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      wirestyle22 @scottalanmiller
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      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

      Brooklyn train derailment at a station. No info yet.

      Reached out to my brother to make sure he is okay

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        scottalanmiller
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        Here it is:

        http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/nyregion/lirr-derailment-atlantic-terminal-brooklyn.html

        A Long Island Rail Road train crashed at a major transportation hub in Brooklyn during the morning rush on Wednesday, injuring over 100 people and disrupting the commute for thousands of people, the authorities said.

        Officials said the train rammed into a bumper as it pulled into the Atlantic Terminal station in Downtown Brooklyn around 8 a.m., knocking at least the front two cars off the tracks.

        Donette Smith, 55, who was on the train, said people had begun to stand in the aisle as the train moved into the station. Then an “extremely hard” jolt sent everyone falling to the floor. “People just went flying,” she said. “Bodies were everywhere. It was very scary.”

        The passengers emerged to find the station filled with smoke. “I couldn’t see,” Ms. Smith said.

        People removed from the train on stretchers, and one person had a bloody mouth, she said.

        Fire Department officials said the crash could have been far worse. One rail of Track 6, on which the train was traveling, sliced through the floor of a train car, they said. And the train crashed into what the officials characterized as a small waiting room or workroom beyond the track, causing substantial damage to the room.

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          scottalanmiller
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          http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/04/long-island-rail-road-train-derails-at-atlantic-terminal-in-brooklyn-ny.html

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            Son of Jor-El
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            And he was mentally disabled.

            http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227116738-story

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              wirestyle22 @Son of Jor-El
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              @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

              And he was mentally disabled.

              http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227116738-story

              This kind of stuff gets me really angry and upset. I worked with the developmentally disabled for years.

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                dafyre @wirestyle22
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                @wirestyle22 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                And he was mentally disabled.

                http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227116738-story

                This kind of stuff gets me really angry and upset. I worked with the developmentally disabled for years.

                Yeah. This makes me sad to be a human.

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                  scottalanmiller @Son of Jor-El
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                  @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  And he was mentally disabled.

                  http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/227116738-story

                  Yeah, just horrible.

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                    scottalanmiller
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                    There has just been a shooting at Ft. Lauderdale Airport.

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                      scottalanmiller
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                      Looks like this is still ongoing.....

                      Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Multiple people shot dead by Florida gunman
                      http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38535699

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                        FiyaFly @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        Looks like this is still ongoing.....

                        Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Multiple people shot dead by Florida gunman
                        http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38535699

                        Damn...

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                          scottalanmiller
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                          Pioneer Cabin Tree in California felled by storms
                          http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38561877

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                            scottalanmiller
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                            China crackdown sends Bitcoin sliding
                            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38591929

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                              Son of Jor-El
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                              I know Amazon is big, but when I read this, I was like "woah!".

                              http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-create-100000-full-time-jobs-in-the-us-2017-1

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                                DustinB3403 @Son of Jor-El
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                                @Son-of-Jor-El likely shipping clerks of some sort.

                                But that is a great boost.

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                                  Son of Jor-El @DustinB3403
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                                  @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @Son-of-Jor-El likely shipping clerks of some sort.

                                  But that is a great boost.

                                  I think you are correct. From the article: "Many of the jobs will be in new fulfillment centers and will range from engineering to software-development roles, the company said."

                                  To add 100,000 means they will go to 280,000 total in U.S. That's like a 60% boost (from my poor math) in jobs. Wow!

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                                    scottalanmiller @Son of Jor-El
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                                    @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    I know Amazon is big, but when I read this, I was like "woah!".

                                    http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-create-100000-full-time-jobs-in-the-us-2017-1

                                    At the cost of 100,000 small businesses closing. It's a good thing, but those jobs generally come at a cost, too.

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                                      art_of_shred @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      I know Amazon is big, but when I read this, I was like "woah!".

                                      http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-create-100000-full-time-jobs-in-the-us-2017-1

                                      At the cost of 100,000 small businesses closing. It's a good thing, but those jobs generally come at a cost, too.

                                      I doubt it's nearly that drastic. What we buy from Amazon was previously bought from big box stores. The things I can and do buy from small local businesses will change very little if there is a local branch of Amazon to purchase from.

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                                        Dashrender
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                                        right - 100K small businesses won't close.

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                                          DustinB3403 @art_of_shred
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                                          @art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          I know Amazon is big, but when I read this, I was like "woah!".

                                          http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-create-100000-full-time-jobs-in-the-us-2017-1

                                          At the cost of 100,000 small businesses closing. It's a good thing, but those jobs generally come at a cost, too.

                                          I doubt it's nearly that drastic. What we buy from Amazon was previously bought from big box stores. The things I can and do buy from small local businesses will change very little if there is a local branch of Amazon to purchase from.

                                          If amazon sold Kobe beef, would you buy it? Or would you go to your local butcher and purchase from them?

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                                            Dashrender @DustinB3403
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                                            @DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            @art_of_shred said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            @Son-of-Jor-El said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                            I know Amazon is big, but when I read this, I was like "woah!".

                                            http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-create-100000-full-time-jobs-in-the-us-2017-1

                                            At the cost of 100,000 small businesses closing. It's a good thing, but those jobs generally come at a cost, too.

                                            I doubt it's nearly that drastic. What we buy from Amazon was previously bought from big box stores. The things I can and do buy from small local businesses will change very little if there is a local branch of Amazon to purchase from.

                                            If amazon sold Kobe beef, would you buy it? Or would you go to your local butcher and purchase from them?

                                            This is a weird question - I don't buy my beef from a local butcher now - I buy it from a grocery chain, or the farmer that I buy a 1/2 cow from. But since neither carries Kobe beef, I guess it would depend more on how fast I need it. If I have time to wait for it to arrive, I'd be willing to buy from Amazon, but if I need it today, I'd go local butcher.

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