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* http://www.0800buster.co.uk/
 
* http://www.0800buster.co.uk/
 
* http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=111
 
* http://www.qxcall.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=111
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== Maps ==
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=== [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap] based ===
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* [http://maps.cloudmade.com/?lat=55.942856&lng=-3.198738&zoom=12&styleId=1 CloudMade]
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* [http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=13&lat=55.95694&lon=-3.20046&layers=B000 OpenCycleMap]
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* [http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/ Edinburgh CycleStreets]
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* [http://www.öpnvkarte.de/?zoom=12&lat=55.94319&lon=-3.20482&layers=BT Öpnvkarte] - public transport map
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=== General maps ===
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edinburgh,+UK&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=wBpBSqvNKobMjAeWsPiZCQ&ll=55.957849,-3.199425&spn=0.082259,0.2211&t=h&z=12&iwloc=A Google Maps]
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* [http://www.multimap.com/maps/?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278&zoom=12 multimap]
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* [http://www.multimap.com/maps/?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278&zoom=15&dp=os#map=55.95209,-3.15951|15|4&dp=os&bd=useful_information multimap] (OS data)
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* [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=327639&y=673542&z=0&sv=55.949444,-3.160278&st=7&searchp=ids.srf Streetmap.co.uk]
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=== Extra info ===
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* [http://www.shaded-relief.com/?gt=55.949444&gl=-3.160278&z=9&t=4 Shaded Relief]
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* [http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=55.9449704&lon=-3.2093811&z=12&l=0&m=w Wikimapia]
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* [http://loc.alize.us/#/geo:55.939202,-3.293839,11,m/sort:date/ loc.alize.us]
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* [http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=55.946124&ln=-3.208694&z=6&k=0&a=1&tab=2 Panoramio]
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* [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/ll/55.949444,-3.160278 Virtual Globetrotting]
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* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edinburgh,+UK&ie=UTF8&split=0&ei=wBpBSqvNKobMjAeWsPiZCQ&ll=55.957849,-3.199425&spn=0.082259,0.2211&t=h&z=12&iwloc=A Google Maps w/ annotations]
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* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/mapbrowse.php?t=tolJ5oOXXJ0oOJFoOXXJfoMXbJqobXXJL5405owNwhuwbajahajuua&i=0&j=0&zoomin=1?93,95 geograph] - photographs for every OS grid square
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* [http://sun.exnatura.org/?longitude=-3.160278&latitude=55.949444&resulting=1 Dusk / Dawn :: Sunrise / Sunset :: Calendar and Calculator]
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* [http://www.sunrisesunset.com/calendar.asp?comb_city_info=Long:3.160278,Lat:55.949444;3.160278;55.949444;0;0&month=09&year=2009&time_type=1&use_dst=0&want_twi_civ=1&want_twi_naut=1&want_twi_astro=1&want_mrms=1&want_mphase=1 Monthly Sunrise Sunset Times]
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* [http://www.sustrans.org.uk/map?searchtype=search&searchkey=Edinburgh Sustrans] Transport routes
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* [http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/Trafic/United-Kingdom/Edinburgh Edinburgh Traffic ViaMichelin]
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* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?long=-3.160278&lat=55.949444 The Megalithic Portal] and Map
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* [http://www.heavens-above.com/allsats.asp?Mag=4.5&lat=55.949444&lng=-3.160278&loc=Newark&alt=14&tz=CET Heavens Above] Daily predictions for brighter satellites
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* [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?origin_lat=55.949444&origin_long=-3.160278&dist=20&submit3=Search Geocaching] - The Official Global GPS Cache Hunt Site
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* [http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/near.cgi?lat=55.949444&lon=-3.160278 Automatic Packet Reporting System Stations Near Edinburgh]
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* [http://stable.toolserver.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Edinburgh&params=55_56_58_N_3_9_37_W_type:city_region:GB GeoHack - Edinburgh] - Meta, many map links, most already listed above.
  
 
== News ==
 
== News ==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/ BBC News] Front page
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** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7459669.stm BBC News] Video stream
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* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/ The Independent]
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk The Guardian]
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* [http://www.euractiv.com/en/HomePage EurActiv.com]
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* [http://www.euronews.net/europa/europe/ euronews | europa]
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* [http://www.euronews.net/news/world/ euronews | world]
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* [http://www.nytimes.com/timeswire/index.html?pagewanted=all New York Times] Wire
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* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikinews]
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* [http://theregister.co.uk El Reg] Biting the hand that feeds IT
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* [http://boingboing.net Boing Boing] A Directory Of Wonderful Things
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* [http://www.thebigproject.co.uk/news/ The Big Project] News
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* [http://www.chipwrapper.co.uk/ Chipwrapper] Search UK newspapers
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/ BBC News: The Editors] [http://delicious.com/bbceditorsblog del.icio.us]
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* http://skimfeed.com/
 
* http://skimfeed.com/
 
* http://bitofnews.com/
 
* http://bitofnews.com/

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