Now I know why Scottish history begins and ends with Robert Bruce and William Wallace with a lot of gaps in between.. Scottish education has a lot of answers to find. more

Resolved Question: Do I have traditional Celtic, Roman, or Germanic features?

I have dark brown hair, an aquiline nose, hazel eyes, pale skin that tans easily, and I am pretty tall (6'1). My ancestors came from mainly Scotland, England, and Ireland, but I have found ancestors who came from Germany, France, and elsewhere. I have found from research that my features can basically have originated from the Celts, Romans, or Germans, as all three of those peoples had influence in France, Germany, and the British Isles, but I think it would be more interesting to be a descendant of the Romans along with the Germans and Celts instead of just the Germans and Celts.I know my uncle is very dark, as far as features go. He almost looks Spanish or Italian. more

Resolved Question: After being told for years that oil was running out in the North sea?

only 7weeks After Election LARGE OIL FIND in north sea off Aberdeen hundreds of millions off barrels, do you think some people in high places are not Telling the Truth to all people of Scotland?????????? more

Resolved Question: If you went to another country how long would it take you to pick up the language?

Do you pick up language quick or slow. So if you came to Glasgow in Scotland, how long would it take you to understand our language. U R A GLASWEGIAN If: 1. Ye can properly pronounce McConnochie ;-), Ecclefechan, Milngavie, Sauchiehall, St Enoch, Auchtermuchty and Aufurfuksake. 2. Ye actually like deep fried battered pizza fae the chippie. 3. Ye get four seasons in wan day. 4. Ye canny pass a chip/kebab shop withoot sleverin when yer blootert. 5. Ye kin fall about pished withoot spilling yer drink. 6. Ye see people wear shell suits with burberry accessories - pure class! 7. Ye measure distance in minutes. 8. Ye kin understaun Rab C Nesbitt and know characters just like him, in yer ain family. 9. Ye go tae Saltcoats cos ye think it is like gaun tae the ocean. 10. Ye kin make hael sentences jist wae sweer wurds. 11. Ye know whit haggis is made ae and stull like eating it. 12. Somedy ye know his used a fitba schedule tae plan thur wedding day date. 13. You've been at a wedding and fitba scores are announced in the Church/Chapel. 14. Ye urny surprised tae find curries, pizzas, kebabs, fish n chips, irn-bru, fags and nappies all in the wan shop. 15. Yer holiday home at the seaside has calor gas under it. 16. A big flash car has a ned at the wheel. 17. Ye know irn-bru is a hangover cure. 18. Ye learnt tae sweer afore ye learnt tae dae sums. 19. Ye actually understand this and yurr gonnae send it tae yer pals . 20. Finally, in oor hoose we all like a wee laugh. more

Resolved Question: Jury Duty in Scotland?

I have found myself in a very unfortunate situation. I got a job in october last year, and one of the agreements of the job was that i couldnt take any time off between july and august (because theres only 3 of us who work there, and in july and august the opening hours are extended, and two people have to be in each day). ive just been summoned for Jury Duty from the 19th July (which i am excited about cause im studying criminology), but i know they will be pissed off about it at work, AND i doubt i will get any loss of earnings for it. does anybody have any suggestions for how to approach my boss about this, and how to handle the whole loss of earnings thing. i feel a bit stuck more

Voting Question: the cuts to come to morrow haw do you feel have your say ? ? more info below?

If it’s cuts you need, I’ve got plenty of useful suggestions 0 commentsPublished on 21 Jun 2010 For those of us who are wondering what George Osborne may have in store for us tomorrow, there’s a bit of a hint in the name of the event. When you describe something as an “Emergency Budget”, you are rather drawing your audience’s attention to the immediate necessity of it. You are implying, too, that the measures being proposed will be some help in enabling us to get out of the mess we have been plunged into. I suspect, actually, that a good deal of the specific details of the pain we’re in for won’t emerge until the autumn, when the comprehensive spending review reports. In the new spirit of openness – and from the desperate need not to miss any opportunity to find savings – the Government has invited you to send your suggestions for it to the Treasury by email. My own favoured ideas, which include discontinuing all subsidies for wind farms, closing Creative Scotland and Sportscotland, and imposing an immediate surcharge of £1,000 for each use of the phrase “going forward”, will no doubt be adopted in due course, but they don’t, alas, yet feature in the list of measures the newspapers expect. These are a combination of spending cuts and tax rises. You may not be surprised to discover that I am enthusiastic about the first, and rather less convinced of the wisdom of the latter, though our public finances are in such a desperate state that they are probably inevitable. Fortunately, Mr Osborne and Danny Alexander have already issued a statement declaring that the bulk of the reductions in the current structural deficit will be achieved through reductions in spending. The first widely anticipated cut is in the number of families who would be eligible for the child tax credit. At the moment, this ludicrous system means that couples with incomes of up to £58,000 (£60,000 if they have a child under the age of one) receive state assistance. Reducing the level to £30,000 would take two million families out of the scheme. It is middle income earners who will suffer from this, of course, which ought to be a bad thing. But actually, both the child tax credit and the working tax credit are excellent examples of what is wrong with the welfare state; namely, that far too many people are in it. It is madness to construct a system where anyone working for more than 20 hours on minimum wage finds themselves a taxpayer, but then gets some of the taxpayers’ money back by claiming it from the state. In fact, Treasury figures suggest that some two million of the seven million people entitled to claim one or both of these benefits do not take them up. One applauds the good sense and determination not to sponge off the state of those who can afford this, but those who are really in need of welfare support are being doubly swindled. So it’s a start, but it doesn’t go far enough. The obvious solution is to axe both schemes entirely (with the incidental benefit that it would remove from the public payroll everyone who works in the administration of what even David Blunkett called a “shambles of a system”) and set the tax threshold even higher than the £10,000 the coalition government intends to set it at. This would allow the poorest people to hang on to their own money, rather than claim it back from bureaucrats (minus the percentage that is kept to pay those same bureaucrats’ wages and pensions). Which are, now that we come to it, the second anticipated cut. Public sector wages are expected to be frozen, and perhaps cut. The Tory election pledge was to freeze the pay of those on more than £18,000. Again, this is not enough. Any public sector employee earning more than the Prime Minister should have his salary cut immediately to that level. That should include in that not only the patently useless and lavishly remunerated managers and bureaucrats in local authority management, health service management, those laughable new institutions which try to pass themselves off as universities, Aleos, quangos and the like, but everyone. If the National Health Service, the unthinking reverence for which is one of the greatest lunacies of this country, is to fulfil its professed function, it can’t afford to pay GPs and surgeons as if they were in the private sector. As for public sector pensions, Neil Record of the think-tank Policy Exchange summed them up precisely when he pointed out that using contributions for future pensions to pay current pensioners is precisely how a Ponzi scheme works. Like National Insurance, the whole thing is a gigantic con. All public sector final salary pension schemes should be axed at once, all public pension schemes should invest their contributions, the retirement age should be raised, and the Bernie Madoff impersonators who allowed liability for public sector pensions to double to more than £9.4 billion a year – ie, Gordon Brown and Alistair Da more

Resolved Question: I have to do Disclosure Scotland to work in church creche but i lost my driving license, will i be allowed?

I lost it about 3 years ago, the charge was "Failing to provide a specimen of breath or urine". My husband and I are regular at church and my child attends the creche but we have moved church and today i was told i need to do a disclosure check which i completely understand and agree with but i'm just frightened as this charge will show up and quite frankly i would die of shame if people found out but i dont want to give up attending church. I do not know these people well so i will not be telling them and being gossiped about. Please dont judge my mistake from years ago just tell me ONLY IF YOU HONESTLY KNOW what will happen. Would i not be allowed to work creche? Would the ministed have to disclose it to the other mothers? ThankyouNo driving involved and it sjust a bunch of mums sitting drinking tea and eating biscuits for 30 min. I feel so ashamed :( I love being a mother and love children and the thought that someone might say to me i cant attend the creche would kill me as if i was some kind of animal, just so bad! more

Resolved Question: Do you consider 'ABE' (Anyone But England) t-shirts racist?

Scots and Welsh people have been buying ABE t-shirts and accessories in their droves. Whilst it's considered a bit of fun to a few people, how would Scots feel if the shoe was on the other foot and Scotland had miraculously qualified for the world cup and English people were wearing ABS - Anyone But Scotland t-shirts. Personally, I would find it racist and bad sportsmanship. I'm Scottish, and 100% behind my neighbours whom I find by the majority to be decent and welcoming people. But I find it shocking that in 2010, anti-English sentiment in Scotland is so high, considering we haven't been at war with each other for over 350 years. Your views? here's a news article regarding what I find distasteful (source BBC News) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/10357018.stm more

Resolved Question: I'm thinking about coming out to see England, Scotland, and Ireland i a couple of years.?

This question is for Scottish, Irish, and English people who are knowledgeable about there respective countries. I am an American tourist, but I don't want to go to all the touristy places. I would like to find places that are off the beaten path, kind of hard to access. I love geography, archaeology, and different cultures histories. I would like to hear from hear from you and I will value your suggestions highly. Thank you in advance. Karl more

Resolved Question: Scotland - Are there any horse rescue shelters in the Central area?

I am interested in getting a Shetland Pony. I have plenty of space (13 acres!) and I have experience etc so I am not looking for advice along those lines. I have seen plenty Shetlands for sale but I love the idea of rescuing one. For England the RSPCA has a great website where they list pretty much all the animals needing re-homed, but the SSPCA here in Scotland doesn't seem to do the same. Short of phoning every centre in Scotland and asking, I was wondering if there is anywhere people knew of that took in horses that they then subsequently re-home? I am finding it difficult to find anywhere that isn't just a "Home for Rescue Horses" or "Why not adopt one of our horses and get a photo etc". As it says I am in the central area but I can obviously travel within reason. Thanks more

Resolved Question: POLL: Isn't it funny how we all tend to do this?

Lol, so I was just thinking, as it's World Cup time, that in every city, anyone from a certain bourough feels very proud of their area, and united against other bouroughs. Then people who live in one city all feel very proud and united against the other cities (e.g. Manchester utd vs Liverpool) Then different parts of a country feel united and stand against the others, e.g Nothern England and the South East. Then the whole country feels united against neighbouring countries (e.g. England/Scotland rivalry), but then the all the countries in this nation (e.g England, wales, Scotland and NI) feel united against other countries (for example how England always gets votes from Ireland in Eurovision if no one else), and then counties from a continet all feel united against other continents, e.g. Europe against America and so on and so on. Sorry if that was really long to read I just found it inresting that we always support who ever we feel are closer to us.I dunno what next...probably if we ever see Aliens we'll be like 'Well we're from earth, beat that!' loll more

Resolved Question: I'm wondering what my fellow Scot's think of this article on the BBC's website?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/10283469.stm Unhealthy living is almost universal in Scotland, with virtually everyone in the country putting themselves at risk, according to a study. Glasgow University researchers analysed data from 6,574 people who took part in the 2003 Scottish Health Survey. They identified five factors which contributed most to disease in richer countries - smoking, drinking, poor diet, physical inactivity and obesity. The report found that 97% of Scots had at least one of the risk factors. ----------- Having lived in Scotland almost all of my life, except for a brief spell in England, I have to admit it is a bit depressing up here when the sun isn't out!!! lol more

Resolved Question: As a British person wanting to support England in the World Cup, how do I find somewhere to do so in Scotland?

Locally, in Midlothian... I'd rather be at someone's house than in a pub. I'd be happy to help make curry or fetch beers, I like the atmosphere as much as the game. Any ideas? I could invited people to my house, but I don't actually know anyone who might be interested... more

Resolved Question: The urban foxes,what are they going to do about it?

Ok, firstly I live in Scotland and had no idea whatsoever about the urban fox problem. I like most was horrified when I heard it on the news. When I saw the news videos of the foxes roaming wildly around the city streets I thought what are the councils going to do? I cant find anything anywhere to say anything about any action to be taken. Just advise on keeping windows and doors shut. People cant live like this, cooped up like chickens at night afraid to open windows for air in the sweltering summer (if we get one!) It seems so bizarre, does anyone know what is to be done about it? Up here dogs found roaming the streets are impounded.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk/Defiant-fox-left-my-babies.6346478.jp This is the news report I read. I don't think I was overreacting and if it was happening in my town I would be quite concerned that with people tying up their bins more securely the foxes will get hungry. more

Resolved Question: Are most parents on here really overprotective? Is seems that way to me.?

It's all very well to protect your kids when they're really little, but some answers on here are quite unbelievable to me. People saying that they'd never leave kids in cars alone until they're at least 10, and even some until they're at least teenagers. Other people saying that they wouldn't let them go on a date until they're at least 16, sometimes even older. As well as ones who won't let their children play outside, travel alone etc. Do these people live in really mental areas where it's really unsafe to be outside? I know most of them come from the states, is it really that bad over there? I don't live in a good area, I live in Glasgow, Scotland, and it's not one of the safest areas, yet I don't believe in sheltering my child. He was allowed out to play from a young age, could go to the shops at 6/7, travelled on buses sine 8/9. I'm actually one of the more protective mothers where I live. There's kids about 3 or 4 running around, which I think is a bit much. But how are these overprotected kids ever going to learn how to be independent? They'll be teenagers and not have a clue how to get around on public transport, and won't be streetwise. Another thing I find really strange is not being able to go on a date until 16. What is the reason for that? When I was 16, I was working full time and had my own flat. Are you trying to stop them having sex, is that the reason? If they really want to have sex, they will do. Trying to prevent them will probably make them want to find a way to do it even more. I was given freedom since I was 14. I was mature for my age, and went out and did my own thing whenever I wanted to. I didn't get into any trouble, didn't sleep around, and didn't end up pregnant.Fifi, why would you assume that just because you disagree with me, I don't have children? Well, I supose you're right, I don't have children, I have one child. I didn't have to be independent at 16, I chose to be. I was legally an adult once I turned 16 and wanted to live alone, which luckily I was able to do because I wasn't overprotected. I got on with my family fine, they weren't bad parents, I just wanted my own space. I never said that being overprotective was being a bad parents, I just said that it can hinder a child when it comes to being independent. I know I'm a great mother, I've brought my son up well enough to know that I can trust him and give him some freedom. more

Resolved Question: Looking for a Pug puppy around Shropshire?

I'm From Shrewsbury (Shropshire) - And I am looking for a Pug puppy; around Shropshire. I've looked litteraly all over the internet, and all I have found is people living in Scotland telling me they will send the puppy to me? I've turned them down as I wasn't sure if it was a scam?. But, If anyone has any Pug puppies for sale, please contact me, thank-you. more

Resolved Question: I need advice on picking a career and getting a job?

Basically I've gotten myself into a bit of a predicament. I'm 18 and was born in Scotland but I moved to Ireland to be with my partner when I was 16, now with the Irish economy being what it is I'm finding it almost impossible to get a job. I applied for a job seekers allowance here in Ireland to help with bills etc so my boyfriend wouldn't have to support me so much but after a whole year of them not giving me an answer they denied my claim on account of 2 years of living in the country not being long enough. Now we are moving back to Scotland because it is cheaper back home and we would have a stronger social and family structure to fall back on. I need to get a job so I can pay rent etc when I move. However, I don't see what I can tell employers to make them hire me. It may be low self-esteem but I feel like I have absolutely no talents but far to many strong opinions. I have a wilful personality, not in an aggressive way but more in a way that I know I'm only going to live once and I don't want to waste my life away in a grey little cubical, where people don't appreciate me and where I don't make a difference in the world. I don't know what I want to do in my life, or even if I will be able to do it. I appreciate art and music, I can put across my thoughts and feelings eloquently enough, I enjoy learning so I would study for it but I just can't THINK of anything that I would love to do. I would be very happy for people to give me some advice and I will give as much information as I need to, I just need some outside help to decide. more

Resolved Question: Hi why is it that people say Essex girls are easy?

I was just wondering what is the big deal with Essex girls? I mean its all over the Internet theres groups on Facebook and lots of jokes going around about Essex girls and all sorts. Out of all the county's in Britain, Essex seems to come up all the time in terms of sluts, easy women of Britain. How true is this really? because I've been to other county's like North Norfolk for example I found that most of the young women there a lot more easy and more slag'ish but yet I can't find anything about Norfolk girls. I could name quit a few place's in the UK where I have had easy women. but Essex seems to be the center of attention in terms of easy women, Why? I've been to Essex a number of times and I've never had an Essex girl that has wanted to sh*g me, but however I do find Essex girls very chatty and nice people and very sociable but none of them have been after sex in my experience. Its quit funny really because people mainly from London would go up to Southend for a day or so thinking that they will get a sh*g but they never do I've found easier women else where like Newcastle, Scotland, Swansea, and other places more

Resolved Question: Do you reckon you would be a good serial killer (not that you would want to be, I hope)?

Obviously murder is abhorrent behaviour, but it is interesting how many people seem to get away with it so often. If (and this will never happen) I wanted to be a serial killer, I would probably target people I didn't know from adam (drive up to Scotland and pick them up), and bury them at least 8 feet deep in my garden (not putting them anywhere near the house because of the DNA samples they would bring). I don't think I would be able to get away with it for long, because eventually I would be stopped by the police if I am seen to be suspiciously prowling the streets in the early hours of the morning and asked to get out of my car (then they find a knife and a hammer and that's the end of me). How effective would you be? more

Resolved Question: What are the best ways to meet and make new child-free friends?

I LIVE IN SCOTLAND, UK. I am a 26 year old woman whom is happily child-free by choice. I have never had the desire to have children, nor do I ever wish to have them in the future. I am extremely proud and confident in my freedom of choice and I am extremely happy with my child-free lifestyle. (^_^). However, I have only one problem with my child-free life. Making new friends. Sadly, as a child-free woman, I sometimes find it difficult to make new friends with mainly women, as most of them have kids and are, therefore, too busy to spend any time with me or to share in any activities with me. I respect that mothers have responsibilities to their young, but I just wish I could have at least one, if not a few close friends that I could really spend some quality time with and do things together with on a daily-basis. Also, on a sadder and more personal note, I have lost a few close female friends to motherhood....friends that I always thought I would have in my life forever. I tried very hard to maintain my friendship with my female friends by being supportive and loyal towards them, but they were always far too busy for me, due to their parenting responsibilities (which, I fully respect). Sadly, as time went on, we gradually began to fade until the day came that I never heard from my female friends again. This always leaves me feeling sad and somewhat, used. I know my friends never intentionally meant to make me feel like they were using me, but it just always felt like as soon as something better came along (their child), they would just toss me aside like second-hand goods and forget all about me. Due to my past experiences, I have become reluctant and even very afraid in making new friends with people (mainly women) who either have or want children for fear that I'll become too fond of them, only to lose them to parenthood and have my heart broken again and be left all alone again. <:o( I can be an emotional and sentimental young woman sometimes (LOL!) and the stronger my bond is to my friend, the more painful and upsetting it is if I lose them. I can't bear it anymore. <:o(::::: Today, I was doing a lot of thinking on the subject and suddenly, I unexpectedly came up with a very exciting and intriguing idea that I've never thought of before. I thought to myself, "hey! That's it! Why don't I try making friends with new people who are also child-free, just like me? That way, it will be so much easier to relate to them and I will never need to worry about losing them to parenthood because they will feel the same as me." It makes perfect sense. If I'm a child-free person, then why can't I have child-free friends too? It's no different to gay men seeking out other gay men, lesbians seeking out other lesbians or Asexuals seeking out other Asexuals. Now that I have decided to begin my quest for my new child-free friends, my question is......can anyone please tell me the best ways for me to meet other child-free people and make new friends? Also, does anyone have any tips on how to meet and make new child-free friends in your local home-town, besides from walking up to them and saying, "excuse me. Are you a child-free person?" LOL! You know, like.....where do I go to meet them? How do I find them? How do I know if they're child-free people too? That kinda thing. Thank you, everyone.PLEASE NOTE: I forgot to include in my message that if ANY WOMAN reading this question is experiencing the same problem I too suffer from, please feel free to send me a message. You never know. I may just turn out to be your new friend. (^_^)RESPONSE TO 2CANPLAYTHATGAME: Thank you for your answer. Just so you know, I do understand the responsibilities that parents have, as I clearly stated in my question. I have never held anything against people for caring for their children. Quite the opposite, I applaud them. My only wish is that my old friends could have maintained contact with me instead of gradually losing touch completely. I don't mind being friends with people who are parents, as long as they are willing to spare me at least some time from their busy schedule, even if it's only short. After all, friends are just as important as family, aren't they? Friends are like a family too, aren't they? more

Resolved Question: What can I do to stop worrying about people so much?

I overly worry about loved ones whenever I don't hear from them. For example, if I'm texting my sister and she doesn't reply and I know she's travelling at that moment, I'll worry greatly about her safety/life. My main worry and cause for stress at the moment is that my boyfriend of 7 months is currently out of contact with me. This is due to his financial difficulties. He couldn't afford his mobile phone bill and so his phone was cut off on, I'm assuming from the last text I received from him, 26th March. It has been almost 1 month and I've found myself worried sick about him. I also suffer from depression and anxiety (both of which I'm dealing with in therapy) but as you can imagine, having these issues makes it difficult to assure myself he's okay! One of the main reasons I worry so much when he's gone is because I haven't yet met his father (who he lives with) or his brother or his friends, although they know about me, and so I cannot assure myself they would think to get in contact with me if something happened to him. He lives in the town next to me and I have considered travelling by train to his home but cannot find the strength to do so as I struggle greatly with being in public (due to the anxiety) and also I'm from Scotland and live in England and am unfamiliar with the train stations and finding my way around where he lives! I'm not entirely sure on his address so could not write to him and I'm not sure I could call his mobile as it might be off and I'm unsure of his working hours. He works full time and if I called him and got no answer I'd worry even more! I've confided in a good friend about my worries and he has been very supportive (he also suffers from depression and anxiety so can understand where I'm coming from) and has told me repeatedly that my boyfriend is fine and will get in touch when he can but I still feel so anxious and stressed. Its made me feel so ill and I have a mild eating disorder so this makes it harder to force myself to eat properly every day and frankly I'm sick of crying! I know in my heart there's no real reason to worry but he has issues with his mother (she seems to lie and upset him a lot) and so I worry not only for his safety but also for his own mentality, and how he is coping with things as one of his good friends is also very ill in hospital. I'm sorry my story is so long but I thought the best way to get my point across is to tell it all, so I'd appreciate some tips on how to stop worrying and stressing so much about him. I've began to think my dependence on him stems from my low confidence and sense of self-worth and I am doing my best to increase the positive thoughts about myself but it's like I'm battling my emotions too much to stop and think something nice about myself when I haven't in a long time. I've been trying to distract myself from the situation by concentrating on college and doing some gardening but its so difficult to wake up every morning and see no text from him and I think about him a lot. Again, sorry this is so long. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks more

Resolved Question: Why did the SFA give Gordon Smith a £50k pay off considering he Quit his post?

GORDON SMITH fled Hampden last night with £50,000 and a withering blast at his critics. Smith has quit as SFA chief executive after a stormy three-year reign. The ex-Rangers star, who was embroiled in several high-profile rows, walked away from Scottish football's top job with a thinly-veiled attack on his enemies. He said: "Stepping down is something I've considered for some time. The majority of people I have encountered in the job have been extremely warm, friendly and hospitable towards me. "Inevitably, there has been a minority who have been less than supportive. "It is not purely personal reasons, or the element of negativity I have experienced, that has made me leave the job. "It is a combination of factors. "Ultimately, I feel the timing is right." Smith has locked horns with Rangers over his handling of the Cameron House booze scandal. He faced flak from the Tartan Army over Scotland's fixture schedule for the ill-fated World Cup qualifying campaign. And only last week he faced accusations his position had become "untenable" over the Robbie Winters diving row. Smith alerted SFA president George Peat of his wish to quit at the weekend. And yesterday he left Hampden for the final time after lengthy negotiations over a pay-off. SunSport understands Smith has pocketed around £50,000 and penned a confidentiality clause. He has promised NOT to go public on the disputes which forced him out. Peat, who'll assume executive powers until a replacement is found, is also contractually bound not to comment. more

Voting Question: How could you make a wedding arch cheaply??Or rent in scotland?

I am getting married in june at a beautiful hotel in the gardens and would really like a wedding archway to get married under. Like a metal or wood frame with white floaty material on it and flowers. I would like to rent one but i cant find any companies that do this. A friend of a friend found one but its just not that nice and costs 175 quid!!!which i cannot justify really Any suggestions would be welcome please, any artists people out there that could give me some ideas!Also my colours are purple and silver, wearing a white dress and theme is butterflies! Thanks in advance more

Resolved Question: Does it pay you to do your homework when you face a change in life circumstances?

"A PENSIONER has discovered he has paid more than £12,000 too much rent on his council house – but the city council has agreed to refund him only £350. George Budge, who turns 74 tomorrow, has been paying more than double what he should have been since retiring nine years ago. He would have been eligible for housing benefit that would have reduced his rent from around £70 a week to only £33. But he was not aware that he was allowed to get additional housing benefits as a result of retiring, and after discovering the error has found that the council has only been willing to refund him £350.10. It said that it is bound by Westminster legislation, which means local authorities can only make up to three months' back payment of benefits for older people. " http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/OAP-who-overpaid-12000-rent.6219446.jp more

Resolved Question: Things the British army do?

I am looking to go into the army soon, and i have herd some weird stories about the things some people serving have to do. One of my sisters good friends is in the army and he was telling her some of his army stories and one stays in my mind, (He and other guys in his unit were all taken up to somewhere in scotland and dropped off with no money and only the clothes they had on and were told that they have to find/use any means to get back to the south where they were posted) IE. steel a car to get back/hitchhike. Is this True do soliders go through this as a form of Escape and evade? Or Is this just bullshit?What i mean by this question is i know what the army deos but was wondering is if they do things like i have asked above Cheers :)Yeh does sound like bs, he said that because they are army training they wont get arrested for doing things like steeling a car, or by any other means. lol more

Resolved Question: Brits: Who do you intend to vote for at the general election and why?

I remember asking this question a couple of years ago when it was rumoured that Brown was about to call a snap election. It'd be interesting to see how opinions have changed since then. I intend to vote for the Conservatives. As a young person who has spent most of my life under a "New" Labour government and who is willing to work hard, I feel let let down. It seems that people like me are constantly passed over and ignored so that those who aren't willing to put the effort in can have a better standard of life. I'm working class... Not middle class, as you might expect from a Tory voter. And... Funnily enough... It has been Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative party of the late 80s/early 90s who have made the most difference to my life. Their policies helped my parents work their way up. With emphasis on the WORK. The Labour government has, in my opinion, just given people incentives to not work. They say that they've removed the old class system, but they haven't. All that they've done is fragment it further. They've divided the old working class into those that are proud of what they have earned (the new working class) and those that are proud of what they own (the underclass). But that's mostly personal reasons. If I'm speaking purely as an academic (students are academics, right?), here are my reasons: The Conservatives want to preserve the Union (the UK). However, they have proposed to address the West Lothian question by allowing only English MPs to vote on matters that will effect only England. I would prefer an English Parliament or Assembly as in Scotland and Wales, respectively, but I would settle for English votes for English laws. The economy is pretty much screwed either way. I know that they're saying that we're coming out of the recession, but reckon it'll get worse before it gets better, no matter who is in power after 6th May. Given Labour's recent track record and the fact that Liberal Democrat policy doesn't appeal to me (although I do respect the Lib Dems), I would rather put my trust in Osborne. I support tax incentives for married couples. I think that people should work for a living. And I believe that Labour's idea of multiculturalism isn't working. I'm from a multicultural background myself, so please don't start calling me a racist! I love living in London, with friends (and family) coming from a range of diverse cultures. But... When in Rome. People who come to the UK should adapt to British culture. Not expect British culture to adapt to them. The sad reality is, I genuinely don't believe that people come here believing that the country should change for them. It's Labour's policy that does that, causing racial tension along the way. I don't care where people are from originally. If they live in and positively contribute to the UK, then they're British. Cameron wants to strengthen our military. As it stands, we would find it difficult to defend ourselves from invasion or attack without another nation's support. I know that invasion isn't a major issue right now, but if we've learnt anything from previous conflicts, it's that a situation can escalate pretty quickly. The Conservative party are pretty divided when it comes to the European Union, but current policy leans more towards Euroscepticism. I believe that the EU could have been a fantastic thing. In fact, in it's original form as the European Community, it was a great idea. We should have jumped on-board sooner! But it's evolved into a bureaucratic, misguided mess of an Empire. Although there's pretty much nothing that the Tories can do about it now. We're tied to the EU whether we like it or not. Anyways... I've rambled enough. I may be young and naive (this is my first general election!), but there's my two pence either way.Just heard an awsome quote... Thought I should share it: "Socialism is great. Until you run out of other people's money". Haha... Never a more truthful word said.I should add that I intend to give best answer to the person who puts forward the best argument, regardless of you you're voting for.* regardless of who you're voting for. more

Resolved Question: how similar are people along the northern coast of France,Spain and Portugal with people in Wales and Ireland?

and the region called "Gallacia" is in northern Spain? how old is this region and why named distinctly from other parts? also, is true that the people in "Brittany" regions of France as well as people in northern Spain all spoke "Gaelic" similar to the people in Ireland, Wales and today's Scotland? how this came to be the case? and what were these people called "Celts" as well? how different than the typical "Celt" found in lower region of France during the Roman empire days? please explain the connection here as well why and how the people along the northern regions of western Europe all spoke Gaelic? were these people "tradesmen" kind of similar ot the Germans of the "Hanseatic League" was for northern central Europe? how different than the Vikings? please explain and give any dates you can . thanks for your answers! more

Resolved Question: Northern vs. Southern vs. Eastern Europe?

If the main problem with Europe uniting is differences in culture, than why don't Northern European Countries Unite and Southern European Countries Unite and Eastern European Countries Unite and than become allies with each other. European Countries will have more say in international politics and not have the differences in culture be so challenging to overcome. This, all assuming we kick the immigrants out of Europe. With 3 big countries in Europe, all allied to each other, they will have a large say in international politics. Northern Europe: Britain, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Northern Belgium, Austria, Iceland. (Germanic countries except for Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, because they're a mix of Celtic and Germanic which is very similar and Hungary is Uralic but has strong ties to Austria) Southern Europe: France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Southern Belgium, Greece, (Latin Countries/Regions) Eastern Europe: Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Albania, former Yugoslavia countries, Finland, (Slavic Countries except for Finland which is an Uralic country but has good relations with Russia) This, I believe would be very beneficial to all European countries and it would not hurt the economy as much as just Leaving the EU and being on their own again. Also with the immigrants gone, many jobs will also open up, this coupled with the large increase in economy and militaries, unemployment would be practically eliminated. What do you think? I believe that this would be a great idea. I'm interested to find out what other people think. Ps. I understand that this could cause a large rivalry between the three of them, which is why they would all be political and military allies with each-other.jeez. All i did when I put the eastern European countries together, was I put the Slavic countries together. If they weren't Slavic, than they had either great relations with Russia. I did this either by culture or relations with those individual countries. SO weather they are currently a EU member state is irrelevant.Also, you state that many of the countries who have been grouped into eastern Europe have terrible resentment for Russia when in fact, many of those countries currently have the greatest relations with Russia (The Russian Federation) than they ever had.and i'm also a EU citizen thanks (UK) more

Resolved Question: what is this film please- a bit of a vague scrip sorry?

i watched this film a few years ago and have forgotten its name. it was set in scotland- where a young man has a rich father and step mum, who live in a big country house, he has sexual relations with his step mum and when she wants to tell her husband (the boys father) he leaves. to go work in a hotel or restaurant where he 'pervs' on his boss or a woman becuase he likes to watch people. his step mum finds out where he is and tells his dad. the boy finds out that his step mum killed his real mum by drilling a hole in the bottom of her rowing boat and to spite his step mum he does the same but rescues her just in time. could you please help thanks in advance more

Resolved Question: Do You Think My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder? Answers From a Psychiatrist Would Be Helpful?

She’s always been in a world of her own,I used to think she was hyperactive.She used to make actions and gestures with her hands,and could never sit still.We did a lot of moves when was growing up. I’m from Scotland and my husband’s from Ireland.Rachel was born in Scotland,but moved to England as a baby,then Scotland,then England when she was 4,then Scotland when she was 6,then England when she was 7,and then when she was 14,and we’re moving back to England.She’s been bullied badly for most of her school life. At primary school,I used to go pick up,and it would be like one day she was really happy and laughing and joking and talking really fast,next day she was really down and upset and stroppy. She’s been 3 different secondary schools, at first 2 got bullied badly.When she was 12,she went through this phase were she was tomboy,dressed in boys clothes,wanted to pretend she was a boy.She changed her name to Victoria.This phase lasted about a year,then she started to be girly,interested in boys,sex,clothes,make-up and alcohol. She then changed her name back to Rachel. Since she’s been a teenager,she has thoughts about killing herself,stays in doors,comfort eats,can’t sleep at night,cries a lot and feels worthless.However, if she hears a song which she likes,or sees her favourite programme on TV,she often becomes obsessed with it,and starts thinking about sex,and become passionate,saying things like she’s going to go bungee jumping,get her Monroe pierced,die her hair bleach blonde,etc.and,for example,if there’s a celebrity or certain person she sees,she starts acting like them,thinking about them,making herself look like them,basically pretending that she IS them. When she was 13 I went to see our GP,but I only told her about Rachel’s depression,not about her up moods.The GP suggested that I made another appointment and brought Rachel along.She didn’t want to go,but managed to drag her there in the end.Rachel was diagnosed with depression,but when we got an appointment with the psychiatrist 2 months later,she refused to go,but I didn’t make her since I noticed that she’d been a lot happier lately. She accuses teachers of laughing at her,and think that they makes plans to be horrible to her. When Rachel was being bullied,she kept her emotions to herself,came in from school everyday upset and locked herself in her bedroom. We moved to Ireland when she was 14,about a month after we moved,my mother-in-law died.For about two months after she died,Rachel had uncontrollable crying everyday.The bullying in the past has driven Rachel into paranoia,she never goes out on her own.If we pass a group of laughing people which obviously aren’t laughing at Rachel,she starts shaking,thinks that they’re laughing at her.she finds it hard to interact with new people because she thinks that they are going to bully her,her voice often shakes speaking to people she doesn’t known that well. Rachel has an uncontrollable temper. Rachel’s made no new friends in Ireland,so spends every weekend indoors in her bedroom.Again she’s showing the depression and bipolar symptoms as described previously,and she feels hot and feverish a lot and suffers from anxiety and panic attacks,and sometimes feels like the house is going to collapse while she’s inside,or buildings are going to collapse on top of her when she’s out.She self harms herself everyday by cutting herself in the wrists with a razor,these are deep cuts and bleed heavily.Once, I caught her with a bundle of paracetomel,putting them in her mouth and swallowing them one by one.I snatched the pills off her and hid them away.Luckily she had only taken about 3 by the time I caught her. Rachel is always thinking of ways to kill herself. However,we go on regular trips to England,Rachel meets her friends.For a few days,Rachel’s the complete opposite,going out drinking,having great time with her friends,going shopping and spending all her money,and seems really happy and over the moon.She once stole my credit card to book a flight to England.Then, as soon as we come back home,Rachel goes into her depressive mode again.Rachel’s mood changes a lot.She’s mainly depressed,whereas other times she feels really happy and starts playing music really loud,dancing around to it,laughing and joking with her sister.Even other people have noticed Rachel’s mood changes,such as my parents. Rachel was again referred to a psychiatrist.We had our first appointment 2 weeks ago,Rachel hardly told the psychiatrist anything,and so she was referred to a counsellor.With have our first appointment with the counsellor next week,and I’ve told Rachel to be honest with the counsellor and tell her EVERYTHING.Rachel needs more than counselling.The psychiatrist will get feedback from the counsellor,so if Rachel tells the counsellor everything,then hopefully the psychiatrist will notice something. Dealing with Rachel is making me feel really stressed. There’s no history of bipolar disorder in the family. more

Resolved Question: If all foreigner's are taken out of Scottish & English football?

If all foreigner's are taken out of Scottish & English football, and I mean at all levels from owner's to players. I don't mean people who are born and bred British but not people who are given British Citizenship to work here I recon, in Scotland {my homeland} they would be lucky to make enough to make 10 to 15 team's on a good day in here in England I recon they would be lucky to make 25/30 teams. I find it ridiculous that the national teams are managed by non British personnel. This is partly why we are not getting enough home grown talent coming up the ranks and particularly in Scotland we are finding it tough to field home grown players and not being reliant on first cousins twice removed you know what I mean. As I said I'm Scottish and proud of it, I feel for the supporters of Manchester United, I find it ludicrous that a club like them could be bought on basically tick by the yanks then the whole lot transferred to the club as soon as the deal had went through {that was the way it was explained to me} The power's that be should have been able to stop this happening, also there should be a cap on the price of tickets and more import a strict cap on the amount of money these over paid Prima Donna's {footballers} are paid. I also think there should be a sin bin like rugby also why is it that the linesman only run half of the pitch relying on him seeing an infraction on the other side of the pitch also I think there should be the third eye/ref {again like rugby and also cricket} so the ref can call on them on any difficult decisions. more

Resolved Question: Who else gets annoyed by this?

As a British subject, I feel myself become increasingly irritated by the fact that people refer to the British Isles as England and/or the British Monarch as the Queen of England. As a resident of Cardiff in Wales, I do not think that it is particularly acceptable to refer to me as English. I also get annoyed when I get letters or junk male addressed to me in "Cardiff, England". The last time I checked, I lived in Wales. However Wales is one of the four CONSTITUENT countries that MAKE UP the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or more informally the UK. All British and Northern Irish subjects hold those respective passports and I find it unfair that I get referred to as an English person. I am not an English person. I never have been. This is particularly true when I go abroad. I recently came back from working Hamburg and many people referred to me as an "Englaender" and asked me questions like "are you from England?". I never told them I was from England, I said I was from Wales and they asked me if I was from England. I never even mentioned that I was from England firmly stated I was Welsh. If I said that Wales wasn't apart of England but a seperate country, they would assume my language skills weren't very good and ask me to repeat what i'd said in English. They would then get confused and wonder what I meant. I mean what say. Then there's the political inaccuracy of referring to Queen Elizabeth II as the Queen of England. Now fairs fair, if you want to include our countries under a British jurisdiction, then you should be referring to the Queen by her correct title. The last Queen of England was Queen Anne and the current Queen is the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or informally the Queen of the UK. She is NOT the Queen of England and never has been. I just find this sort of ignorance annoying. I am not English, I have never professed to be English, I do not live in England and my Queen contitutional position goes far beyond the realms of England i.e. Canada. Are all Canadians now English? Do the Canadians not have a Queen? It's insulting and it's quite ignorant of anyone to refer to anyone in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland as being English. Only this morning I was watching some holiday programme where this English couple were referring to a group of their friends as English when most of them were Scottish. It was absurd and annoying. Am I the only one who gets annoyed by this?EDIT: Oh and it's not a question of being mistaken for an English person, it's a question of us being dismissed as even existing.EDIT: I did not say that Wales was a seperate country because IT IS NOT! Also "the UK" is shorter to say than England so whoever said that the United Kingdom is a mouthful should just say The UK!!Also other countries should know the difference between England and Wales as they know the difference between France and Germany. People don't say Berlin in France. You'd be a bit of a tit if you did, so why do it in this case? Yes I do know similar situations where this happens like Aragon and Castile in Spain. They still exist and they are referred to as Spain. more

Resolved Question: motivation. who can check?

guys, i have written a motivation to study at the university. who can check it? i also would like to heard a critics and something what i need to change or add or remove. please, help me. motivation is very important. Dear Sir or Madam, I am Evelina and I come from Latvia and currently I am living in the UK. I graduated from the gymnasium last year. I have heard a lot about Scotland, its culture and traditions. Some of my friends, who study there, have told me many interesting things about this part of England. Having read some articles and heard some reviews from others, I decided that Scotland is the best option for me. Since I love geography and traveling, I would like to be in touch with English culture, its architecture, lifestyle, interesting people, and find myself there. I have always been interested in business, administration and IT. That is why I have chosen Scotland as a place where I can study it. And therefore, this is the best place for me to find myself in this sphere, because I am an enthusiastic, with a love of people and a determination to succeed. I imagine a career which is: fast moving, gives me the opportunity for rapid promotion, is logical and practical, provides the chance to work wherever I want.I have always enjoyed learning about business. I found it fascinating. So it is quite easy for me to talk about my career ambitions (business) and what I want to do (be employed in the field of business and IT). What concerns my traits, I suppose that I am very well prepared for business and administration. To my mind, a business background is an excellent way to a good career. I have took a gap year after school and moved to United Kingdom for understanding myself – what I really want to do in my life, to improve my English skills and gain some work and life experience ,to meet new people as well. When I was at school, I worked as a secretary in the office one of my summer holiday in Czech Republic and I liked that job more rather than my current job (general assistant at the hotel). It is good I can make a comparison between such different part of work, that is why I decided that hospitality is not what I want to study and to do. Now, after long consideration, I came to the most obvious and elementary decision – business, administration and IT field is something that I want and what I need. I would like to mention my achievements in mathematics and drawing while I was at school. I am really good at problem-solving and figuring things out, at logic and analyses. I am engaged in plotting and drawing at school and also at the art school. And once, my figure has been noted at an exhibition in Macedonia. I am a good PC user (Excel, MS-Office) as well. I think, my decision to study this particular course, was affected by my father who worked both as a construction superintendent, and an engineer. He drew and designed a lot, work on the computer, communicated with people, and was responsible for many projects. I have always watched and listened carefully to how he did his job, and have learnt a lot from him. I think I got my drawing skills, my responsibility, my logical and analytical mind and the ability to come up with fast and right decisions, from my father. I played a lot of sports as a kid. This is where I have learned the values of teamwork, how to win, how to work hard, how to focus and concentrate, and how to find a balance between my time and priorities. And I suppose that the gained experience will be quite valuable for my future life and career. To sum up, I think to study abroad is an excellent way to broaden my horizons, to make new friends, to get not only theoretical but and practical knowledge. It is wonderful starting to communicate with international people and without recognition beginning to look at world a little bit differ. In my opinion, Scotland can provide a lot of opportunities for my future career. It’s the best place to study, live and work. Studying in Scotland would be a great experience for me. I am sure I will do my best there. Thank you for considering my application Yours faithfully, more

Resolved Question: Im scared i might damage my guitar. HELP!?!?

Ive been trying to do a lot of percussive guitar techniques lately and i just found out that i could seriously damage my guitar. I have an Ibanez EW20ZWE and im scared that the bracing might not be strong enough, if so how and where can i get it strengthened ?(i live in Scotland in the uk) ( http://www.guitarcenter.com/Ibanez-EW20ZWE-EXOTIC-WOOD-SERIES-Zebrawood-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-104302476-i1172985.gc <========== My Guitar :D ) And as two extra little bonus questions does anyone know the best way to learn percussive guitar and since the guitar is made of zebra wood will i need to get a humidifier (btw the only thing i know about humidifiers is that people get them when there guitar have weird woods =P ) more

Resolved Question: How long can I expect to wait for a council flat/bedsit in North Lanarkshire, Scotland?

Handing in the application form on Monday. Someone told me it could be over 5 years, but I have told them that my parents have given me until May to find my own place and that I could become homeless then, that the conditions I'm living in have caused me to become depressed and that there are only 2 bedrooms but 5 people living in this house. more

Resolved Question: i live in south lanarkshire scotland how do i find all about there by laws?

i would like to find the by - laws in relation to bellshill south lanarkshire as i feel that the councillors and inspectors don't pay enough attention to the wishes of there people in cleaning up there environment i feel if they took more interest in there environment as they used to do ,they could do better for this little town i think put into practise the little details and stick to them for example doing there rounds of the housing schemes or should i say ea states making people take of there gardens paths and roads and that goes for private households to t,hen from the little things big things can Develop i feel no one cares anymore starting from the ground roots to the houses of Parliament as long as they get there payment in whatever form that takes they don't care you know if you start from the basics and sort them out then the rest will follow where has the basics gone and the respect with it , so to all region inspectors please do your jobs and get those people that you employ to do there jobs because as of a while since now we dont have respect for you or your principlesi am sick of cigaret buts not being cleened up by the establishments like pubs betting shops carryout establishments ect it makes not just me but all of the people i talk to i even saw a council crosing pearson throwing litter it is not good pleas get back to your roots and inprove this comunityi am sick of cigaret buts not being cleened up by the establishments like pubs betting shops carryout establishments ect it makes not just me but all of the people i talk to i even saw a council crosing pearson throwing litter it is not good pleas get back to your roots and inprove this comunityhi to celtic-s... things here dont change but only get more frustrating just like most places but keep in mind things are not always greener on the other side of the fence but from me to you hi nice to hear from you xx b/hillto old cynic i know but whare things have to be taken in to account the local laws should be be put in place and local laws seem to be afraid to do anything no mater what law abiding citicens do more

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