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digitalguap · 8 months

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Leading by Example: The Elite's Commitment to Embracing Sustainable Practices by John MacGregor

We, at MacGregor & Associates, are proud to present an enlightening blog post on the exemplary efforts made by the elite in embracing sustainable practices. In today’s world, where environmental conservation has become an imperative, it is crucial for leaders to step forward and set the stage by adopting eco-friendly initiatives. Our team cherishes the opportunity to delve into the commitment…

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whatsnewalycat · 2 years

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Idk how the Star Wars franchise manages to get all of the hottiest hotties, but I really appreciate it.

#pedro pascal #rosario dawson #hayden christensen #taika waititi #oscar isaac #natalie portman #ewan macgregor #carrie fisher #harrison ford #adam driver #mads mikkelsen #john boyega #timothy olyphant #temura morrison #ming na wen

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squawkoverflow · 1 year

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A new variant has been added!

MacGregor's Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra) © John Gerrard Keulemans

It hatches from black, distinctive, easy, high, huge, large, much, obvious, orange, plump, quiet, similar, smoky, and territorial eggs.

squawkoverflow - the ultimate bird collecting game 🥚 hatch ❤️ collect 🤝 connect

#squawkoverflow #macgregor's honeyeater #macgregoria pulchra #birds #john gerrard keulemans

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myvinylplaylist · 2 years

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Stars (1977)

Original Stars, Original Hits

K-Tel Records

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fuzzysparrow · 3 days

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The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists

This year, the fascinating tale of the skilled artists who brought Ladybird books to life for over three decades was explored at The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath. The exhibition featured rare books, original artworks, and artefacts, demonstrating the role of the illustrators for Ladybird. The exhibition also looked into the…

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willstafford · 1 year

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The Man-She of Inisherin - sorry, Illyria!

TWELFTH NIGHT The Attic Theatre, Stratford upon Avon, Sunday 2nd April 2023 When Viola washes up from a shipwreck, she believes her twin brother to have perished and so she dons male clothing and finds work running errands for the local duke. Director John Robert Partridge gives his Illyria and Oirish setting, bejabbers, a world of greenery and pub furniture. For the most part, it works very…

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#Ciara Lane #Daniel Grooms #Dominic Selvey #Edward Manning #Freya Cooper #John-Robert Partride #Joshua Chandos #Lucas Albion #review #Sarah Feltham #Sean MacGregor #Stratford upon Avon #The Attic Theatre #Tread The Boards #Twelfth Night #William Shakespeare #Wilson McDowell

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blairstales · 1 year

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How To Get Free Books On Folklore

I do not believe in gatekeeping knowledge, so this post will be sharing how I get all my folklore books for free, legally.

To explain, when a book gets over a certain age and the copyright is not upkept, it falls under “public domain.” When that happens, many different websites will provide those books as a free download.

This is not restricted to one type of book, either. You can grab anything from Sherlock Holmes to history books, to folklore, and more.

If you are looking for a specific book, you may have to check more than one source, so I suggest bookmarking more than one website.

Example Websites:

Internet Archive

Project Gutenberg

Google Books

Open Library

Electric Scotland (Scottish books)

Sacred Texts

National Library of Scotland: Ossain Collection

Forgotten Books

Hathitrust

For me when I download a book, I then upload them to my Google library so that I can use the search functions as well as bring up the books anywhere, but a popular PC option isCalibre.

If you are interested in Scotland-specific folklore, I do have some suggestions of books you can start with.

Scottish Folklore Books:

(link) A Dictionary of Fairies: Hobgoblins, Brownies, Bogies, and Other Supernatural Creatures by Katharine Briggs (1976)

(link) Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)

(link) Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)

(link) The Peat-Fire Flame: Folk-Tales and Traditions of the Highlands and Islands by Alasdair Alpin MacGregor (1937)

(link) Notes on Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland by Walter Gregor, M.A. (1881)

(link) The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W.Y. Evans-Wentz (1911)

(link) Witchcraft and Superstitious Record in the South-Western District of Scotland by J. Maxwell Wood (1911)

(link) Witchcraft & Second Sight in the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1902)

(link) Folklore of Scottish Lochs and Springs by James M. Mackinlay (1893)

(link) Folk-Lore From The West of Ross-Shire by C.M. Robertson (1908)

(link) The Fairy Mythology / Illustrative of the Romance and Superstition of Various Countries by Thomas Keightley (1850)

(link) Popular Tales of the West Highlands by John Francis Campbell (1862)

(link) Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales by Sir George Douglas

(link) The Scottish Fairy Book By Elizabeth W. Grierson (1918)

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(link) Popular Superstitions of the Highlands By W Grant Stewart (1823)

#folklore #mythology #myths #lore #scottish folklore #ScottishFolklore #scottish mythology #history #witchcraft #folk magic #folkmagic #paganism #scottish paganism #ResearchResources

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tagsecretsanta · 4 months

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From @scribbles97

From @scribbles97 to @angelofbenignmalevolence

It was cold.��

There was ice in the air and snow promised in the heavy clouds that blanketed the city.

If it weren’t the week of Thanksgiving, Scott might have felt that the atmosphere was perfectly fitting for Christmas. Sure, he’d been to New York plenty of times over the winter months, but that had always been for work and had involved fancy cars ferrying him from meeting to meeting. He’d missed the crisp air against his cheeks that he remembered from his childhood, and the way the city lights seemed to shine all the brighter against the backdrop of snow clouds.

Though he had to admit, of all the cities in the world, Edinburgh hadn’t ever been high on his list of favourites. The antique charm built up around the castle was something John had always been one to appreciate, and was probably one of the reasons his brother continued to agree to guest lecture at the university.

A city with a historic relationship with the arts, and a university that excelled in both arts and engineering -- Scott was sure there was another brother that would have been better suited to walking the historic streets.

Hell, even Gordon might have been better, if his chatter about Sports Science at the college a few months prior had been anything to go by.

“I still don’t get,” Scott huffed, watching the ghost of his breath float away in the crisp winter air, “Why you wanted me to come with you?”

John tutted, digging his hands deeper into the pockets of his long woolen coat, “Come on Scooter, you were the only one that used to even try to keep up with my mathematics.”

Scott smiled as his mind cast itself back to far simpler times, when getting through the school day without a brother getting in trouble had been his biggest concern, and math class had been a straight race between he and his younger brother as to who could finish their work first. He remembered teachers and parents alike rolling their eyes at the quiet sibling rivalry, John had always acted like he didn’t care, but Scott had seen the fond smiles that crept through when both had stood at the same time to hand in their papers.

Never in a million years did he anticipate simple races would end in his brother cajoling Scott to join him in Edinburgh for a week of guest-lectures.

He had been promised he would enjoy the time away, not that he would spend the time in Astronomy lectures that went eighty percent over his head.

Not that he would complain, despite the below freezing temperatures of the city, it was nice to get away for something non-work related. Dad had a handle on the business, and their new GDF recruits had demonstrated exceptional capabilities in supporting International Rescue.

For the first time in years, he and John could sit and enjoy their coffee without the looming threat of some disaster.

Well, they had been, until John had realised the time.

He had rushed them both out of the little shop and along the streets towards one of the older buildings that reminded Scott of their university days and long forgotten visits to Oxford.

“This is the math building?” Scott frowned, catching the sign drilled into the brickwork next to the oversized old oak door, “You’re not lecturing in math this week.”

John rolled his eyes in that fond exasperated way he always had in school when Scott had lost their races due to rushed silly mistakes.

“Well, big brother,” He smiled, leading them up the stone stairs, turning to look at Scott as the doors opened automatically, “You might not know this, but having a name for yourself and being pretty good in your field means you can pull strings to get what you want.”

Scott paused, hand on the railing, as he looked to John, “What did you--”

John didn’t wait, stepping into the building as he explained, “Did you know Doctor MacGregor is doing a guest lecture here today, presenting her work on Banach Space and the Invariant Subspace Problem?”

Scott had known MacGregor was due to give a guest lecture on her work in the city. What he hadn’t known was that it had coincided with their trip.

Dates of lectures were things that had long since vanished from his radar, too busy on all fronts to consider having or taking time for things that wouldn’t actively contribute to his work.

“That isn’t even your early Christmas present.” John grinned, clearly smug with his plot, “Now, come on, I don’t plan on being late.”

He headed straight for the original stone staircase, clearly already knowing where they needed to be and how to get there.

“But--” Scott stuttered as he went to dart after his younger brother, unphased by the grand architecture of the old building, “But Doctor MacGregor! John! Do you--”

“I do.” John’s smile was wicked as he dipped a hand into his satchel, “Which is why Virgil sent me with this.”

Both ducked to the side as students tried to pass them, clearly unimpressed by being held up on their way to their own lectures.

Scott was transfixed on the data-pad John was holding out to him, something already brought up on the screen with his own familiar scrawl adorning the margins.

Scott’s annotated version of MacGregor’s previous paper.

As soon as recognition dawned, John snatched away the tablet, turning to continue up the stairs.

Scott was quick to follow, not daring to be late as his brother had said.

“But, she’ll have places to be--”

John paused at the top of the stairs, letting Scott catch up before heading down a hallway, “If by places you mean dinner on Princes Street with us, then yes, she will.”

“But--”

His younger brother raised an eyebrow as they stopped outside a lecture theatre, the doors pegged open and students still filling seats. When Scott glanced in, he could see the Doctor in question chatting to a member of faculty.

They were about to listen to a Doctor MacGregor lecture, live and in person.

John’s hand on his shoulder grounded him before Scott could die on the spot.

“Few people enjoy math as much as you do, big brother. Besides, MacGregor was quite keen to discuss your annotations with you, though she did ask why you hadn’t pursued the area further.”

“You gave her my notes?”

Never mind, he was ready to die on the spot.

Those notes weren’t meant to be read, they’d been rough and full of silly mistakes like those John had used to roll his eyes at. He had meant to go back after he had slept and correct them, but rescues had happened and he had all but forgotten them.

As first impressions went, it hadn’t been the one that Scott had wanted to make.

“It’s your Christmas present, albeit a month early,” John shrugged, glancing into the theatre before looking back to Scott, “You don’t get out enough, perhaps you’ll take this as a hint to do the things you enjoy more. Doctor MacGregor was quite eager to help me convince you to go back to school.”

Scott had to admit, the astrophysics lectures that week hadn’t been the worst thing in the world. It had been soothing to listen to the explanations given of various theories, and refreshing to take the time to learn something that had nothing to do with his lines of work.

Judging from the smug smile John had let slip again, that realisation had been part of his plan all along.

Scott couldn’t help but be grateful, not that little brothers needed to know as much.

Folding his arms, he fought his own smile, “You’re a shit.”

John nodded, eyes drifting to the people within the theatre, “I love you too.”

Scott reached across to him, waiting for him to meet his eye before nodding himself, putting everything that he could into the words, “Thank you.”

For all his little brothers could be a pain in his butt, he knew that they looked out for him as much as he did them.

“You’re welcome,” John’s shoulder rolled under Scott’s hand, “Can we hurry up now? We’re going to be late.”

Chuckling to himself, Scott gestured for his brother to lead the way.

If he stumbled slightly on the steps down to the front row seats, that was between him, John, and Doctor MacGregor.

#thunderbirds are go #tag team secret santa #thunderbirds #thunderbirds fanfiction

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scotianostra · 4 months

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On January 20th 1604 Alastair MacGregor of Glenstrae, Chief of the outlawed Clan Gregor was executed at the Old Tolbooth, Edinburgh.

In 1589 John Drummond, the Kings forester, was murdered after hanging some MacGregor’s for poaching. The Chief, Alasdair MacGregor of Glenstrae, gave shelter to the killer. Such was the highland honour to do so, he took responsibility for the act and was condemned by the Privy Council.

King James VI, issued an edict proclaiming the name MacGregor “altogidder abolished,” meaning that those who bore the name must renounce it or suffer death.

This wasn’t helped by probably the most significant event in MacGregor history which was the Battle of Glen Fruin on Feb 7TH 1603. The Proscriptive Acts of Clan Gregor were enacted on the 3rd of April 1603. This draconian ruling authorized the capture of Alasdair MacGregor of Glenstrae and his leading kinsmen.

For almost a year Alistair MacGregor evaded capture but when he was finally captured, he sought protection from the Chief of the Campbells to go to London to beg clemency from James the VI, who had recently claimed the English throne. The Campbells gave him safe passage to the borders, but arranged in advance for soldiers to capture him on the English side, and returned him to Edinburgh to stand trial with eleven of his chieftains.

The jury included many of Alastair’s bitterest enemies. To mark his rank, the Chief was hung higher than his kinsmen.

Today, visitors to Edinburgh will often notice people spitting on the Heart. Although it is now said to be done for good luck, it was originally done as a sign of disdain for the former prison of which the entrance lay directly at the Heart's location. It is then probable, that the spitting custom may have been begun by the accused.

#scotland #scottish #history #execution #MacGregor #Edinburgh

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publicdomainreview · 4 months

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Final print in The Ascent of Mont-Blanc (ca. 1855) made by George Baxter based on the sketches of John MacGregor. Titled "The Summit", it shows a couple of explorers enjoying a drink, while two others have almost collapsed from exhaustion: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/mont-blanc-ascent

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digitalguap · 9 months

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Analyzing the Success of "Bidenomics" by John MacGregor

Welcome to my blog post where we delve into the intriguing realm of “Bidenomics” and analyze its success. Authored by renowned economist John MacGregor, this piece provides an in-depth examination of the economic policies implemented by President Joe Biden. Join us as we explore the impact these strategies have had on various sectors, dissect the underlying principles, and assess their…

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brw · 4 months

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Portrait of Joseph Brewer by William McCance, A Muleteer from Andalucía by Beatrice Huntington, Eástre (Hymn to the Sun) by John Duncan Fergusson, A Study of Oak Leaves in Autumn (Self-portrait) by William McTaggart, The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, Wandering Shadows by Peter Graham, The Vegetable Stall by William York Macgregor, Autumn in Glencairn, Moniaive by James Paterson, Edinburgh Castle and the Nor' Loch by Alexander Nasmyth, O'er Moor and Moss by Peter Graham, Francesca da Rimini by William Dyce, The Sheepfold by Alexander Mann.

I went to the National Gallery of Scotland to day, here are some highlights of the pieces I liked most! Taken by yours truly.

#brieuc.img #painting #photography #scottish art #Gonna post the rest of these to @kaziglu but I have to remind people I'm CULTURED. I prommy.

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my monkey brain saw fargo so i have to ask, how would you rank the seasons?

I hope you're still around anon because I love this ask. I just wanted to wait until I was finished with s5 to see if it effected my rankings, and turns out it did! Two caveats - I have only seen each season once so I don't have 100% recall on them lol and 2) I have not seen season 3 yet! which is completely insane because I love Ewan MacGregor. That's next on my to-watch list, but for now, here's my ranking of the seasons of fargo, from best to worst (I'm also going to grade them on a scale out of 10 because I think it's important to note that when I have criticisms, I still think this show is consistently excellent):

Season 2 - one of the best seasons of television in television history. An incredible work of art. This is the season that really exemplifies the kind of profound absurdity that defines the series. The comic and the tragic are perfectly blended, and the characters are all depicted with an unsentimental empathy that I found very moving and enlightening. All of the moving pieces of the plot slot together so perfectly and there is zero handholding. Like I love a show that respects me enough to not spell things out so I can have a little think for myself, as a treat. Perfect season, no notes. rating - 12/10

Season 4 - I guess there are people who don't like season 4?? I don't get it. Maybe I'm just predisposed to like it because I love the historical setting, feuding crime families, plucky girl detectives, and female serial killers. It doesn't get on the profound level of season 2 but it's very entertaining. rating - 9/10

Season 1 - there was a lot to love but i feel like they were kind of finding their footing. It's not as polished as the later seasons, and I actually find this one unpleasant because I hate Martin Freeman's character so much - like, he's meant to be hated and they did a super good job of making him hateable, so I can't knock them for it exactly. But seriously there was nothing to like about this guy and watching him was often very unpleasant. Obviously I love Malvo, because I can't resist satan-coded characters. But sometime I felt like they went a little too far with him - like sometimes his only motive is that he's just so cccrraaaazzzzzy! Like there were a couple of moments that were moriarty from sherlock kind of lameness. But those are very minor complaints. Rating - 8.5/10

Season 5 - I still really enjoyed the first half of this season, but the back half really rubbed me the wrong way. I loved Dot and I especially loved that when you discover she's a secret badass, it's not because she's really good at martial arts. Instead, her strength is in her quick thinking and ability to construct elaborate home alone traps, which is so much fun. I also love the actress - this is a great performance. John Hamm is also really good. But the whole season had this maudlin tone that was very at odds with the other seasons. Lorraine's character didn't work for me at all - like her "no daughter of mine will be held captive!" moment was supposed to make us feel good, i guess? except it felt so forced and unearned. And I really have no idea why the narrative decided that she was a cool girlboss for using her power to control people via their debt for....good, I guess, by giving the cop lady a nice job and using her influence to punish john hamm via prison violence. That last part I particularly hated - not that i have sympathy for asshole rancher john hamm but the idea that prison violence is a righteous part of the justice system is very fucking gross and they really wanted me cheering for that. the battle of the sexes aspect in general was very on the nose, and it read like a fantasy of domestic violence by a man who feels very upset and guilty over the fact that women suffer from domestic violence than a more serious look at the issue. I also HATED both of the deaths in this season - I'm not against character deaths but they both felt completely pointless and just there to add to the body count. rating - 7/10

#i know nothing about fargo fandom so i don't know how popular these opinions are lol #fargo #asks

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princess-of-the-corner · 4 months

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Now that I've scrolled further down and seen posts about the other parent's name.

If we don't want something punny, I've always been partial to someday naming a character I use "James Nebilim MacGregor." Mostly because I'm a surprisingly big fan of the name "Jim."

Might be all the Star Trek I grew up watching.

Honestly I'm laughing too much at 'John Doe' so I think I might stick with that

#princess bee

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heracliteanfire · 1 year

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Illustrations from George Baxter's 'The ascent of Mont Blanc'; after sketches by John MacGregor. ca 1850

#Mont Blanc #mountaineering #1850s #prints #vintage prints

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workersolidarity · 3 months

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BRIAN BERLECTIC COVERS NAZIS IN UKRAINE, WESTERN MEDIA SLANDER AND THE FALL OF THE CITY OF AVDIIVKA

🔗 Brian Berletic over at the New Atlas covers the fall of Avdiivka, a northwestern suburb of Donetsk City.

Brian then uses Western mainstream media sources to rebuff accusations that he's part of a cabal of "Russian propagandists" as asserted by Vox News is their latest article and graphic slandering anti-Ukraine War academics and journalists including Larry Johnson, Jimmy Dore, John Meirshiemer, Ray McGovern, Jeffery Sachs, Max Blumenthal, Colonel Douglas MacGregor, UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter, as well journalists Pepe Escobar, Tucker Carlson, Glenn Greenwald and Wyatt Reed, and many others, of being Pro-Putin propagandists and insisting that there really isn''t actually a Nazi problem in Ukraine.

@WorkerSolidarityNews

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