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A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explosion, Lebanon's government says.
The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency has begun. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse. Customs chief Badri Daher said his agency called for the chemical to be removed, but "this did not happen". "We leave it to the experts to determine the reasons," he said. Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertiliser in agriculture and as an explosive. Opening an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Aoun said: "No words can describe the horror that has hit Beirut last night, turning it into a disaster-stricken city".

scottalanmiller

75th Anniversary of Hiroshima

BBC News - Hiroshima: Japan marks 75 years since first atomic bomb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53660059

travisdh1

@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Beirut explosion: Port officials under house arrest as rescue efforts continue

A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explosion, Lebanon's government says.
The blast killed at least 135 people and injured more than 4,000 others. A two-week state of emergency has begun. President Michel Aoun said the blast was caused by 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse. Customs chief Badri Daher said his agency called for the chemical to be removed, but "this did not happen". "We leave it to the experts to determine the reasons," he said. Ammonium nitrate is used as a fertiliser in agriculture and as an explosive. Opening an emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Aoun said: "No words can describe the horror that has hit Beirut last night, turning it into a disaster-stricken city".

I saw another story (can't find it now of course) with emails showing port officials telling government officials that stuff is a danger and needs moved. Some judge had ordered the ship unloaded, and never allowed it to be moved afterwards.

scottalanmiller

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

Grey

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

How are they defining junk food?

Dashrender

@Grey said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

How are they defining junk food?

as food

jmoore

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

Awesome, wish they would do that here. Thats all my kids eat and I hate it. They won't listen to me either. I tried to get them to eat rice and beans and they refused. They just refused to eat, even when I know they were hungry. Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

Grey

Rackspace is now a traded company, and their first day did not go well.

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/45a83f99-a5e3-3e35-85c8-83d7949693b9/rackspace-ipo-flops-as.html

DustinB3403

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

Awesome, wish they would do that here. Thats all my kids eat and I hate it. They won't listen to me either. I tried to get them to eat rice and beans and they refused. They just refused to eat, even when I know they were hungry. Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

Yeah..... Bad cop good cop... They'd eventually eat if there was nothing else.

dafyre

@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

Awesome, wish they would do that here. Thats all my kids eat and I hate it. They won't listen to me either. I tried to get them to eat rice and beans and they refused. They just refused to eat, even when I know they were hungry. Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

Yeah..... Bad cop good cop... They'd eventually eat if there was nothing else.

That's too nice... In my family, it's bad cop, worse cop. Fortunately, where food is involved, it's rarely an issue. My 9yo even likes Collard greens with ham and some spices.

jmoore

@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

@DustinB3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

BBC News - Mexico obesity: Oaxaca bans sale of junk food to children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-53678747

Awesome, wish they would do that here. Thats all my kids eat and I hate it. They won't listen to me either. I tried to get them to eat rice and beans and they refused. They just refused to eat, even when I know they were hungry. Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

Yeah..... Bad cop good cop... They'd eventually eat if there was nothing else.

That's too nice... In my family, it's bad cop, worse cop. Fortunately, where food is involved, it's rarely an issue. My 9yo even likes Collard greens with ham and some spices.

Yeah I remember what happened in my family if me or my brother didn't eat our food. dad would eat it and we were just out of luck and going hungry for the night. I think that happened once and after that we ate everything we had for fear of losing it.

scottalanmiller

@Grey said in Non-IT News Thread:

Rackspace is now a traded company, and their first day did not go well.

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/45a83f99-a5e3-3e35-85c8-83d7949693b9/rackspace-ipo-flops-as.html

hard to remember that they still exist.

jmoore

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

@Grey said in Non-IT News Thread:

Rackspace is now a traded company, and their first day did not go well.

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/45a83f99-a5e3-3e35-85c8-83d7949693b9/rackspace-ipo-flops-as.html

hard to remember that they still exist.

ive used them for a long time. always liked them.

Dashrender

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

And there's the issue.

My parents just let me starve.

jmoore

@Dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

@jmoore said in Non-IT News Thread:

Their mom finally just gave them pop tarts:(

And there's the issue.

My parents just let me starve.

yep, agree with you totally