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	Salon Feature \| Free Allan Nairn!
		After that, Nairn was declared persona non grata in Indonesia: forbidden to enter Indonesian territory as a threat to national security -- which, in a sense, he was.
		Nairn's arrest is part of a broad campaign of intimidation aimed at reporters in East Timor documented over the last month by the Committee to Protect Journalists: correspondents shot at, threatened with stabbing, harassed.
		Nairn himself would prefer that his incarceration be yet another reason to focus attention on the beleaguered Timorese.
	www.salon.com /news/feature/1999/09/17/nairn/print.html (1660 words)

	Cuthbert Nairn
		Cuthbert Nairn in this parish and Janet Dunlop in the parish of Fenwick.
		Cuthbert Nairn was christened on the 23rd of December 1759 in Stewarton and married on the 8th of December 1787 in Stewarton to Janet Dunop.
		Cuthbert Nairn was born in 1793 in Stewarton.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /derek2000/tree/gggg_gp/cuna1759.htm (1822 words)

	Nairn History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Nairn was one of the founding members of the Maverick Club, which has been such a benefit to Cimarron since the early 1920s.
		Nairn busied himself with his library, which he boasted was "one of the finest private collections in the southwest." In 1936, he traveled to Scotland and visited the ruins of old Macbeth Castle, a part of the ancestral Nairn estate.
		Nairn's remains were cremated and, together with the ashes of his long departed wife, they were buried near Lovers' Leap, a rock formation one mile west of Casa del Gavilan in Urraca Canyon.
	www.casadelgavilan.com /nairhist.htm (2288 words)

	Nairn Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		The Victorian resort that started with the arrival of the Inverness and Nairn Railway in 1855 was the last of these distinct settlements and left its mark most strongly in the western part of Nairn.
		West Nairn is separated from the countryside beyond by the seaside course of the Nairn Golf Club, one of two 18 hole courses in Nairn.
		The area beyond the River Nairn becomes increasingly remote with dunes and mud flats backed by the Culbin Forest extending for over ten miles to the north east to the mouth of the River Findhorn, opposite Findhorn itself.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /nairn/nairn/index.html (778 words)

	Nairn
		Nairn has always been blessed by a fine climate - little rain, lots of sun - but in 19th century it was the reputed medicinal properties of the local sea water (and the arrival of the steam train) that brought thousands of Victorians flocking to the town.
		Of course, Nairn also boasts two excellent golf courses - Nairn and Nairn Dunbar - and there are a wide range of fine facilities for all the family to enjoy at Nairn Leisure Park and Swimming Pool.
		Nairn was long regarded as marking the boundary between the Lowlands and the Highlands.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/townofnairn (194 words)

	Nairn Combination Poorhouse
		Nairn Combination (also known as Nairn Union) comprised the 12 parishes of: Abernethy, Ardclach, Ardersier, Auldearn, Cawdor, Cromdale, Croy, Duthil, Dyke, Edinkillie, Nairn and Petty.
		The Nairn Union poorhouse was erected in 1860-1 on a three acre site between Balblair Road and the railway at the south-west of the Nairn.
		Nairn entrance lodge and main block from the south-east, 2001.
	users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Nairn/Nairn.shtml (382 words)

	Jean Nairn
		Janet Nairn was born on the 25th of February and christened on the 5th of March 1826 in Stewarton and married on the 28th of November 1848 in Mauchline to William Richmond.
		Robert Nairn was born on the 21st of October and christened on the 11th of November 1838 in Stewarton and married on the 22nd of January 1864 in Mauchline to Mary Jamieson.
		John Nairn (Farmer) was born on the 5th and christened on the 8th of September 1805 in Stewarton and married on the 11th of December 1852 in Stewarton to Janet Tweed Miller.
	home.comcast.net /~derek2000/tree/ggg_gp/jena1789.htm (2020 words)

	East Timor and the United States: An Interview with Allan Nairn (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though Nairn was severely beaten, he and Goodman were able to get out alive and they spread the word of the massacre around the world.
		Nairn: But just the example of freedom, they were uncomfortable with that, and they apparently thought, Well, it'll just take us two weeks, anyway, we'll just smash these people and that'll be that.
		Nairn: One part of the May '99 deal made in New York between Indonesia and Portugal that set the terms for the election was that Falintil, the Timorese guerrillas under the command of the CNRT, would go to the "cantonments" in the countryside.
	www.wpunj.edu /~newpol/issue28/nairn28.htm (6367 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : The Nairn Way (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Not long after inaugurating the mail service, the Nairns also began to advertise their service for passengers and freight and, realizing that if they were to develop this aspect of the business they would need more comfortable automobiles, procured four new Cadillac touring cars.
		By 1926 the Nairns were operating six-ton, American-made Safeway buses capable of carrying 16 passengers in comfortable, high-backed seats and almost two tons of luggage.
		Although the Nairns' work for oil interests in the desert involved a great deal of time and energy, they continued to keep their regular cross-desert service operating, introducing more cars, more buses and eventually trucks on the Damascus-Baghdad run.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198104/the.nairn.way.htm (2552 words)

	Nairn Initiative - The Portal for Nairn and Nairnshire [P]: Visiting Nairn
		Nairn is a popular seaside town with a variety of attractions and activities for visitors.
		Nairn’s history dates from the 4th century but the town is more commonly known for being a Victorian Spa and a fishing port up to the middle of the 20th century.
		Nairn has its own Museum and is close to the historic landmarks of Fort George, Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle and Brodie Castle.
	www.nairnscotland.co.uk /Visitors (231 words)

	Granta: Tom Nairn
		Tom Nairn was born in Freuchie, Fife on 2nd June 1932.
		Since 1994 Tom Nairn has been teaching at the University of Edinburgh, where he set up a course devoted to the inter-disciplinary and comparative study of nationalism.
		Tom Nairn is currently at work on a successor to After Britain which will deal with other parts of the ex-British isles.
	www.granta.com /authors/842 (306 words)

	2blowhards.com: Nairn
		Nairn died in 1983, at the tender age of 53.
		Apropos of that, Ian Nairn wrote the Surrey and the Sussex volumes in Pevsner's series--and their difference in tone from Pevsner's own volumes is almost comical.
		Nairn was part of a British tradition of empirical, tolerant, non-argumentative, keenly-alert-to-life's-small-pleasures thought that is exemplified by--indeed defined by--the political philosopher Michael Oakeshott, about whom you can read here.
	www.2blowhards.com /archives/001737.html (2823 words)

	Nairn History
		The Nairn station, one of the first buildings to be erected in Nairn in 1889, was a large two story frame building with large living quarters attached to the office, waiting room and freight shed.
		It was written on the occasion of the one hundredth anniversary of the Nairn Public School by Sandra Valiquette, secretary, with information she obtained from notes belonging to Dorothy Nelmes.
		Edwards planted the coronation acorns at the Nairn Centre school last summer (1937), and delighted the school children with an account of the growth of many great oak trees which he had seen felled as a young man. He was a trustee of the school for many years.
	www.nairncentre.ca /NairnHistory.htm (17773 words)

	Nairn B&B Elgin Moray Speyside Accommodation & Travel Scottish Highlands
		The Nairn Agricultural Show (late July, tel: 01667 455 922) is held at the Farmers' Showfield.
		Nairn Museum in Viewfield House, Viewfield Drive is open Easter - October Monday - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm.
		This village is 3 miles east of Nairn on the road towards Forres.
	www.scotland-inverness.co.uk /nairn.htm (2623 words)

	Nairn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Royal Burgh of Nairn (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Narann), formally 'North Nairnville,'is a burgh in The Highlands of Scotland, lying about fifteen miles east of Inverness on the coast of the Moray Firth.
		Nairn is known as a world class golfing destination, with two 18 hole courses.
		From 1975 Nairn gave its name to a local government district in the Highland Region.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nairn (985 words)

	Campaign For Release of US Journalist Nairn Gains Momentum
		In November 1991, Nairn suffered a fractured skull when he was beaten by Indonesian soldiers while covering the army's massacre of scores of East Timorese demonstrators at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili.
		Nairn, who grew up in Morris Township with a sister and attended local schools, has been a crusading writer and muckraker since he was 17, said his parents, Miriam and Dean Nairn.
		Nairn, whose base is in Manhattan and is single, has reported extensively on El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and other Third World countries for various publications, including the New Yorker and the Nation.
	www.etan.org /et99b/september/12-18/15campai.htm (1441 words)

	Allan Nairn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nairn was born in Mobile, Alabama to a Puerto Rican mother.
		Nairn was declared a "threat to national security" and banned from East Timor, but he re-entered several times illegally, and his subsequent reports helped convince the U.S. Congress to cut off military aid to Jakarta in 1993.
		In 1999, Nairn was detained briefly by the Indonesian Army.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allan_Nairn (487 words)

	Nairn Golf Club, Nairn, Scotland
		Nairn Golf Links has hosted numerous major amateur and professional events, including the British Amateur Championship but Nairn is probably best known for hosting the Walker Cup of 1999 where the Great Britain and Ireland team scored a rare victory over their American counterparts.
		The fact that Nairn was chosen as host to this prestigious event speaks volumes for the quality of the course.
		Perhaps the pick of the outward journey is the par five, 7th, which at 487 yards may not be the longest hole but bushes and heather left and right of the fairway combined with strategically placed bunkers place a premium on accuracy from tee to green.
	www.golfing-scotland.com /courses/nairn.asp (450 words)

	Allan Nairn
		Nairn is to be charged with engaging in unauthorized activities and overstaying his two-month visa.
		Nairn, who was arrested in Dili on September 14, was one of the last journalists reporting from East Timor.
		Here then is Nairn's Own Statement to his captors (point l8 of the interrogation report on Allan Nairn, the part where the Immigration chief asks him to handwrite his position).
	www.zmag.org /nairn2.htm (1099 words)

	Nairn Area Main Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Nairn lays claim to being one of the driest and sunniest places in the country.
		Nairn has developed into a traditional seaside town, with its sandy East Beach and range of tourist facilities.
		East of Nairn is the village of Auldearn with its 17th Century Boath Doocot, or dovecote.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /areanair/index.html (528 words)

	nairncounty (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Three regular Nairn County first team players were today rumoured to have handed in transfer requests.
		It said: "Nairn County Football Club furiously denies any rumours, stories or otherwise regarding the futures of several key first team players.
		Nairn County began their North of Scotland Cup defence with an impressive victory over a strong Elgin City side at Borough Briggs.
	www.geocities.com /weecounty/nairncounty (237 words)

	Nairn Hotels - Nairn, UK
		Set in 21 acres of mature parkland and gardens, bordering Nairn Golf Course - host of the Walker Cup in 1999....
		The Windsor Hotel is set only a few miles from Inverness and in the best residential area of Nairn....
		With a 2 acre garden, the Smithton Hotel is attractively situated in the Moray countryside....
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/unitedkingdom/scotland/highland/nairn (286 words)

	Nairn Initiative - The Portal for Nairn and Nairnshire [P]: International Jazz Festival
		Nairn has earned a niche as the top venue in the for mainstream jazz concerts.
		Nairn’s International Jazz Festival, held every August, has no doubt what keeps his audiences and a galaxy of international jazz stars coming back - the location.
		Word soon spread among jazz musicians and aficionados that the Nairn festival was an experience not to be missed.
	www.nairnscotland.co.uk /VJazz (556 words)

	Looking for a great hidden gem in the Highlands? Check out Nairn Dunbar Golf Club - Scotland golf courses
		If Nairn Dunbar were a bar (or a TV show), it would be "Cheers," where everybody knows your name.
		Okay, so maybe they don't know your name but the members and other local players here are mighty quick to welcome you into a foursome on the course and make room for you at the bar (and suggest just the right tonic to salve your soul if your round didn't go so well).
		At 6,765 yards from the white tees, length will not be a tremendous issue on these links but at a slope rating of 139 you may just come off the 18th looking for a buddy to drink with.
	www.worldgolf.com /photo-galleries/nairn-dunbar-golf-club-in-scotland-4600.htm (425 words)

	Nairn Golf Club in northern Scotland, enthusiastically reviewed by Golf Nook Scotland
		Nairn Golf Club is a great golf course, no doubt about it.
		Boutiques and award-winning restaurants are plentiful on the high street (main street), all contributing to Nairn's charming character.
		The town centre of Nairn is a pleasant place to wander about and it's very walkable.
	www.golfnook.com /Nairn.htm (2130 words)

	Nairn on the Web, Scotland
		Nairn has a rich history as a fishing port and as a holiday resort dating back to Victorian times.
		Nairn is the ideal choice for a fun-filled week or a quiet weekend.
		There is plenty of scope for sport in Nairn with two championship golf courses, a sports centre, two swimming pools, a riding centre, watersports, cricket, bowls and much more.
	www.cali.co.uk /highexp/Nairn (629 words)

	Angus Nairn , PhD: Department of Psychiatry
		Nairn, A.C., Svenningsson, P., Nishi, A., Fisone, G., Girault, J.-A and Greengard, P. (2004) The role of DARPP-32 in the actions of drugs of abuse.
		P., Nairn, A.C., Greengard, P., Hervé, D. and Girault, J.A. (2005) Regulation of a protein phosphatase cascade allows convergent dopamine and glutamate signals to activate ERK in the striatum.
		Rosenberg, O.S., Deindl, S., Sung, R.-J., Nairn, A.C. and Kuriyan, J. (2005) Crystal structure of the auto-inhibited kinase domain of Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent kinase II and SAXS analysis of holoenyzme assembly.
	info.med.yale.edu /psych/faculty/nairn.html (484 words)

	The Nairn Golf Club. est 1887
		On the 11th and 12th of September 1999 Nairn Golf Club hosted one of the oldest and most historic events in amateur golf.
		The match is held every two years and alternates between Great Britain and Ireland and the U.S.A. The Nairn Golf Club links bore witness to the biggest points victory for Great Britain and Ireland in the history of the Walker Cup.
		In the 1960s Nairn was Britain’s first club to instigate Golf Weeks.
	www.nairngolfclub.co.uk /walkercup.htm (343 words)

	Nairn Initiative - The Portal for Nairn and Nairnshire [P]: Nairn
		Nairn is an attractive seaside town of 11,000 people who enjoy a prime location on the
		These fascinating and playful creatures regularly visit Nairn and can be seen from several vantage points on the shore.
		For business in what is already a vibrant economic community, Nairn complements these leisure interests with opportunities, support and facilities for the development and expansion of a variety of ventures.
	www.nairnscotland.co.uk (222 words)

	Nairn - Scottish Highlands, Nairn accommodation, Bed and Breakfast, hotels, Places to visit
		Nairn - an excellent base for exploring the Scottish Highlands; the Moray Firth coastline; Inverness and Loch Ness.
		Plan your visit; find Nairn accommodation (BandBs, Hotels and Self-catering); discover places to visit or just enjoy a day on Nairn's marvellous sandy beach.
		Nairn is also a great base for walking and fishing holidays.
	www.visitnairn.com (184 words)

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