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Flu deaths: Every Cloud has a (corp) silver lining.

Flu deaths: Every Cloud has a (corp) silver lining. _"According to Mercer, the world’s largest human resources consulting firm, the shift has removed around £28 billion of pension scheme liabilities from the balance sheets of FTSE350 companies. Last year figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found there were 16,415 excess deaths in the 2015/2016 winter, the largest percentage increase since 196, with flu blamed for the large increase."_ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/03/29/flu-jab-blunder-brought-unexpected-benefits-britains-pension/

Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so.

Could circular runways be the future of air travel? Aviation expert Henk Hesselink of the Netherlands Aerospace Centre believes so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbtHxjOXe0

I finally got around to deleting my Yahoo! account which I first had in the late 90s.

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I finally got around to deleting my Yahoo! account which I first had in the late 90s. With the security problems over the last year or so and no longer being able to use POP3 (to pop the email into my Gmail account) on a free plan there was simply no reason to keep it on. Back around 2000 "My Yahoo" was my homepage on the web and they were a leader. They mismanaged it all away... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!#Decline.2C_security_breaches.2C_Verizon_purchase Account Deletion Help page here: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2044.html

Mother's Day @ Granny Pam's

Mother's Day @ Granny Pam's https://goo.gl/photos/ogcFYeLysGjnUwhN8

Chinatown in (that) London.

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Chinatown in (that) London.

Man who kills in order to create terror and division succeeds in creating terror and division

Man who kills in order to create terror and division succeeds in creating terror and division Awful news in London and so sorry for those killed and injured. It's understandable that we are outraged and shocked - it was an outrageous and shocking act. But the level of ignorance and misdirected anger we can witness through posts on social media calling for the closure of borders and the rounding up of Muslims gives an insight the problems we face. - see example links below. Ch4 News (@Channel4News - doing a good job of covering this story right now) is reporting the attacker was Abu Izzadeen, a British born man: Abu Izzadeen was a British citizen born on 18 April 1975 in Hackney, east London, to a family originally from Jamaica. Brooks converted to Islam the day before he turned 18, on 17 April 1993, changing his name to Omar, but preferring to be called Abu Izadeen. He is fluent in Arabic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Izzadeen who has a criminal record for terrorism related o...

It's snowing it Scotchland (nr Dunfermline).

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It's snowing it Scotchland (nr Dunfermline). #TheNoo

#VeraLynnJokes

#VeraLynnJokes Eskimo boy: What's for dinner? Mum: Vera Lynn Boy: oh no... not whale meet again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39271620

Stopped en route to Fife.

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Stopped en route to Fife.
Happy Birthday!

Recruitment via @SMBCComics

Recruitment via @SMBCComics http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/broken
Already a meme.
I'M ON THE BUS!

At t'railway station; waitin for train; headin south t that London.

At t'railway station; waitin for train; headin south t that London. #IMONTHETRAIN

Scarlet/Ivanka/SNL

Scarlet/Ivanka/SNL https://youtu.be/F7o4oMKbStE

There's something funny here?? :-)

There's something funny here?? :-) http://www.theonion.com/graphic/jumbled-nest-of-cords-makes-move-to-third-new-apar-38171?utm_content=Main&utm_campaign=SF&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing

Overflowing Glory Hole Spillway at Lake Berryessa Drone Report - Lake Berryessa News 2-18-17

https://youtu.be/NxOOnKL265I

Wisdom: Capacity vs Actual Output.

Wisdom: Capacity vs Actual Output. http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/capacity

My dog Twiggy approves.

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My dog Twiggy approves.

@xkcdComic on the powers of the secret intelligence services to defeat our cunning ploys.

@xkcdComic on the powers of the secret intelligence services to defeat our cunning ploys. https://xkcd.com/1808/

Good explainer on the new Trump travel nastiness.

Good explainer on the new Trump travel nastiness. US travel ban questions answered: what has changed and what's next? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/06/travel-ban-questions-changes-donald-trump-immigration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/06/travel-ban-questions-changes-donald-trump-immigration?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B