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List of bodily organs

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*[[Adrenal gland]]
*[[Aris]]
*[[Bladder]]
*[[Brain]]
*[[Diaphragm]]
*[[Ear]]
*[[Esophagus]]
*[[Eye]]
*[[Fat]]
*[[Gall bladder]]
*[[Gristle]]
*[[Heart]]
*[[Jap's eye]]
*[[Kidney]]
*[[Kneecaps]]
*[[Knob]]
*[[Lady lumps]]
*[[Large intestine]]
*[[Liver]]
*[[Lung]]
*[[Moobs]]
*[[Mouth]]
*[[Muscle]]
*[[Nose]]
*[[Pancreas]]
*[[Pituitary gland]]
*[[Scalp]]
*[[Shatner's Bassoon]]
*[[Sphincter]]
*[[Stomach]]
*[[Skin]]
*[[Small intestine]]
*[[Spleen]]
*[[Thyroid gland]]
*[[Thymus]]
*[[Tongue]]
*[[Trachea]]
*[[Uterus]]
*[[Vermiform appendix]]

The [[soul]], the essence of each individual, is not rightly considered a bodily organ, but rather a spiritual entity, whose relation with the physical body is a matter of some contention.

Glasgow

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'''Glasgow''' is the largest city in [[Scotland]]. Founded by its patron saint Kentigern (or Mungo) around 540 AD it stands on both sides of the River Clyde.

The official motto of the city is ''Floreat Glasgua'' ("Let Glasgow Flourish"). However the unofficial motto is the [[Scots]] ''Yer Tea's Oot'' ("Your Tea Is Out") - a reference to the city's great tradition of hospitality towards the stranger.

The population of the city itself has declined from over a million inhabitants in the pre [[World War II]] era to around 600,000 today. However the population of the Greater Glasgow conurbation is approximately 2.5 million, roughly half the population of [[Scotland]].

Inhabitants of Glasgow are called Glaswegians but are often referred to by other Scots as "Keelies" or "Weegies". Glaswegians frequently refer to themselves in [[Scots]] as ''Wee Arra Peepul'' ("Little Arrow People"), a reference to their small stature and historical renown as archers.

=== Buildings ===

Glasgow has many fine public buildings, notably Glasgow Cathedral, a large [[Gothic]] edifice, the City Chambers, [[Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery]], the Great Eastern Hotel, the University at Gilmorehill, the Armadillo designed by [[Richard Rodgers]], the School of Art designed by [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]] and the Beresford Hotel, an art deco building on Sauchiehall St.

The poet [[Sir John Betjeman]] described Glasgow as the "finest Victorian city in the world". This accolade is still justified today despite the best efforts of the City Council to destroy it in the 1960s and 1970s.

=== History ===

The site of the founding of St Mungo's church is now the site of Glasgow Cathedral. <ref>http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/History/Earliest+Beginnings.htm</ref>

In the early days Glasgow was subjected to frequent raids by marauding [[Vikings]] who sailed up the Clyde in their long ships. One such incursion on Glasgow is recounted in the [[Norse]] Saga of [[Noggin the Nog]].

Glasgow is famous for shipbuilding, [[whisky]] distilling, the manufacture of hats called 'Jimmy bunnets' which are favoured by members of the [[Tartan Army]] and [[soccer]].

=== Education ===

Glasgow has three universities - the [[University of Glasgow]] founded in 1451, the [[University of Strathclyde]], the former Royal College, which was raised to university status in 1965 and [[Glasgow Caledonian University]], previously Glasgow College of Technology, which has been a university since 1992.

=== The People ===

Glasgow's population consists mainly of Lowland Scots, Gaels from the [[Highlands]] and [[Hebrides]] and the descendants of immigrants from [[Ireland]]. The early twentieth century saw arrivals from [[Italy]], [[Russia]], [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. Some of these immigrants from Eastern Europe were Jews escaping pogroms but many came to work in the coalmines and steelworks in and around the city. The latter half of the twentieth century saw a new wave of immigration from [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. With the recent accession of Poland to the [[European Union]] the city has played host to many young Poles seeking work in the city.

=== Sport and Religion ===

Football and religion are normally seen as being inseparable in Glasgow. Scottish Football has for decades been dominated by two Glasgow clubs; Glasgow Rangers and Celtic FC (often erroneously called Glasgow Celtic). These are the two clubs with the strongest links to the religious community. Rangers predominantly draw their support, and until the 1980's their players, from members of the Protestant church while Celtic historically draw their support from the Roman Catholic community. Due to the fixture scheduling of the Scottish Premier League to the two teams meet each other at 4 times a year. <ref>http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/FixturesandResults/0,,10002,00.html</ref> At these games an inter-denominational service precedes the game at which each set of supporters sing songs to the other. When matches are played at Ibrox Park (the home of Rangers) the service is usually conducted by the Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, whereas at matches played at Celtic Park services have been led by leading clergy from various Protestant denominations. On March 10th 2007 the service at Celtic Park was led by the Rev Dr [[Ian Paisley]], Moderator of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ireland and First Minister of [[Northern Ireland]]. These events have helped boost inter-faith relations and help give Glasgow its slogan - The Friendly City.<ref>http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/AboutGlasgow/Touristattractions/thefriendlycity.htm</ref>

=== Politics ===

Due to its heavy working class culture and tradition of heavy industry Glasgow has always been a hotbed of fervent [[socialism]]. All MPs currently returned to the UK Parliament represent the Labour Party. The last Conservative to represent a Parliamentary seat in Glasgow was Teddy (later Sir Teddy) Taylor who represented Glasgow Cathcart from 1964 to 1979 when he lost he seat to [[John Maxton]]. This was the only Conservative loss in the 1979 election and fore-shadowed the collapse in support of Conservatism throughout Scotland during the premiership of [[Margaret Thatcher]].

In the Scottish Parliament all 10 Constituency MPs represent the Labour Party. The Proportionately Elected Regional List MPs for Glasgow comprise two from the [[Scottish National Party]], two from the [[Scottish Socialist Party]], one from the [[Liberal Democrats]], one from the [[Green Party]] and the Conservative, [[Bill Aitken]].<ref>http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/factsheets/documents/MSPsbyConstituencyandRegionSession2.pdf</ref> The next elections for the Scottish Parliament are to be held on 3rd May 2007.

=== Customs, Leisure and Culture ===

The city has a number of fine museums and galleries, notably the [[Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery]], the [[Burrell Collection]] in Pollok Park and the Museum of Religious Life which is situated in Provand's Lordship, the oldest house in Glasgow.

Despite a long and proud industrial heritage Glasgow is studded with green spaces and recreation grounds (the name Glasgow comes from the Brythonic for ''Dear Green Place''). The finest of these is the much loved Possil Park, opened by Queen Victoria in 1878.

The slums of the industrial era, particularly the Gorbals and the notorious [[Cludgie]] district, have now been cleared and regenerated with many fine new dwellings and green spaces.

A local custom in Glasgow is the traditional greeting of visitors from afar with a 'Glasgow Kiss'. This is not a kiss at all, and is totally non-sexual in nature. It involves the rubbing of foreheads in a vigorous yet friendly manner. Whether or not the action originates from a desired 'meeting of minds' is unclear but its effect is to initiate the stranger into the social group.

The month of July in Glasgow sees a large parade known as the Orange Walk (popularly, "the Walk"). This colourful extravaganza commemorates the first shipment of citrus fruits from South America to arrive in Glasgow at Broomielaw Quay on the Clyde in 1690 and the establishment of the city's first fruit market nearby. The parade is preceded by the disembarkation at Custom House Quay of a group of marchers known as 'Orangemen' who have sailed up the Clyde in a banana boat. It has often been compared with the Notting Hill Carnival in [[London]] and the [[Rio de Janeiro]] Mardi Gras but, fortunately, has never been marred by the trouble and violence which often accompanies those events.

The Theatre Royal in Hope Street is the home of Scottish Opera and Scottish Ballet. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra has its home at the Royal Concert Hall in Buchanan Street. The Henry Wood Hall in Anderston is the base of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

Scottish Television and BBC Scotland both have studios on the south bank of the Clyde at Atlantic Quay.

=== Language ===

The language of Glasgow is formally [[English]] but, informally, the natives speak a local variant of [[Scots]]. Here are some common everyday phrases which may be useful for the visitor:
*''Hullawrerr'' - Good morning/afternoon
*''Hoozitgaun?'' - How are you?
*''Awright'' - I'm very well
*''Geeza'' - Please
*''Ta'' - Thank you
*''Yer bahookey'' - You're welcome
*''Wherraboozer?'' - Where can I get something to eat/drink?
*''Fuctifanaw. Ahmno fae here'' - I'm sorry I don't know. I'm a stranger myself.
*''Jeewant chibbed yabassa'' - Please leave me alone
*''Aye, right'' - I agree
*''Yeraffyerheid'' - I disagree
*''Gerritupye'' - Good health
*''Ahwislikaat'' - I was surprised

The ancient Celtic language [[Gaelic]] can often be heard in Glasgow, particularly in the West End where there is a sizeable community from the [[Hebrides]].

=== Famous Glaswegians ===

* [[Billy Connolly]] (Comedian and Actor)
* [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]] (Architect)
* Sir William Burrell (Businessman, Philantropist who donated The [[Burrell Collection]] to the City)
* [[Gordon Jackson]] (Actor, The Great Escape, Upstairs Downstairs, The Professionals)
* [[Robbie Coltrane]] (Actor, Hagrid in the [[Harry Potter]] films)
* Billy Boyd (Actor, Pippin in the [[Lord of the Rings]] Trilogy)
* Scrooge McDuck
* Groundskeeper Willie
* Jack McLean (journalist, author, bon viveur and urban Voltaire)
* Gerry McNee (journalist - "The Voice of a Football")
* Alan Cumming (actor)
* Ian and Janette Tough aka [[The Krankies]] (comedy duo),
* Johnny Beattie (Shakespearean actor)
* [[Chutney Ferret]] (comedian)
* Frankie Miller (rock singer)
* Jim Kerr (rock singer with [[Simple Minds]])
* [[Sir Cameron King]] (shipping magnate)
* [[Tommy Toley]] (comedian)
* Stanley Baxter (philologist and author of the definitive academic work on the Glasgow dialect)<ref>http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1874744009?ie=UTF8&tag=globalaffilia-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1874744009</ref>
* Lobey Dosser (frontiersman)
* Charlie Sim (uphill gardener)
* Donald Findlay QC (advocate and ecumenist)
* Sydney Devine (singer)
* Matt Black (painter)
* Field Marshal Lord Roberts of [[Kandahar]], [[Pretoria]] and [[Waterford]] (soldier)
* Chick Young (radio presenter and comedian)
* Lulu (singer)
* Ian Brady (moors murderer)
* Andrew Agnew (Action Film Actor)
* Jerry Sadowitz (magician and comedian)
* Leo Blair (father of [[Tony Blair]])
* Mark McManus (actor)
* Robert McLeod, Alexander Wilson and William McManus (A music hall trio known by their stage names of Bob, Ag and Willie)

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* [[Scottish Animal Breeds]]

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* Scottish Animal Breeds

Aberdeen

2007-04-27T13:02:45Z

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The third largest city in [[Scotland]], '''Aberdeen''' is located in the north east of Scotland, between the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don (collectively known as the tweedles, from the Scots word "tweed" which means river).

The city's motto is ''Gie Ye The Bowk'' which, roughly translated from the [[Scots]], means ''Give Your All''.

Aberdeen is the major logistical center of the [[North Sea]] [[oil]] industry and is also famous as a [[fishing]] port and a center of educational excellence. From late Medieval times until the late 19th century, Aberdeen was home to as many universities as the whole of [[England]].

Aberdeen is known as the [[Granite]] City (sometimes also The Silver City with the Golden Sands) from the stone used in the construction of its many fine public buildings. A person from Aberdeen is called an Aberdonian. Aberdonians have a reputation for stinginess and, it is alleged, copper wire was invented by two Aberdonians fighting over a penny. Aberdeen is the least religious city in Scotland. <ref>http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1726&sID=332</ref> As a result of its involvement in the oil industry Aberdeen is home to many foreign nationals. There are large communities of Americans, French, Dutch, Saudi Arabians, Kuwaitis, Poles, Chileans, Venezuelans, Outer Mongolians, Nepalese and Filipinos. The richest of these live in the salubrious suburb of Torry, which lies south of the River Dee; the 'millionaire's row' on the waterfront boasts extensive views of the riverscape and city centre. Other suburban districts of note include Sandilands, Mastrick, Kincorth, Ferryhill, Altens and Bridge of Don.

===Sport===

[[Aberdeen FC]] (nickname: the Dons) is the city's only senior football club. Home matches are played at Pittodrie whose name derives from the Pictish for dung heap. The current manager is [[Jimmy Calderwood]].

===Sharggers===

In Doric, the Scots dialect used in Aberdeen and surrounding areas, a shargger is a farmer. As sheep farming is the predominant agricultural industry in the North East of Scotland, Aberdonians are often refered to as the sheep sharggers (sheep farmers)

===Famous Aberdonians===

* Robbie Shepherd
* Buff Hardie
* John Laurie
* Denis Law
* Willie Pullar

There are also cities called Aberdeen in [[Texas]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wyoming]], [[Utah]], [[California]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Alabama]] in the [[United States]], and [[Northern Australia]], [[New South Wales]], and [[Tasmania]] in [[Australia]].

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Aberdeen

2007-04-27T13:02:26Z

TimMalloy:

The third largest city in [[Scotland]], '''Aberdeen''' is located in the north east of Scotland, between the mouths of the rivers Dee and Don (collectively known as the tweedles, from the Scots word "tweed" which means river).

The city's motto is ''Gie Ye The Bowk'' which, roughly translated from the [[Scots]], means ''Give Your All''.

Aberdeen is the major logistical center of the [[North Sea]] [[oil]] industry and is also famous as a [[fishing]] port and a center of educational excellence. From late Medieval times until the late 19th century, Aberdeen was home to as many universities as the whole of [[England]].

Aberdeen is known as the [[Granite]] City (sometimes also The Silver City with the Golden Sands) from the stone used in the construction of its many fine public buildings. A person from Aberdeen is called an Aberdonian. Aberdonians have a reputation for stinginess and, it is alleged, copper wire was invented by two Aberdonians fighting over a penny. Aberdeen is the least religious city in Scotland. <ref>http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1726&sID=332</ref> As a result of its involvement in the oil industry Aberdeen is home to many foreign nationals. There are large communities of Americans, French, Dutch, Saudi Arabians, Kuwaitis, Poles, Chileans, Venezuelans, Outer Mongolians, Nepalese and Filipinos. The richest of these live in the salubrious suburb of Torry, which lies south of the River Dee; the 'millionaire's row' on the waterfront boasts extensive views of the riverscape and city centre. Other suburban districts of note include Sandilands, Mastrick, Kincorth, Ferryhill, Altens and Bridge of Don.

===Sport===

[[Aberdeen FC]] (nickname: the Dons) is the city's only senior football club. Home matches are played at Pittodrie whose name derives from the Pictish for dung heap. The current manager is [[Jimmy Calderwood]].

===Sharggers===

In Doric, the Scots dialect used in Aberdeen and surrounding areas, a shargger is a farmer. As sheep farming is the predominant agricultural industry in the North East of Scotland, Aberdonians are often refered to as the sheep sharggers (Sheep farmers)

===Famous Aberdonians===

* Robbie Shepherd
* Buff Hardie
* John Laurie
* Denis Law
* Willie Pullar

There are also cities called Aberdeen in [[Texas]], [[South Dakota]], [[Wyoming]], [[Utah]], [[California]], [[New Mexico]], and [[Alabama]] in the [[United States]], and [[Northern Australia]], [[New South Wales]], and [[Tasmania]] in [[Australia]].

==References==
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Edinburgh

2007-04-27T12:56:54Z

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'''Edinburgh''' is the current capital of [[Scotland]]. There is controversy over the origins of the name Edinburgh, which may derive from King Edwin of Northumbria (Edwins-burgh, burgh being the Northumbrian and later [[Scots]] word for fort or town) or from the earlier Gaelic 'Dún Eideann' (Fort of Edwin).

Edinburgh has a population of around half a million souls. It is the home of the Scottish Parliament at [[Holyrood]], the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the world's largest annual arts festival, the [[Edinburgh International Festival]].

=== The City and Its People ===

The city is also a centre of banking, commerce, education, and food processing. Natives of Edinburgh are called 'Edinburgers' but are popularly known as 'Fuds' to fellow Scots. The unofficial motto of the city is "You'll hae haed yer tea" which is a rejoinder to the unofficial motto of its great rival [[Glasgow]] - "Yer tea's oot".

=== Education ===

There are three universities in Edinburgh - the University of Edinburgh (1541), Heriot Watt University (1965) and Napier University (1992). The city also has many notable private schools including Fettes College (the ''alma mater'' of [[Tony Blair]]), George Watson's College, George Heriot Academy. Loreto College and the Marcia Blaine School for Girls.

=== Economy ===

After the colonisation of Northern Canada and the resultant fur trade, Edinburgh became noted as a major center for the production of fur coats. This coincided with a decline in the cotton industry in the city and the closure of several factories which produced cotton undergarments. This is still the case today with many commentators noting that Edinburgh is "All furs and nae knickers"

=== Sport ===

Edinburgh has two football clubs; Hibernian FC (nickname: the Hibees) and Heart of Midlothian FC (nickname: the Jambos). Both play in the Scottish Premier League. The famous author Sir Walter Scott wrote a novel''The Heart of Midlothian'' based around the early days of the club and its founder Vladimir Romanov, an exile from Tsarist Russia and friend of the author [[Alexander Pushkin]].

=== Famous natives of Edinburgh ===

*Sean Connery (actor)
*Irvine Welsh (author)
*Les McKeown (classical musician)
*James Connolly (political activist)
*Tam Paton (child psychologist)
*John Leslie (television presenter)
*Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author)
*Robert Louis Stevenson (author)
*Ian Rankin (author)
*Walter Scott (author)
*James Clerk Maxwell (physicist)
*James Hutton (geologist)
*John Napier (mathematician)
*David Hume (philosopher)
*[[Adam Smith]] (philosopher and economist)
*[[Tony Blair]] (politician and entertainer)
*Malcolm Rifkind (politician)

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