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HomeOn This Day in HistoryOn This Day U.S. Constitution ratified
On This Day U.S. Constitution ratified
June 21, 2017 Michael Stein On This Day in History Comments Off on On This Day U.S. Constitution ratified
On This Day, June 21st of 1778, New Hampshire becomes the ninth and last necessary state to ratify the Constitution of the United States, thereby making the document the law of the land.
By 1786, defects in the post-Revolutionary War Articles of Confederation were apparent, such as the lack of central authority over foreign and domestic commerce. Congress endorsed a plan to draft a new constitution, and on May 25, 1787, the Constitutional Convention convened at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. On September 17, 1787, after three months of debate moderated by convention president George Washington, the new U.S. constitution, which created a strong federal government with an intricate system of checks and balances, was signed by 38 of the 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the convention. As dictated by Article VII, the document would not become binding until it was ratified by nine of the 13 states.
Beginning on December 7, five states–Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut–ratified it in quick succession. However, other states, especially Massachusetts, opposed the document, as it failed to reserve undelegated powers to the states and lacked constitutional protection of basic political rights, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. In February 1788, a compromise was reached under which Massachusetts and other states would agree to ratify the document with the assurance that amendments would be immediately proposed. The Constitution was thus narrowly ratified in Massachusetts, followed by Maryland and South Carolina. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the document, and it was subsequently agreed that government under the U.S. Constitution would begin on March 4, 1789. In June, Virginia ratified the Constitution, followed by New York in July.
On September 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution–the Bill of Rights–and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of these amendments were ratified in 1791. In November 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. Rhode Island, which opposed federal control of currency and was critical of compromise on the issue of slavery, resisted ratifying the Constitution until the U.S. government threatened to sever commercial relations with the state. On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island voted by two votes to ratify the document, and the last of the original 13 colonies joined the United States. Today the U.S. Constitution is the oldest written constitution in operation in the world.
On This Day Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States
A Karen Handel win signals the elite left is having trouble regaining "The Narrative"


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Virginia Democrat Ralph Northam: I'd sign a bill banning sanctuary cities (Update)
John SextonPosted at 5:21 pm on November 2, 2017
Ralph Northam is the Democratic candidate for Governor in Virginia currently running in a tight race against Republican Ed Gillespie. Over the past month, Gillespie has run a series of controversial ads about Northam's vote against a bill aiming to prevent sanctuary cities, a vote the adds link to the threat posed by violent street gang MS-13. In case you're just hearing about this for the first time, MS-13 violence is a real issue in Virginia. In June, the Washington Post reported:
In the Washington region alone, at least 42 young people who crossed into the United States by themselves have been involved in MS-13 violence over the past three years, The Post found. That includes 19 charged in connection with slayings or attempted slayings and four who were killed.
Northam really did vote against a bill that would have banned sanctuary cities earlier this year. That bill later passed and was vetoed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, meaning Northam's vote wasn't decisive. In any case, yesterday Northam told a local news station he would sign such a bill if it came to his desk as governor. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
In an interview Wednesday with the Norfolk TV station WAVY, Northam said for the first time that, under certain circumstances, he would sign a bill similar to the one he voted against this year, a vote that spawned a wave of ominous ads from the Gillespie campaign linking Northam to the Latino gang MS-13.
"If that bill comes to by desk … I sure will. I've always been opposed to sanctuary cities. He knows that," Northam said of Gillespie, whose MS-13-themed ads have been blasted by critics as racially tinged…
During a debate last month in Southwest Virginia, Gillespie asked Northam if he would sign legislation to ban sanctuary cities if one appeared in the future.
Northam reiterated his opposition to sanctuary cities, but didn't give a direct response on whether he'd sign a bill.
Since Gillespie began putting out ads connecting Northam's vote to MS-13, his defenders have claimed the entire issue is wrong-headed since, currently, there are no sanctuary cities in the state. Democrats have also claimed the entire issue is a racist dog-whistle, comparing it to the Willie Horton ad. But in one fell swoop, Northam has undercut both of those arguments. By saying he would sign such a bill he's suggesting it's a legitimate argument. He also has undercut the claim that it's racist to consider such a bill. Not surprisingly, Think Progress is very disappointed. They put a piece titled "Days before the election, Northam caves to opponent's racist ads on sanctuary cities":
If Northam wins the state's gubernatorial election next week, it will likely make him the first Democratic governor to support legislation to ban sanctuary cities…
Northam's policies are sure to rattle the 272,000 undocumented immigrants living in Virginia. Overall, these individuals have contributed nearly $256 million in state and local taxes. Last month, Latinx advocacy groups launched a series of Spanish radio ads in support of Northam.
Northam is running out of time to clarify his remarks. The election takes place November 7th.
Update: The Hill reports a progressive group says it will no longer "directly aid" Northam after his comments about sanctuary cities:
Democracy for America (DFA) announced in a statement that it would no longer mobilize voters in Virginia to vote for Northam, and instead would focus on down-ballot races.
The DFA had never officially endorsed Northam, but had worked on coordinated campaign efforts.
The group pointed to Northam's comments saying he would oppose sanctuary cities in the state of Virginia as one reason for pulling "direct aid" from his campaign.
Great work solidifying the base, Champ.
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 Шиманский Ю.И. Журн. физ. хим., т.32, вып. 8, 1958, с.1893;
 Шиманская Е.Т., Шиманский Ю.И. Критическое состояние чистых веществ, Изд. Киев. ун-та, 1961.

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The secret code transmitted by the San Jose Semaphore has had mathematicians and puzzle fans stumped for over four-and-a-half years, but Jimmy Waters, a high school math teacher from Knoxville, Tennessee, just solved the mystery. The SJ Semaphore's hidden message was one of the most famous broadcasts of all time — Neil Armstrong's first words as he walked on the moon.
The SJ Semaphore is a public art project, and an open challenge to science, math and art lovers everywhere—it's a visual code comprised of four illuminated discs atop Adobe's Headquarters. Each disc has four possible positions, and every 7.2 seconds they align in a new configuration, communicating an encrypted message. The code is also broadcast online, along with audio clues.
Jimmy first heard about the SJ Semaphore while reading Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49." The full text of that book happened to be the very first encrypted message transmitted by the SJ Semaphore. In a lucky twist of fate, Jimmy stumbled upon the Semaphore and its new, unsolved code during an online search about Pynchon,. As a confessed logic-puzzle addict with the summer off from teaching, his mission was clear: "I wanted to understand how it was encrypted, and I wanted to take on a puzzle that's been projected across a city and over the Internet for years without being solved." It took him about a month to crack it.
First, Jimmy pulled up the SJ Semaphore's online transmission and began copying the positions of the discs by hand, just to get the feel for it. Then he figured out how to gather and parse the data from the website, and hacked together some scripts to pull data every couple of minutes. He assigned number values to the discs and graphed his findings. At first he was looking for written words, but the graphs started to look a little like audio.
That was the biggest leap: "It didn't feel like a breakthrough at the time. It was more of a 'Well, nothing else is working, so why not?'" Then, using a program to examine .wav files, he began to hear the transmission.
"I knew what the recording was as soon as I heard the first clip of the decrypted audio. I'm sure I've heard the recording before, but I couldn't have told you anything Neil Armstrong said other than the 'One small step…' part. That wasn't the part I'd decrypted, but something about the voice or the quality of the recording was instantly recognizable to me," Jimmy muses.
The SJ Semaphore debuted in 2006. We had just opened our new Almaden Tower building, and the art-project-meets-puzzle was one way to integrate public art into the design. We chose renowned media artist Ben Rubin to create the piece, knowing he would draw on Adobe's roots in tech and art to produce a unique experience for viewers around the world.
While the mysterious Semaphore projects a futuristic, high-tech image, Ben was also drawing on some of the oldest of artistic traditions to create it. As he explains, "Historically, art and technology have never really been separated; from Pythagoras through da Vinci, from Robert Rauschenberg to Olafur Eliasson, there is an unbroken chain of artists deeply engaged with the latest science and technology of their respective times. In fact, it's really only in the last couple of centuries that we've started to think of art and technology as separate." In the Semaphore, these pieces come back together.
The prize for solving the SJ Semaphore includes some pretty amazing bragging rights and a one-year subscription to Creative Cloud. Jimmy wanted his students to share his prize, so he requested to donate his subscription to Powell High School where he teaches. We decided to sweeten the deal with 40 one-year Creative Cloud subscriptions and a 3D printer to help the students push the boundaries of creativity even further.
If we've piqued your code-cracking curiosity, read more about the history and vision behind the SJ Semaphore, find out how a dynamic duo decrypted the first code in 2006, and check out this list of longstanding unsolved codes.


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In the coalfields of Mpumalanga we have four collieries, as well as three processing plants, producing energy coal for the domestic and export market.
History of coal processing in South Africa ... The first coal preparation plant in South Africa was a jig plant constructed in the Witbank area in 1909 (Coulter, 1957).
Phola coal-processing plant, South Africa The Phola coal processing plant will go into full production in the second half of 2009 and Zondagsfontein Colliery in 2011.
South Africa Coal Processing Plant from South African Manufacturers and Exporters - South Africa B2B Marketplace providing Coal Processing Plant Offers and Catalogs from pre-verified South Africa Suppliers and Manufacturers.
Nuclear Power in South Africa South African Nuclear Energy . South Africa has two nuclear reactors generating 5% of its electricity at Koeberg.
Consulmet past projects and studies. ... Audit and assessment of decommissioned process plant. Coal: 2014: Stuart Coal: South Africa: ... fine coal processing plants.


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>> Opinion
LETTERS: Plight of Las Vegas children overlooked
Perhaps what happens in Missouri needs to stay in Missouri. We will never know what was in the hearts of a policeman and a young man in Ferguson. A grand jury, consisting of Missouri citizens from multiple cultures, decided there was no crime committed, sad as that outcome may be.
But we know full well what happened in Las Vegas in the deaths of Roderick "RJ" Arrington and Raymond Rodriguez-Gonzalez. Where is the outrage declaring that we need to put a stop to what's happening to children, infants and toddlers in Las Vegas? It cannot be only my stomach that turned when I read the accounts of these helpless little boys suffering at the hands of their parents.
On the front page of the Nov. 25 Review-Journal was a story about the local reaction to the Ferguson, Mo., grand jury decision ("In Las Vegas, decision shocks"). Then I went to Section B of the same edition, and at the bottom of Page 1 was the story of the infant killed by his father ("Father killed infant son by crushing him, police say"). This was not an accident, not a complicated question of police malice or misjudgment — just a baby being fussy and his daddy wanting to shut him up.
Where is the shock? Where is the outrage? What is wrong with our society? Why aren't people lining up protesting the incompetence or malpractice of social workers or yelling about a system that is obviously beyond broken? Granted, the system is overwhelmed, but that's no excuse.
And RJ's mother got a plea deal for testifying that she took part in the murder of her child ("Palmer given prison sentence," Thursday Review-Journal). There, you should have outrage.
It cannot be only my tears that fall for RJ and Raymond and the dozens of other innocents whose parents, step-parents, foster parents and family don't just abuse them or neglect them — oh, that they would only just neglect them — but kill them. Community priorities are massively screwed up when people in our town get totally wound up about a situation in Missouri, while the RJs and Raymonds are left to die violent, miserable, heinous deaths. It's so much easier to rant about Ferguson than clean up our own house.
MONTEREY BROOKMAN
Stadium pursuit
Why do we keep wasting time on all these stadium sites and what franchise we must attract? Why don't we tear down Sam Boyd Stadium, build a 75,000-seat stadium and go after an NFL team? Let the casinos join forces and provide resources, along with a deal from the state, and do the thing right.
If these casinos can be $22 billion in debt, what's a billion more dollars to build a stadium? We have some big players running these casinos who are very smart about raising money. Why do we keep thinking small? Let's start thinking big.
This would also solve the problem of where UNLV football would play and would be a shot in the arm for recruiting. Could you imagine what a Super Bowl would mean to Las Vegas? We have the hotel rooms and the entertainment. What's the problem?
DAVE MESKER
Imperial order
An imperial President Barack Obama has handed down a unilateral executive amnesty decree, which is clearly unlawful, according to persuasive arguments given by the president himself in dozens of speeches during the past six years. Most midterm voters strongly agree with the president's assertion that "the idea that the president of the U.S. can simply suspend the deportation of illegal immigrants is not how our system works."
The truth is that an executive order giving protection from deportation, while providing Social Security numbers and work permits to 5 million illegal immigrants, is an action that overrides existing statutes and violates the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8). It is now certain there will be no business as usual in Washington, D.C., during the next two years, as Congress attempts to reclaim its powers and reel in an extremely far-left president behaving like an emperor.
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EDITORIAL: AOC chief of staff admits goal of Green New Deal is reshaping American economy
It's no longer a conspiracy theory to believe that climate change proposals are Trojan Horses for implementing the left's preferred economic policies.
WAYNE ALLYN ROOT: Republicans looking to expand their tent
Pushing Jews and African-Americans to leave the Democrats.
LETTER: Democrats all over the map about our border crisis
J.J. Schrader Henderson
At least Donald Trump is taking action.
CARTOON: Storming Area 51
Michael Ramirez, / RJ
Over a million people sign up to storm Area 51.
LETTER: Help American citizens before those in the country illegally
Darlene Jones Las Vegas
CARTOON: Taking orders from the rear.
Democrats are being led by Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, the "Squad" and the radical left fringe.
LETTER: Baseball puts a robot behind home plate
Robert Michael Shapiro North Las Vegas
With whom will the manager argue?
LETTER: The Democrat circus is quite entertaining
Gary Rosenfeld Henderson
How much free stuff they can offer?
EDITORIAL: National Education Association to students: What do we care?
July 16, 2019 - 9:00 pm July 17, 2019 - 12:33 am
Item to emphasize student achievement fails at convention.
VICTOR JOECKS: Trump's comments on AOC show how his greatest strength is his greatest weakness
By Victor Joecks / RJ
If only President Trump could see that one of his greatest strengths — his ability to shape national narratives — is also a great weakness.


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People with social anxiety more likely to be addicted to dating apps
For some of us, face-to-face contact while your mental health is at a low point can be incredibly difficult.
According to researchers at Ohio State University, people who describe themselves as lonely and socially anxious are more likely to become addicted to dating apps.
269 college students were surveyed for the study, which found that participants who referred to themselves as anxious and lonely were increasingly addicted to the online platforms.
Addiction can be described as a habit which interferes with your daily life, be it your mental health, physical health, work life, friendships, romantic relationships, family life or school life.
One of the lead researchers said of the results that socially anxious people must watch their habits more; "Especially if you're lonely, be careful in your choices. Regulate and be selective in your use."
The more mindful practice is called 'slow dating' and it can increase the quality of your dating app matches.
Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and OKCupid have made it possible for people to access a wide dating pool, but the consequences of this could be negative for those who deal with chronic loneliness.
To test this, researchers had students answered online survey questions like "Are you constantly anxious around other people?" to determine their levels of social anxiety and loneliness.
They were also asked whether they agreed with statements like "I am unable to reduce the amount of time I spend on dating apps." A sense of security was found online, rather than in person.
The researchers discovered that people with higher levels of social anxiety claimed they preferred to meet people on dating apps rather than in person, and favoured socialising via messaging.
Many of these people with social anxiety may lack confidence in their own social skills, and can seek protection on these apps form face-to-face rejection or awkwardness.
When those in the survey reported being both socially anxious and lonely, they also used dating apps to the point of addiction.
However, students who said they were anxious but not lonely, or those who said their feelings of loneliness were only low to moderate, didn't display behaviours that suggested addiction.
The small study relied on self-reported data from students, so don't be overly worried about your constant dating app use. Mindfulness is still a priority, for your health and dating prospects.
Creating limits surrounding dating apps could benefit both your mental health and your chances of scoring a decent date.
Bear in mind that your motive should be healthy. It's a dangerous notion to rely on interest from men or women for your own happiness or self-esteem.
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New study claims that only one-in-10 couples meet in the workplace
Workplace romance is becoming a little vintage, it would seem. Except less fashionable.
Just one-in-10 couples (11 percent) are now finding love in the workplace, according to a new report.
Nearly one-in-five romances in 1990 were forged at work, in comparison. Back in the day, things were clearly done differently.
They were also times when people stayed at the same job their entire lives though, and most likely met less people, seeing as travel options were less extensive.
The research was published in the latest 'How Couples Meet and Stay Together Study' from Stanford University.
Nichi Hodgson, author of The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder, in an interview with Yahoo UK claims that striking up a relationship with a colleague is now "less sociably acceptable".
Despite the fact that we're spending longer hours in the workplace, we are now more cautious than ever about a co-worker relationship turning into something romantic, according to Hodgson, due to the #MeToo movement.
The movement aims to tackle workplace sexual harassment and assault, and has been building since Tarana Burke started it back in 2006. It caught fire in 2017 after the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke.
Nichi Hodgeson claims that "workplace relationships need to be conducted very carefully to ensure there's no breach of company behavioural guidelines." I mean, it ain't that hard not to be a creep.
Hodgson also argues that we shouldn't necessarily be disappointed by the end of the workplace romance:
"They don't necessarily show you someone's true colours – you won't see how tender or angry someone can be at work, for example, because the majority of people are on their best behaviour," she says.
"Just because they're a good team player at work doesn't mean they necessarily will be in a relationship."
Online dating and apps like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and OK Cupid are now taking the lead in bringing people together, with almost one-in-four (39 percent) of heterosexual couples meeting through those platforms.
This is an increase since 2009, when the stats showed 22 percent of hetero couples meeting online, according to the Stanford University findings.
Meeting through friends is still a popular means of finding your future partner, but it's much less common than it was in the past. Over a third (34 percent) of people met this way in 1990, but it's now just one in five (20 percent)
"Dating apps may have only been around for a decade but they have a radical hold on our affections when it comes to meeting a partner, mainly because they are so convenient in our ever time-pressed lives," Hodgson says.
"They're not necessarily leading to better connections though for multiple reasons – they create a paradox of choice, giving us too many people to choose between when social scientists tell us we get cognitive overload somewhere between five and nine options," she continues.
"Dating apps are encouraging us to be ruder with behaviours," Hodgson adds, which is due to a "lack of accountability needed from users". Overall, Hodgson believes that dating apps can still lead to a stable, long-term match.
"When we do finally choose a serious partner from a dating app, we are likely to stick with them – we are taking longer to settle on someone but that is producing more stable long-term matches when we finally commit."
Doggos on your dating app profiles: Does it get you more matches?
We've all been casually swiping left on a loop until a gorgeous Golden Retriever stops us in our tracks.
Be it a golden-furred Labrador beauty, a tiny terrier puppy with baby paws or a King Charles; dogs melt our hearts and urge us to swipe right.
Many of us believe that inserting dog photos into our dating profiles will garner us more dating app matches, but now a representative from OkCupid may just have confirmed this.
Elite Daily spoke to Michael Kaye, Global Communications Manager at OkCupid, and according to him, adding pictures of dogs in your dating app profile is proven to make it more successful when it comes to matches;
"We actually have millions of dog mentions in OkCupid profiles," Kaye says.
"Users with dog mentions have a higher probability of initial conversation over those with cat mentions. They also have a higher reply rate."
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OkCupid also discovered that a love of dogs is something most people agree on;
"We found that 81 percent of men and 80 percent of women on OkCupid like dogs," Kaye continues. "Additionally, 84 percent of women and 80 percent of men either own a dog or would love to."
Kaye also claims that has been a 422 percent increase in dog mentions on OkCupid profiles since 2017. Everyone must be catching on to the trend…
Gabrielle Aboodi, the Senior Account Executive for Tinder, also told Elite Daily that dating app users are in love with doggos.
"Users typically respond to photos that include animals or travelling shots," she says, adding that roughly 10 percent of both men and women include dogs in their photos.
UK-based pet food company Webbox carried out a two-week social experiment called Pet Wingman, where they tried to find out whether including your dog in your Tinder or Bumble profile boosted your chances of finding a match, and the results were positive.
Survey says… your ultimate wingman is at the end of your leash. Valentine's Day is better with pets. pic.twitter.com/t4yCu5ayuD
— Purina (@Purina) February 13, 2017
Women saw an increase of 69 percent more matches when they included a dog in one or more of their pictures, while men saw an increase of 38 percent more matches.
For Tinder, women received 117 percent more matches, 150 percent more messages, 100 percent more super likes, and 122 percent more total interactions.
Men on Tinder received 30 percent more matches, 75 percent more messages, 200 percent more super likes, and 53 percent more total interactions.
Dog photos lead to just as much success on Bumble as they did on Tinder for male users of the app.
For Bumble, women received 22 percent more matches, 100 percent more super likes, and 30 percent more total interactions, while men on Bumble received 45 percent more matches, 40 percent more messages, and 39 percent more total interactions.
"Bumble users often include photos of their pets on their profiles, but they can also use Bumble filters and badges to specially match with people that are also dog lovers," Bumble's Global PR Coordinator Sang Lee commented.
"In fact, our data shows that our pet badge is one of the most popular badges alongside our star sign badge."
There you have it, single ladies and gents. Ruffly the entire population loves woofers, so kickstart that photoshoot and add some swipe right-worthy paw pics to your profile.
You'd be barking mad not to (sorry…).
Our top five LGBTQ+ dating apps: Just in time for some Pride lovin'
June is Pride month, in case you haven't noticed the onslaught of rainbows on every corporation's logo over the last two weeks, but we've got another matter in mind to address: Dating apps.
Most of us haven't yet realised that the most popular dating apps around are heavily tailored towards heterosexual, cisgender people.
Why not spread the love around, eh? Give queer people, gender non-binary folk, trans people, gay men and lesbians a shot at swiping right.
We've gathered our top five best dating apps for queer people, so grab your Pride and get on the Swipe Slide.
1. Her
Her is, without a doubt, one of the best dating apps for lesbian, bisexual and queer women.
Why? It's simple: It was made BY queer women FOR queer women, rather than just creating a heteronormative app and then tailoring it for lesbians.
We absolutely love Her's unapologetic approach to love, and their respect for intersectional inclusion for those of all races, sexes and gender-identities.
Don't let the name fool you: The site is one of the most popular dating apps for both cisgender and non-binary people looking to meet other queer women or non-binary people.
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The app allows users to create a social media-like presence through profiles and queer event suggestions, allowing you to meet people in the flesh. Love is in the air, for everyone this time.
2. Lesly
Dating apps created specifically for lesbians and bisexual+ women seem like few and far between; enter Lesly.
The site works similarly to Tinder, and uses photo-based profiles that you can swipe left or right for.
On this app, however, you'll only find queer women and no straight men looking to creep on lesbian women…Thank the Lord.
Image: Lesly
3. Fem
Fem is a dating app geared towards lesbians and those interested in meeting lesbians. Despite the language, which appears to exclude trans people and gender-non binary folk, the app isn't only for lesbians.
Queer women of any and all sexual orientations and gender presentations use it successfully, and the app encourages users to make video profiles. There's also a group chat setting.
Making a video profile isn't compulsory, so don't worry if being in front of the camera isn't your thing. Just upload a killer selfie, and get swiping.
Image: FEM
While OkCupid began by focusing almost exclusively on straight people, it has now developed to become far more welcome towards the queer community.
The site have added a rake of new gender identity and sexual orientation option, and has more extensive user profiles so it's great for finding a real, romantic connection for a long-term, relationship/
They ask a huge amount of questions when you download the app, but the detailed profiles definitely pay off.
#PrideMonth's impact pic.twitter.com/6xoMUGH0ZG
— OkCupid (@okcupid) June 9, 2019
5. Hinge
Hinge sets up potential partners through their mutual friends on Facebook.
It only matches you with friends of friends, so you're never meet with someone too far outside of your social circle, rather than basing matches on location.
The site allows you to answer questions about yourself in your profile, meaning it's more in-depth than Tinder or Bumble. Hinge also sends you daily 'batches' of matches, so it's pretty good for progress.
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That sums up our top five dating apps for queer folk, but don't forget that Bumble and Tinder still work for the LGBT+ community, they just weren't initially made for them.
There are other great LGBT+ dating apps like Taimi. And not forgetting Grindr and Chappy that are KEY for gay men, with Grindr working incredibly successfully for hook-ups and Chappy supporting long-term gay relationships. All we can say is…YAS.
Happy Pride, folks. Find some romance, even if it's just self-love. If you can't love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love anyone else?"
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Apparently today is the best day for online dating so start swiping
by SHEmazing Contributor
Are you ready to start dating again after a brutal break-up or determined to find 'the one'? Then make a note of January 5 in your diary because it is reportedly the best day for online dating.
Online dating isn't for everyone, but many met their beau on here, Tinder, Bumble and co. and the rest is history.
According to Coffee Meets Bagel, this Sunday, January 5 will be one of the most popular days for online dating with millions of messages expected to be sent.
January tends to be one of the busiest months for dating apps and there's actually a pretty valid reason why. We have spent the holidays with our families and if you're a single lady then all they tend to ask is when you're going to settle down? And if you've heard from lovely George you kissed when you were in primary school?
These questions may drive us crazy but they do leave you pondering about your love life.
Another thing that encourages us to sign up to dating apps is being surrounded by love during the holiday season. Christmas and New Year is a joyous time of year, especially for couples. It can make people seem extra lovey dovey, whether that's your aunt and her husband or Jude Law and Cameron Diaz in The Holiday.
That lovin' feeling can be infectious so no wonder single folk are eager to find a decent lad or lady once January rolls around.
Speaking to Quartz, dating expert Dawoon Kang explained: "Dating Sunday is a mixture of New Year's resolutions and winding down the weekend."
Happy swiping everyone.
This dating app is EXCLUSIVELY for people who went to private school
We've heard some pretty quirky methods in our time of finding a soul-mate, but this has to be the most elitist.
A dating app in Australia named Toffee Dating is exclusively for those who went to PRIVATE SCHOOL, and you can just imagine how posh the conversations get.
Sliding into DMs just got a lot more snobby…Tinder and Bumble clearly aren't upper class enough for these folks.
Toffee, a new dating app exclusively for private school alumni has caused a stir online. We got our hands on an extended cut of their vague launch ad #Tonightly pic.twitter.com/boNPW6eH6G
— Tonightly (@tonightly) April 16, 2018
Lydia Davis, Co-creator of Toffee Dating, explained to 9Honey why the company brought the app from the UK to Australia. There's apparently a huge amount of privately educated people Down Under.
"In the UK, eight per cent of people are privately educated but in Australia that number is around 35 per cent. We felt that Australia would be the best place for us to roll out to first though as we were inundated with requests for us to launch there."
We have no words for this. Finding 'The One' is now about class, your education and economic background. Some app users must agree with the idea, seeing as it's lifted off the ground so quickly.
Image: Boss Hunting
The website has some fairly divisive words to promote the Toffee beliefs and framework:
"Toffee is the world's first dating app for people who were privately educated. We set it up because we know people from similar backgrounds are more likely to stick together."
"Toffee connects the right people to help them find their match with our sophisticated matching algorithm taking care of all your dating homework."
An algorithm works to generate matches based on hobbies and likes, such as adventure, sport, nightlife, city life versus country life etc.
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"The app has innovative personal interest and attributes 'sliders' where the user slides a cursor to show how much an interest in, for example, sport is important in their potential partner," the website continues.
"Secondly, whether it's a shared interest in horse racing or rugby, Toffee users can indicate which sporting and social events they are interested in or likely to attend, to further enhance the matching logic."
We're guessing it features a lot of chino-wearing polo players who love the conservative Tory party and probably got an overpaid job from their dad….
The hilarious ad for the app features ridiculously good-looking people (ugly folks don't go to private school, apparently) bonding over expensive champagne. They didn't stray too far from stereotypes, it would seem.
Feature image: comedy.co.uk
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Apparently dating app users have less healthy attitudes to weight
A new study by eating disorder charity Beat suggests that dating app users are "more likely to have unhealthy attitudes to weight".
Those who use dating apps might be at a higher risk of controlling their weight through laxative use, fasting and vomiting, according to the research.
The American study is based on a survey of 1,700 adults. Beat stated that dating app users at risk of these habits needed to be offered support in order to reduce the risk of bad weight management habits developing.
Apps like OkCupid, Grindr, Tinder and Bumble have grown massively in popularity over the last couple of years, with men and women hoping to find romantic and sexual partners through swiping.
Physical appearance is one of the main attributes which dating app users evaluate when searching for a potential partner, with emphasis placed firmly on a person's image.
The study was published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, with researchers comparing the behaviour of those who used dating apps versus those who didn't.
Dating app users apparently have higher odds of engaging in six core unhealthy habits to control weight; vomiting, using laxatives, diet pills, using muscle-building supplements and anabolic steroids.
183 women and 209 men out of the 1,726 people surveyed claimed they used dating apps. Roughly half of men and women admitted to fasting in order to control their weight.
One-in-three men in that group and one-in-five women said they would vomit to control their calorie count. 40 percent of men and one-in-four women claimed to use laxatives…yikes.
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The research also showed that men who used dating apps were more likely to use steroids and supplements to build up muscle, which isn't surprising considering the six-packs constantly displayed on reality shows like Love Island.
The lead author of the study from Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Dr Alvin Tran, said they found higher rates of unhealthy behaviours among ethnic minorities, interestingly.
"While we do not know if the people in our study were already engaging in these weight control behaviours before using dating apps, we worry that the use of these image and appearance-focused services could exacerbate those behaviours."
He continued;
"With the tremendous growth in dating app usage in the US, and an increasing number of studies linking their use to body image concerns and unhealthy weight control behaviours, there is a need to further understand how dating apps influence health behaviours and outcomes."
Tom Quinn, director external affairs at Beat, said they welcome studies which can help to identify triggers of eating disorders.
"Not everyone who uses unhealthy weight control behaviours will have an eating disorder, nor will they get one, but such behaviours can contribute to the development of the illnesses for people who are already vulnerable and can prevent recovery for those who are ill."
He added; "It is important to note that this research does not prove a causal link between dating apps and unhealthy weight control behaviours.
"Nevertheless, it is important that dating app users who may be at risk of eating disorders are directed to sources of support."
Vital new Tinder feature installed to protect LGBTQ+ travellers abroad
Tinder has taken new steps to protect it's LGBTQ+ users from prejudice abroad with a feature designed for safe travel.
Despite the fact that more countries are making vital strides towards equality worldwide for the LGBTQ+ community, there are still 70 countries that persecute individuals for sexual orientation and gender identity.
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) has said that there are 69 UN member states where same-sex sexual activity is criminalised.
Thankfully, Tinder is putting this prejudice at the forefront of people's minds by taking steps to ensure the safety of its LGBTQ+ users when travelling.
The dating app announced that LGBTQ+ users will receive an alert when entering a country which has discriminatory laws.
Tinder refers to the feature as 'Traveller Alert' in a new blog post explaining their latest technological advance.
In a bid to ensure safety of its users from the #LGBTQ+ community, online dating app #Tinder announced a new feature called the 'Traveller Alert' pic.twitter.com/jqXS72efEM
— editorji (@editorji) July 26, 2019
"It's no secret that we believe everyone has the right to live how they want to live and love who they want to love.
"And while there are still efforts to protect our freedoms from LGBTQ+ discrimination, it's important to remember that there are still nearly 70 countries around the world that have laws effectively criminalising LGBTQ+ status."
A notification will appear warning users of the sexual orientation laws in their current location and the risks they may face for expressing their orientation openly.
"Starting today, we're rolling out a Traveller Alert that will appear when Tinder is opened in one of these locations to ensure that our users are aware of the potential dangers the LGBTQ community faces – so that they can take extra caution and do not unknowingly place themselves in danger for simply being themselves," the post adds.
LGBTQ+ users can then choose whether to leave their Tinder profile public or not in a nation which is volatile towards gay people.
Their sexual orientation or gender identity won't be public information until they've left the country.
#Tinder's new safety feature sources data from our latest State-Sponsored Homophobia report to help establish where alerts should be deployed.
"The safety of our communities also depends on supporting their digital safety", @Adup76 said.https://t.co/QKIylOADiU
— ILGA World (@ILGAWORLD) July 24, 2019
"Based on your geographical area, it appears you're in a place where the LGBTQ+ community may be penalised," Tinder's traveller alert reads.
"We want you to have fun, but your safety is our number one priority. Please proceed with caution and take extra care when making new matches and meeting with people you do not know."
While this marks a temporary limitation on meeting potential matches, the alert is grounded in a real threat of persecution from law enforcement agency workers going undercover on the app, laws criminalising same-sex activity and other Tinder users hostile to the LGBTQ+ community.
ILGA provided Tinder with data to create their update, and released a statement on the new feature.
"We work hard to change practices, laws and attitudes that put LGBTQ+ people at risk – including the use of dating apps to target our community – but in the meantime, the safety of our communities also depends on supporting their digital safety," explained André du Plessis.
Homophobia is still an epidemic in society, despite progress occurring with equal marriage and representation.
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Bumble announces new AI tech to clamp down on unwanted d*ck pics
The popular dating app Bumble has finally created a new tool to fight back against unsolicited d*ck pics being sent and received by its users.
An AI named 'Private Detector' will be able to scan images sent in chats for signs of X-rated imagery and blur them out as well as assigning a warning.
55 million people use the app, which is claiming that it can separate out the lewd pictures with 98 percent accuracy.
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The firm said: "With our revolutionary AI, we're able to detect potentially inappropriate content and warn you about the image before you open it."
"We're committed to keeping you protected from unsolicited photos so you can have a safer experience meeting new people on Bumble," the company stated.
Bumble is one of Tinder's major competitors, but works by only allowing women to initiate a chat with their matches. The app is one of the few that allows its users to trade images.
Our AI will soon be able to detect a dick pic with 98% accuracy. We'll warn you if we think an image is lewd. https://t.co/iLKPovvUNc
— Whitney Wolfe Herd (@WhitWolfeHerd) April 24, 2019
In June, the AI technology trained to spot nudes will start flagging possible rude images as soon as they land in your inbox.
The pic will be blurred and will also involve a message underneath that reads: "This photo is blurred to protect you from inappropriate content." Recipients can either block and report the image or open it anyway.
Private Detector was created specifically to tackle a plague of sexual harassment and abuse which has been streaming from dating apps for years. Especially for the safety of women, dating apps can be a dangerous feature.
A YouGov poll recently found that more than half of young women have received nude pictures online, and three quarters of images were unsolicited.
"The sharing of lewd images is a global issue of critical importance," said Andrey Andreev. "It falls upon all of us in the social media and social networking worlds to lead by example and to refuse to tolerate inappropriate behaviour on our platforms."
Andreev heads up Badoo, the network of dating apps which includes Bumble.
The organisation's bosses slammed a misogynistic "small-minded" fat-shamer in a recent open letter, and banned him from the app, according to The Sun.
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RTÉ2 seeking young singles (and their parents?!) for new dating show
Are you consistently getting ghosted on dating apps? Tired of always being left 'on read'? Completely jaded with swiping all day with nothing to show for it, and heading on disastrous dates every weekend?
Well, RTÉ Two are here to save the dating day, with their brand new show which targets young singles looking for love; Pulling With My Parents.
The show intends to follow people from all over Ireland who are stuck in a merry-go-round of bad dates and dating apps, and who are willing to go to drastic lengths to crack Cupid.
How drastic, you ask? Parental interference…that's how drastic.
Basically, you'd hand over the romance reins to Mum and Dad and see what happens. Sounds dangerous to us, but infinitely entertaining to watch. Sorry, not sorry.
Parents will roll up their sleeves and give their kids' dating profiles an old-fashioned overhaul, replacing those spicy selfies with something more regal in order to find them a suitable lover.
We're sure these parents will be needing a major crash course in emoji culture, and slang for social media. However, Mum and Dad will be trying some more traditional solutions to get their kids a son or daughter-in-law.
Be it a personal ad in the Farmer's Journal, good old arranged marriage or plucking a date from the local GAA club, these parents will go the extra mile to find their kids love.
The series will no doubt be exploring the deepest corners of the generation gap, but we're expecting to be cringing the entire time watching it.
Think First Dates paired with Sun, Sea and Suspicious Parents, and that's the show you're looking at. We have to say, it sounds absolutely gas.
Does your Mum really know what's best for you? Does your Dad know how to find the man for the job? Why not apply for a chance to be on the show and track the love of your life.
Apply for the RTÉ dating app show by emaiing dating@Alleycats.tv, and change your love life today.
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Spellbound: Modern day witch used spells to find her perf Tinder match
Modern day dating can be a right pain in the arse.
If you're sick of swiping through endless shirtless selfies and grainy snaps that could pass for mugshots on Tinder, then you're not alone.
Which is why one woman decided to take matters of her love life into her own – magical – hands.
Kate Goth, from Devon, is not your average 30-year-old woman – she also identifies a s a witch.
Which, it turns out, comes in handy when she's looking for a fella.
She said, ''I had suffered a few heartbreaks and so wrote down in my journal that I was off men for good. I would only accept a man whose charm and wit were the equal of my imagined vision of actor Tom Hiddleston.''
Personally I'd go for Adam Driver but whatever you're into.
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT – yep, she match with her very own Tom Hiddleston two weeks later.
She said, ''Adam worked in a furniture warehouse and was living 25 miles away in Tavistock.''
But the use of her magical abilities didn't end there, oh no.
So Kate, determined to get together with Adam, headed into the woods to use her magical abilities to bring them closer.
She said, ''I went to this tree in the woods just outside Totnes, where I often go to perform magic rituals. I began by casting a protection spell around me and then placed down on the ground some bread and herbs as an offering along with three coins.''
Each coin represented a desire – abundance in fortune, happiness for her friends and family and abundance in love.
Kate said, ''A week later Adam was made redundant from his job in Tavistock and came over to live with me in Totnes. I later told him what I had done and he was a little shocked – but that was back in May 2018 and we joke about it now!''
Right, pass us the spell book and expect to see us with a Timothee Chalamet look-a-like ASAP.
We played 'Taoiseach Tinder' with Charlotte Crosby, and it was GAS
When you get the opportunity to interview someone absolutely hilarious (and #famous), you grab it by the ladyballs.
So naturally, having a chat with the ever-hilarious (and sometimes outrageous) Charlotte Crosby was always going to be good.
Rather than doing run-of-the-mill, boring questions, myself and my gorgeous work wife decided to go for a little quickfire round – featuring some well known faces – including a round of Taoiseach Tinder.
"Describe Ireland in three words" was our first question.
"Guinness, green and lucky," were Char's answers – and we can't argue to be honest.
Moving on, we learned that if Charlotte could be any animal, she'd be a giraffe. This actually makes a lot of sense, because she's WAY taller than you'd expect.
In terms of super powers, the Char admitted that she'd love the ability to stop time (with a friend, of course) and just go about her business.
Big yes from us on that one.
Then we moved onto the good sh*t – the game of 'snog, marry, avoid.'
Now, when we told Charlotte about the game, she replaced 'snog, marry, avoid' with 'avoid, bitch about and go to Nandos with'.
First up: Bono, Louis Walsh and Ryan Tubs.
"I'd avoid Bono, sorry. I'd bitch about Louis because he was mean to us at X Factor one year, and I'd go on a mate date to Nando with Ryan."
Could not agree more.
Did you catch our interview with the fabulous @charlottegshore ? check out our Snapchat and Instagram stories where we played a pretty interesting game of Snog Marry Avoid with our fave reality TV star turned makeup guru #charlottecrosby
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Then we went political, offering up Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen and Enda Kenny as options – and we cried laughing at her response.
"I'd avoid Brian, because his head is SO big it wouldn't fit through my door. I'd bitch about Enda because he just looks sly, and I'd go to Nandos with Bertie, we could get pissed together."
She pretty much hit the nail on the head there.
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