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In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
  Sillars McLeod - Professional Independent Financial Advice
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  Jim Sillars
Sillars also started talking in terms of direct action to bring prominence to the Scottish independence cause, stating that 'we must be prepared to hear the sound of cell doors slamming behind us if we are prepared to win independence'.
In 1988 Sillars was chosen as the SNP candidate for the Govan by-election.
Sillars remains a columnist for the Sun Newspaper and he has used his column to criticise what he sees as poor political strategy from the SNP leadership, first under Salmond, and latterly under John Swinney.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jim_Sillars.html   (576 words)

  
 Is the Sillars volcano still active? | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited
In the Scottish Parliament his wife has increasingly run foul of the leadership with her complaints that the party is in danger of submerging its core aims as it acts as the opposition to the ruling Labour and Lib Dem coalition.
In his view, the next general election had to be fought with the purpose of expanding the core nationalist vote and, as a fallback, on the platform of increasing the powers of the Scottish Parliament.
Sillars, who regards England as a `friendly foreign country' where he happens to earn his living, said one of the most urgent problems facing Scotland was its alienated underclass, treated not as victims but as culprits.
www.guardian.co.uk /Scotland/Story/0,,348633,00.html   (986 words)

  
 Jim Sillars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1988 Sillars was chosen as the SNP candidate for the Glasgow Govan by-election.
Govan was a Labour seat (although Sillars' wife Margo MacDonald had won it for the SNP in a by-election previously, in 1973), but Sillars proved an inspired choice.
Sillars remains a columnist for The Sun and he has used his column to criticise what he sees as poor political strategy from the SNP leadership, first under Salmond, and latterly under John Swinney.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Sillars   (673 words)

  
 The Winchester Star-Animal Magnetism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Perhaps because she is dyslexic, and British schools of her day were not geared to handle that problem, Sillars was not pointed toward higher education in a system that requires passing final tests to win a place in college.
Sillars took learning by doing to the next stage by working in a foundry, learning to cast bronze, so she could cast her works.
Sillars said the mare’s single third- place finish was due entirely to her own inexperience.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/021005/Front_animal.asp   (1610 words)

  
 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Professor Addresses Family Communication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars, professor of communication studies at the University of Montana, spoke about his research on the topic of family conflict last Thursday at the U in a talk titled, "For better or for worse, rethinking the role of communication and misperception in family conflict."
Sillars was the distinguished speaker of this year's B. Aubrey Fisher memorial lecture sponsored by the department of communication.
Sillars' lecture to a packed house in the Languages and Communication building focused on the origins and causes of misunderstandings in family relationships.
www.dailyutahchronicle.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=cb2f5091-79fb-4a07-9abc-51c7bd146e60   (290 words)

  
 Overview of James (Jim) Sillars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars was a fireman, who rose through his union to gain nomination as a Labour candidate.
Sillars lost his seat in the 1979 general election and disbanded his new party to join the Scottish National Party, becoming the eloquent spokesman for its left-wing.
Sillars courted controversy in articles in support of the 'Keep the Clause' debate, relating to the discussion of alternative sexual attitudes in schools (2000).
www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst876.html   (176 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars, A. Folwell, A. L., Hill, K. C., Maki, B. K., Hurst, A. and Casano, R. Marital communication and the persistence of misunderstanding.
Sillars, A. The sequential and distributional structure of conflict as a function of attributions concerning the locus of causality and stability of conflicts.
Sillars, A. William Kunstler and the rhetoric of racial guilt.
www2.umt.edu /dcs/Faculty/sillars/resume.htm   (1720 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars, A., Shellen, W., McIntosh, A., and Pomegrante, M. Relational characteristics of lannguage: Elaboration and differentiation in marital conversations.
Sillars, A. For better or for worse: Re-thinking the role of “misperception” and communication in close relationships and families.
Sillars, A. and Pike, G. Reciprocity of communication and the "social skills" approach to marriage.
www2.umt.edu /dcs/Faculty/sillars/RESUMEweb.htm   (1580 words)

  
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Sillars has been developing real estate in the Fraser Valley for the last 15 years.
Sillars has overseen the development and sale of over 900 residential units and looks forward to many more years of pursuing his love for the real estate development business.
Sillars has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and a Chartered Accountancy degree from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants..
www.vestaproperties.com /kentsillars.htm   (93 words)

  
 Faculty and Staff Lookup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars, A. and Zietlow, P. Investigations of Marital Communication and Lifespan Development.
Sillars, A.L., Burggraf, C.S., Yost, S., and Zietlow, P.H. Conversational themes and marital relationship definitions: quantitative and qualitative investigations.
Sillars, A.L., Weisberg, J., Burggraf, C.S., and Zietlow, P.H. Communication and understanding revisited: married couples' understanding and recall of conversations.
www.cuw.edu /Tools/faculty_staff/biographies/index.cfm?fs=paulzietlow   (542 words)

  
 House of Commons Hansard Debates for 3 May 1989
Sillars) say just now that he was moving the writ for the Glasgow, Central by-election.
Jim Sillars, MP for Govan, explained that his filibuster in the House of Commons this afternoon was intended as a procedural device to slow up the Government guillotine on the Schools' opting-out Bill"
Sillars) has said, in answer to your question, that this is not a filibuster.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm198889/cmhansrd/1989-05-03/Debate-4.html   (3632 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Scotland - SNP's plans for independence ballot branded 'fraudulent' and unlawful   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Now Mr Sillars, a former deputy leader of the SNP who fell out with the party over its referendum plan, has published briefing papers for ministers which, he claims, show an SNP Executive would not be able to hold a referendum.
Sillars is a great political thinker and a very talented politician but he needs to accept he has lost this argument re a referendum and realise that the independence movement has moved on.
Sillars is one of those sad bitter old lags who find the only way they can get people to pay attention to them is by soiling their own nest.
news.scotsman.com /scotland.cfm?id=77682007   (12063 words)

  
 Paper 70.1
In the case of a wheelchair user for whom a special examination hall was requested, the student indicated a preference to use the same hall as classmates with the proviso that access was possible and there was suitable space at the table to accommodate the wheelchair.
Ms Sillars recommended that individual requirements should be discussed and agreed between the Class Head and the student.
Ms Sillars will consider the introduction of a signed statement from each student confirming that tapes are for personal use only.
www.gla.ac.uk /faculties/science/internal/committees/faculty/2000may/paper70.htm   (1532 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Scotland | Sillars calls for Swinney's exit
Jim Sillars, who was both an MP and deputy leader of the Nationalists in the 1990s, said it was time for a change at the top.
Mr Sillars said the party's acceptance of devolution had been a tactical blunder.
Mr Sillars said that recommending former leadership candidate Alex Neil as a possible successor could have a negative result.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3823111.stm   (603 words)

  
 David Sillars : Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering - Oregon State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Sillars' technical and research interests include interorganizational relationships in the construction industry; cultural factors in facility delivering; project delivery alternatives; and strategic organizational structuring at the project and enterprise level.
Sillars is also Director of the Robert C. Wilson Program in Construction Engineering Management, a program designed to increase students' knowledge of engineering and business in preparation for advanced positions in the construction industry.
Sillars' teaching interests focus on the delivery of construction services.
ccee.oregonstate.edu /people/faculty/cem/sillars.html   (118 words)

  
 Curriculum Council Minutes, January 23, 2003, Oregon State University
Sillars explained that there were four Category II course proposals coming forward that would have more specific learning objectives.
Sillars responded to the issues raised in the Budgets and Fiscal Planning report.
Sillars left the meeting, and the Council discussed a few remaining questions and concerns.
oregonstate.edu /dept/academic/aa/curric/minutes/02-3min/01_23_03.htm   (790 words)

  
 Robert G. Sillars, Attorney   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Robert G. Sillars is a full-service law firm with particular emphasis on those aspects of the law that most commonly affect individuals and small businesses.
We welcome your questions and are ready to respond with experienced answers and prompt, professional attention.
We would be pleased to speak with you about your specific areas of interest and hope that you will consider us for all of your legal needs.
www.sillarslaw.com   (155 words)

  
 Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Jim Sillars appeared to have saved the day for Labour and in the 1970 general election, Winnie Ewing was defeated in Hamilton, and although the SNP won the Western Isles from Labour they did not make any major breakthrough.
Jim Sillars had became a Labour hero and was soon talked about as a possible Prime Minister of an independent Scotland.
In the 1979 general election, Jim Sillars came within 1,521 votes of re-election against George Foulkes, whose candidature carried the full weight of the Labour party and union vote.
www.alba.org.uk /scot03constit/s02.html   (1651 words)

  
 Department of Communications Studies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Professor Sillars' research focuses on conflict and interpersonal perception, particularly within the context of interpersonal relationships and families.
Much of his recent research investigates the inferences that family members make during communication and how inferential processes contribute to understanding/misunderstanding among family members.
In his free time, Dr. Sillars takes full advantage of the outdoor opportunities that come with living in Montana, especially floating, biking, hiking, fly fishing, and backcountry skiing.
www2.umt.edu /dcs/Faculty/sillars/alan.htm   (78 words)

  
 WhoWon.com ... The Internet Source for Motorsports News and Information
Visiting drivers Clint Sillars and Jerry Schneider would pace the Late Model main event to the green glad, with Sillars using the outside groove around the high-banked third-mile oval to secure the initial lead, with Schneider settling into the second position.
Sillars was able to pull away from the field to a slight advantage over Schneider by lap five, while former Super Stock champion Keith Bohmsach and Mark Mackesy contested the third position.
Sillars however was up to the challenge and maintained the lead.
www.whowon.com /Results.asp?TrackID=139&StoryID=114616   (1551 words)

  
 Sillars Family Genealogy Forum
Re: Matthew Sillars 1879 and Mary Catherine Lynch 1880 - Paula Sillars 4/10/03
Sillars Sisters from Quebec and VT - Katherine J. Sillars from Arran - Donald Sillars 2/13/00
Re: Sillars from Arran - Donald Sillars 7/02/00
genforum.genealogy.com /sillars   (137 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Unlikely alliance in Euro debate
The party's finance spokesman Andrew Wilson said he was convinced Mr Sillars was wrong and being in the single currency was best for Scotland.
He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland: "Jim and I both agree that if you try to set a single interest rate for the whole of Europe, and that single interest rate is decided in Frankfurt, it is going to be determined on the basis of what is needed in France and Germany.
Speaking on BBC Newsnight Scotland, Mr Sillars said: "I think the Liberals and the SNP are quite wrong.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/820034.stm   (567 words)

  
 IMI: The Institute of the Motor Industry News > Sarah Sillars opens state-of-the-art Automotive Centre at South Devon ...
The IMI's chief executive, Sarah Sillars, was among a host of special guests at the official opening of Vantage Point, the £28 million new campus of South Devon College.
Following the opening of the whole college by Dame Kelly Holmes, the Olympic Double Gold medallist, each new faculty held its own launch and Sarah Sillars unveiled the plaque to commemorate the opening of the college's brand new automotive facility.
Purpose-built to offer training for the whole community from foundation to advanced diagnostic level, the automotive centre boasts three light vehicle workshops, a body repair and refinishing workshop, rolling-road tuning workshop and a diagnostic laboratory, making it one of the most technologically advanced automotive training facilities in the UK.
www.motor.org.uk /news/articles/sarah-sillars-opens-state-of-the-art-automotive-centre-at-south-devon-college-227.html   (403 words)

  
 BBC News | SCOTLAND | Unlikely alliance in Euro debate
Two Scottish politicians are putting aside their differences to join forces in a campaign against the European single currency.
Mr Sillars also wants to keep the pound and said it would be "absolute lunacy" for Britain to surrender its control over sterling.
The launch of the campaign could be embarrassing for the pro-European SNP because Mr Sillars was the architect of its independence in Europe policy.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/820034.stm   (573 words)

  
 Alex Salmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was at this time still viewed as being firmly on the left of the party and had become a key ally of Jim Sillars, who joined him in the British House of Commons when he won a by-election for the seat of Glasgow Govan in 1988.
This comment caused the political friendship between Salmond and Sillars to be terminated, and Sillars became a vocal critic of Salmond's style of leadership.
The SNP managed to increase its number of MPs from four to six in the 1997 General Election, which saw the return of the first Labour Government in the United Kingdom for 18 years.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alex_Salmond   (1186 words)

  
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 Scotsman.com News - SNP's plans for independence ballot branded 'fraudulent' and unlawful
SNP's plans for independence ballot branded 'fraudulent' and unlawful
Jim, go back and settle into your well deserved obscurity.
He can jump ships too, though doesn't stay on board for long.
news.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=77682007   (12049 words)

  
 IMI: The Institute of the Motor Industry Home
Listen up - hear an interview with Sarah Sillars on RAC's audio magazine. Also hear from an RAC patrol who gives his views on the benefits of IMI membership.
Click to hear from a number of people who are involved in the IMI's campaign about what is expected of those who work in today's retail motor industry.
For the launch of the IMI's 'Proud to be professional' campaign, Sarah Sillars was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live's Breakfast Show by Nicky Campbell.
motor.org.uk /news/articles/sarah-sillars-opens-state-of-the-art-aut...   (292 words)

  
 Orient & Flume Artist - Bruce Sillars   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Bruce Sillars is a prolific designer considered by other glass blowers to be a true master of glass technique.
Sillars grew up in the Los Angeles suburbs.
Bruce has an endless collection of designs credited him, including the following: Lily of the Valley, Rose Buds, Dutch Iris, Pink Cherry Blossoms, Poinsettia, Red Clown Fish, Blue Tang, Johnny Jump-Ups, Winter Woods, and his classic Water Lily Bowl.
www.orientandflume.com /profiles/BruceSillars.html   (433 words)

  
 Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice - Local Market Conditions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Mal Sillars has been active in Real Estate and community affairs in the Buena Vista area for nearly 10 years.
Sillars is a great advocate of education for both real estate brokers and their customers.
"The more everyone knows the better the buying and selling process goes." Sillars loves climbing the high mountains and hiking the trails of the Sawatch Range..
realtytimes.com /rtmcrcond/Colorado~Buena_Vista~malsillars   (305 words)

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