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Casualties of war - July 5, 2008

AT THE BEGINNING OF 2007, EFPs explosively formed projectiles were a new and frightening addition to the insurgents' arsenal. They are simple devices, composed of a c
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Casualties-of-war.4253927.jp

Book Review: The forsaken-from the Great Depression to the Gulags: Hope and Betrayal in Stalin's Russia - July 5, 2008

American and Soviet workers at a baseball game in Gorky Park, 1934 but early optimism soon evaporated under Stalin's Terror.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Book-Review-The-forsakenfrom-the.4258930.jp

Book Review: House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James - July 5, 2008

House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Book-Review-House-of-Wits.4258928.jp

Mayo days - July 5, 2008

I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED an emergency landing in a field but I imagine it wouldn't be dissimilar from landing at Knock Airport. For the awkwardly titled Ireland West Airp
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Mayo-days.4253928.jp

Robert McNeil - Yours truly, inspiration to great poets. What, is that so hard to believe - July 5, 2008

OLD hacks often say they never lose the thrill of seeing their byline. I can believe that when it applies to an important news story or scoop.
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Robert-McNeil--Yours-truly.4253909.jp

Super trouper - July 5, 2008

WHEN Scottish actor Ashley Lilley got offered the part of her young lifetime she was glad to make a song and dance of it
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Super-trouper.4253915.jp

Book Review: Fire in the night: The Piper Alpha disaster - July 5, 2008

FIRE IN THE NIGHT: The Piper Alpha Disaster
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Book-Review-Fire-in-the.4258917.jp

Picnic to go - July 5, 2008

The next several weeks are punctuated by reasons for enjoying a picnic. Hopefully, fine weather will be a catalyst for many family excursions, including perhaps to one of the
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Picnic-to-go.4253931.jp

Robin Howie - A circular walk by the west end of Loch Rannoch - July 5, 2008

WALK on the wild side
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Robin-Howie--A-circular.4253933.jp

Misappliance of food science - July 5, 2008

Eat Your Heart Out: Why the Food Business Is Bad For The Planet and Your Health
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Misappliance---of-food.4258929.jp