Scotland Thread

[cavanami]

Braveheart could speak Latin!

[The_Munchmaster]

Braveheart could speak Latin!

 

Argyle Wallace: Did the priest give a poetic benediction? "The Lord bless thee and keep thee...?

Young William: It was in Latin.

Argyle Wallace: You don't speak Latin? Well that's something we shall have to remedy, isn't it?

[Flashermac]

Could he speak English?

[The_Munchmaster]

Could he speak English?

 

Yes, but with an Australian accent.

[The_Munchmaster]

2 July 2013 Last updated at 11:23 GMT

 

Amur tiger cubs unveiled at Highland Wildlife Park

 

One of the two Amur tiger cubs yawns near its mother Dominika

 

Two new rare Amur tiger cubs have gone on public display at the Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore.

 

The BBC Scotland news website revealed in April that Dominika and male Marty, who arrived last year from a zoo in the Czech Republic, had been mating.

 

Dominika gave birth to the cubs in May in one of three dens built away from public view in the tigers' enclosure.

 

The mother is one of a litter of three Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, born at the park in 2009.

 

Her siblings are at other zoos.

 

Up to 500 Amur tigers are thought to survive in the wild in the birch forests of eastern Russia.

 

Dominika's mother Sasha was put down in 2011 after her health started to fail and she began exhibiting odd behaviour as she got older.

 

Sasha's long-time mate Yuri had been put down the previous year.

[The_Munchmaster]

1 July 2013 Last updated at 15:40 GMT

 

Whisky group Edrington's profits increase

 

The group said sales of its whisky had increased

 

Glasgow-based whisky and rum distiller Edrington has reported that its turnover and profits rose during the past financial year.

 

Its whiskies include Famouse Grouse, Macallan, Highland Park and Cutty Sark and the group has distilleries on Speyside and Orkney.

 

Edrington said its financial results for the year ending 31 March showed its turnover was up 6% to £591.3m.

 

Its profit before tax increased by 13% to £168.6m.

 

The company said it had faced a challenging year in southern Europe, but it was seeing growth in emerging markets.

 

Famous Grouse has become the biggest-selling brand in Scotland and in the UK, and sales of Macallan have risen 40% in five years.

 

Edrington is mainly owned by The Robertson Trust, which distributes profits to charities in Scotland. :up:

[The_Munchmaster]

The BBC Scotland news website revealed in April that Dominika and male Marty, who arrived last year from a zoo in the Czech Republic, had been mating.

 

 

Here's a pic I took of Marty and Dominika in February this year.

[unit731]

Ewan McGregor

 

I didn't know he was a Scot. He got the Yank accent pretty darn good.

 

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC2TzspJn5A

 

 

 

[The_Munchmaster]

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country."

[unit731]

Ewan McGregor absolutely excellent in this movie.

Great casting.