rss_rand output - initial test 20080814
A little RSS/HTML grabber which randomises output intended for screensavers.
Here's the output plonked into a web page. Updates every half hour.
Currently runnning on the SLUG under Debian.
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rss_rand output at Sat Sep 13 21:41:13 2008
number of results:25
sites are:BBC Olympics(5), BBC World News(5), Cycling News(5),
Google News(3), Hottrends(1), Slashdot(3), The Register(3)
BBC Olympics 5: Beijing bids farewell to Olympics
China brings the curtain down on the 2008 Olympics and hands over to
2012 hosts London at a spectacular closing ceremony inside the
Bird's Nest Stadium.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/olympics/rss.
xml
BBC World News 4: Man City 1-3 Chelsea
Robinho scores on his Man City debut but Chelsea cruise to victory
despite having John Terry sent off.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml
BBC Olympics 1: Pendleton wants equality in 2012
Beijing gold medallist Victoria Pendleton urges the organisers of
London 2012 to introduce more cycling events for women.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/olympics/rss.
xml
BBC World News 5: Tehran bustle
Vibrant culture and political murmur in Iranian capital
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml
Hottrends 1: Google Hot Trends What are people searching for on Google
today?
1:'harriet the spy' 2:'hurricane ike damage' 3:'chris leben' 4:'josh
koscheck' 5:'iowa iowa state game' 6:'centerpoint energy'
7:'sleepless in seattle' 8:'balinese room galveston' 9:'chicago
traffic' 10:'uab football' 11:'usc vs ohio state' 12:'urbanchat.com'
13:'terrapin' 14:'reliant stadium' 15:'metallica tickets' 16:'o hare
airport chicago' 17:'the hawaiians' 18:'maryland terps' 19:'dog food
recall' 20:'galveston damage' 21:'maryland football' 22:'seabrook
tx' 23:'idot' 24:'bobby southworth' 25:'houston power outages'
26:'target' 27:'cullen davis' 28:'kate and leopold' 29:'wisconsin
badgers football schedule' 30:'javon ringer' 31:'michigan notre
dame' 32:'chicago flooding' 33:'ultimate fighter season 1'
34:'florida atlantic university' 35:'lake jackson tx' 36:'i am sam'
37:'ike pictures' 38:'cynthia watros' 39:'port arthur news'
40:'bridge city texas' 41:'orange texas' 42:'love story lyrics'
43:'cadina' 44:'seabrook texas' 45:'ike photos' 46:'e3 spark plugs'
47:'www.accuweather.com' 48:'ross malinger' 49:'spree desha'
50:'houston damage' 51:'wendy brown' 52:'celebration cinema'
53:'charlies angels full throttle' 54:'osu usc' 55:'monolith
festival' 56:'ike aftermath' 57:'who radio' 58:'crurotarsans'
59:'illinois department of transportation' 60:'friendswood tx'
61:'www.urbanchat.com' 62:'dickinson tx' 63:'reliant energy'
64:'dallas weather' 65:'chicago half marathon' 66:'clear lake texas'
67:'rock band 2 midnight release' 68:'beteagle.com' 69:'metallica
site ticketmaster.com' 70:'iowa hawkeye football' 71:'dfw airport'
72:'ike death toll' 73:'cw4kids.com' 74:'scraper bike' 75:'nocturnal
wonderland' 76:'pedigree recall' 77:'florida gators football
schedule' 78:'beaumont enterprise' 79:'houston airport' 80:'avatar
legend.com' 81:'beaumont news' 82:'cnn ibn live streaming' 83:'star
parker' 84:'petcare.mars.com' 85:'john paul jones arena'
86:'flagship hotel galveston' 87:'la train wreck' 88:'lonely are the
brave' 89:'mars pet food' 90:'urban chat' 91:'uss indianapolis'
92:'san gennaro festival' 93:'illinois road conditions' 94:'usc
game' 95:'q101 block party' 96:'target stores' 97:'avatar legends'
98:'howard schnellenberger' 99:'houston ike' 100:'houston road
closures'
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends/atom/hourly
Slashdot 3: NYC Opens 911 Hotline To Pictures, Video
Anti-Globalism brings news that New York City has set up a system to
accept pictures and videos for their 911 and non-emergency hotlines.
The files can come from cell phones, computers, and PDAs. Quoting:
"Tipsters in New York City can now send photos and video ... to
report crimes and quality-of-life issues such as potholes, officials
announced Tuesday. Depending on the case, the images may be sh ...
http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot
Cycling News 4: Latest: September 12, 2008. Click here
to read the full Vuelta wrap-up of the second week of racing.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/
Google News 3: Medvedev: S. Ossetia attack Russia's 9/11 - United
Press International
Washington Post *Medvedev: S. Ossetia attack Russia's 9/11* *United
Press International - 2 hours ago* MOSCOW, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday likened the Georgian military
action in South Ossetia to the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United
States. Russian troops withdraw in western Georgia AFP Official Says
Georgian Policeman Shot Dead Near Rebel Region Voice of Ameri ...
http://news.google.com/?output=rss
BBC Olympics 3: GB chiefs target misfiring sports
British Olympic chiefs say that sports which underperformed in
Beijing will need to pull their weight at the 2012 Games.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/olympics/rss.
xml
Cycling News 5: First Edition: September 13, 2008. Angliru
necessitates gear changes
By Bjorn Haake in Suances The Angliru, with pitches of up to
23.5%, will present a formidable obstacle for the riders in
Saturday's epic stage 13of the Vuelta a España, and it will
require some unusual measures on their behalf if they hope to ascend
to the finish without walking. Several riders have admitted that
they will use fairly extreme gearing to conquer the shocking grades.
Tea sau ...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/
Slashdot 1: Advanced Surveillance Tech for Unmanned Drones Credited In
Iraq
mathoda writes "Investigative reporter Bob Woodward states that
America has developed secret capabilities 'to locate, target and
kill key individuals in groups such as al-Qaeda in Iraq, the Sunni
insurgency and renegade Shia militias, or so-called special groups.
The operations incorporated some of the most highly classified
techniques and information in the US government.' The LA Times now
report ...
http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot
Cycling News 1: Latest: September 12, 2008. Barry back on form
By Kirsten Robbins in Rolla, Missouri Team Columbia's Michael Barry
marked his first win in three seasons at
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/
BBC World News 3: Babel gives Liverpool win over Man Utd
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez earns his first Premier League
victory over Manchester United as Ryan Babel seals the 2-1 win.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml
Slashdot 2: Examining Chrome's Source Code
An anonymous reader writes "Chrome is open source, and there's
clearly still some work to be done on it. In this article, Neil
McAllister decided to take a peek under Chrome's hood and view it
through the eyes of the developers who will improve and maintain it
in the coming years. It seems Google's open source browser currently
has much to offer prospective hackers [mdash] provided they use
Window ...
http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot
The Register 3: German court bans VoiP on iPhone
'Unfair business practices' A VoiP application for Apple's iPhone
has been banned by the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, Germany at
the behest of T-Mobile....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/headlines.rss
Google News 1: Bush declares Texas disaster zone - BBC News
USA Today *Bush declares Texas disaster zone* *BBC News - 48 minutes
ago* US President George W Bush has declared Texas a federal
disaster zone after Hurricane Ike battered the state with winds in
excess of 110mph (175km/h). Video: Ike Hits Texas, Just Shy of
Category 3 AssociatedPress Texas reels from Hurricane Ike's power
CNN Bloomberg - The Associated Press - Voice of America - Kansas
City Star ...
http://news.google.com/?output=rss
The Register 2: Morgan Stanley gets spectrum grab bag gig
Appointed to flog digital dividend Ofcom, the UK regulator, has
appointed the investment bank Morgan Stanley to promote
international interest in the digital dividend, ahead of the auction
planned for 18 months' time....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/headlines.rss
Google News 2: 18 Confirmed Dead in Los Angeles Train Crash as Inquiry
Begins - New
York Times New York Times *18 Confirmed Dead in Los Angeles Train
Crash as Inquiry Begins* *New York Times - 21 minutes ago*
Firefighters worked to rescue victims of a collision between a
commuter train and a freight train in the Chatsworth area of the San
Fernando Valley, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Video: At Least
18 Dead in California Train Collision AssociatedPress UPDATE 1-
Eighteen co ...
http://news.google.com/?output=rss
BBC World News 2: Japan centenarians jump to record high
The number of Japanese living over 100 has reached more than 36,000
- breaking new records.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml
BBC Olympics 4: GB Olympic heroes welcomed home
Team GB return from Beijing following their best Olympic medal
performance for 100 years.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/olympics/rss.
xml
BBC World News 1: Hari Puttar film delayed after Hollywood Harry
Potter complaint
A court delays the release of an Indian film after complaints from
the makers of the Harry Potter films.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/world/rss.xml
Cycling News 2: Latest: September 12, 2008. Liquigas announces new
recruits
Italian team Liquigas is continuing its hiring of new riders for
next season, on top of the coming of Ivan Basso and Sylvester
Szmyd. Fabio Sabatini (Milram) has been added to the roster to
support Daniele Bennati in the sprints, climber Olivier Zaugg
(Gerolsteiner) will be of importance in stage races and time
trialist Brian Vandborg from Danish Continental team GLS has been
given a one-year ...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/
The Register 1: Western Digital's 2.5-inch to hit 1TB by early 2010
Roadmap into tera Western Digital (WD) and Fujitsu will likely have
1TB 2.5-inch disk drives available by early 2010 according to
industry sources....
http://www.theregister.co.uk/headlines.rss
BBC Olympics 2: Taekwondo to adopt new technology
Taekwondo will use an electronic protector system and video replays
at London 2012 in a bid to avoid the Beijing judging controversies.
http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/sportonline_world_edition/olympics/rss.
xml
Cycling News 3: First Edition: September 13, 2008. Valverde still
aiming for podium
By Bjorn Haake in Comillas Despite having realistically lost his
chance at the overall victory in the Vuelta a España on stage
12, Spaniard Alejandro Valverde still has the podium in his sights,
he said Friday on the race's second rest day in Comillas. The
Caisse d'Epargne team leader lost over three minutes on Thursday's
rainy stage, falling behind on the last descent of the day. When he
...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/
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