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Name: Scottish Parliament

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First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents

Scottish parliamentary motion supports gay comic book wedding

Ten members of the Scottish parliament have backed a motion in support of the two gay X-Men characters due to wed in their comic's next issue. ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Pink News ]

Entities: Gay, Scottish Parliament, X-Men

First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 2 Documents

Scottish Parliament

Artist Alasdair gray on turning pub Oran Mor into an artwork

WHEN Alasdair Gray visits our reigning pub of the year he is not thinking about painting the town red.Instead, the acclaimed writer and artist is working out how to finish off the ceiling.His incredible murals adorn the walls and ceilings of Oran Mor, ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Glasgow Sunday Mail ]

Entities: Scotland, Centaur, Scottish Parliament

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 2 Documents

Scottish Parliament motion acknowledges Marvel’s same-sex wedding

Standing in stark contrast to One Million Moms’ new effort to convince Marvel and DC Comics to immediately abandon all plans involving gay characters, a motion has been introduced in Scottish Parliament to acknowledge the wedding Northstar and to declare ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ]

Entities: Scottish Parliament, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay, Homosexuality

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Michael Russell

Who is Scotland's Top Modern Apprentice?

The search for the country’s top Modern Apprentices was launched today by Education Secretary Michael Russell as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2012.Scotland’s Modern Apprenticeship Awards, delivered by Skills Development Scotland, will take place ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Allmediascotland ]

Entities: Scotland, Michael Russell, Scottish Parliament

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Sir Elton John

Gibb's influence outside music remembered

Long-time Robin Gibb friend and associate Mick Garbutt has delivered his own personal tribute by highlighting the Bee Gee legend's positive impact beyond music.Garbutt, who had worked with Gibb since 2007, said the star's loss to the music industry would ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Music Week ]

Entities: Sir Elton John, Robin Gibb, Rick Wakeman, Outward Bound

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

BARRY Gibb

Robin Gibb’s inspirational words for Scottish youth

Robin Gibb, who has died at the age of 62 after a battle with colon cancer, was at the Scottish Parliament three years ago – and talked about the importance of encouraging others to go the extra mile.307050Video will appear here shortly.Robin Gibb, who ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Stv.tv ]

Entities: Robin Gibb, Scottish Parliament, Colorectal Cancer, BARRY Gibb

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Alex Salmond

Missing Appointment Earns McAlpine Front Page Treatment

Despite having being a former deputy editor of one and an, until recently, regular columnist for the other, journalist-turned-politician, Joan McAlpine, today finds herself on the front page of at least three daily newspapers today.It follows the aide ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Allmediascotland ]

Entities: Appointment, Alex Salmond, Scottish Parliament

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Salmond Under Renewed Pressure to 'Reveal all'

The First Minister, Alex Salmond, is reportedly facing renewed calls to reveal the extent of his relationship with media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, to the Scottish Parliament.Scottish Parliament opposition leaders, Willie Rennie of the LibDems and Ruth Davidson, ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Allmediascotland ]

Entities: Alex Salmond, Willie Rennie, Scottish Parliament

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Edinburgh through a daughter's eyes

It was the perfect spot for my introduction to Scotland, and, no, it wasn’t a castle. There would be plenty of time for castles. But for now, I just wanted to see my daughter, who was spending her fall semester at the University of Edinburgh. Sally suggested ... [ Published May 14 2012 by NOLA Live ]

Entities: Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Scotland, JK Rowling

First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Council’s music man out to conduct kids’ theatre trips

Orchestra conductor and new city culture leader Richard Lewis has pledged to roll out theatre visits for schoolchildren across Edinburgh to develop audiences of the future.The respected musician aims to follow European models of exposing children to culture ... [ Published May 14 2012 by The Scotsman ]

Entities: Richard Lewis, Maureen Child, Lesley Hinds, James Gillespie, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)

First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 1 Documents

St George's Day Should It Be A Public Holiday?

If St George's Day was a public holiday, how would you celebrate the occasion in Ely and across East Cambridgeshire - St George's Day - if it was a public holiday, how would you celebrate it in Ely?Is it finally time to recognise the patron saint of England ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Ely People ]

Entities: England, English Heritage, Scottish Parliament, Mayor of London

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Boris bucks the trend as Britain swings left

Boris Johnson bucked the trend on a day when Britain swung to the left.The Eton-educated Conservative is a charismatic figure and his$ re-election to serve another four years as London Mayor gave his party$ electoral cover for an otherwise grim set of ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Yahoo! Maktoob News ]

Entities: The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Elections, Scotland, United Kingdom, Boris Johnson

Quotes

...© Marvel ComicsThe motion states: "That the Parliament welcomes the news that the Marvel comic, X-Men, will feature its first same-sex marriage, which will feature Northstar, believed to be the first openly gay comic superhero; understands that, in 1992, Marvel was the first comic publisher to reveal a gay superhero; notes that Northstar is not the first gay character to have had a same-sex marriage in the comic book world, and agrees that same-sex marriage should not be restricted to the world of literature and fantasy." The declaration has no legislative weight but is made as an expression of support...

Scottish Parliament back gay wedding [Digital Spy - 9 hours ago]

"And returning to the arena that we will always remember him for - the songs - he knew that behind the show business glitz were the serious issues creators of all types faced both here and around the world. Globally, he has proudly represented CISAC as president, in fighting to repeal negative copyright law preventing songwriters receiving their due rewards and enjoyed considerable success so that writers in as diverse territories as Croatia and Chile, to name but two, will mourn his loss. As he often stated he wasn't campaigning for artists like himself, Elton John or Paul McCartney, he was representing the songwriter with a more modest portfolio, but who needed to ensure he retained his rightful earnings to live through later years when maybe the success had dried up."

Gibb's influence outside music remembered [Music Week - May 22 2012]

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Who is Scotland's Top Modern Apprentice? [ Published May 24 2012 by Allmediascotland ]
Gibb's influence outside music remembered [ Published May 22 2012 by Music Week ]
Robin Gibb’s inspirational words for Scottish y... [ Published May 21 2012 by Stv.tv ]
Top Civil Servant Reportedly Asked to Reveal Ex... [ Published May 21 2012 by Allmediascotland ]
Missing Appointment Earns McAlpine Front Page T... [ Published May 18 2012 by Allmediascotland ]
Salmond Under Renewed Pressure to 'Reveal all' [ Published May 16 2012 by Allmediascotland ]
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Lothian’s police choir to get lesson from beatb... [ Published May 16 2012 by The Scotsman ]
Edinburgh through a daughter's eyes [ Published May 14 2012 by NOLA Live ]
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Obituary: Charles Barron, inspirational teacher... [ Published May 04 2012 by The Scotsman ]
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Trumping over the Dunes [ Published Apr 30 2012 by London Review of Books ]
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Scottish Parliament motion acknowledges Marvel’... [ Published May 25 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Standing in stark contrast to One Million Moms’ new effort to convince Marvel and DC Comics to immediately abandon all plans involving gay characters, a motion has been introduced in Scottish Parliament to acknowledge the wedding Northstar and to declare ...
Donald Trump (And His Hair) Targeted By Scottis... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Donald Trump flew into Edinburgh yesterday. He met with members of the Scottish parliament and told them that wind turbines would be the “destruction of Scotland’s tourist industry”. But he got some static from local activists before the time when a ...

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Trump: Wind farms will destroy Scotland tourism [ Published Apr 25 2012 by CBS - YouTube ]
US tycoon Donald Trump appears in Scottish Parl... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]