What's really going on with flu this winter?
We've been told we're facing an unprecedented superflu. Is it?James Gallagher (BBC News)
#burden : the capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry
- French: charge
- German: die Bürde
- Italian: carica
- Portuguese: fardo
- Spanish: carga
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Steve Rosenberg: Was Putin's response to my question about war in Europe an olive branch?
Russia's leader told our Russia editor that claims an attack on Europe was planned were "rubbish".Steve Rosenberg (BBC News)
Driving: Drink or drug driving is selfish, says victim's father
The PSNI says since the beginning of the force’s winter drink-drive campaign, 50% of drivers tested for drugs have come back positive.Rebekah Wilson (BBC News)
Google is part of Movies Anywhere again
Films you’ve purchased from YouTube and Google Play recently became unavailable on the platform, but they should sync to Movies Anywhere now.
Google is part of Movies Anywhere again
Your Google Play and YouTube movies will now show up as part of your Movies Anywhere collection again after becoming unavailable in October.Jay Peters (The Verge)
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Thousands without power as wind picks up in #novascotia
#NovaScotiaPower activated its emergency centre earlier on Friday to coordinate outage restorations and response. But the utility warned high winds could delay restoration efforts.
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915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station
There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet connection to access all features. …read more
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915 MHz Forecast: Rolling Your Own Offline Weather Station
There are a lot of options for local weather stations; most of them, however, are sensors tied to a base station, often requiring an internet connection to access all features. [Vinnie] over at vin…Hackaday
From Project Gutenberg:
The possessed : or, The devils
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/8117
The possessed : or, The devils by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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