More On This Topic: Demand Response Energy Management Australia By Sam Streubel I recently discovered an inexpensive, eco-friendly product to supplement your home heating system. It’s a compact, but efficient, solar powered room heater designed to be installed in the south facing rooms of your house or apartment. Since it’s powered by the sun, and […]
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Thursday, June 25, 2015 Live music venues in Edinburgh, Scotland are awaiting a review later this year on the 2005 licensing policy, which places limitations on the volume of amplified music in the city. Investigating into how the policy is affecting the Edinburgh music scene, a group of Wikinews writers interviewed venue owners, academics, the
Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 An Austrian man charged with keeping his daughter prisoner in a dungeon for 24 years and fathering her seven children, has pleaded guilty to rape, incest, false imprisonment and coercion but innocent to enslavement and Murder|murder at the start of his trial today. Josef Fritzl, 73, allegedly began imprisoning and raping
Austrian man who imprisoned daughter pleads guilty at start of trial
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Thursday, January 7, 2010 Human rights groups have criticized United States President Barack Obama’s decision to halt the transfer of detainees to Yemen from the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Mr. Obama suspended the repatriation of Yemeni detainees Tuesday because of what he called an “unsettled” security situation in Yemen. “It was always our intent
Obama’s suspension of Guantanamo repatriations criticized
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More On This Topic: Sydney Performing Arts Submitted by: Marie-Claire Smith Relationships are complicated. Anybody who tells you theirs is any different is either fooling themselves or lying. This is all the more true when the relationship in question is a marriage. Couples who have been married for one or more years will definitely run
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Two more vessels have been hijacked in Somalia. Pirates have captured an Indonesian tugboat with a barge that was working for French oil firm Total and a Turkish container ship. The Turkish vessel’s seizure was confirmed by a US Fifth Fleet spokesman. MV Bosphorus Prodigy is a 330 ft (100 m)
Somali pirates hijack Indonesian tugboat and Turkish container ship
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Friday, November 24, 2006 Anita O’Day, best known for her sassy rendition of “Sweet Georgia Brown” and “Honeysuckle Rose” died in her sleep early Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006. She was 87. Known as the “Jezebel of Jazz,” she was one of America’s most respected jazz vocalists whose vocal contemporaries included Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday
“Jezebel of Jazz” Anita O’Day dies at age 87
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 The riots in Greece that started on December 6 have entered their fourth night. These are the worst riots the Hellenic Republic has witnessed in decades. The riots were triggered when Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old student, was shot and killed by police. The police claim that Grigoropoulos was throwing a bomb
Riots in Greece enter fourth night
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More On This Topic: Kite Linens By James Kilkelly I have been known to rant on about how people should try to include more native plants within their garden. However, I would never dissuade someone from including a Japanese maple within his or her garden; on the contrary, I would heartily recommend it. History and
Sunday, October 10, 2010 Residents of a Leeds, England neighbourhood have requested help from a council because their neighbourhood is plagued by crime, overcrowding, and community tensions. Leeds City Council received a request for help from residents of Hyde Park, who said they were worried about the increasing level of anti-social behavior and worsening community
Residents of Leeds, England neighbourhood plagued with crime ask council for help
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