6.7-magnitude quake kills two in Greece: report

At least two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer resort holiday destinations of the Dodecanese Islands in Greece and the Aegean coast of Turkey.

The epicentre of the quake was approximately 10.3 kilometres (6.4 miles) south of the major Turkish resort of Bodrum, a magnet for holidaymakers in the summer, and 16.2 kilometres east of the island of Kos in Greece, the US Geological Survey said.

It had a depth of 10 kilometres, USGS said.

Two people were killed on the Greek island of Kos, the ANA news agency reported. The quake caused injury and damage, the agency cited the island’s mayor as saying.

In the Turkish resort of Bodrum, television pictures showed throngs of worried residents and holidaymakers in the streets.

“The biggest problem at the moment are electricity cuts in certain areas (of the city),” Bodrum mayor Mehmet Kocadon told NTV television.

“There is light damage and no reports that anyone has been killed” in the area.

Source: 6.7-magnitude quake kills two in Greece: report | SBS News

Bluff Knoll Cafe: Hot chocs top sellers. ppl flock to see snow. Bluff Knoll carpark full @8am

Bluff Knoll Cafe's Chris Thomas tells @tmcmillan9, hot chocs are the top sellers as ppl flock to see snow. Bluff Knoll carpark full by 8am http://pic.twitter.com/QeKOKAxLva

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Actor Joe McFadden leads tributes to hit TV show ‘Heartbeat’ author

Tributes were being paid yesterday to the author whose stories inspired the hit TV series Heartbeat who has died aged 80.

Peter Walker was the author of the Constable series of books behind the critically-acclaimed Heartbeat drama series.

Former police officer Mr Walker, who wrote under the pen name Nicholas Rhea, remained involved with the series as a consultant until filming ended in 2009.

Tributes have poured in for the much loved author.

The long-time head of drama at Yorkshire TV Keith Richardson said: ‘Heartbeat was a huge success because it reflected all the qualities that made Peter himself special.

‘He had a real passion for people, a real understanding of people and all their frailties, a genuine love of the countryside and a deep desire to keep all these elements together and respected. He will be much missed.’

Mr Walker was a former police cadet who used characters he met in everyday life and put them within his stories.

The grouchy rogue Claude Greengrass and the put-upon desk sergeant, Oscar Blaketon were two of the favourite characters that Mr Walker turned from reality to fiction.

He was still writing a few weeks ago when the prostate cancer with which he had been diagnosed ten years ago returned.

He is survived by his wife and four grown-up children

Source: Actor Joe McFadden leads tributes to Heartbeat author | Daily Mail Online

How to Easily Reinstall Windows 10 Without the Bloatware + Garbage

The “Reset Your PC” feature in Windows 10 restores your PC to its factory default settings…including all that bloatware your PC manufacturer included. But the new “Fresh Start” feature in Windows 10’s Creators Update makes it much easier to get a clean Windows system.

The “Reset this PC” feature resets your PC to its factory default settings. If you installed Windows yourself, that means you’ll have a clean Windows system. But you probably didn’t install Windows yourself. Like most people, you probably purchased a PC that came with Windows, plus some extra bloatware.

In that case, resetting your PC will reset it to the way you got it from the factory–which includes all the software the manufacturer originally installed on your PC. From annoying bloatware to useful software drivers, it will all come back. You’ll have to either live with that junk or spend time uninstalling it.

To get rid of the bloatware for a clean, fresh-from-Microsoft Windows 10 system, you previously had to download Windows 10 installation media, create a USB drive or DVD, and then reinstall Windows 10 yourself. Windows’ new “Fresh Start” feature makes this process much simpler, allowing normal PC users to completely reinstall Windows in a few clicks.

Even Windows geeks, who often reinstall Windows on every new computer they get, can save some time with the “Fresh Start” feature. Just follow the instructions to quickly and easily reinstall Windows 10 on a new PC.

What’s the Catch?

The downside is that you’ll lose all the manufacturer-installed software on your PC. Sure, most of it is garbage, but some of the important stuff—like drivers and software—can probably be downloaded from your PC manufacturer’s website. If you want a utility later, you can probably download just that specific tool…

ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS HERE: How to Easily Reinstall Windows 10 Without the Bloatware

Will The Crown’s Prince Philip have an affair?

The show’s writer, Peter Morgan, suggested that he has not shied away from the theory that the Queen’s husband, played by Matt Smith (pictured), had an affair early in their marriage.

His name has been linked with a bevy of beauties over the years – with such rumours always denied.

But Prince Philip’s character looks set to be called into question once again in the next series of The Crown, following comments by the writer of the lavish costume drama.

Peter Morgan suggested that he has not shied away from the theory that the Queen’s husband, played by Matt Smith, had an affair early in their marriage, declaring: ‘Doesn’t everyone in Britain know he had an affair?’

MORE: Will The Crown’s Prince Philip have an affair? | Daily Mail Online

How to Create a Vacation Away Message for (Almost) Any Email Account

How to Create a Vacation Away Message for (Almost) Any Email Account

If you are heading out of town, you might want to put a note on your email to let people know you won’t be available, or to contact somebody else while you’re away.

Most email services provide a way to send out an automatic reply to incoming messages when you aren’t available to check your email. Here’s how to setup a vacation responder for the most popular email services.

When it comes to the setup of a vacation responder, you are in one of a few boats:

• Either you have a Gmail account, a Microsoft (outlook.com, live.com, or hotmail.com) account, or a Yahoo account that support responders.
• You are connected to a Microsoft Exchange Server and can use the Out Of Office Assistant.
• You have a POP3/IMAP email account that doesn’t support responders, perhaps from your internet provider or another service.

We’ll show you how…

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TV drama airs, how infatuated Joan Crawford tried to seduce rival Bette Davis

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, both Oscar-winning stars, hated each other with an all-consuming passion for 42 years, although both denied it publicly and in interviews.

Theirs was the longest, most ferocious, and most unrelenting feud in Hollywood history.

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, both Oscar-winning stars, hated each other with an all-consuming passion for 42 years, although both denied it publicly and in interviews.

For years it was assumed their bitter decades-long war arose from their utterly contrasting backgrounds and characters.

While Davis was a New England-born, classically-trained stage actress, Crawford was a social-climbing glamour-puss from the wrong side of the tracks whose success, in Davis’s estimation, depended entirely on looks and sex.

But as Davis revealed to me during her last visit to London, two years before her death in 1989, the real and festering cause of their mutual hatred was a man.

VIDEO ETC: Infatuated Joan Crawford tried to seduce rival Bette Davis | Daily Mail Online

Student, 19, slams Facebook for removing her naked anti-Trump protest pictures

A STUDENT has blasted Facebook for removing photos of her naked anti-Trump protest. Furious Emma Dyason, 19, received a message from the social media giants stating pictures she posted as part of a…

Source: Student, 19, slams Facebook for removing her naked anti-Trump protest pictures

Trump’s new executive orders will cut Obama’s climate change policies

President Donald Trump is preparing executive orders aimed at reversing Obama-era policies on climate and water pollution, according to individuals briefed on the measures.

Source: Trump’s new executive orders will cut Obama’s climate change policies | The Independent