The research analysis was based on the industry data of sales of pure alcohol per person,which averaged 12.2 litres of pure alcohol per person over the age of 18.

The 50.5 million litres of pure alcohol sold in Scotland last year was enough for every adult drinker to exceed the weekly consumption guidelines for men every week of the year.

The new figures come as the Scottish Government pushes for a minimum price for alcohol to tackle the country’s drink-related problems. The figure remained virtually static since 2005 and is equivalent to more than 537 pints of beer or 130 bottles of wine.

The Scotland Police is spending an amount of £3.56billion a year to solve the problems related to drunkards.  Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said it was now time for critics of the Scottish Government’s minimum pricing plans to “wake up” to the scale of the nation’s drink problem.

All those who reported their woes had never bothered to shield themselves by getting enough insurance for the traveling venture. Of lately it was also noted that more 30% Scott travelers willing to travel this year again has not taken any insurance for their upcoming vacations.

Even Motorists are seem to be lagging behind in availing insurance cover, and many have suffered for not having control after they were found stranded on highways waiting for assistance.

Same goes with insuring their mobile phones, which is either replaced or broken since it does not covers insurance. The research found that nearly £190 million has been spent for mending or replacing lost mobile phones that does not cover by insurance.

This shows that most of the Scotts do no understand the importance of insurance and the ordeal of getting the lost baggage.

I would always take money out of my bank on a Saturday morning. However, one Saturday I was one minute late and it was closed,” he told the London Guardian in 2007. “That night I started thinking there must be a better way to get cash when I wanted it.

The innovative thought of a workable cash vending machine struck him while taking a bath! He modeled his dream machine on a  chocolate vending machine which dispenses bar chocolates when money is put. After two years his idea took shape when the first ATM devised by him was installed at a branch  of Barclays in a north London suburb on June 27, 1967. As plastic bank cards had not been invented then,  special chemically coded checks were used in this machine. Customers needed to place the checks in a drawer and on  entering a personal identification number, a 10 Pound note would come out of a second drawer.

It is interesting to note that though Mr. Shepherd-Barron had originally planned to have a six digit personal identification number, it was cut short to 4 digit after his wife, Caroline, complained that she was finding it difficult to remember six digits.

According to the London Daily Telegraph, Mr. Shepherd-Barron did not patent his system and did not profited from his path breaking invention. However in the year 2004, he was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire decoration for his services to banking. At present there are over 1.7 million ATMs around the world, which has made banking services a lot more simpler and enjoyable to millions of customers all over the world.

Organized by QD events, SEC showcases the business events programmes and deals with many aspects of corporate team building and  merchandising, which would be tremendous use for the business houses in particular. The basic objective of this event is to unravel the latest trends in business world and to help you build the right connections with the best that Scotland has to offer.

The talk shows of special guests at the  MCL Theatre  will feature many renowned speakers  including Scotland’s own ‘Dragon’ fresh from the Den, Shaf Rasul, and T in the Park founder, Geoff Ellis who would share some of the best kept entrepreneurial secrets and success formulas from these self made luminaries from the business world apart from musical shows as well.

Scotiabank, founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia,ranks at number 120 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing. By the acquisition of the Royal Bank of Scotland , which is the largest banking group in Scotland, Scotiabank will ensure an overwhelming presence of Scotiabank in  Central and Latin American countries including  Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, and Panama.

The Colombian wholesale banking division of Scotiabank will be offering many services including deposit, loan and capital markets services to both corporate and commercial customers. In Latin America, it has a staff strength of over  31,870  members spread in 1,411 branches, kiosks and other offices and the operations are expected to contribute about 75$ million to its earnings . The acquisition of the wholesale banking operations in Columbia has had a positive effect on the shares of the Scotiabank, which ended 46 cents higher than its previous closing value.

Perter Howson’s earliest pencil drawing that titled Mr Ness, English Teacher at Prestwick Academy in Scotland is decided to be auctioned next week. Howson sketched it and sold when he was a 12 year old schoolboy in 1970.

Howson said that the 29.5cm by 20cm piece is genuine and he is “highly amused” to see it for the first time since he sold it for a penny 40 years ago.

The drawing is expected to fetch between £1000 and £1500 when it goes on sale alongside 80 of Howson’s other works at McTear’s Auction House in Glasgow.

Magda Ketterer the spokeswoman of McTear’s Auction House said, “The work provides a fascinating insight into the young artist and is one of the very few works by Howson which is clearly humorous and affectionate.”

And White and Mackay company which now owns the McKinley brand is waiting for a sample with hopes of recreating the famous blend.

The alcohol was removed from the ice by the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust, which had initially believed there were only two crates. However three crates of whisky and two crates of brandy have been recovered abandoned in the hut the team used on their daring expedition in 1907 -1909.

Had Shackleton and his team reached the South Pole he would have been the first person to reach it ahead of Amundsen who finally reached it in 1917.

For whisky-lovers it’s a chance to hopefully enjoy a long-lost blend IF the master blenders at Whyte and Mackay manage to recreate the blend.  Here’s a toast to Ernest Shackelton, he’s back in the news a hundred years later with the discovery of “Shackleton’s Whisky” as it is being called now! Cheers!

Attractive parks for children like Bogie Dragon and the family can have equally better place to spend their time at Peregrine Wildwatch and Huntly Falconry Centre. Drive down to Kildrummy Castle Gardens for its tranquil atmosphere, there’s so much to do.

Amidst all this is tourism is the project by Huntly’s tourism – the construction of hostels. The project initiated in a way that will convert outbuildings into hostel. The need for this type of accommodation was long awaited and there isn’t much like this between Elgin and Aberdeen. This will also encourage other business in town and the project will be an added advantage for Huntly tourism in general. It is believed that the move will help tourism and will enhance the local economy.

There is no dearth of things to do in Huntly, the most popular activities can be fishing , cycling or pony trekking in the woods.

If you need to know more about Scotland travel and tourism, and whom to contact for your needs, please visit the our website on Scotland. The section of the website will give you all details you need to get when you visit Huntly.

Mussels are less expensive than oysters and the past two years have seen restaurants all over Scotland opting more for mussels. Mussels may not have the high price-tag that oysters have but they do contain a lot of minerals like magnesium, copper, iodine, iron, selenium, and zinc all great for your libido.

Scottish mussels are also of the best quality say the experts and if you have a romantic dinner planned chances are that you’ll be ordering moules marinières over other expensive oyster dishes. Using your hands and feeding one another can be just what you need this Valentine’s Day.

So if you’re in restaurants in Edinburgh or Glasgow or for that matter anywhere in Scotland in the next two weeks don’t forget to have a plate of mussels cooked in white wine and garlic.

The strike is planned in protest to proposed pay and job cuts that BA is planning to ease its pension deficit of £3.7 billion which is likely to more than double to £8 billion this year. Unite union’s 13000 cabin crew are expected to join the strike even though they are paid double that of other airlines like Virgin.

Thousands of passengers who travel between London and Scotland are likely to be affected as they have to catch connecting British Airways flights. However flights between Edinburgh and Glasgow and London City airport will be among the few BA services unaffected as they are run by the subsidiary, BA CityFlyer.

If you’re travelling to Scotland all you can hope this late in the month is that the Unite calls off the strike or find connecting flights on other airlines. East Scotland is expecting a white Christmas this year as snowfall begins here.