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Thomas Telford

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Telford Thomas Telford FRS, FRSE (9 August 1757 – 2 September 1834) was a Scottish civil engineer, architect and stonemason, and a noted road, bridge and canal builder. After establishing himself as an engineer of road and canal projects in Shropshire, he designed numerous infrastructure projects in his native Scotland, as well as harbours and tunnels. Such was his reputation as a prolific designer of highways and related bridges, he was dubbed The Colossus of Roads (a pun on the Colossus of Rhodes), and, reflecting his command…

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hume David Hume (7 May 1711 – 25 August 1776) (born David Home) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his highly influential system of radical philosophical empiricism, skepticism, and naturalism. Hume’s empiricist approach to philosophy places him with John Locke, George Berkeley, Francis Bacon, and Thomas Hobbes as a British Empiricist. Beginning with his A Treatise of Human Nature (1739), Hume strove to create a total naturalistic science of man that examined the psychological basis of human nature. Against…

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird John Logie Baird FRSE 14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish engineer, innovator, one of the inventors of the mechanical television, demonstrating the first working television system on 26 January 1926, and inventor of both the first publicly demonstrated colour television system, and the first purely electronic colour television picture tube. In 1928 the Baird Television Development Company achieved the first transatlantic television transmission. Baird’s early technological successes and his role in the practical introduction of broadcast television for home entertainment have earned…

It’s been 18 years since Scotland’s last major finals appearance. Has McArthur’s leveller kept the hope? Report: http://bbc.in/2dCzry8 It's been 18 years since Scotland's last major finals appearance. Has McArthur's leveller kept the hope? Report: https://t.co/CzePChVPR0 pic.twitter.com/qncVIyZ0z9 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) 8 October 2016

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37601575 RELATED LINKS: ATP TOUR WEBSITE >> www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/beijing/747/overview ANDY MURRAY WEBSITE: >> www.andymurray.com Five singles titles in 2016. 40 career singles titles. Andy Murray did not drop a set at the China Open Andy Murray secured his fifth singles title of 2016 – and 40th of his career – by beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in the China Open final. World number two Murray was seriously tested by his Bulgarian opponent but the Scot ended a near-faultless week in Beijing with the main prize. The British…

ARTICLE SOURCE: >> news.gov.scot/news/living-wage-set-at-gbp-845 RELATED LINKS: SCOT GOV WEBSITE >> www.scotland.gov.uk Scottish Government contributes £100,000 to help build vital electricity supplies in rural Malawi Vital electricity supplies in rural Malawi are being built with the help of investment from the Scottish Government. Community Energy Malawi (CEM) has been working with a team from the University of Strathclyde to provide energy to schools, clinics and homes in the east African country where the power supply is scarce. The Scottish Government is giving £100,000 to the project to support training in the…

ARTICLE SOURCE/MATCH REPORT: >> bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37527243 RELATED LINKS: SCOTTISH FA >> www.scottishfa.co.uk SCOTLAND RESULTS HISTORY >> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team_2000%E2%80%9319_results Substitute James McArthur’s late header salvaged a draw against Lithuania to avoid a potentially major blow to Scotland’s World Cup qualifying hopes. Grant Hanley and Callum Paterson went close with first-half headers while Robert Snodgrass and Chris Martin also had chances before Lithuania struck. Fedor Cernych finished a slick move in the 58th minute with a powerful right-foot strike into the bottom corner. James McArthur’s late header salvages a draw against Lithuania.https://t.co/o7cTvdd3OY#bbcsportscot pic.twitter.com/gjsOdXS0ir —…

The Playhouse >> https://seatplan.com/edinburgh/playhouse-theatre/ Twitter: @edinplayhouse twitter.com/edinplayhouse kings Theatre >> www.edtheatres.com/kings Festival Theatre >> www.edtheatres.com/festival Twitter: @edtheatres twitter.com/edtheatres The Lyceum >> www.lyceum.org.uk Twitter: @lyceumtheatre twitter.com/lyceumtheatre Usher hall >> www.usherhall.co.uk Twitter: @theusherhall twitter.com/theusherhall The Queens Hall >> www.thequeenshall.net/ Twitter: @queens_hall twitter.com/queens_hall Tweets by Edinburgh Theatres

The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) is Scotland’s premier national venue for public events, concerts and conferences. SEE EVENTS LIST ON AT THE SECC WEBSITE: >> www.secc.co.uk/attend/event-listings.aspx On Facebook: www.facebook.com/SECC-100117589781/events/ The SECC is Scotland’s national venue for exhibitions and events of all kinds. It provides five Halls accommodating a wide range of exhibitions and events, with Hall 4 being the largest with a seating capacity of 10,000. Hall 1 holds 360 people. Hall 2 can hold 2,500 seated, 3,600 standing, or 3000 part seated, part standing. Hall 3 can…

The SSE Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the site of the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. The arena is named after its main sponsor, energy company SSE plc. SSE HYDRO WEBSITE: >> www.thessehydro.com/ SSE HYDRO on Twitter: >> twitter.com/TheSSEHydro

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Thomas Telford

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