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• Largest Working Hydro-Electric Wave Energy Device in the World Launched

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 627
  The largest working hydro-electric wave energy device was launched by Queen’s University Belfast, Aquamarine Power Ltd. and the Scottish government recently, bringing the global wave energy industry one major move forward. The device is called Oyster . It is the only hydro-electric wave energy device producing ...
  1 day ago

• Orkneys Italian Chapel

  
  Omnium — Authority: 126
  A herewith highly recommended post at Sicily Scene about the Churchill-made Arandora Star - tragedy , reminded me of my surprise when on my first visit to a certain island I stumbled upon ... this very chapel. Imagine you had been one of 550 Italians captured in North Africa and in 1942 being brought ...
  3 days ago

• 1st High Seas Marine Protected Area in Southern Ocean — More Diverse than Galapagos Islands

  
  EcoWorldly — Authority: 541
  Fishing and refuse disposal are to be banned in the 1st high seas Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Southern Ocean, an area of the ocean that contains more species than the Galapagos Islands. This will allow scientists to monitor the effects of climate change in this region. This is only the first of possibly ...
  1 week ago

• Scotland’s Oyster - world’s biggest operational wave energy device starts generating

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 486
  Scotland is delivering on its settled target to be a leading European country in renewable energy generation.Marking this key development yesterday in a ceremony at Aquamarine Power’s site at Billia Croo near Stromness in Orkney, First Minister Alex Salmond pressed the button connecting the floating yellow unit to ...
  1 week ago

• Cricket just got bigger in Scotland

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov. 14 (ANI): In a major boost to the cricketing culture in Scotland, a local cricket team that was on the verge of collapse seven years ago has been recognized by the Wisden Cricketer magazine.The accolade, one of the most sought-after prizes in the sport, was awarded to the club to mark its remarkable [...]
  2 weeks ago

• World Wednesdays: Orkney

  
  Radio Riel — Authority: 130
  Tonight: traditional music from Orkney. World Wednesdays , an informal exploration of traditional music with presenter Otenth Paderborn, occurs weekly from 6-7pm SLT in The Clarendon Conservatory in New Babbage, or listen at http://music.radioriel.org . Photo: The so called Dwarfie Stane (Dwarfs Stone) on the ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Lost Village of Skara Brae

  
  Unsolved Mysteries In The World — Authority: 116
  Five thousand years ago, a thriving community existed on an island north of Scotland. Skara Brae (pronounced /ˈskɑrə ˈbreɪ/) is a large stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It consists of ten clustered houses, and was occupied from ...
  3 weeks ago

• Furnace Inn iconic whisky tasting

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 486
  [ November 20, 2009; 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm. ] You may well struggle to remember this night - but on 20th November at 8.30pm in the Furnace Inn (in Furnace, on Upper Loch Fyne) Loch Fyne Whiskies is hosting an iconic whisky tasting.Leading the experience are two of Whisky Magazines Whisky Ambassadors for 2010, each ...
  3 weeks ago

• Now this is a school “bus”

  
  Oldster's View — Authority: 135
  Children on a remote Scottish island are to take what is believed to be the world’s shortest flight to and from school. The plane journey from Papa Westray to Westray in the Orkney Islands takes just 96 seconds, covering just over a mile, reports the Daily Telegraph. Six teenagers will have to take the Loganair ...
  3 weeks ago

• Some Bottled Beers from Orkney and Atlas

  
  The Bitten Bullet — Authority: 413
  Im slightly ashamed to realise that the last time I was in Münsters Yorkshire-themed bar, The James, was last February! This week, as my wife and son were away, I took the opportunity to get out into the city to see what new beers Axel had gotten in, if any. Walking in, I was greeted with the gentle hum of chat, ...
  3 weeks ago

• World’s shortest domestic flight flies six pupils to school in 47 seconds!

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, Nov 6 (ANI): While most kids take the bus or walk to school, six Scottish children got the chance to fly there on the world’s shortest flight, which takes just 47 seconds in favourable weather.The teenagers from Papa Westray live on a remote island in Orkney, Scotland, and until the end of this year, [...]
  3 weeks ago

• Orkneys Dark Island

  
  THE GOOD STUFF — Authority: 113
  Just enough time for a quick midweek post before getting onto some Champions League action. Last night I had the pleasure of a couple of pints of Orkneys Dark Island at The Victoria, Leeds (Who were playing Fleet Foxes and Neil Young all night- an excellent choice). Smooth, with a tan head, Dark Island was just what ...
  3 weeks ago

• Barrel-Aged Bonanza in Dupont Circle

  
  (Obsolete Feed) — Authority: 595
  Quick note here about a couple of exciting beers we found recently, both Scottish imports aged in–what else?–Scotch whiskey barrels. If you have a taste for such things, get thee to Connecticut Avenue Wine & Spirits (1529 Connecticut Avenue, NW), a block north of Dupont Circle and a few doors up from ...
  4 weeks ago

• Orkney Venus

  
  Women of History — Authority: 140
  From BBC News : The Orkney Venus, which was discovered a few weeks ago, is a 5,000-year-old female carving which has the UKs first known depiction of a persons face. The 4cm-tall carving, known by locals as the Westray Wife, will be on show in the ante-room of Edinburgh Castles Laich Hall along with colourful ...
  5 weeks ago

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