Non-IT News Thread
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Oh, righto. Power is back... for most people: http://www.watoday.com.au/national/state-in-the-dark-south-australias-major-power-outage-20160928-grqmn2.html
Wind turbines, which make up an estimated 40 per cent of the state's power generation, were unable to operate as winds were too high, South Australian senator Nick Xenophon said.
From twitter:
People in the red shaded area are supplied by damaged transmission lines – unlikely to have power tomorrow.
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Major train crash in Hoboken!!
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37503920
Over 100 injured, some still trapped. Train hit the station.
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A local radio station anchor said the train went through ticket barriers and "into the reception area".
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Yikes!
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So far three have been found dead. Likely that will rise.
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It was the Metro-North Pascack Valley line that crashed. Full sized diesel.
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File this under "why people are not ready for the responsibility of having Facebook"...
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Day 3, zero cigarettes. So far no one has been maimed or killed. #selfrestraint
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@MattSpeller Not even a little?
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@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Day 3, zero cigarettes. So far no one has been maimed or killed. #selfrestraint
I need to do this soon...
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@zuphzuph said in Non-IT News Thread:
@MattSpeller said in Non-IT News Thread:
Day 3, zero cigarettes. So far no one has been maimed or killed. #selfrestraint
I need to do this soon...
No lie man, it sucks a lot. Try the patch. It's prevented 3 homicides today alone!
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Starbucks are attempting to re-enter the Australian market
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/starbucks-coffee-is-quietly-expanding-in-australia-after-humiliating-retreat-eight-years-ago/news-story/b7f136c4d78f24aaa600a3822b1e31b4Racking up losses of $143 million on its Australian operations, in 2008 Starbucks sacked 700 staff and closed 66 branches leaving a rump of cafes in the CBDs of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane mostly serving tourists familiar with the brand.
I wonder how well they'll do this time 'round. It sounds like they've actually looked at what the local market wants.
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48 died on same floor since July at tainted Yokohama hospital
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160929/p2a/00m/0na/013000c
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Japanese pro-whaling documentary to be screened at U.S. film festival
http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160929/p2g/00m/0et/083000c
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McDonald's offers Halloween choco-pumpkin fries in Japan
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Yet again, I am saddend to be a citizen of the United States.
The idiots really did enact JASTA.
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Florida deputy accused of Tasing woman, baking her 'Sorry I Tased You' cake
This occurred in my hometown. More signs that police are desperately in need of better training / evaluation.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
Yet again, I am saddend to be a citizen of the United States.
The idiots really did enact JASTA.
Yep... that about sums it up.
