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    Petition pressures City of Edinburgh Council to review clause affecting live music scene

    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 City of Edinburgh Council, and local band The Mean Reds to get different perspectives on the issue. Since the clause was introduced by the government of the city of Edinburgh, licensed venues have been prohibited from allowing music to be amplified to the extent it is audible to nearby residential properties. This has affected the…

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    Purchase Home Warranty Insurance In Kyle Tx To Avoid Common Repair Costs

    byAlma Abell Insuring a home is essential for a number of reasons. Many things can go wrong in a house and knowing the entire investment won’t be lost if the property is damaged by fire, vandalism or faulty plumbing can give a family peace of mind. Of course, it’s always important to have a thorough home inspection prior to closing to ensure there are no structural issues, mold or electrical problems that could lead to repair costs right away. For just a few hundred dollars, a home buyer can avoid purchasing a property with a faulty air conditioner or one with mold in the basement or attic. Despite all the…

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    Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away

    Monday, May 14, 2007 Buffalo, New York —A massive warehouse complex of at least 5 buildings caught on fire in Buffalo, New York on 111 Tonawanda Street, sending a plume of thick, jet black colored smoke into the air that could be seen as far away as 40 miles. As of 6:40 a.m., the fire was under control, and firefighters were attempting to stop it from spreading, but could not get to the center of the fire because of severe amounts of debris. Later in the morning, the fire was extinguished. “The fire is mostly under debris at this point. It’s under control, but it’s under some debris. We really…

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    US unemployment rate reaches 9.4 percent

    Friday, June 5, 2009 Data from the United States Labor Department says that the unemployment rate in the U.S. has reached its highest level in over 25 years, namely 9.4%. The job loss rate, however, was only 345,000, which is the lowest monthly job loss rate since September of last year. Analysts had predicted that the loss could be as high as 525,000. The news suggests that the US economy may be improving, as the job loss rate, which peaked at 741,000 jobs this January, has started to ease. “Even as we see things start to stabilize and hopefully grow again, we do know that unemployment tends to lag, and…

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    The Raveonettes on love, death, desire and war

    Tuesday, October 16, 2007 “We’re only two days in and we’re already fucking tired,” says Sune Rose Wagner to David Shankbone as he walks into the dressing room at the Bowery Ballroom. Wagner and Sharin Foo comprise the Raveonettes, a group made for “nostalgists who long for Everly Brothers 45’s and diner jukeboxes, the Raveonettes tweak “American Graffiti”-era rock with fuzzed-out surf-guitar riffs,” said The New York Times. They recently left Columbia and signed with Fierce Panda because they felt constrained by their Columbia contract: “The major label system sometimes doesn’t allow for outside “help” to get involved, meaning that we don’t get to choose who we wanna work with.…

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    Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

    Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at Scientology’s international management headquarters for several years before leaving in 2005.

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    Belgian bus company knows solution for car parking problems

    Monday, May 21, 2007 Do you have a hard time finding a parking space? Take the bus or tram if you go to the city. That’s the message Belgian bus company De Lijn (The Line) is sending to promote public transport as a solution for car parking problems. As a part of their media campaign, they have jokingly suggested that people use the top of the busses as parking space. Another idea they are using in their media campaign: maybe you could park your car on the bottom of a canal? The bus company is using an invented diving company called Cardive, which has divers that offer to dump your…

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    You Deserve To Transform Your Home With An Expert Remodeling Service In Fairfax, Va

    Click Here For More Specific Information On: Residential Investment Properties Binnari byAlma Abell Homeowners who are dissatisfied with the inside of their homes should consider transforming their space by hiring an expert Remodeling Service in Fairfax VA. Purchasing a new home or moving into a new property can require a lot of efforts and can be extremely costly. If a homeowner has a property in a neighborhood that they enjoy, it may be a better decision to have their home remodeled. There are many improvements that can be made to improve the way their property functions and looks. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neHICWTBwvA[/youtube] One common complaint people have about their homes is the lack…

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    Train cars derail into the Thompson River, British Colombia, chemicals spilled

    Saturday, July 5, 2008 Chemicals in the Thompson River were said to be found after four Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) cars containing chemicals derailed near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada on Tuesday night. The derailment occurred just northeast of Lytton when a landslide hit in the middle of a freight train with about 100 cars at around 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC) Tuesday evening. One car remained on the tracks, another was on a river bank, and two were submerged in the Thompson, one of them fully submerged and the other partially submerged. CP states that the cars were carrying the chemical ethylene glycol, commonly found in products such as…