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Today in 1957, 66 years ago: Pamir, a four-masted barque, was shipwrecked and sank off the Azores during Hurricane Carrie.

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Pt 9 is in the books, life and work got in the way so this was a while coming. I think two more entries and done.
media.sully.site/odyssey-pt-9/

Quite amused that the stripper's perennial - Pour Some Sugar on Me - has the line "one lump or two". I crack up every time I hear it.

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Oh my goodness, it worked! That message was tooted from the Newton :D here’s how it looked in action. #RetroComputing #newton

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Today in 1973, 50 years ago: the Bahamas and the two Germanies are admitted to the United Nations.

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Holy hell did the sport ever need that result.

A few people have jumped on the recent technical directive contributing to RBR struggling. It's far too soon to tell. If the car remains relatively uncompetitive tomorrow and the next event ,then it is time to get the magnifying glass out.

Top Red Bull driver in Singapore is Liam Lawson. Good for him.

#F1 qualifying 

Feels very odd to see such a drop in pace from RBR. It seems beyond track characteristics. The race will be the real tell.

But if you fire all employees overnight, including security, shit happens.

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My friend worked at Lehman in London. People were walking out with racks of equipment. It was crazy.

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Today in 2008, 15 years ago: in the United States, the investment bank Lehman Brothers is declared bankrupt, causing one of the largest global economic crises in history.

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Interesting footage of WTC steel workers during construction, in a climate of a slow economy and the president himself bitching about unions. The towers were built - nearly *not* built - during a period of uncertainty, and weren't a success for some years.
youtu.be/G8AI2sEmWeg

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