redfiona99

Data Journalism Type Stuff:

Hacking the world’s most complex election system: part 1 - http://schoolofdata.org/2014/08/22/hacking-the-worlds-most-complex-election-system-part-1/
I suspect this might be of interest to nwhyte as it's about the Bosnian election system.

Seven Ways To Create A Storymap - http://schoolofdata.org/2014/08/25/seven-ways-to-create-a-storymap/

Miscellaneous:

A map of every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15975720
Morbid but interesting.

Disability and the Japanese art of mastering chopsticks - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-28646082

Artist attempts to create most frustrating products imaginable - http://imgur.com/gallery/rCcU6

Some French Parkourists recreating Assassin's Creed around Paris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8b1zWOgOKA
Unfeasably awesome.

Science:
The man who helped save 50 million lives - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-28564607
A brief history of the oral re-hydration therapy that saves millions.

Silicon: After the chip, another revolution? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28600802 Actually a history of the human uses of silicon.

Death By Cardio - http://www.fitocracy.com/knowledge/death-by-cardio-and-the-fortress-of-solitude/?utm_source=Fitocracy+Users&utm_campaign=f133a25ff8-Content_Death_by_cardio_08_16_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c1f25ec28f-f133a25ff8-242428009

Ignore the title and the bit about cardio and read the bit about the frustrations scientists feel when they come up against pseudo-science. Never have truer words been written.

Sports:

Rwandan teenagers cycling out of poverty - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/28826059

What different methods have managers adopted to get their players up to speed for the new season? BBC Sport consulted five seasoned pros, past and present, to discover some of the more unorthodox ones, and also what constituted their 'nightmare' pre-season routine. - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28589313

Wrestling:

Diva Dish With Celeste – How The Life Of A WWE Diva Is Truly The Definition Of Glamour - http://www.pwmania.com/diva-dish-with-celeste-how-the-life-of-a-wwe-diva-is-truly-the-definition-of-glamour#ixzz3BX67OSLL
As written by the diva formerly known as Kaitlyn, who writes well. Please can we keep her :)

First two pictures I wish to share, mostly because they have both caused squeeage.

( First, Beth Phoenix looking like your favourite butch ex-girlfriend )

( Secondly, Gambit ... (squeeeee) )

The fic is part 2 of "Things We Do Not Say".

Author: Red Fiona
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, their situation or the worlds they travel in, CLAMP do. No money is being made from this piece of fiction.
Fandom: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles.
Characters: Fai and Kurogane, with mention of Sakura and Sayoran as well as others.
Rating: PG to PG-12, nothing worse than what's in the manga.
Content: Romance, drama and Fai/Kurogane slash.
Spoilers: Up to Volume 10 (Chapter 68 to be more specific)
Summary: Talking was something they found easy, communicating was more difficult, even before they travelled to the country of Shura.

( He hasn't been practising enough. )

Part 1 can be found here - http://redfiona99.livejournal.com/525492.html

Went to the dentist today, I only had to have one re-fill done and he did it then and there so I don't have to come back for another 6 months. See there is a reason I don't want to change dentists.

Other than that, I watched the first Great Britain test match versus New Zealand ( At Christchurch, 28th October )

It was probably just as well that the match got discounted because New Zealand were fielding an ineligible player.

( Spoilers for Smackdown )

PS: Dear Smackdown and WWE in general, Belfast is not in Ireland.

( RAW spoilers )

And a very silly meme, pinched from nhw:

Make a list of all the characters in your icons. (Although you may have more than one icon of a single character, they only go on the list once.) Alphabetize it. Take the first two people on the list; that's your first pairing. Second two people; second pairing. etc.

Data
Elrond
Jack Harkness
Kurogane
Owen Harper
The tenth Doctor
The third Doctor
Wolverine

Data and Elrond - Would actually be quite interesting because you have a non-human trying to become human and a half-human who chose not to be and there'd be issues and talking and everything.

Jack Harkness and Kurogane - Would probably end badly, what with one of them being an immortal who hates it and the other being someone who is skipping between worlds to try and get back home. I can kind of imagine them bonding over their shared dislocation but no more than that because Kurogane would leave once Sakura's feather was found, and then there would be angst.

Owen Harper and the tenth Doctor - I sense that the Doctor would not approve of Owen, and it would be even more bad wrong than the thing that I shan't mention because it's a spoiler for Countrycide, but you all know what I mean. I also feel that Jack would not approve of Owen having it away with any Doctor.

The third Doctor and Wolverine - It must be remembered that I'm a 'the Doctor doesn't dance' person. So no. But I can imagine them bonding over karate in Japan.

What's all this I hear about Ivory leaving the WWE?

Well WWE seem to be getting rid of half of their female roster, unfortunately it seems to be most of the good half.

Not to mention that of all the people that I missused in the 'Kisses' series Dawn Marie and Nunzio are the only ones left. Yeah that kinda freaks me out too. A small tiny, horribly hopeful part of me wants to see a Thrillers reunion somewhere but given that O'Haire seems to have given up wrestling I am not hopeful.

I would like to know what WWE are up to though.

( And now onto politicy stuff )

Ooh now that actually made sense for once. Must be a side effect of nearly being 20.

For I am bored, so I bring diva pics. Including the best one of Jazz I've ever seen.

( Jazz )

( 3 of Jackie, I mean the real one )

And last but not least ( Ivory )

Feel free to throw tomatoes at me if you've seen them before.

Edit - thanks to Katie for telling me the image tags were messed up.

Since everyone else has shared links to Divas pics I thought I might as well. Although I fear most people might have a fair few that are on this

http://www.rajahwwf.com/forum/showthread.php?s=5681e5363d7f28366b3dde6a6ad6e67b&threadid=55389&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

Quite good (too much Sable, not enough Dawn Marie) but graphics intensive and don't get wound up by the comments, boys will be boys.

If you get Heat watch it this week, there's a really good women's championship match on. And Molly's new outfit is, well it has lacing up, and is blue, and is very, very nice to look at.

BTW in what parallel universe is Victoria not hot. Smacks all those who say she isn't.

I was watching Smackdown, and the Brock and Benoit bit was so good. But, is it me, or is Benoit rather sinister for a good guy. I keep expecting him to run out and smack Brock with a steel chair.

Mynx (who should be thanked on every available occasion) just post more links and I think I'm in love with Nidia.

Damn, she's good looking.

I particularly like the boxing one. Why did Barry McGuigan never look that good in those colours.

Side note - why is it that when Dawn Marie pulls the same poses as Stacy she looks good while Stacy freaks me out? Maybe because they've made her look older than the age of consent.

I'm starting to think I may have too many pictures of Trish.

Nah, that's not possible.