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Ex-Pats - Bill McQuaid.
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Galloway Gazette (Newton Stewart, Scotland)
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July 10, 2008
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This week, the Gazette launches an occasional series looking at the fortunes of people who have taken the decision to leave Galloway and try their luck elsewhere.
We start with regular letters correspondent Bill McQuaid, of Bondi, Australia. Here, Bill - who still gets his copy of the Gazette sent to him each week - tells how life has taken him from Sorbie to a sunny spot in Oz...
I WAS born in Sorbie almost 70 years ago to teenage parents.
We lived for my first couple of years with my widowed grandmother in the house that still stands fornent the Sorbie war memorial.
My father soon went off to the war and I was left behind to look after my mother for a time. ...
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Right to life is the No. 1 priority
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
October 30, 2000 ;
ELLEN L. MARKHAM;
221 words
...1205 Cleveland Ave. Without the basic right to life, no other rights are possible. This makes life the number one priority issue. All other rights...without concern for the fundamental issue of life, they cast their vote for abortion. In 1980...
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'When i saw my leg was gone, i was so happy' ; Life could have crumbled...
Derby Evening Telegraph;
October 6, 2008 ;
459 words
...Life could have crumbled for Caroline Norman after she had her...She shares her story with Wendy Roberts. Caroline Norman's life got a whole lot happier after her leg was amputated. The...she beamed. "It marked the beginning of the rest of my life. "All I could say was 'yes, yes, it's finally gone'." ...
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Families in march for justice; Campaign to make life sentences mean...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);
October 6, 2008 ;
469 words
......at the weekend to hammer home their message that a life sentence should mean life. Merseyside Families for Justice (MFfJ) gathered brandishing...alluding to the murder in his house. He was sentenced to life with a 21-year tariff, but then saw Mr Justice Dodds...
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Queen's kinky crimper made me curl up & dye with dirty sex demands ..then...
The People (London, England);
January 30, 2005 ;
787 words
......TOM CARLIN THE Queen's crimper Trevor Sorbie is exposed by The People today as a drug-taking sex maniac. Royal hairdresser Sorbie, who regularly appears on TV's This Morning...knew what he got up to. Twice-divorced Sorbie, 55 - hired by the Queen to give her a...
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Rovers get just deserts as Sorbie has sweet revenge
The Scotsman;
January 25, 1999 ;
FRANK O'DONNELL;
351 words
...Brechin City 1 Sorbie (62) Albion Rovers 1 Lorimer...themselves in Marbella. Yet, life is not about expensive foreign...experienced midfielder Stuart Sorbie was adjudged to have hauled...visitors an undeserved goal, Sorbie made amends by levelling minutes...key players Kevin Bain and Sorbie, ...
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Families in march for justice; Campaigners call for life sentence.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);
October 6, 2008 ;
365 words
...Byline: By CAROLINE INNES A CAMPAIGN group calling for life sentences to mean life has held an emotional city centre rally. Merseyside...Chantel was murdered in 2004. Her killer was jailed for life but will serve just a minimum of 18 years. Ms Taylor...
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I MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF IN A SNIP; Trevor Sorbie.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);
September 29, 1997 ;
394 words
......rock singer Sting. Name: Trevor Sorbie. Born: Glasgow, where my father...what is the great love of your life? My family. Favourite colour...it has the perfect balance of life and a great climate. Your dream...the world? How everything in life these days seems to have a political...
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Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly;
October 1, 2007 ;
Landesberg, Richard;
752 words
...Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News. Douglass K. Daniel. Austin...important broadcaster in Harry Reasoner: A Life in the News. Reasoner grew up in the Midwest...find a home for most of his professional life. Those who watched CBS during its heyday...
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Your Life: I should be worried about cancer, but I'm scared of losing my...
The Mirror (London, England);
May 8, 2008 ;
787 words
...Byline: CHARLOTTE WARD Every Thursday in Your Life we've been following the progress of Rebekah who was diagnosed...today for various scans, the results of which could change my life for ever. They ran tests to look at my bone marrow to see...Every time he did it he giggled with delight. That is what life ...
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Veteran Warriors undone by sweet Sorbie
The Scotsman;
December 16, 1998 ;
DESMOND KANE;
254 words
...Stenhousemuir 0 Brechin 1 Sorbie (52) MUD, glorious mud was the theme...a sticky Ochilview surface. A Stuart Sorbie goal early in the second half won a...stalemate in the 52nd minute, thanks to Sorbie's delightful chip which left home goalkeeper...
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Tribunal rejects claims against top stylist Sorbie.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);
September 30, 2006 ;
606 words
......year job working for hair guru Trevor Sorbie by increasing stress levels, interference...heavy drinking and erratic behaviour by Mr Sorbie. The panel was told that she believed...a senior colleague and compared by Mr Sorbie to his two ex-wives. But in a lengthy...
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Gene mutation could aid humans; Live longer, lose weight: Experts say it...
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
December 15, 2000 ;
ASSOCIATED PRESS;
271 words
......named "I'm not dead yet" can double the life span of fruit flies, a laboratory discovery...Connecticut Health Center have found that the life span of fruit flies was extended from an...the study lived 110 days. The same long-life gene exists in humans, said Dr. Stephen...
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A-fib affects quality of life of patient and spouse...
Internal Medicine News;
September 1, 2008 ;
Boschert, Sherry;
455 words
......Atrial fibrillation affects the quality of life of both patients and their spouses in equal...atrial fibrillation on their own quality of life, 45% of patients and 43% of spouses said...fibrillation on specific aspects of quality of life, including daily activities, work/professional...
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Model daughters; Life & Style: They're rich, they're beautiful and their...
The Evening Standard (London, England);
March 28, 2003 ;
Saner, Emine;
460 words
......managed to fit in jobs for Elle, Trevor Sorbie, Italian Vogue and Tatler. Emily models...Moss, but modelling isn't taking over her life. She is obsessed with music, and moonlights...gets back: I don't want modelling to be my life, but it has opened doors, and has given...
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Work-life balance or work-life alignment? A test of the importance of...
Journal of Management and Organization;
July 1, 2008 ;
Parkes, Louise P; Langford, Peter H;
787 words
......with their ability to balance work and other life commitments. We tested the hypothesis that work-life balance is important for engaging and retaining...organisational variables were related to work-life balance aiding further development of theory...
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