Latest Scotland Stories
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iomart Hosting becomes natural choice for football kit as well as business hosting UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider iomart Hosting has recruited two Scotland footballers to launch its latest community campaign. 'Host Your Kit' [http://www.hostyourkit.com ] is an initiative by the Scottish Digital IT Company of the Year to give away top quality football kits to youth teams in England,...
NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scotland is celebrated the world over for whisky and golf, so what could be more appropriate than today's announcement of a three year partnership that will see Glenmorangie become the Official Whisky of The Open Championship. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/54608-glenmorangie-official-whisky-the-open-championship-golf-tournament (Photo:...
NEW YORK, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenfiddich, the world's most awarded Single Malt Scotch Whisky, announced today plans to auction the first U.S. bottle of its extraordinary Glenfiddich Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve, one of only 11 bottles in the world, as part of an exclusive charity gala and auction to celebrate the famed whisky's 125th Anniversary. The evening will be hosted by actor and environmentalist Adrian Grenier with proceeds from the auction benefitting SHFT...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the global asset management company, announces that the company will support Martin Laird, a Scottish professional golfer, on the PGA TOUR. The Aberdeen logo will appear on Laird's left shirt sleeve. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120227/PH60449 ) The 29 year-old from Glasgow, Scotland claimed his first PGA TOUR victory at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in 2009. This...
NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenmorangie, Scotland's favorite single malt scotch whisky, proudly unveiled Artein, the third and latest release in its award winning Private Edition series. Glenmorangie marked the U.S. launch of its uniquely aged scotch whisky with a fittingly elegant pairings dinner at world-class Chef Tom Colicchio's restaurant, Colicchio & Sons in New York's Meatpacking District. This event was co-hosted by Chef Colicchio himself, along with...
A new study has revealed the widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England & Wales due to a large extent to the number of young Scottish men taking their lives. The research, carried out by the Universities of Manchester and Edinburgh and the Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit in Glasgow, examined suicide rates north and south of the border between 1960 and 2008. The team found that the suicide rate in both men and women was in fact lower in...
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. ("Aberdeen") is supporting an eight-strong team in its attempt to row across the Atlantic Ocean commencing Feb. 15th, weather permitting. The eight comprise one of the most experienced ocean rowing crews ever assembled and includes Aberdeen's own Toby Wallace, based in Philadelphia. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120203/PH47073) Toby is a senior relationship manager and has worked for Aberdeen...
EDINBURGH, Scotland, February 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeAgent, the online accounting pioneer, has launched a new Alerts tool enabling accountants to automatically track their clients' finances and highlight in real-time areas of opportunity or concern. FreeAgent Alerts allows accountants to set-up customised alerts to monitor their clients' account activity for transactions and entries that may warrant closer examination. By using Alerts, accountants will also be able...
NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Joe A. Hastey, P.E., has joined STV as a senior vice president and director of corporate development. In this position, Hastey will explore opportunities to grow the firm nationally and internationally, with an emphasis on strategic growth. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120131/NY44947-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120131/NY44947LOGO-b ) "I have known Joe for a long time. With his extensive experience in...
Industry leader in document automation introduces new Software-as-a-Service application, which promises to level the playing field for law firms of all sizes by dramatically lowering the cost of browser-based document generation and streamlining the process for gathering client data. Lindon, Utah and Edinburgh, Scotland (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 HotDocs Corporation today announced a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application that will dramatically affect the way law firms of all sizes do...
Latest Scotland Reference Libraries
Symbol: ATGLF Group: Dicot Family: Chenopodiaceae Duration: Annual Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: CAN N Synonyms: ATFR3 Atriplex franktonii Taschereau Distribution: AtriplexglabriusculaEdmondston var.franktonii(Taschereau) S.L. Welsh distribution:CAN(NB, NS, PE, QC) Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed...
The Cairn Terrier originated in Scotland. It is one of the oldest terriers as well as one of the oldest working breeds in Scotland; it was bred to hunt burrowing prey. The average Cairn Terrier stands between 9 and 13 inches tall and should weigh 13 to 18 pounds, although some can weigh as little as 7 pounds or as much as 27 pounds. It has a harsh outer coat that can be red, sandy, gray, cream, wheaten or brindle, and a soft, dense undercoat. The breed is loyal and strong. It can be...
The Border Collie is a herding breed that descended from breeds near the border of England and Scotland. It is commonly considered the most intelligent breed of dog. It has always been a herding breed and has more recently become popular as a pet and a sporting dog. The Border Collie is a medium-sized dog with a fairly thick double coat. Black and white is the most common color combination, although its coat can be black tricolor, red and white, red tricolor, blue and white, red merle,...
The Knifetooth dogfish, Scymnodon ringens, is a harmless sleeper shark of the family Dalatiidae, found in the eastern Atlantic, from Scotland to Spain, Portugal, and Senegal, and the southwest Pacific from New Zealand, between latitudes 58° N and 15° N, at depths of between (200 and 1,600 m). Its length is up to 3.61 ft (1.1 m). The Knifetooth dogfish is a rare species inhabiting continental slopes, usually mesopelagic although taken most often near the bottom. It is black in color,...
