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I Love Trains

I Love Trains. 360,090 likes · 15,185 talking about this. This page is dedicated to people who love trains of all kinds, classic to modern! Share your own train pics to the page and we'll give you...

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I Love Trains

I Love Trains. 360,090 likes · 15,185 talking about this. This page is dedicated to people who love trains of all kinds, classic to modern! Share your own train pics to the page and we'll give you...

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As Maxwell Smart would say "I missed by that much".

 

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Australian governments are urgently checking public buildings to see if they contain aerated concrete that could be dangerous after dozens of UK schools had to close classrooms built with crumble-risk concrete that can suddenly collapse.

Australia's RAAC Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has it been kept secret? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/sep/07/uk-aac-concrete-crisis-australian-buildings#:~:text=The buildings of concern in,as gravel or crushed stone.

Authorities in Australia urgently checking if AAC ‘crumbly concrete’ poses risk to buildings

Officials say aerated concrete has ‘lower-risk profile’ in Australia amid UK Raac crisis where dozens of schools were closed due to collapse threat

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dona Ferentes]

one of Alexander the Great's successors, Seleucus I Nicator, built a city Ai Khanoum in northern Afghanistan. After its abandonment, remnants were rediscovered in the 1960s.

 

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From the Krays to the Great Train Robbery, unravel the fascinating truth about London's gangland from the man who's outlasted them all: Mad Frankie Fraser, notorious for his involvement in Britain's gangland culture throughout the 20th century. He's been part of the most famous criminal gangs of the past 100 years while maintaining his South London roots and deep devotion to his family. Intense!

 

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The original name for Donetsk was Yuzivka, or "Hughesovka", named after John Hughes who operated the coal mines in the area

 

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Mysterious 'fairy circles' identified at hundreds of sites worldwide, new study says​

By Mindy Weisberger, CNN
Published Sep 28, 2023 2:18 PM BST | Updated Sep 28, 2023 2:18 PM BST

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/28/world/fairy-circles-new-sites-scn/index.html#:~:text=Fairy%20circles%20were%20previously%20spotted,15%20countries%20on%20three%20continents.

“Aboriginal people illustrated these patterns at least since the 1980s and said they knew of them for generations, probably millennia earlier,” Walsh said.

“In Australia, termites do not simply ‘play a role’,” she added. “They are the primary mechanism and interpretations need to be centred on termite-grass-soil-water dynamics.”

 

[noirua]

Thanks to this ingenious trick with boiling water you can do this for your car

Garages don't want you to know about this amazing trick with boiling water. Try this ingenious trick with boiling water and safe yourself a lot of money.

www.tips-and-tricks.co

 

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What the Luddites Can Teach Us About Artificial Intelligence

Author Brian Merchant says understanding the real history of the Luddites can help workers grappling with the rise of AI

time.com

 

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Did you ever hear about the great Australian Emu war of 1932. ? The Australian army sent out the Seventh Heavy battery with machine guns to stop a maurading swarm of emus .

Who won and why ? Check it out

Australia’s emu war: John Cleese outrun in race to shoot movie of how flightless birds thwarted army’s machine guns

An Australian take on how the emu won the 1932 battle premieres this month, before shooting on the UK comedian’s film has begun

www.theguardian.com

 

[basilio]

What the Luddites Can Teach Us About Artificial Intelligence

Author Brian Merchant says understanding the real history of the Luddites can help workers grappling with the rise of AI

time.com

Very interesting story. Well, well worth a read in terms of understanding how technology has been used to destroy workers wages and conditions.
The relevance to the rapid expansion of AI is well noted.

Great post

 

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Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shattered the men's marathon world record in Chicago as he beat compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by more than 30 seconds.

The 23-year-old finished in a time of two hours 35 seconds.
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some time soon, the two hour time will be broken?

 

[noirua]

Do I Need An ALR Ultra Short Throw Projector Screen?

Ultra Short Throw Projector Screen Many people think you can project the image from your laser TV on a plain white wall and expect a 4K quality image. While technically you can project an image using a UST on any surface, the picture quality degrades significantly without a specialized screen.

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K-pop is the success story in Asian popular culture. Boy bands, girl bands; language is transcended as fashion and youthful energy, and a whole lot of image, set the tone for the emerging Asian middle class. Here is one of the successful cultural exports, chosen for their singing talents. .. Left to right:
Baby Kimchi, Posh Kimchi, Sporty Kimchi and Ginger Kimchi

 

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H | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica

History, etymology, and pronunciation of h, the eighth letter in the alphabet.

www.britannica.com

 

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Transgender woman 'raped 2,000 times' in all-male prison

https://www.ncbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Petitioner-Case-Summaries.pdf

 

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Theo Jansen’s “Strandbeests” , are wind-powered sculptures that walk on the beach.

https://x.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1714319815123292488?s=20

 

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Known by the name "The Honoured Society," the 'Ndrangheta controlled Italian-Australian organized crime all along the East Coast of Australia since the early 20th century. From ABC 'Four Corners' investigative series.