The cause of the derailment was unknown, a filing with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency said on Saturday. Twenty cars of the south-bound Canadian National train carrying crude oil were involved in the derailment, while three of the cars leaked, CN spokesman Patrick Waldron said.
Tiffany Johnson was snorkeling off the coast of the Bahamas when she felt the bump on her arm. It didn't hurt, so she casually glanced to her right, angling to stay still so she didn't disturb the fish she'd been admiring.
The hot new 3rd-Generation Nest Learning Thermostat has barely been on the market for two months and it's already beyond obvious that it's one of the best smart thermostats that has ever existed. It improves upon the high benchmarks set by the previous-gen model in almost every way, including hardware design. Yes, believe it or not, the newest Nest is somehow even sleeker than the prior models.
Despite having only been available since late April, Amazon is already offering a rare discount on the new Next, shaving a hefty 20% off the price. Want our advice? Don't miss this killer deal on a fantastic product that will keep saving you money on your energy bills for as long as you use it.
Here are some highlights from the product page:
Works with Amazon Alexa for voice control (Alexa device sold separately) Auto-Schedule: Nest learns the temperatures you like and programs itself in about a week. Home/Away Assist: Nest automatically turns itself down when nobody’s home to help you save energy. Remote Control: Connect your thermostat to Wi-Fi to control the temperature from your phone, tablet or laptop. Farsight: When the Nest Thermostat spots you across the room, it lights up beautifully to show you the time, temperature or weather. Energy Star: First thermostat to earn Energy Star. Your thermostat controls half your energy bill - more than appliances, more than electronics. Saving energy starts with your Thermostat. Energy History: Check your Energy History in the Nest app to see how much energy you use and why. Nest Leaf: You’ll see the Leaf when you choose a temperature that saves energy. It guides you in the right direction.
When a company as big as Microsoft finds itself in need of a reorganization, there are almost always casualties that result from the changes. That's exactly what is about to happen to the tech giant, as multiple reports from inside sources suggest that the company is poised to downsize its boxed software business, and the changes could result in a sizable layoffs to Microsoft's sales teams around the globe, affecting thousands of employees.
The layoffs, which will be needed due to redundancies in the reorganized sales division, will be "major" according to reports. They will largely affect those responsible for physical software sales, which is rapidly dying as cloud distribution of software becomes the standard across many industries. However, there's little in the way of specifics regarding exactly what teams and regions will be scaled back.
This type of thing is becoming the norm for Microsoft, which just last year slashed several thousands of jobs related to its failing smartphone business. In 2015, the company axed even more than that when it began its butchering of the baggage it acquired from Nokia. Failing to catch a much-needed foothold in the incredibly competitive mobile industry has been Microsoft's greatest failure as of late, and while this new round of rumored layoffs isn't directly related to that, the theme of regular layoffs obviously isn't great news for the company.
Microsoft has not commented on the reports, but the layoffs are expected to be announced over the next week or so.
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