Wikinews wanders the Referendum-year Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
With many venues reporting sell-out shows, the 68th year of the Edinburgh Festival attracted visitors from around the globe. Wikinews’ Brian McNeil roamed the city for the four weeks of the event, capturing the colour, spectacle, and comedy, in photos.
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Plumbing In Houses And Commercial Use

Read An Opinion On: Best Ute Headboards For Sale Most people are familiar with plumbingthat come to their home to unclog a drain or fix a leaking toilet. Plumbing, pipe layers, pipefittings, and steamfitters install, maintain and repair many different types of pipe system. Pipe system in powerplants carries the steam that power huge turbines. Pipes also are used in manufacturing plants to Read More…

CanadaVOTES: CHP candidate Jerome Dondo running in Brandon—Souris

Saturday, September 27, 2008
On October 14, 2008, Canadians will be heading to the polls for the federal election. Christian Heritage Party candidate Jerome Dondo, CGA is standing for election in the riding of Brandon—Souris.
Self-employed since 2000, Dondo works as a finance consultant with First Nation reserves, and provides accounting services to small business clients. From 1993-1998, he wRead More…

Actor Jerry Orbach dead at age 69

Friday, December 31, 2004
New York City — Actor Jerry Orbach died in his home in Manhattan at age 69. Orbach was a staple of American cinema, stage and television, with his most recent role being in the NBC police drama “Law and Order.” Orbach is survived by his wife of 25 years, Elaine Cancilla, and his two sons Anthony and Christopher. Orbach was born in the tough Bronx borough of New YorRead More…

On the campaign trail, December 2011

Sunday, January 1, 2012
The following is the second in a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2012 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after a brief mention of some of the month’s biggest stories.
In this month’s edition on the campaign trail: the campaign manager for a candidate already seeking two presidential nominations discusses the likRead More…

Simple But Powerful Centrifugal Chillers

Read An Opinion On: Barry Brown And Sons Centrifugal chillers are used for cooling large buildings in a centralized air conditioning system. There are other types of chillers using screw compressors and reciprocating compressors. These are usually smaller in size. Today’s topic is about centrifugal chillers – the ultimate choice for any air conditioning installations higher than 500 RT (refRead More…

Hurricane Dean makes second landfall; weakens to Category 1 storm

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Hurricane Dean hit the coast of Mexico’s mainland today as a Category 2 hurricane, with winds sustained at 100 mph.
Dean moved across the Bay of Campeche, eyeing over 100 oil platforms and several oil ports in the center of the country’s oil industry. Over 14,000 workers in the area had to be evacuated.
The eye of the storm hit Tecolutla, a major tourist town. Over 10,Read More…

11-year-old California girl charged for throwing stone in defense

Monday, July 18, 2005
An 11-year-old girl faces serious assault charges in California after casting a stone at a group of boys who were throwing water balloons at her. In April, Maribel Cuevas was apprehended by Fresno, California police and spent five days in a detention center after throwing the object at the group of boys who bombarded her with water balloons as she walked down the sidewalk.Read More…

Nineteen activists killed by Israeli commandos aboard aid convoy bound for Gaza

Monday, May 31, 2010
 Notice — August 24, 2015 The title of this article states nineteen were killed, whereas the body more accurately reflects the facts of the time by recording between nine and nineteen deaths. The correct figure at the time was in fact nine deaths. 
Between nine and nineteen Free Gaza Movement activists died today in international waters when Israeli Defense Force commanRead More…

Taking Medications Correctly: What You Need To Know

Read An Opinion On: Retirement Villages Nsw Taking Medications Correctly: What You Need to Know by Gloria Hao SchneiderEveryone knows about the rising costs of health care insurance along with how expensive prescription medication can be. These changes have especially affected senior citizens since they require extensive medical care as they get older. However, many seniors and elderly ciRead More…