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I've just posted this on the politics board - I've had an absolute mare today, I've asked Scoobers to move it, but he's bleedin' hopeless. :P

So here it is again.

I've just bought a copy of the Sports Argus. Well, perhaps not quite like old times, as I bought in on eBay, although it was only £3.That was about 10 minutes ago.

It's my mate's birthday coming up and I thought I'd get him a nice bit of nostalgia, so I was watching the Argus annuals on eBay at the weekend and went for them as well. Читать дальше...

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• The world's bitcoin network uses enough cooling fans and manufacturing hardware for mining that it's expected to use as much as 7.67 gigawatts of power by the end of 2018. 
• That's about as much power as the entire country of Ireland uses in energy — and it's expected to reach the same consumption level as Austria. 
• In the next six months, we may see bitcoin using as much electricity as a major industrialized nation.

At this point, mining bitcoin requires such intensive... Читать дальше...

Sunday’s elimination of the Winnipeg Jets in the playoffs marks the 25th year since a Canadian team has won the Stanley Cup. As Erica Vella reports, a quarter of Canada’s population haven’t seen a Canadian team win the silver trophy.

After a meeting in the Oval Office between President Trump and the heads of the country’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies, the White House confirmed the Department of Justice’s internal watchdog will examine the FBI’s role in launching an investigation into Trump’s 2016 campaign and agreed to review information congressional Republicans have sought about the...

Clearly it runs in the family.

Though all eyes were on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during their royal wedding on Saturday, one gentleman’s good looks had a fair share of heads turning — and he’s actually Harry’s (single!) cousin.

Wearing a skinny morning suit and a thick beard that rivals Harry’s, 24-year-old Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp, made a dashing entrance alongside his mother, Victoria Aitken, and sisters Lady Eliza and Lady Kitty Spencer at his cousin’s wedding.

If the siblings look familiar... Читать дальше...

A heat wave has killed 65 people in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. The heat wave has coincided with power outages and the holy month of Ramadan, when most Muslims do not eat or drink during daylight hours. Temperatures hit 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) on Monday, local media reported. Faisal Edhi, who runs the Edhi Foundation that operates morgues... Читать дальше...

The lava flow from Kilauea Volcano’s lower east rift zone mostly flowed into the ocean in two spots on Monday, May 21, but some escaped into new cracks. A crack opened under the east lava channel on Sunday morning, a news report said, and at one point was diverting lava underground. But the lava flow to the ocean has not slowed down. The lava entering the ocean created laze, short for lava haze, which has triggered new alerts. The white cloud is comprised of a mixture of condensed seawater steam... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Senate Democrats asked Scott Pruitt on Monday for details about a new legal defense fund to...

Spring 2018 AD Honor Roll

BATESVILLE, Ark. - Lyon College student-athletes finished the 2018 spring semester with success in the classroom as 19 Scots earned a 4.0 grade-point average, while 140 student-athletes were recognized Monday when Lyon Athletics Director, Kevin Jenkins, announced the Spring 2018 AD Honor Roll. To be named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll, a student-athlete must finish the semester with a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

The Scots' football team led... Читать дальше...

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(Spoiler alert: Please do not read ahead unless you’ve seen all of “American Horror Story: Cult.”)

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• WWE and Fox have reportedly agreed in principle to a deal for the broadcast rights of "SmackDown Live."
• According to The Hollywood Reporter, the deal is worth a whopping $1 billion over five years, with Fox to take over the broadcast rights in October 2019.
• The move is a win for WWE beyond finances as the wrestling brand continues to crossover into a more mainstream media landscape.

WWE and Fox have agreed in principle... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Streaming numbers for R. Kelly have remained intact a week after Spotify announced it had removed the R&B singer's music from its playlists, citing its new policy on hate content and hateful conduct. Spotify made the bold declaration on May 10, but R. Kelly's streaming numbers are relatively the same with some small growth: Before the announcement, he averaged 6,584,000 weekly streams for the year. But from May 10 to May 16 he garnered 6,676,000 streams for the week, according to Nielsen Music. Читать дальше...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday agreed to expand its investigation into alleged Russia collusion in the 2016 election to include "any irregularities" in FBI tactics involving Trump's presidential campaign, a White House spokeswoman said. Trump suggested on Friday that the FBI might have planted or recruited an informant in his presidential campaign for political purposes, citing unidentified reports that at least one FBI representative was "implanted."... Читать дальше...

Microsoft and Google are jointly disclosing a new CPU security vulnerability that’s similar to the Meltdown and Spectre flaws that were revealed earlier this year. Labelled Speculative Store Bypass (variant 4), the latest vulnerability is a similar exploit to Spectre and exploits speculative execution that modern CPUs use. Browsers like Safari, Edge, and Chrome were all patched for Meltdown earlier this year, and Intel says “these mitigations are also applicable to variant 4 and available for consumers to use today.”

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Fans of Chinese film actor, film producer and martial artist Jet Li expressed concern for the actor’s health on social media after a fan-shot photo shared on Twitter Sunday showed how much hyperthyroidism and spinal problems have affected Li’s physical appearance.

Bumping was back at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and everyone was thrilled. Until people actually got bumped. Only 33 drivers get to race in the Indianapolis 500, and that's the way it is because that's the way it always has been. Tradition means that when two extra drivers patched together enough cash to buy seats in this year's race, there were two too many cars for those 11 glorious rows. So James Hinchcliffe and Pippa Mann — both popular drivers, one a series regular in the IndyCar championship hunt ... Читать дальше...

• Meghan Markle is a fan of facial workouts, which some say provides the same results as a face-lift, without surgery. 
• One of Markle's facialists posted several photos of the bride and her close friends over the royal-wedding weekend, suggesting she may have been responsible for their glowing skin. 
• The trend has spread elsewhere. On Tuesday, Saks Fifth Avenue will unveil its new beauty department, which includes an outlet facial salon, FaceGym, that offers $70 facial workouts. Читать дальше...

CANNES, France (AP) — Fifty years after filmmakers shut down the Cannes Film Festival, the prestigious Cote d'Azur extravaganza was again shook by upheaval. From the start to the finish, the 71st Cannes was dominated by protest and petition for gender equality, culminating in the extraordinary sight at the festival's closing ceremony Saturday of Italian filmmaker and Harvey Weinstein accuser Asia Argento vowing justice for sexual predators in the film industry. "You know who you are," Argento told the audience. Читать дальше...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Trump is willing to walk away from talks with Kim Jong Un after North Korea called into question the meeting last week.

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• A top White House adviser reportedly recommended a person suspected to be an FBI informant on the Trump campaign for a senior position in the Trump administration. 
• Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump's top adviser on trade, recommended Stefan Halper for an ambassador role in Asia, Axios reported.
• The suspected FBI informant and foreign policy scholar has worked in previous Republican administrations and may have been a source for the FBI and CIA at other times. Читать дальше...

Lacy, who is 6-foot-3, is the fourth rookie wideout to join Detroit's roster. Three -- Deontez Alexander, Teo Redding and Lacy -- are at least 6-1. The only exception is Brandon Powell, a slot man who is 5-8.