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Photos: A free clinic for donkeys, vital to Ethiopia’s economy

时间:2010-12-5 17:23:32  作者:Food   来源:Television  查看:  评论:0
内容摘要:Documents leaked to the BBC two years ago revealed that ferry operator CalMac and CMAL - the government-owned company which owns and procures the ferry fleet - were frequently at loggerheads over the specifications.

Documents leaked to the BBC two years ago revealed that ferry operator CalMac and CMAL - the government-owned company which owns and procures the ferry fleet - were frequently at loggerheads over the specifications.

It is said two young men were out on the moor foraging for the eggs of ground-nesting birds.They later quarrelled over the food and one struck the other with a stone, killing him.

Photos: A free clinic for donkeys, vital to Ethiopia’s economy

The murderer buried his friend in a shallow grave and fled.But he was later caught, convicted of murder and hanged.Dr Anna Groundwater, principal curator of renaissance and early modern history at National Museums Scotland, said the belongings offered precious insights of owner's life.

Photos: A free clinic for donkeys, vital to Ethiopia’s economy

She said: "We don't know who this person was, but the quality of his clothes and possessions paints a portrait of a learned young man who cared about how he looked, despite being of limited means."We do know that his life was cut tragically short."

Photos: A free clinic for donkeys, vital to Ethiopia’s economy

Anna MacKenzie, heritage manager at Kinloch Historical Society, added: "The story of the Arnish Moor Man is one that appears regularly in our local folklore.

"What happened to this young man is a mystery.Those are parts of the Scottish government’s record that the SNP is putting close to the heart of its election campaign, even though this is a Westminster race.

The commitments in the manifesto meanwhile are more about what the SNP will pressure UK ministers to do than what they can deliver themselves.They want to see maternity pay increase to 100% of average weekly earnings for the first 12 weeks of leave for new mums. Thereafter it would be set at either 90%, or at the statutory minimum allowance - currently £184 per week - for 40 weeks, whichever is lower.

Confusingly the manifesto says £150, but politicians say that’s a mistake and there will be no cut - the current payment is a baseline they would not fall below.And they want shared parental leave to increase from 52 weeks to 64 weeks - with the extra 12 weeks targeted specifically at dads on a “use or lose it” basis.

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