France’s new president marks first day in office with lightning strike. “A presidential jet carrying newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande was hit by lightning en route to Berlin…” F5 irony warnings have been issued. Hollande was unhurt – the plane returned to Paris and he took off again in a new one.
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After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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