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October 17, 2017
http://www.noisli.com/
They say that white-noise can enhance creativity and productivity. This site presents a selection of background noises for both working and relaxing.
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Ever found yourself wondering if a website is down for everyone or if it’s just down for you? This website is a godsend for those moments.
http://www.fbomb.co/
Watch in real time how often people tweet the F-Bomb around the globe.
http://nojpeg.org/#/
Ever wondered why you shouldn’t use a JPEG for your logo or need a handy way to explain why to a client? Look no further.
http://www.cloudpaint.com/client/index.php
Finally you can re-live the magic of MacPaint online!
http://unhearit.com/#
Suffering from an ear worm? Have a particular song stuck in your head? Don’t worry, the best cure for that is to replace it with an other catchy song. Fortunately there’s a website for that!
http://colourco.de/
If you('re) in search of the perfect colour scheme, perhaps Colourcode is the right tool for you.
http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/
Find out how many people are currently living in space.
http://namechk.com/
Check to see if your desired username is still available on dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites. Perhaps the ideal tool for an expectant parent looking for the best name for their child?
A lot more at the link at the very top of this OP.
30 fantastic websites to lose yourself in
http://thefoxisblack.com/2014/03/03/30-fantastic-websites-to-lose-yourself-in/http://www.noisli.com/
They say that white-noise can enhance creativity and productivity. This site presents a selection of background noises for both working and relaxing.
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
Ever found yourself wondering if a website is down for everyone or if it’s just down for you? This website is a godsend for those moments.
http://www.fbomb.co/
Watch in real time how often people tweet the F-Bomb around the globe.
http://nojpeg.org/#/
Ever wondered why you shouldn’t use a JPEG for your logo or need a handy way to explain why to a client? Look no further.
http://www.cloudpaint.com/client/index.php
Finally you can re-live the magic of MacPaint online!
http://unhearit.com/#
Suffering from an ear worm? Have a particular song stuck in your head? Don’t worry, the best cure for that is to replace it with an other catchy song. Fortunately there’s a website for that!
http://colourco.de/
If you('re) in search of the perfect colour scheme, perhaps Colourcode is the right tool for you.
http://www.howmanypeopleareinspacerightnow.com/
Find out how many people are currently living in space.
http://namechk.com/
Check to see if your desired username is still available on dozens of popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking websites. Perhaps the ideal tool for an expectant parent looking for the best name for their child?
A lot more at the link at the very top of this OP.
October 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/920327139899138048
WATCH: Livestock on the loose in Brooklyn, New York
https://www.reuters.tv/l/aW3?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Socialhttps://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/920327139899138048
October 17, 2017
Storm Ophelia wrought most of its damage in the south and west of the country today, but all counties have experienced some level of disruption.
Cork
Some of the most dramatic scenes occurred in Cork city, where part of one of the stands in Turner’s Cross stadium collapsed. In Douglas the roof of the Community School’s sports hall was ripped off by the winds and deposited in a nearby back garden. Elsewhere in the county, power lines were down and fallen trees lined roads. Cork City Council said its emergency staff will not begin clearing fallen trees and other debris until Ophelia abates entirely because it is too dangerous to send staff out during the storm. Wind speeds of over 190km/h were recorded off the coast of west Cork on Monday morning when Ophelia began buffeting the Fastnet Lighthouse.
Kerry
The worst of the storm passed over Kerry by 2.30pm, felling hundreds of mature trees and leaving flooding in a number of locations and few roads clear of branches and fences. Thousands of homes – from Rathmore, in the foothills of the Paps on the Cork border, to Glencar valley, hidden in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks – were left without power. The south Kerry coastal area, Kenmare and tourist town Killarney took the brunt of the winds.
Storm Ophelia: a(n Irish) county-by-county damage report
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/storm-ophelia-a-county-by-county-damage-report-1.3258433Storm Ophelia wrought most of its damage in the south and west of the country today, but all counties have experienced some level of disruption.
Cork
Some of the most dramatic scenes occurred in Cork city, where part of one of the stands in Turner’s Cross stadium collapsed. In Douglas the roof of the Community School’s sports hall was ripped off by the winds and deposited in a nearby back garden. Elsewhere in the county, power lines were down and fallen trees lined roads. Cork City Council said its emergency staff will not begin clearing fallen trees and other debris until Ophelia abates entirely because it is too dangerous to send staff out during the storm. Wind speeds of over 190km/h were recorded off the coast of west Cork on Monday morning when Ophelia began buffeting the Fastnet Lighthouse.
Kerry
The worst of the storm passed over Kerry by 2.30pm, felling hundreds of mature trees and leaving flooding in a number of locations and few roads clear of branches and fences. Thousands of homes – from Rathmore, in the foothills of the Paps on the Cork border, to Glencar valley, hidden in the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks – were left without power. The south Kerry coastal area, Kenmare and tourist town Killarney took the brunt of the winds.
October 17, 2017
Dude doing the Kitty Wiggle TM
https://twitter.com/JenMsft/status/920250699811713024
October 17, 2017
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Pole dancing has come a long way since it appeared at 1980s strip clubs. It now has an accepted scoring system
REX FEATURES
One has its origins in Ancient Greece when long spears were used for vaulting the walls of besieged cities, the other traces its roots to the strip club boom of the 1980s.
Yet within a decade it looks possible that pole dancing could join pole vaulting as an Olympic sport.
The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) confirmed yesterday that it has given observer status to the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) in a move which sets out a “clear pathway” towards full Olympic recognition.
Patrick Baumann, president of GAISF said it was an “exciting time” for pole sports and added: “We will do everything within our remit to help them realise their full potential and . . . one day, maybe become part of the Olympic programme”.
Pole dancing in line to become Olympic sport
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/pole-dancing-in-line-to-become-olympic-sport-whfrbf6g6?crop=4896%2C2754%2C0%2C255&resize=1200
Pole dancing has come a long way since it appeared at 1980s strip clubs. It now has an accepted scoring system
REX FEATURES
One has its origins in Ancient Greece when long spears were used for vaulting the walls of besieged cities, the other traces its roots to the strip club boom of the 1980s.
Yet within a decade it looks possible that pole dancing could join pole vaulting as an Olympic sport.
The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) confirmed yesterday that it has given observer status to the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) in a move which sets out a “clear pathway” towards full Olympic recognition.
Patrick Baumann, president of GAISF said it was an “exciting time” for pole sports and added: “We will do everything within our remit to help them realise their full potential and . . . one day, maybe become part of the Olympic programme”.
October 15, 2017
ON WAY TO EUROPE: Ophelia has increased to category three, and is now on its way from the Azores and towards the UK and Ireland.
PHOTO: HANDOUT , AFP
translated via Google, if you know Norwegian, please help out
eta: Norwegian here
Just amazing that this is even happening. Glad that Norway will be spared, but Ireland, Scotland and western Wales and England will get hit.
Powerful hurricane on its way to Europe: The remains hit Norway
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/vaer-og-uvaer/kraftig-orkan-paa-vei-mot-europa-restene-treffer-norge/a/24163666/ON WAY TO EUROPE: Ophelia has increased to category three, and is now on its way from the Azores and towards the UK and Ireland.
PHOTO: HANDOUT , AFP
Coming to Norway on Tuesday
When Ophelia finally reaches Norway beyond Tuesday, it does not have much power left. Only the remains of the hurricane will be marked on the Norwegian coast.
- Then it has lost spark. It does not go inland but approaches our areas. South of the western part of the country and in the eastern part of the region, it is stiff, "said Wiberg.
It can also get wet in western Norway.
It does not have much rain with it except northern Norway.
When Ophelia finally reaches Norway beyond Tuesday, it does not have much power left. Only the remains of the hurricane will be marked on the Norwegian coast.
- Then it has lost spark. It does not go inland but approaches our areas. South of the western part of the country and in the eastern part of the region, it is stiff, "said Wiberg.
It can also get wet in western Norway.
It does not have much rain with it except northern Norway.
translated via Google, if you know Norwegian, please help out
eta: Norwegian here
Kommer til Norge på tirsdag
Når Ophelia til slutt når Norge utover tirsdagen, har den ikke særlig mye kraft igjen. Det er bare restene av orkanen som vil merkes på Norskekysten.
– Da har den mistet gnisten. Den går ikke innover land, men nærmer seg våre områder. Sør på vestlandet og i østafjells-regionen blir det stiv kuling, sier Wiberg.
Det kan også bli vått på vestlandet.
– Den har ikke så mye regn med seg, bortsett fra nord på vestlandet.
Når Ophelia til slutt når Norge utover tirsdagen, har den ikke særlig mye kraft igjen. Det er bare restene av orkanen som vil merkes på Norskekysten.
– Da har den mistet gnisten. Den går ikke innover land, men nærmer seg våre områder. Sør på vestlandet og i østafjells-regionen blir det stiv kuling, sier Wiberg.
Det kan også bli vått på vestlandet.
– Den har ikke så mye regn med seg, bortsett fra nord på vestlandet.
Just amazing that this is even happening. Glad that Norway will be spared, but Ireland, Scotland and western Wales and England will get hit.
October 15, 2017
Lysette Anthony: I answered the door. Harvey Weinstein pushed me inside and raped me in my own.....
Lysette Anthony: I answered the door. Harvey Weinstein pushed me inside and raped me in my own hallway
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/lysette-anthony-i-answered-the-door-harvey-weinstein-pushed-me-inside-and-raped-me-in-my-own-hallway-hx8tk2ccq
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The British actress Lysette Anthony says she was raped by Weinstein after he turned up at her door one morning
JAMES SHAW/BRITISH SOAP AWARDS
It was about 15 years ago that my close friend Lysette Anthony told me that Harvey Weinstein had raped her. She said she had told only two other people about the assault. It was an ugly secret hidden inside her like a tumour. Last week, summoning up her courage, she reported the Hollywood producer to the Metropolitan police.
The moment I first heard of the allegations being made about Weinstein’s predatory sexual behaviour, I thought of Lysette. As if telepathically, she rang me from Liverpool where she stars in the popular Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.
She said she felt emotional and conflicted about going to the police. A few years ago she had been embroiled in an ugly court case against her son’s father and the case had been thrown out on a procedural hitch because she had muddled a key date.
By her own admission, dates are not her strong point and she was afraid of what she might be put through if she had to endure another lengthy and harrowing legal process. Yet the conclusion she came to was this: “I can’t stand by and see all these brave women tell the truth and not stand up alongside them.”
October 15, 2017
Hillary Clinton on Trump, Brexit and Weinstein
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05k02c7
Andrew Marr speaks to former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Release date: 15 October 2017
I'm watching it now, and Mr. Marr is doing an excellent job drawing out Hillary.
You Brits are wonderful, seriously
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029713508Hillary Clinton on Trump, Brexit and Weinstein
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05k02c7
Andrew Marr speaks to former US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
Release date: 15 October 2017
I'm watching it now, and Mr. Marr is doing an excellent job drawing out Hillary.
October 15, 2017
(yes it's the Post but they have a pic, and are one of the few outlets to have an article)
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They’re not nuts about Trump.
Some 125 psychologists and other mental health professionals marched along lower Broadway Saturday to demand that President Trump be thrown out of office, based on a constitutional clause allowing presidents to be ousted when their cabinets decide they are ” unable to discharge the powers and duties” of their job.
“We can sense the power of Trump’s underlying fear that he is worthless and weak by how intensely he resists and retaliated against any criticism,” said Harry Segal, a Cornell University psychologist.
“No matter how minor, he can’t let anything go.”
*end of excerpt*
I think this was great, but you don't need an M.D. in Psychiatry to see that Trump is disturbed, as in a narcissistic psychopath. I'm afraid the hard core base will never care. Hopefully the less-delusional can be persuaded.
Shrinks take to streets to demand narcissistic Trumps ouster
http://nypost.com/2017/10/14/shrinks-take-to-streets-to-demand-narcissistic-trumps-ouster/(yes it's the Post but they have a pic, and are one of the few outlets to have an article)
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They’re not nuts about Trump.
Some 125 psychologists and other mental health professionals marched along lower Broadway Saturday to demand that President Trump be thrown out of office, based on a constitutional clause allowing presidents to be ousted when their cabinets decide they are ” unable to discharge the powers and duties” of their job.
“We can sense the power of Trump’s underlying fear that he is worthless and weak by how intensely he resists and retaliated against any criticism,” said Harry Segal, a Cornell University psychologist.
“No matter how minor, he can’t let anything go.”
*end of excerpt*
I think this was great, but you don't need an M.D. in Psychiatry to see that Trump is disturbed, as in a narcissistic psychopath. I'm afraid the hard core base will never care. Hopefully the less-delusional can be persuaded.
October 14, 2017
Edge browser: how can MS improve it ?
First on my list is, more ***** extensions.
Second is, make it compatible with the most popular sites on the net. Too often it's not compatible, for me anyway.
Third is, they need a shite-ton more configuration options.
Fourth is, they lack a lot of good right-click options that Opera has and other browsers have.
Ok, your turn.
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