tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480Wed, 07 May 2008 22:14:41 +0000http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (M)Blogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-4414093241602652029Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:49:00 +00002008-04-21T00:11:40.405ZAtheismChristianity shines the candle of peace and tolerance in this dark world and christs followers ..... No. It's just rubbish isn't it? Sure there are some nice Christians. But you know what? Many of these people would be just as nice whether they were Buddhists, Zoroastrans or followers of the Flying Spaghetti Monster ( Bless your noodly appendages oh great al dente). And , conversely, there arehttp://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/christianity-is-beacon-of-peace-and-er.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=70xoWaG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=70xoWaG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=xgjM7Bg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=xgjM7Bg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=5G9uLhG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=5G9uLhG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=iGAmyTg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=iGAmyTg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=wOndZxG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=wOndZxG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=UcDWeLG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=UcDWeLG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=kARutIg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=kARutIg" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-5239966137970586439Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:57:00 +00002008-04-16T07:15:03.834ZI finally decided recently to upgrade to a better Broadband provider and after looking about decided to go for Sky Digital after a friend who had recently got one of their packages recommended it. They have what they call SEE, SPEAK and HEAR packages which were around £19 per month. This is a good deal for me because it includes TV, Phone and PC broadband all in the one http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/upgraded-my-broadband-to-sky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=8N4pGDG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=8N4pGDG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=EQIVzhg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=EQIVzhg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Fh75rxG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Fh75rxG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=sg8bfXg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=sg8bfXg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=o7xSaGG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=o7xSaGG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=a6G0L3G"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=a6G0L3G" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=ww0fZCg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=ww0fZCg" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-2802131446191413787Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:14:00 +00002008-04-13T13:40:13.045Zayrshire newsI have just realised that it has been over a month since my last post here - how time flies ! My only excuse is that I have been really very busy with other things over recent weeks. There is indeed a life outside of blogging. What prompted me to post just now was a local issue on this occasion. It's an episode that shows just how parochial some people are in their thinking - and just how prone http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/is-it-status-quo-at-ayrshire-burns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=vsiSDuG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=vsiSDuG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=mm03qLg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=mm03qLg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=TEajvyG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=TEajvyG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=5F1wcYg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=5F1wcYg" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=n7HbeOG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=n7HbeOG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=6LI5EpG"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=6LI5EpG" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=3fingSg"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=3fingSg" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-9190926360518851860Fri, 07 Mar 2008 23:04:00 +00002008-03-07T23:14:50.666ZreligionAtheismscienceThis is by PZ Myers, author of the much read Pharyngula blog. Myers is an associate professor and biologist at the University of Minesota and writes frequently about issues to do with Evolution, Bible thumping creationists and the like. His blog is well worth a read if you haven't already found it. He wrote this little creed in response to an infantile graphic that some Bible Thumper had createdhttp://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/atheists-creed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=klnQAiF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=klnQAiF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=SgOHGOf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=SgOHGOf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=sUOlQ4F"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=sUOlQ4F" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=dqsfHhf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=dqsfHhf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=G7fksnF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=G7fksnF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=l0dndxF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=l0dndxF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=S4WrJEf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=S4WrJEf" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7067634595428125230Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:18:00 +00002008-03-04T16:52:18.653ZreligionAtheismscienceIn a previous post I had commented on the internal inconsistencies of the Biblical account of Genesis and how these are problematic for Biblical Literalists and creationists. I had not highlighted all the inconsistencies, for there are many, but just a few which occur early in the Genesis account. I had also noted that a more sensible approach to reading the Bible is to see it as a book written http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-understand-bible-genesis-account.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=bqsjgjF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=bqsjgjF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=qicLiOf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=qicLiOf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=G0TDbSF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=G0TDbSF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=WifvBXf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=WifvBXf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=3tdfz7F"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=3tdfz7F" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=in25aTF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=in25aTF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=2rvAOSf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=2rvAOSf" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7390791885738909008Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:08:00 +00002008-03-04T18:11:08.095ZAtheismscienceIn previous posts on the subject of the Evolution/ Creation debate I have as an aside made some remarks to the effect that I suspected that evolution through natural selection might be connected to some more fundamental properties of the Universe - in particular thermodynamics and entropy. I claim no great knowledge about these things but it has always struck me that life as a process has some http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/complexity-self-organisation-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=68VH7WF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=68VH7WF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=rWEJF4f"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=rWEJF4f" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=QzKOkGF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=QzKOkGF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=XA6v2Lf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=XA6v2Lf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=pDr8JBF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=pDr8JBF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Eth1caF"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Eth1caF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=re5K8Af"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=re5K8Af" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-5282705832178013703Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-02-28T18:24:12.445ZenvironmentscienceEarthquakes of the magnitude of the one that struck recently in Lincolnshire England are thankfully a rare occurrence in the UK. So rare in fact that we tend to think that we are immune to such natural events. A check reveals though that there are geological faults in Scotland which could be the source of earthquakes at some time in the future. Now there's no great need for panic about this http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/ayrshire-earthquakes-are-possible.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=IvxrkPE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=IvxrkPE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=ttvCR4e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=ttvCR4e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=RcVN7KE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=RcVN7KE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=u5Z4CKe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=u5Z4CKe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=QoHPloE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=QoHPloE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=q73Yv0E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=q73Yv0E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=EgPtZGe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=EgPtZGe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-1948521193617676522Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:40:00 +00002008-02-22T23:55:11.268ZreligionAtheismscienceMy apologies to the person who left the comment at the Gradebook blog but this goes so arrow-straight to the heart of the idiocy that is intelligent design that I just had to reproduce the comment in full. I'm not sure if it was an original comment there but it sure is a doozy, read this and see if you are still pursuaded by the wriggle-rhetoric of the crazy ID'ers and Bible literalists who are http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/creationists-claim-gravity-just-theory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=PgRdoXE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=PgRdoXE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=uIL7BIe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=uIL7BIe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=5v4OIrE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=5v4OIrE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=YLnkOXe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=YLnkOXe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=rNNxK5E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=rNNxK5E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=N6jyDcE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=N6jyDcE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=QkeARRe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=QkeARRe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7735191398892219976Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:52:00 +00002008-02-22T14:28:01.823ZreligionAtheismscienceOne of the regular features of this blog are posts related to issues about the debate between Biblical Literalists in the form of creationism and "Intelligent Design" and the scientific view of the world, in particular the scientific explanations for the observed evidence of evolution. This debate invariably turns around creationists attempting to undermine peoples understanding of science, the http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/bible-cantget-story-straight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=glAlDFE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=glAlDFE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=jxbg5Ee"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=jxbg5Ee" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=OPTuniE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=OPTuniE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=f39zfae"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=f39zfae" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=UWEYArE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=UWEYArE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=kJ2lMJE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=kJ2lMJE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=kd2tCze"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=kd2tCze" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-5440988656425105369Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:23:00 +00002008-02-19T23:44:16.762ZfundamentalistreligionAtheismscienceSometimes it seems that Creationsts, Biblical literalists and their pseudo-scientific vanguard the so called Intelligent Design mob just have a thing about Evolution and the Theory of Natural selection and that the rest of the theoretical base of science is relatively immune from their fallacious ramblings. However while browsing the blogosphere I came across a link posted by Hyphoid Logic ( a http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/creationists-real-agenda.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=aVLPoUE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=aVLPoUE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=w59VlLe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=w59VlLe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=4PvszWE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=4PvszWE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Hp1S7ve"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Hp1S7ve" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=dOWdctE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=dOWdctE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=x3Ja7uE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=x3Ja7uE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=N2X8qke"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=N2X8qke" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-4182520909252528091Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:52:00 +00002008-02-28T22:48:14.705Zcrimeayrshire newsA vicious Ulster thug who was deemed too violent for Maghaberry jail in Ulster has been bailed to live in Ayr. Patrick Francis Joseph McDonagh (40) spent almost a decade locked up in a top security mental hospital in Scotland because he was branded "too dangerous for Ulster's jails". McDonagh was detained under an indefinite hospital order in November 1998 after a court was told that, armed with http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/dangerous-ulster-thug-on-bail-in-ayr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=bkMoQbE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=bkMoQbE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=PiBbnde"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=PiBbnde" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=QbsW5bE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=QbsW5bE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=B4bGnse"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=B4bGnse" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=n99R7ZE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=n99R7ZE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=xSWECCE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=xSWECCE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=7Dj7Vge"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=7Dj7Vge" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-3198921520071980976Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:40:00 +00002008-02-16T15:12:27.747ZfinanceThe housing markets both here in the UK and in the US are going through a very rough patch at the moment. A friend of mine is currently owing very little on her mortgage and was interested in re-mortaging to realise some of the capital and invest it in some improvements to the property. She had been looking at around £25k over around 15 or 16 years. She contacted a broker and was quoted in http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/uk-housing-market-not-as-bad-as-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=oj01JKE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=oj01JKE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=XcNCIUe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=XcNCIUe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=ZAWBI8E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=ZAWBI8E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=g0XQCAe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=g0XQCAe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=KPGFYzE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=KPGFYzE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=lBx6uAE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=lBx6uAE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=6Eb76je"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=6Eb76je" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-3267537044702367323Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:06:00 +00002008-02-18T09:44:49.368Zayrshire newsNHS Greater Ayrshire and Arran NHS Ayrshire and Arran will receive £16.7m, which works out at a real term increase of less that 0.5%. tThe settlement is described as giving 'Cause for Concern' Seven other councils have already agreed a freeze and among the others to join them yesterday were Moray, South Ayrshire, Borders and East Renfrewshire. ... North Ayrshire Now the Council's newsletter http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/ayrshire-news-update-16th-feb-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=YFqbGdE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=YFqbGdE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=KbEH6pe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=KbEH6pe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=hBFumeE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=hBFumeE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=jhfyORe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=jhfyORe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=2mJQCiE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=2mJQCiE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=qqJuMCE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=qqJuMCE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=APHqZge"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=APHqZge" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-3165953470710719774Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:33:00 +00002008-02-19T23:45:08.887ZreligionAtheismscienceOne of the things that creationists and their pseudo-scientific vanguard the Intelligent Designers never seem to be able to get their head around is that unlike their static Biblical world view the scientific approach is characterised by constant testing and challenge. They see this as weakness and think that describing the Modern Synthesis, Neo-Darwnism as "ONLY a theory" is somehow a slur. http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/neo-darwinism-and-complexity-theory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=b7RmXlE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=b7RmXlE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=OZyofNe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=OZyofNe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=zYAEJpE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=zYAEJpE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=oT7mhOe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=oT7mhOe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=9iByheE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=9iByheE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=G5S7ZOE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=G5S7ZOE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=QJaYO6e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=QJaYO6e" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7615481947648980592Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:44:00 +00002008-02-16T15:25:28.449Zcrimescotland newspoliticsRosemary Byrne, the former MSP, is showing solidarity with her fellow Soldarity party co-convener Tommy Sheridan by now also being charged with perjury in connection with the lurid damages case that Tommy Sheridan won against the News of the World newspaper in 2006. Tommy Sheridan was himself charged with perjury in December last year. Rosemary Byrne was charged by Lothian and Borders police on http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/tommy-sheridan-case-more-perjury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=vGfQnkE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=vGfQnkE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=mXQCp4e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=mXQCp4e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=V9l4E7E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=V9l4E7E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=BTe1a3e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=BTe1a3e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=YpzDYmE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=YpzDYmE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=rXzCpxE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=rXzCpxE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=xoQekIe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=xoQekIe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-6770532613593645891Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:00 +00002008-02-14T01:26:06.615ZUSmiddle eastIraq Baghdad: In a potentially significant development Iraqi MPs have finally made progress in breaking the political impass in Iraq by passing three important laws. The move comes after delays and brinkmanship between rival factions in the Iraqi parliament. Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani had earlier complained that the chamber was being paralysed by distrust between the factions in the parliament http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/iraq-political-progress-first-glimmer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=v9tQxzE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=v9tQxzE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=oao7xEe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=oao7xEe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Yi4VdnE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Yi4VdnE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Rsj2LUe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Rsj2LUe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=YuiNQhE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=YuiNQhE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=HMkqndE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=HMkqndE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=xYLHHie"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=xYLHHie" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7215712261638846541Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:43:00 +00002008-02-13T16:27:31.366Zislamfundamentalistcartoonfree speechThe controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed have been re-printed by 11 Danish newspapers ( The Jyllands-Posten and other major newspapers - including Politiken and Berlingske Tidende) - reprinted the caricature in their Wednesday editions in a move of defiance and protest following the Danish police uncovering a plot to kill the cartoonist Kurt Westergaard. The cartoonist and his http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/danish-cartoons-reprinted-muslim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=z0AGijE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=z0AGijE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=4ddkTEe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=4ddkTEe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=7kFi44E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=7kFi44E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=JA3b0se"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=JA3b0se" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=2RVpVDE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=2RVpVDE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Sq8BWlE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Sq8BWlE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=GFX0mAe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=GFX0mAe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-5648975152545886722Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:27:00 +00002008-02-19T23:46:44.433ZreligionAtheismscienceCharles Darwin, who discovered and theorised about the process of natural Selection, which drives evolution, was born on this day 199 years ago. The influence of Darwin on the development of modern biology is hard to overstate. It was Darwin who first made theoretical sense of the vast diversity of life , both from the ancient past and the present, that we find on this earth. It is Darwins work http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/happy-darwin-day-to-all.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=UGFQG8E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=UGFQG8E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=oErqnpe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=oErqnpe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=TuAFB5E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=TuAFB5E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=7zCn7oe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=7zCn7oe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=z1gLVZE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=z1gLVZE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=yNydL5E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=yNydL5E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=9Rbsxte"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=9Rbsxte" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-3427911013737320504Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:23:00 +00002008-02-11T03:42:57.313Zmusic+artsEntertainmentAt the 50th annual Grammy Awards Amy Winehouse won two of the big categories; song of the year for "Rehab" and best new artist. Amy Winehouse won a total of four awards for the night. Winehouse also won two awards in the pre-broadcast presentation, in the categories of best pop vocal album (for "Back to Black") and best female pop vocal. Most of the 100-plus Grammy awards are given out before thehttp://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/grammys-2008-winners-amy-winehouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=OVWk6gE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=OVWk6gE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=5ZMvoce"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=5ZMvoce" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=uKNtPFE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=uKNtPFE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=W3xQeRe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=W3xQeRe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=iXpJU7E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=iXpJU7E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=KHWWBgE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=KHWWBgE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=M9ShXce"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=M9ShXce" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-4032079582301407230Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:22:00 +00002008-02-10T15:19:20.624ZreligionScientology Scientology "Churches" around the world will be the subject of protests today (10th Feb) as the campaign by the internet group "anonymous" stages a series of demonstrations against the dangerous cult of scientology. At the time of writing, peaceful protests have already taken place at various locations across Australia and more anti-scientology demonstrations are planned across the globe today. http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/worldwide-anti-scientology-protests.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=mvoMciE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=mvoMciE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=FiGr25e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=FiGr25e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Rp5zg7E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Rp5zg7E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Z5aPgJe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Z5aPgJe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=8PIKtYE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=8PIKtYE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=EEkTu7E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=EEkTu7E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=AfPTWMe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=AfPTWMe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-8799469755949552840Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:26:00 +00002008-02-09T16:45:22.689ZislamreligionIn a previous post I was very critical about the Archbishop of Cantebury calling for Sharia Law in the UK. The criticism of the Archbishop following his remarks came from all corners of the media and public and there have been mounting calls for him to resign following his foolish remarks. To add insult to injury the Archbishop is now trying to claim that he was not calling for Sharia Law to be http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/archbishop-wriggles-and-must-resign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=ZEKYO8E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=ZEKYO8E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=SDjgHLe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=SDjgHLe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=wkeoj3E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=wkeoj3E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=ZKmbZ4e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=ZKmbZ4e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=sjgDNcE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=sjgDNcE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=2rgkrsE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=2rgkrsE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=mkXmpCe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=mkXmpCe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-2787639291571200080Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:12:00 +00002008-02-10T14:06:39.847ZPhotohistory This is a Panoramic view of Dunottar Castle, Stonehaven near Aberdeen in Scotland. 42x14 Photographic Print. This is a wonderfully atmospheric photograph of Dunottar Castle A little of The History of Dunottar Castle William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots, the Marquis of Montrose and the future King Charles II, all stayed Dunottar Castle. the castle is perhaps best known as the site where http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/photoprint-of-castle-stonehaven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Rb4lLoE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Rb4lLoE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=BpFYrPe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=BpFYrPe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=2tewITE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=2tewITE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Cm4o29e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Cm4o29e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=CaQBADE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=CaQBADE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Cq3WQzE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Cq3WQzE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=GOy8xze"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=GOy8xze" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-2462049540871738505Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:06:00 +00002008-02-09T12:36:02.122ZislamreligionpoliticsThe Archbishop of Cantebury's call for the adoption of Sharia Law in the UK reveals just what an out of touch plonker this man is. If he knew anything he would know that there is much concern in the UK about the constant pressure by sections of the Islamic community for this country to continually accomodate their demands. Starting with the calls for the death of Salman Rushdie over the http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/archbishop-of-cantebury-is-idiot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=oTXlUME"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=oTXlUME" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=TjBElqe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=TjBElqe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=w34SWSE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=w34SWSE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=emBlXze"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=emBlXze" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=0RcKhME"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=0RcKhME" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Ata9YPE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Ata9YPE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=u76LQCe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=u76LQCe" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-196996882686989619Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:57:00 +00002008-02-09T16:44:14.722ZcrimeA federal indictment in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday named 62 defendants in one of the largest anti-mafia takedowns in recent years, with most of the suspects in custody. Dozens of alleged Gambino crime family members have been charged with various gangland crimes dating back across three decades. Among the crimes included are the brutal murder of a court officer. The three highest-ranking http://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/gambino-family-mafia-mob-arrests.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=hmhcElE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=hmhcElE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=pXHn63e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=pXHn63e" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=EqvrA2E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=EqvrA2E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=iUlKsMe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=iUlKsMe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=qh50FFE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=qh50FFE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=Jc93g1E"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=Jc93g1E" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=yFj31me"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=yFj31me" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10587480.post-7559458921209169872Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:58:00 +00002008-02-05T16:32:52.385ZEntertainmentLast year was so busy that I never got round to taking some of my annual holidays so this year I am determined to get away. I go regularly to Italy, usually once a year, as I have been teaching myself Italian for a couple of years now. I never thought of myself as being able to learn another language. While I was always good at science and stuff at school I usually ended up bottom of the class athttp://ayrshireblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/ayrshire-blog-plans-its-holidays-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=hfPCZuE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=hfPCZuE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=OTWoLBe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=OTWoLBe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=aTirotE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=aTirotE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=e9IsSWe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=e9IsSWe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=s9E3dSE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=s9E3dSE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=lmtK0pE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=lmtK0pE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?a=7yE665e"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/AyrshireBlog?i=7yE665e" border="0"></img></a> </div>