Saturday, August 31

what does F.A.Q. stand for?

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between twilight and dusk?

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2. How are the Cocteau Twins related?

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3. Congratulations to assasin (five letters)?

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :
Bravo \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. Bravoes. [I. See Brave, a.] A daring villain; a bandit;
one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.
"Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey. And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way." --Churchill.

4. What is the name of the girl who sings in the SWANS?

Jarboe. More details of the musicians involved with SWANS can be found here

5. What does F.A.Q. stand for?

Frequently Asked Question

6. What is the difference between a larder and a pantry?

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7. Who is on Cherry Red Records?

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8. Who was the American or Canadian bloke who sing "Walking in Memphis"?

originally sung by: Marc Cohn, later sung by: Michael Ball,

9. Pipkins? What the hell is that?
I have no idea, but you could try the Official Pipkins Website

10.What is the book "Generation X" by Douglas Coupland about?

it's about three people who live in the desert and tell each other stories while trying to find their places in the world. Amazon have some very complimentary reviews of it here

Sarah's photos

1. some people standing in front of a wall, looks like the wall is finished. we were probably feeling tired but proud at this point 2. some people catching forty winks. this activity can be tiring 3. some people on a beach, Dunnet Head if I remember correctly. enjoying our day off

dry stone walls

how cool are they? (rhetorical question) they're made out of lumps of stone, stacked up, and they stay standing for over fifty years - maybe. And they provide a habitat for small creatures. so in 2002 i went up to Kinbrace in Scotland and met some people. we filled in some fairly big gaps in the drystane dykes on the Achentoul estate.

extra links

I forget what the extra links were going to be, one was going to be to the 4AD website but you all could probably find that yourselves.
there doesn't seem to be much about Sir John Nutting on the web, except for a quick mention in the news at www.helmsdale.org and some sort of interview about land reform, here translated from the german