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Amateur 'stunned' after £1m find
An Iron Age treasure hoard unearthed by a metal-detecting enthusiast has been unveiled.The four gold Iron Age neck ornaments, or torcs, date from between the 1st and 3rd Century BC and are said to be worth an estimated £1m.
They were discovered in September by "first-time" metal-detector enthusiast David Booth in a field in Stirlingshire. The find is the most important hoard of Iron Age gold in Scotland to date.
Concert review: Mogwai @the Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Last night I went to see Mogwai playing in a club (and good concert venue) in Edinburgh. Although I'd never seen them live before, and am not an expert of the band, I really like their CD and thought that, well, since they were a good band, they'd be really good in concert! Well, the concert turned out being utterly booooring!I got that vintage feeling...
I love the priceless, vintage feel of this look - details such as the pearls, peacock feather belt and beaded, scallop edges on the shrug make it feel so expensive but really it's made up of bargains! Dress - Ebay bargain. Shrug - Topshop.
For all you editors out there...
I found this article at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/6194031/The-Lost-Symbol-and-The-Da-Vinci-Code-author-Dan-Browns-20-worst-sentences.html. Pretty funny for grammar nerds like me. Enjoy!Do redheads really feel more pain?
A new study has found that redheads are more than twice as likely to avoid a visit to the dentist - possibly because they are more sensitive to pain. But does hair colour really mean more discomfort in the dentist chair? Nicole Kidman, Hazel Blears and Prince Harry may all share ginger coloured locks, but could they also share a fear of the dentist?Scotland
Fast Facts - Part of the UK - Capitol is Edinburgh - Speaks - English, Gaelic, Scots - Stereotype - Red Hair, Pale Skin, Eating Haggis and Deep Fried Mars Bars while in Kilts - Flag - blue with a white St Andrews Cross - Patron Saint - Saint Andrew History Of Scotland The history of Scotland begins around 10,000 years ago, when humans first began to inhabit Scotland after the end of the Devensian glaciation, the last ice age. Of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age civilization that existed in the country, many artifacts remain, but few written records were left behind. The written history of Scotland largely begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in Britain, when the Romans occupied what is now broadly England and Wales, administering it as a Roman province called Britannia.New Year’s Eve Hotspots!
The Best Party Spots in the World to Celebrate New Years Eve
As we come to the end of another year (didn’t 2007 just fly right by?), it’s time to decide how you are going to welcome in the new year of 2008. The same old New Year’s Eve parties can become monotonous year after year; so if you fancy a change, why not take a look at how different countries around the world celebrate New Years Eve? Here is a list of hot spots for New Year’s Eve so you can ring it in with style!
An extinct animal has been brought back to life for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue.
Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning An extinct animal has been brought back to life for the first time after being cloned from frozen tissue. By Richard Gray and Roger Dobson Last Updated: 11:47PM GMT 31 Jan 2009 (Tlegraph,UK) Young Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica), Sierra de Gredos, Spain Photo: Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO/naturepl.com The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last-known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain. Shortly before its death, scientists preserved skin samples of the goat, a subspecies of the Spanish ibex that live in mountain ranges across the country, in liquid nitrogen.Even Vampires Get The Blues Katie MacAlister
Paen Scott is a Dark One: a vampire without a soul. And his mother is
about to lose hers, too, if Paen can’t repay a debt to a demon by
finding a relic known as the Jilin God—in five days.
Half-elf Samantha Cosse may have gotten kicked out of the Diviner’s
Order, but she’s still good at finding things—which is why she just
opened her own private investigation agency.
Start of Winter
Feeling the first of the finger numbing winds yesterday, I decided to bust out the tights, boots, and knit sweaterdress today.
Sweater dress: The Limited
Shirt: Gap
Dress: Target
Tights: Victoria's Secret
Scarf: Royal Mile Woolen Mill of Edinburgh
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