witness: it was a scene of devastation
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louise robertson describes what she has seen in the aftermath of a helicopter crashing into a pub in scotland

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a celebration of sport and fitness celebrating the announcement that scotland will be hosting the commonwealth games in glasgow 2014 subscribe to my channel: http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=blueorcadigitalwatch this video and more in the 039my videos039 playlist: http:wwwyoutubecomplaylistlist=pluvav2fgllwcqplcwmb_tmcpgagyf8au9credits:alan taylor -- videographerdespite the popular success of the previous 1970 british commonwealth games in edinburgh the 1986 games are remembered with considerable notoriety due to a large political boycott and financial mismanagementthe games were boycotted by a majority of countries largely african asian and caribbean states and making it appear as a whites-only event of the 59 eligible countries 32 boycotted the games due to the thatcher government039s attitude towards british sporting links with apartheid-era south africa as opposed to the sporting boycott of south africa it resulted in the lowest number of athletes since the 1950 commonwealth gamesfurther controversy came about when it was revealed that due to the lack of participation and associated decline in anticipated broadcasting and sponsorship revenues the organising committee was facing a serious financial black hole and the boycott ended any prospect of securing emergency government assistance businessman robert maxwell stepped in to offer funding taking over as chairman but despite promising to invest 2m maxwell039s contribution was just 250000 on a budget of 14m the games opened with a deficit of 3m which later grew to 43m and instead of putting enough money into the event to save it the new chairman of the games asked creditors to forgo half the payment due to them to keep the event out of liquidation the debt was finally paid off in 1989 with the city of edinburgh losing approximately 500000several participants were excluded because they breached the amateurism rules most notably lawn bowlers phil skoglund from new zealand and willie wood from scotland both of whom have competed in subsequent gamesscotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every commonwealth games since the first empire games in 1930 the others are australia canada england new zealand and walesthe commonwealth games is the only major multi-sport event in which scottish athletes and teams compete as scotland otherwise scotland participates in multi-sport events as part of a great britain teamscotland has hosted the commonwealth games twice both in edinburgh in 1970 and 1986 glasgow will host the 2014 commonwealth games between the 23rd of july and the 3rd of august 2014 the inaugural commonwealth youth games were held in edinburgh in 2000scotland sent a team of 207 athletes and 85 officials to the 2002 commonwealth games in manchester england and won 30 medals 6 gold 8 silver and 16 bronzeafter the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne australia scotland was seventh in the all-time tally of medals with an overall total of 329 medals 82 gold 94 silver and 153 bronzescotland039s most successful commonwealth medallist is shooter alister allan with 3 gold 3 silver and 4 bronze medals from 1974 to 1994 other successful medallists include athlete allan wells a total of 4 gold 1 silver amp 1 bronze in two games - 1978 amp 1982 and peter heatly diving gold039s in three successive games amp 1 silver amp 1 bronze - 1950 1954 amp 1958 lawn bowler willie wood is the first competitor to have competed in seven commonwealth games from 1974 to 2002 missing 1986 because of a dispute over amateurismscotland was the first country to consider hosting the 2014 commonwealth games in 2004 with scottish cities being invited by the commonwealth games council for scotland to consider making a bid in september 2004 glasgow was announced as the scottish candidate city over edinburgh which hosted the games in 1970 and 1986 and the inauguralcommonwealth youth games in 2000 following a cost-benefit analysis by the commonwealth games council for scotland the scottish executive under then first minister of scotland jack mcconnell with the support of the united kingdom government and all main parties in the scottish parliament formally announced glasgow039s intention to host the games on 16 august 2005in march 2006 the bidding process began with the glasgow bid team presenting their case to the commonwealth games federation at the 2006 commonwealth games in melbourne along with the other confirmed candidate cities the nigerian capital abuja and halifax in canada in october 2006 the first voting delegates arrived in glasgow to inspect the city039s existing and proposed amenities and facilities glasgow announced on 16 january 2007 the 17 sports to be included should its bid be successful halifax later withdrew its bid on 8 march 2007 following the withdrawal of funding from the municipal government

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https:wwwskiphirescom - from our glasgow base we have access to a total of over one thousand skips available for hire ranging in size from two right up to forty cubic yards capacity our expert local knowledge combined with an experienced team of drivers and extensive fleet of modern vehicles ensures prompt delivery and collection and a reliable service to our customers since 1989 skip hires has provided a trusted efficient reliable and cost-effective service to both trade and domestic customers alike the company remains owned and run by the founding family and this family ethos means that we take great pride in our hard-won reputation with friendly customer service only a local phone call away

the view - glasgow o2 academy 12th july 2012
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the ultimate photobomb of the norfolk court demolition in glasgow thankyou first bus
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the demolition of the norfolk court flats in the gorbals area of glasgow seriously photo bombed by first busthe flats were demolished on sunday 8th may at 1035am after an exclusion zone was enforced at 8am on the same daythe demolition of the 24 storey 1970s high rise block will make place for a new housing development to be overseen by the new gorbals housing associationto use this video in a commercial player or in broadcasts please email licensingstoryfulcom

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morry rubin baltimore baruch finance family - morry rubin gloom gallery in glasgow
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view on youtube at https:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=389r56ote5ii went to the morry rubin gallery in glasgow the other day and absolutely was amazed with the beautiful art that the morry rubin gallery had on display my family is from baltimore and works in finance so besides a trip to the baruch they don039t leave town much but the pieces i found from picasso to yves klein to jeff koons were quite impressive to see in an art gallery off of fitness and 2nd street thanks again for the private tour

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