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Monday, November 3rd, 2008Gretna Green
In 1754, England past a law preventing marriage under the age of 21 without parental consent. In Scotland, the legal age for marriage was 16. Prior to 1929, it was even younger than that! And so, young lovers eloped traveling under the cover of darkness to Gretna Green. Gretna Green is ½ mile [...]
Clans on Broadway - MacBeth’s Rehabilitation
Monday, November 3rd, 2008MacBeth’s Rehabilitation
Macbeth was an 11th Century Scottish King. His reign was a lengthy 17 years but his achievements have been clouded by the pen of Shakespeare. The play’s portrayal of Macbeth as a murderer and tyrant lead to his long association with back luck.
Macbeth was born Mac Bethad mac Findlaich, meaning Son of [...]
Kinnaird Bagpipes - Piping and Scottish Superstitions
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Piping and Scottish Superstitions
There are superstitions all over the world about pretty much everything- don’t step on a crack, don’t let a black cat cross your path, pick up a penny for good luck. But, are there any superstitions about Bagpipes?
In Italy, bagpipe drones are traditionally tied with red ribbon to ward off [...]
How An Email Marketing System Can Help You Increase Your Profit Rate
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008If you’re operating any type of enterprise through the highways and tools made possible by the World Wide Web and you’re not taking advantage of email marketing, then you’re losing out on what will surely skyrocket your curren earnings by as much as fifteen-fold.
Indeed, email marketing is the most potent advertising method on the [...]
How to Capture Email Addresses on Your Website
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008So you see the importance of having an email newsletter, and you’ve learned some tips on what to put in it and when to send it, but I can hear some asking, “Now how do I put an opt-in option on my website so that people can sign up?”
There are a number of different ways [...]
Clans on Broadway - St Andrew
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008St. Andrew
To The End of the Earth
St. Andrew, one of the apostles, was a humble fishermen in Galilee. Andrew was sentenced to death for following Christ and preaching the gospel. Feeling unworthy to die as Christ had on a T-shaped cross, he asked to be crucified on an X-shaped cross called a saltire, now [...]