Latest Scotland Stories
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scotland's oil and gas supply chain exports rose by 4.5 percent in 2010-11, according to the latest survey of international activity in the sector, published by Scottish Enterprise (http://bit.ly/ITu5rs) and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI). International sales for the year stood at $12.3 billion, accounting for a record 46.4 percent of total Scottish supply chain sales. In 2002, the international share...
GLASCOW, Scotland, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oil & Gas division of the Weir Group PLC (Weir) today launches five new products, in line with its strategy of being an innovative supplier to the upstream oil and gas markets. The new products broaden its portfolio, expanding its addressable market by over US$500m. They include the Duralast(TM) patent-pending fluid end technology. The products will launch at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas, the world's...
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FreeAgent has launched a unique record keeping iPhone app designed to help self-employed people and very small businesses in the UK to stay on top of their finances and tax commitments. FreeAgent, a leading online accounting software [http://www.freeagent.com/tour/accounting ] provider, has developed the app - called Earnest - after being tasked by HM Revenue & Customs to create a free resource allowing...
MANCHESTER, England, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their Helping Hand programme 4imprint, the promotional items [http://www.4imprint.co.uk ] distributor, has donated printed trolley coin keyrings [http://www.4imprint.co.uk/tag/112/Trolley-Coin-Keyrings ] to HUGS and printed cotton bags [http://www.4imprint.co.uk/tag/143/Cotton-Bags ] to Eczema Outreach (Scotland) to help with their fundraising and awareness campaigns. HUGS, an East Grinstead based charity...
GLASGOW, Scotland, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scottish Government support attracts investment over US and Asia competition Life Technologies [http://www.lifetechnologies.com/us/en/home.html ] (NASDAQ: LIFE) announced a major expansion of the existing manufacturing facilities at its European, Middle East and Africa headquarters at Inchinnan near Glasgow. The $20 million investment will increase the company's capabilities to support the rising demand of its...
A new study finds what most men have known for a long time: Social structure and romance are largely driven by women, according to various media reports. Robin Dunbar, University of Oxford anthropologist and author of the study analyzed 1.95 billion cell phone calls and 489 text messages to conduct his research. He and his team worked with a single cellular provider in undisclosed European country and kept all location data anonymous in order to protect the identities of the cell phone...
ANGUS, Scotland, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Specialist sign making and engraving [http://www.signindustries.com/products/engraving-materials ] manufacturer Sign Industries has just overhauled its chemical etching plant. Sign Industries continues its strong growth objectives by completely re-building its chemical etching plant. The year has started positively for the Scottish sign making manufacturer, especially as it has already met its first major objective -...
VisionWare (http://www.visionwareplc.com), a leading Master Data Management (MDM) Company in the Healthcare and Public Sectors, today announced the launch of their new website. The website is designed to embrace a fresh user-friendly experience and provide a portal of whitepapers and success stories for users. Glasgow, Scotland (PRWEB) April 13, 2012 The website embodies VisionWare's value propositions for Healthcare and the Public Sector, backed up with customer reference stories....
CHICAGO, April 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A stroll through Chicago this September might lead you to believe you were in Scotland, as bagpipe music fills the air and a giant parade of golf balls line Michigan Avenue. The procession will form part of Tartan Art on the Avenue, an outdoor art exhibit and fundraiser during the 2012 Ryder Cup, linking the competition at Medinah with the city. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120413/NY87268 ) In Chicago this week, Fiona Hyslop...
MINNEAPOLIS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- enStratus (www.enstratus.com), a leading cloud computing company here, has chosen Edinburgh for its European base, Scotland's Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs has announced. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120412/NY86535 ) enStratus plans to create up to 30 highly skilled jobs in Scotland by the end of 2014 and is currently recruiting key staff in preparation for its Edinburgh office opening later this year....
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,...
