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...again, is not Pierce Davis, but the spirit of walking itself. It can also be argued that David Ely solves some difficult problems by the simple expedient of avoiding them. How Davis crosses some large bodies of water on foot remains a pesky mystery; how he hobbles across Scotland on a broken leg is only slightly clearer...
...walkabout," strolling among crowds of her subjects, chatting casually with whomever she bumps into. She has become considerably sophisticated in the years since her coronation when, as one court observer puts it, she appeared to be a "terribly stiff, cardboard figure." On a visit to Stirling University in Scotland a few weeks ago, the Queen kept her cool even though she was jeered and jostled by a mob of angry students. "Did you know that I had to miss school because you're here today?" one of them shouted at her. Elizabeth smiled and calmly replied: "Aside from that...
...legend dates back to the 6th century A.D., when St. Columba began converting Scotland to Christianity. While visiting the Loch Ness area one day, Columba saw a giant animal rear out of the water and lunge at one of his monks. Only when the good saint made the sign of the cross did the beast back off. Since that frightening debut, Nessie, as the beast has become known, has appeared countless times to villagers and visitors alike; there are even murky photos of the famed Loch Ness monster. Despite such "evidence," scientists remain highly skeptical. Nessie's "proper habitat...
...existence of such beasts in Loch Ness would not entirely strain credibility. Believers argue that large saltwater creatures could have been trapped in Scotland's lakes when they were cut off from the sea at the end of the last ice age. Doubters reply that it is by no means sure that Loch Ness was ever linked to the sea, that there is hardly enough food in the loch to support such leviathans and that in any case, there would have to be at least 20 animals in a breeding herd-too many for the imaginations of even...
...regional assembly in Belfast; it does not approve of a revamped provincial Parliament dominated by a Cabinet-such as the one through which the Protestants ruled Northern Ireland from Stormont. And Britain does not want the full integration of Ulster into the United Kingdom in the manner of Scotland and Wales. A regional assembly could be modeled along the lines of the Greater London Council, with various assembly committees-some headed by Catholics-administering the province's financial, social welfare, housing, transport and general police affairs. Internal security would remain under William Whitelaw, Britain's Secretary of State...