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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2CW6M7D - The cost of most peak time train tickets in Scotland is set to increase by 1.6% from January next year.
The move would see the price of an Edinburgh to Glasgow season ticket go up £67 to £4,267.
However, Transport Scotland said it is in the process of considering the options regarding future fares and tickets in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
This means next year's price increase could be paused.
Rail fares usually increase every January but the hike is linked to the previous July's Retail Prices Index (RPI) measure of inflation.
The Office for National Statistics has announced the RPI rate for July was 1.6%.
Rail fares to rise despite passenger slump
This means tickets, such as standard day return tickets in the Edinburgh commuter area or all fares in the Strathclyde area, would increase by 1.6% in January.
Off-peak regulated fares are capped at 1% below RPI so would go up by 0.6%.
There has been speculation that the UK's national and devolved governments could seek to delay the 2021 rise given the effects of coronavirus and record-low passenger numbers.
Passenger watchdog Transport Focus has called for a major shake-up of rail fares to encourage passengers back to the railways following the collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Chief executive Anthony Smith said a system that fits the way we live and travel now is needed, including flexible season tickets, carnet-style tickets and better value for money fares across the board.
'Considering the options'
A Transport Scotland spokesman said it was considering the options for future fares and tickets as part of wider recovery work in the rail industry in the wake of the pandemic.
He added: The Scottish government is committed to ensuring that rail fares are affordable for passengers and taxpayers across Scotland.
We have taken action to keep fares down and ScotRail fare are still on average, 20% cheaper than those across the rest of the UK.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4806595334 - 'Cash Money - 'Prince Charles &
City Beat Band ' - Play this track here.
?Whats this iPod Shuffle set all about? Read about it here
'Prince Charles and the City Beat Band' recorded three albums on Virgin Records from the early to mid 80's, and achieved their biggest successes on the European charts. Charles Alexander fronted the group as the lead singer and multi instrumentalist. The futuristic wind synthesizer called the 'Lyricon' was the instrument that made his brand of next generation p-funk unique, and the group's sound incorporated many of the devices that would propel rap music to the forefront of the American music scene.
My introduction to them was via a 12' single Karen a friend from Uni let me borrow. From the first play I was hooked. Give this a listen, if you have any soul leanings I think you may like this.
To check out his style from this era, track down any of the following albums:
Gang War (Solid Platinum) 1981
Combat Zone (UK Virgin) 1983
Stone Killers (ROIR) 1983 (UK Virgin) 1984
With the emergence of rap, Prince Charles disbanded his funk group and began focusing on audio engineering. After the switch, 'Prince Charles Alexander' became a multi-platinum recording engineer, mixing engineer and producer for a large client base including Mary J. Blige, the Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Usher, Boyz II Men, Brandy, Babyface, Sting, Aretha Franklin and many more. Sean \u201cPuffy\u201d Combs utilized the technical expertise of Prince Charles, Tony Maserati and Paul Logus as his first string mixing engineers, a move that helped to launch and sustain the Bad Boy record label for many years. Charles\u2019 accolades include more than 40 Platinum and Gold certifications from the RIAA, 3 Grammy wins and 7 Grammy nominations from NARAS and a Victoire de la Musique (the French equivalent of a Grammy).
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Dwarfs standing on the shoulders of giants (Latin: nanos gigantium humeris insidentes) is a Western metaphor meaning 'One who develops future intellectual pursuits by understanding the research and works created by notable thinkers of the past'
a contemporary interpretation.
However, the metaphor was first recorded in the twelfth century and attributed to Bernard of Chartres. It was famously uttered by seventeenth-century scientist Isaac Newton. British scientist Stephen Hawking also wrote a bestselling book called 'On the Shoulders of Giants' based on Newton's quotation.
Also of course the quotation can also be found on many British Sterling two pound coins. The British two pound (\u00a32) coin was first issued as a commemorative coin in 1986 to celebrate the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Six further commemorative issues followed between 1989 and 1996. These coins did not circulate in large numbers.
After a review of the UK coinage, it was decided that a general-circulation \u00a32 coin was needed, and a new bi-metallic design was issued in 1998 (dated 1997). There is an urban myth about the coin is that putting it in the freezer overnight causes the cupro-nickel centre to pop out, a claim which had been true of some early mintings of the similarly bimetallic Canadian 2 dollar coin.
Due to the coin being bi-metallic it is difficult to reproduce. Most counterfeits that have been produced have a painted outer ring which soon wears off, and are easy to detect and deface. I have had one and they are b**gers to get rid off.
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Description: Tony Smith image Flickr 4311815905 - 'Like buses, premium bonds go quiet then what do you know, three come along at once. Pretty amazing, the excitement was huge opening each envelope (I sat down obviously) and finding \u00a325, then \u00a325 (will the next one be a \u00a3Million?) and another \u00a325. Doh!
So I have not retired just yet. cannot wait until about 2015 when I may win (\u00a325) again. Fingers crossed! Aparently one in three britains have some bonds so you may have some stashed away yourself.
The premium savings bonds are a bit nostalgic for the British and started in the 1950's. I have \u00a32 of bonds that my parents bought for me in the 1960's.
It could have been one of those that won here, or a few more recent ones I got on-line, I will never know.
Still a cheque is as good as money for the moment. I better rush to teh bank before 11 March 2010 and get it paid in.
The bonds are drawn at random by the 4th generation ERNIE computer. This uses thermal noise in transistors as its source of entropy for generating random bond numbers. The original ERNIE used a gas neon diode. In each case the randomness of electrons and natural unpredictable variance of the physical processes involved mean that systematic trends and similar cumulative effects that affect any pseudorandom number generator are reduced greatly, if not eliminated.
ERNIE's output is independently tested each month by an independent actuary appointed by the government and the draw is only valid if the output passes tests that indicate it is statistically random. In case you were wondering.
With recent reduction in interest rates, an investment in the Irish Lottery bonus ball at Paddy Power might be a better bet for a huge retirement pot.
Some real money (but sadly gone) can be found here www.flickr.com/photos/hotpixuk/3875569520/
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