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Sunday, April 17, 2011

News Morning News

Posted by Unpaid Intern on Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 9:00 AM

Posted by news intern Megan Burbank

In Japan: Tokyo Electric Power Company said today that it plans to bring the nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi to a state of "cold shutdown" within the next nine months; the reactors will then be covered.

In Yemen: Thousands of women marched on the attorney general's office yesterday, demanding legal action against the president's misogyny.

In ~~Tibet~~ China: In Sichuan, police have locked down a complex with 2,500 Buddhist monks inside. The stand-off has lasted five days, and the Dalai Lama cautions that it could become "explosive."

In Idaho: Rescuers are working 24 hours a day to free a miner trapped in a cave-in a mile underground.

"One shock away": How close the president of the World Bank has helpfully announced the world is to a full-blown economic crisis.

Today, in filling needs that don't exist: A proposed house resolution declaring a fun-filled "10 Commandments Weekend" might have a chance of passing this year.

Today, in how screwed is art right now? Citing funding issues, the Intiman Theatre is canceling the rest of its 2011 season.

To be fair, we could all use more nap time: After suspending the seventh air traffic control to fall asleep while directing air traffic, the FAA is revising its scheduling system to allow them to get enough sleep outside of the control tower.

Finally, since the news is a downer today, here is quite possibly the most involved fast food training video in the world. Good morning!

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"Economic crises" meaning the paper hangers can't get any more easy money out of the slavers.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on April 17, 2011 at 10:02 AM

There is also a "cold drinks" training vixen, and I'm currently watching an epic hip-hop grill training video. Thank you for this nonsense, dear Ms. Burbank.

Posted by gloomy gus on April 17, 2011 at 10:26 AM

"One shock away": How close the president of the World Bank has helpfully announced the world is to a full-blown economic crisis.

Really? What did he break this time?

Posted by POH on April 17, 2011 at 10:27 AM

Re: 10 commandment week

That opens the gates for British Common Law week right? Nat'l Microwave Oven day?

Posted by internet_jen on April 17, 2011 at 11:01 AM

What is it they say on Slog? Required viewing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4IAJBN_j…

Tooooo funny.

Posted by Canuck on April 17, 2011 at 11:13 AM

@4: It's funny, because only Commandments 6, 8, 9, and possibly 10 (depending on translation) are actually remotely related to anything in our legal code!

Posted by venomlash on April 17, 2011 at 11:37 AM

Eh. The Ten Commandments. I've broken every fucking one of them. I'm still here and still doing OK.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on April 17, 2011 at 11:49 AM

Honey Badger got no religion.

Posted by Canuck on April 17, 2011 at 11:54 AM

Thank God for that.:-)

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on April 17, 2011 at 12:10 PM

The tune is funky but the instructions on how to make hot tea are a crime against civilization. He doesn't even put the teabag into the lukewarm water! You have to put it in yourself, some several minutes later. That's not fucking tea.

Posted by Fnarf

on April 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM

@10, I don't think you're in the target demographic for "order's Lipton's at Wendy's." I could be wrong.

Posted by gloomy gus on April 17, 2011 at 1:23 PM

(I'm wrong about my apostrophization there, I see.)

Posted by gloomy gus on April 17, 2011 at 1:49 PM

omfg ! i would have left the place before the video was over if i had accidentaly taken the job in the first place . that being said i guess it was kinda clever , i hope they paid that kid a lot he surely must be traumatized by the making of that video .

Posted by whatsbeckgottadowithit on April 17, 2011 at 9:32 PM

I've always thought it was a little odd that they make air traffic controllers work rotating shifts, given that the job requires extreme levels of alertness and rotating shifts have been shown to thoroughly disrupt sleep.

Posted by Orv on April 18, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Good call on the video--I am also a fan of "cold drinks" and the song about flipping burgers.

Posted by sarahlloyd on April 18, 2011 at 11:18 AM

each video was a touch more odd than the last . i am really glad all missed all that crap in the 80's . i never worked fast food , i sold pot instead . i remember that most of my customers were guys and gals from fast food places , god how miserable they were .

Posted by whatsbeckgottadowithit on April 18, 2011 at 11:46 AM