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Re: Sean P Diddy Combs's mansions in LA and Miami were raided today by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

Aesma wrote:
I would suggest relocating to a country without an extradition deal with the US...

Cuba would be the logical choice if he’s in Miami.

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

Maybe tugboats should be required? During the eighties, my Mom and I took a six week cruise on a cargo vessel that also carried twelve fare paying passengers from Port Newark in New Jersey to South America. Baltimore was one of our US ports of call with Philadelphia and Charleston being the other tw...

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Re: Will SAS Switch from Newark to JFK?

Where would SAS get its JFK slots? It shouldn't expect a gift. Well, somehow they were able to get an extra JFK slot for this upcoming summer and at even better times. The two S24 JFK-CPH departures are 5:10pm and 7:10pm, much better than the current 11:20pm single flight. SK will also be moving to...

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

It will be interesting to see where they go. I read that the fastest (and thus most economical) thing to do is to rebuild the bridge since it can reuse all the land approaches and the elevated sections that didn't collapse, but the negative side of that is they'll have to rebuild the bridge to the ...

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

Does it make sense to replace the bridge then ? Maybe make a tunnel ? It will be interesting to see where they go. I read that the fastest (and thus most economical) thing to do is to rebuild the bridge since it can reuse all the land approaches and the elevated sections that didn't collapse, but t...

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

Aesma wrote:
Does it make sense to replace the bridge then ? Maybe make a tunnel ?

They need a bridge at that location to handle vehicles with hazardous materials. They’re prohibited from using the tunnels.

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed

I just heard that they found five submerged vehicles.

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed

Altimeter2992 wrote:
Deferred maintenance…. failing infrastructure, gonna see more of this across the country….

What are you talking about? It collapsed because a container ship hit the support column.

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Re: Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed

I think I saw smoke coming from the vessel before the collision. There’s an extended video. AP is reporting that they’re trying to rescue seven people. At first I thought the video was fake. It’s unbelievable. The container ship’s name is DALI. It’s registered in Singapore and was built in 2015.

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Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a collision

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container vessel collided with it. There’s a video on X showing the collapse.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

I’m not surprised Putin would blame Ukraine for the Moscow attack. Now the question is how will the Russians respond.

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Re: NA Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

I’m planning to go to Upstate NY and find a spot along Lake Champlain. It all depends on the weather of course. Last year, April 8th was a sunny day in that area. I’m hoping it’s nice this year as well.

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Re: ‘Final Countdown’ or ‘Top Gun’ ?

Final Countdown for me. I’ve always had a thing for movies and TV shows that included time travel and/or an alternative timeline.

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Re: Wendy’s announces Uber-like surge pricing on menu

I think it’s time for new laws to curb this anti-consumer practice that we used to call price gouging. We need to bring these runaway horses back to the stable before more decide to make a run for it and make our lives even more miserable.

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Re: Places in Europe to visit.

"Would I still be flying into Brussel to go there ?" Yes, and then take the train to "Brugge". Generally, as a European I am pretty sceptical regarding "Europe in five days", but on the other hand, when we go to the US it is the same. Which time of the year will you be...

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Re: Rumor: Reuters - DL to order A350-1000

DL does not trust Boeing. They ordered the 737-10 because Airbus couldn't deliver the A321NEO fast enough, most likely. Plus they service the engines. Why did DL order 777’s, 737-700’s, 738’s and 739’s if they did not “trust” Boeing? When was trust eroded? Maybe Boeing earns Delta’s trust every tim...

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Re: AS1282 PDX-ONT decompression event, returned to PDX, FAA temporarily grounds 737MAX9 for inspections

Is the purpose of the door plug to give any airline that purchases the aircraft in the future the flexibility of changing to a high-density pax configuration? Maybe it would be better to just put in emergency exits instead of door plugs that may not be as easy to access as the emergency exits are fo...

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Re: Franz Beckenbauer dies aged 78 years

He was definitely a legend. I’ll have to check out the Tagesschau app on my Apple TV or Roku to watch the newscasts for the extra coverage.

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Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

What’s the status of the Coast Guard aircraft and its crew? https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fef2fa3b39ef044e83ae85ecdb59305ed8e00084 Of 6 crew, 2 died, pilot critically injured It’s sad that some of the Coast Guard crew died, but it’s still a miracle that all of the passengers and crew of the Jap...

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Re: Japan Airlines A350 collides with aircraft at HND

What’s the status of the Coast Guard aircraft and its crew?

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Re: JetBlue Wants KLM Out of JFK Over Slot Dispute

Maybe B6 should try for FRA instead?

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Re: GTA 6 coming soon!

alex0easy wrote:
Nah. It's gonna be GTAIV remastered to run on the PS5/XBox X/S at a cinematic 24fps.

I think Rockstar knows recycling season is over and it’s time for a brand new game in a familiar setting, Vice City.

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Re: Ice Cores Reveal Greenland Was Ice Free 416,000 Years Ago

At some time in the future Mother Earth is once again going to loose her magnetosphre and than rebuild it with an opposite polarisation. No atmospheric trace gases have any influence on this process which will be catastrophic. Actually the magnetopause typically extends 6 to 15 Earth radii out into...

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Re: Wildfires in Maui

I have always thought of the island as lush, clearly not the case.Best wishes to the fire fighters and people. That’s the reason many resorts are located on the west side of Maui including the one I stayed at during my first visit to Hawaii, the Hyatt Regency Maui. Many days of dry, sunny condition...

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Re: Heat Wave in Southern Europe

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/23/worl ... ation.html

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

I took a quick run down memory lane and read some of the comments on the first page. Some/many doubted the Russians would be foolish enough to undertake a full invasion of Ukraine and it was unlikely to happen. Now 300 pages and almost a year and an half later, we’re still discussing the foolishness...

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Re: Any former LG phone users here?

My first phone was an LG flip phone and I was so happy to get it. I still have it along with a LG VX8100 I got a few years later which was the last non-smartphone I owned. I got an iPhone 4S after that one.

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Re: Jane Birkin, actor and singer, dies aged 76

Playing her song, La Gadoue, at the moment. I heard the song playing in a Virgin Megastore in NYC many years ago and bought the CD right away. She was a beautiful and talented woman.

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Re: Long delays in getting new and renewals of Passports

When my US passport expired in 2020, I thought about waiting to renew it since it was unlikely I would be traveling internationally anytime soon thanks to the pandemic. Then I realized I have family in Germany including my sister and there could be an emergency. I also had a feeling there would be a...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Many among the Russian elite as well as the ordinary person on the street would like to live a 21st century life that more resembles life in a country like Germany or the US, but how can they when the country continues to be mired in its 20th century communist past with fear/brutality still being u...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Let's hope that there is a plot being formulated to get rid of Putin and his regime so that Russia can abandon its unsuccessful attempt to absorb Ukraine. It must be clear to many in Russia's elite that the prospects of that happening have reduced to nil, so continuing the war is futile. I'm wary o...

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Re: Possible UPS Strike

Is there still the possibility of a UPS strike? I didn’t hear anything in the news recently. All I hear about is the ongoing writer’s strike as well as the actor’s strike which began today.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Has Surovikin been located yet? I have a feeling he’s the first to be “taken care” of by Putin.

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Re: Any former LG phone users here?

My first mobile phone was the LG TP1100 in black (2002), followed by the VX6000 in silver (2004) and the VX8100 (2006). I kept the VX8100 for five years until I got my first iPhone, the 4S in black with Verizon in 2011. My other iPhones were the 5s, 6s, X, 12 Pro and current 14 Pro. I still have my ...

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Re: Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

The passengers on the sub have signed a waiver. The waiver clearly mentioned the risk of death or injury, but the interesting question is whether Rush misrepresented the true risks. There is a "I really understand the risks, and I will sign the waiver" country, and there is the fairytale ...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

IMO in the long term it won't matter, his days are numbered. So are Putin's. Prigozhin may be able to outlive him if he's shrewd and careful. That he's brutal, ruthless and doesn't shy away from extreme actions is obvious, and he may have gained sympathies within Putin's own power structure with th...

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Re: Titanic tourist sub goes missing sparking search

frmrCapCadet wrote:
Will the 'postmortems' of hull and its various parts provide useful engineering data for future submersibles?

Many people knew the carbon fiber hull was a bad choice for a submersible from the start and now they have their indisputable evidence.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

So now they’re saying Prigozhin will go to Belarus thanks to a deal struck with Lukashenko. What the hell is going on over there???

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Wow, maybe I‘m naïve but I really really hope that this Prigozhin-story is developing into something big. All German news are reporting about it… The failed attack on Wagner group by Russia has the potential to become a huge problem. This can become very ugly. It could’ve been a false flag attack, ...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

Looks like we may have a Russian civil war brewing, especially if more Russians join. The question is will Putin be able to put this rebellion down? I just hope the security around their nuclear weapons remain in place and bad actors don’t have an opportunity to procure one in a very chaotic environ...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

A recent loss of an experienced and highly respected Russian commander, it seems he and other staff got a hit from a Storm Shadow. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/russians-mourn-best-general-ukraine-115904638.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig...

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Re: The Moveit File Transfer Data Breach

Another day, another breach. Like people have repeatedly said over the years, at this point you should assume your personal data is “out there” or will be soon.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

According to Twitter/Reuters, Belarus has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons. https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1668872363981545472?s=46&t=z6o_jIzvoPuAMcZHFpBuSA I hope we’re not getting close to a new, horrifying phase of this war. Why should it? Possibly using them i...

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1668 ... McZHFpBuSA

I hope we’re not getting close to a new, horrifying phase of this war.

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Re: Unresponsive Aircraft Crashes but causes Sonic DOD response..

Can the autopilot be programmed to return to the airport it took off from in the event the pilot fails to initiate a descent into the destination airport? One would have expected the aircraft to continue toward New England if the flight crew became incapacitated over Long Island. Not sure, but it a...

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Re: Unresponsive Aircraft Crashes but causes Sonic DOD response..

Can the autopilot be programmed to return to the airport it took off from in the event the pilot fails to initiate a descent into the destination airport? One would have expected the aircraft to continue toward New England if the flight crew became incapacitated over Long Island. Maybe it’s just a c...

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Re: New Tesla owner tries to put gasoline (petrol) in their car

Avatar2go wrote:
Similar to the time that Oprah featured the then-new iPod on her show, and asked where the music goes.

Yeah, that was funny.

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Re: Tina Turner has died aged 83

stlgph wrote:
Wow.

Saw her 93, 96, 00 and 08 tours. Simply amazing.

Saw her at Madison Square Garden in 1993 during her What’s Love tour with my Mom. Her friend was supposed to go with her, but she couldn’t go so I went with Mom instead. You definitely had to see Tina live to appreciate what she was capable of.

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Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Discussion Thread

It’s beginning to look like we’ll soon be turning our attention away from Bakhmut as major Ukrainian counteroffensives begin to roll and Russian partisans ramp up “activities” inside Russia.

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Re: Las Vegas to LA rail project

If a single track is the ticket to get this project off the ground, then okay. There’s currently a section of single track between Orlando and Cocoa, Florida on Brighline’s new Orlando expansion line. There’s a provision for a second track if the need arises which I expect it will. Brightline can do...

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