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July 18th, 2008 at 09:10pm
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Aberdeen is one of Scotland’s largest cities (with only Edinburgh and Glasgow being larger) and has a couple of nicknames including “the Granite City” and “the Silver City with the Golden Sands”. Since the discovery of oil in the North Sea the city has prospered and the local economy is now dominated by oil related industries. However modern the city may appear it has a long and prestigious history with some evidence proving that the area has been inhabited for over 8,000 years.
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By Margie Macleod
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July 17th, 2008 at 04:26am
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Scotland has played an incredibly important role in the development of Western society. Scottish folk have made their mark on all continents of the world in all aspects of life from the development of the first national park in America to the spread of Christianity in Africa and Asia. However Scotland is only a very small country and when we think of it we tend to consider such things as Tartan, Kilts bagpipes and Harris Tweed.
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By Angus Macleod
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July 17th, 2008 at 01:46am
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A lot of fishing games are out there, just waiting for you to enjoy them. Fishing games make great “game night” activities for your family and are also fun to play with you friends.
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By Jon Clouse
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July 16th, 2008 at 10:55pm
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Of course most people know of London because of the Queen, who lives at Buckingham Palace and has a number of other properties around the city. There is much more to London than the Queen and the usual tourist attractions of Big Ben, Westminster Abbey and the likes. As the largest city in Europe the city is one of the most cosmopolitan in England and each sector of the city has it’s own uniqueness. To experience the quintessential London it is best to spend some time in the area known as the East End.
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By Billy Jones
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July 16th, 2008 at 09:28pm
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Scotland is only a small country in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. For much of it’s history the nation and it’s people have been incredibly poor but from this impoverished society some of the most influential people came forth to make their mark upon our world. There are few countries in the world that have not been directly influenced by the hands of the Scottish but few consider this when asked to think of Scotland and most of us would rather bring to mind the likes of Tartan and Harris Tweed.
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By Angus Macleod
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