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Wednesday, November 30, 2016
UCF linebacker Shaquem Griffin named AAC Defensive Player of the Year
Trump to Step Away from Making his Businesses Bankrupt to Focus on Bankrupting Country
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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President-elect Donald J. Trump will no longer have day-to-day responsibility for driving his businesses into bankruptcy and will instead focus on bankrupting the country, one of his l...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016
A look at British Aerospace plane that crashed in Colombia
LONDON (AP) — The plane that crashed near Medellin, Colombia, is a short-haul aircraft that was used to land in hard-to-access airports and frequently flew soccer teams across South America.
Among the 75 people reported to have been killed in the crash Monday night of...
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'Moonlight' Scored At The Gotham Awards, Which Is Why We Have Awards
Alex Hibbert and Mahershala Ali, from a scene in “Moonlight.
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Monday, November 28, 2016
Emptying the Noggin — Jazz have all-time defensive performance vs. Hawks
Summary: The Jazz’s defense stifled the Hawks throughout the night, and the Jazz blew the 10-5 Hawks out at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz led by as many as 32. George Hill and Gordon Hayward led the Jazz in scoring with 23 and 24 points respectively, and Rudy Gobert was dominant in...
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Get To Know A Cuba Without Castro: Recommended Books, Movies And Music
With the death of longtime dictator Fidel Castro, interest in the island nation has again spiked among Americans. For those looking to learn more about the country, expert Tom Miller has some picks.
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Sunday, November 27, 2016
Top aide: Trump and Obama have been 'talking regularly'
Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about who Trump was consulting on Cuba policy, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway replied: “He’s even been talking to President Obama. You know, beyond the sit-down they had 30 hours or so after President-Elect Trump won the...
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Hubble Spies Spiral Galaxy
Spiral galaxy NGC 3274 is a relatively faint galaxy located over 20 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo (The Lion).
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After Stops and Starts in College, a Rookie Receiver Latches on With the Jets
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Pack Your Bags!
June 28, 2016, Day 2 Facebook recap: “We woke up early and went on a bird walk at 6am, spotting different species of hummingbirds, black King Vultures, and peculiar plants. Students collected the guano from their bat poop tarps from day 1 and got to analyze and learn about the seeds bats ...
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soliloquize: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Soliloquize is the verb formed from soliloquy, from the Late (Christian) Latin soliloquium, which was coined by St. Augustine of Hippo. It is formed from the Latin adjective sōlus meaning “alone,” and the verb loquī “to speak.” It entered English in the m...
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Fresh Air Weekend: Novelist Zadie Smith; 'Daily Show' Host Trevor Noah
Zadie Smith has written several novels, including On Beauty, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2005.
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Saturday, November 26, 2016
Clinton campaign: We are taking part in the recount
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Saturday it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states, joining with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in Wisconsin.
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Hungry ghosts
Illustration by Jacey
They keep the oldest ghosts in little diskettes, squares of ageing steel and red plastic. Except not really, of course. Human consciousness is notoriously hard to optimize. You could trim the fat in theory, Xiao Lin thinks, as she dabs carmine on the slant of her...
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The Cavaliers celebrated Malik Hooker’s pick-six with a group dance
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Me, Flirting
Is this seat taken? Actually, I’d better sit over here, so you can be on my good-ear side. I’ll hear you much better, especially when the band starts up. I should probably get a hearing aid, but I’m saving up for dental implants. I wasn’t going to bother, because the rotten tooth is way in the...
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Warby Wildflowers
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Another wildflower photo from a recent trip to the Warby-ovens National Park.
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Utah Valley University unveils Roots of Knowledge
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Friday, November 25, 2016
Shenzhen-Hong Kong stock trading link to launch on Dec. 5
A long-awaited stock trading link between the Hong Kong and Shenzhen exchanges will go live on Dec. 5, regulators said on Friday, further opening up China‘s capital markets to global investors and giving them access to some of its fastest-growing companies.
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Celebrating Thanksgiving Aboard the International Space Station
The six Expedition 50 crew members celebrate Thanksgiving in space, Nov. 24, 2016, with rehydrated turkey, stuffing, potatoes and vegetables.
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Emptying the Noggin — George Hill matters
Summary: George Hill returns to the line-up and the Jazz blow out the Nuggets, 108-83. The Jazz started on a 12-0 run and led by 17 in the first half before Denver tied it in the second. The Jazz stretched the lead back out to 23 before starting the fourth and won going away. Hill had 2...
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schlockmeister: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Origin of schlockmeister
Schlockmeister is an Americanism whose first element schlock stems from Yiddish shlak “apoplectic stroke, evil, nuisance, wretch.” The second element comes from Yiddish mayster or German Meister meaning “master...
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The Favorite Drink Of Italian Grandpas Gets An American Revival
Bittersweet liqueurs including Cynar, Jagermeister, Chartreuse and Amaro Nonino have long been popular in Italy and other parts of Europe as a digestive aid. Now, they’re becoming popular on U.S. cocktail menus.
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Customize Educational Video Easily With Playposit
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App of the Day picks are selected from the top edtech tools reviewed by Common Sense Education, which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech,...
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Thursday, November 24, 2016
Latest Facebook news and announcements
Facebook has launched Marketplace, a Gumtree and eBay-style application letting people buy and sell items locally.
In a blog post, Director of Product Management Mary Ku said: “Facebook is where people connect, and in recent years more people have been using Facebook to connect in an...
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US election recount: Jill Stein raises funds to examine Wisconsin result
Media captionDr Jill Stein: The US election system is “insecure”
A former presidential candidate looks likely to spur a last-minute recount of part of the result of the US election.
Donald Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, but two voting rights experts say the...
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Activism: A call to serve
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Former climate scientist Jess Spear (third from left), now an organizer for the activist group Socialist Alternative, campaigns on the streets of Seattle in 2014.
As if full-time research weren’t time-consuming and challenging enough, nanophysicist Michael...
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He Fished Every Morning of Summer. And Was Home by 7 A.M.
So I began dressing, even making coffee, in a shed beside our house. This allowed me to roll from bed and out the door in silence, wearing little more than my underwear. I’d programmed the coffee maker outside to begin brewing precisely nine minutes before my bedside alarm rang. The timing, p...
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boon: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Origin of boon
Boon can be traced from Middle English to the Old Norse noun bón “prayer, petition.” The senses gradually developed from “prayer of petition, favor requested” to “answered prayer, granted favor” to “gift, ...
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'Allied' Revives The Old-Fashioned Wartime Thriller
Brad Pitt plays Max Vatan and Marion Cotillard plays Marianne Beausejour in Allied.
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How To Teach A Sea Lion Who's Fussy About Grammar
Chacoda, an Atlantic harbor seal at the New England Aquarium, is so good at vocalizing that he can mimic his teacher, Kathy Streeter, when she says, “How are you?”
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Pelisser's Toad-flax
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Tiny insect eggs on a Pelisser’s Toad-flax (Linaria pelisseriana) flower, photographed in the Warby-Ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Data shows U.S. economy strengthening on eve of Trump presidency
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WASHINGTON New orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rebounded in October, driven by rising demand for machinery and a range of other equipment, the latest indication of an acceleration in economic growth early in the fourth...
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Prototype of Space Station's Advanced Plant Habitat
A high fidelity test version of NASA’s Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), the largest plant chamber built for the agency, arrived at Kennedy Space Center the third week of November, 2016. The APH unit, containing small flowering plant seeds, will be delivered to the International Space Station in 2...
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LeBron James approves of ‘Hamilton’ parody of him
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Trevor Noah Says He Grew Up 'In The Shadow Of A Giant' (His Mom)
Daily Show host Trevor Noah was born in South Africa and speaks six languages.
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Study identifies school-based triggers for asthma
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If you have a kid diagnosed with asthma, it probably is not news to you that the environment in which children with the condition spend their time can play a major role in how well they are doing. As such, you may have ripped out all of the carpets in your home and banned pets. Y...
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
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A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), photographed at Winton Wetlands in Victoria.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Palaeontology: Early dinosaurs emerged gradually
Dinosaurs and their precursors lived side by side in the earliest stages of dinosaur evolution.
S. F. Cabreira et al./Curr. Biol.
Max Langer at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and his colleagues explored some of the oldest-known rocks that contain dinosaur fossils, aged between ...
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Jazz Recall Joel Bolomboy from Salt Lake City Stars
The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has recalled forward Joel Bolomboy from the Salt Lake City Stars, the Jazz’s exclusively owned and operated NBA D-League team. He will re-join the team prior to today’s practice.
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equipoise: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Equipoise is a shortening of the phrase æquall-poize “equal distribution of weight.” Its first element, equi- derives from the Latin adjective aequus “equal”; poise derives from French pois, poise, peis “weight” and finds its source in the ...
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Morning Cartoon: Tuesday, November 22nd
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Blue Skimmer
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A male Blue Skimmer dragonfly, photographed at Winton Wetlands in Victoria.
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Trump to meet with TV executives, anchors
Television reporters do their morning reports in front of Trump Tower, Nov. 21, 2016, in New York. (Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP)
Donald Trump will have an off-the-record meeting with TV network executives and anchors Monday.
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Expedition 50 Crew Launches to the International Space Station
In this one second exposure photograph, the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft is seen launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 50 crewmembers NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos, and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
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Olympics History Rewritten: New Doping Tests Topple the Podium
“I kept doing the math,” Ms. Lowe, who originally finished sixth, said. “Wait: 6, 5, 4. … Oh my gosh — they’re right. I started crying.”
Accompanying the joy of her belated recognition, she said, was an awareness of the opportunity costs she suffered. In 2008, her husband was laid off. ...
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duende: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Duende comes via French from the Old Spanish phrase duen de casa, dueño de casa “master of the house,” originally, in the late 1600s, referring to a household deity, fairy, pixie, or imp. By the mid-1900s, it acquired the sense of impassioned, inspired artistry. ...
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'Daughters Of The Dust' Re-Released Following Attention From Beyoncé
In 1991, Julie Dash became the first African-American female director to achieve nationwide theatrical distribution of her film, Daughters of the Dust. She discusses its re-release 25 years later.
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Purple Beard-orchid
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One of my favourite wildflowers – a Purple Beard-orchid (Calochilus robertsonii), photographed in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Trump again slams 'Hamilton'; Pence says he wasn't offended
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump, in the midst of choosing his Cabinet, took time out Sunday for a second day to criticize the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” and demand an apology for a message an actor delivered from the stage to...
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Carbon dioxide emissions still stable, bird flu in Europe and LIGO restarts
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Bird flu in Europe A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza virus called H5N8 has been identified in several European countries, threatening the region’s poultry industry, worth €30 billion (US$32 bill...
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Jurgen Klinsmann ‘1,000 percent sure’ U.S. will qualify for 2018 World Cup
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Salmon Sun Orchids
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Salmon Sun Orchids (Thelymitra rubra), photographed in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Saturday, November 19, 2016
Sharon Jones, Powerful Voice of Soul With the Dap-Kings, Dies at 60
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GOES-R Weather Satellite Ready For Launch
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket and its GOES-R payload at the launchpad as preparations continue for launch at 5:42 p.m. EST, Saturday, Nov. 19, from Space Launch Complex 41.
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Giroud snatches point for Arsenal in 1-1 draw at Man United
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho rose from his chair and was about to leave the post-match news conference when he turned to his audience, threw his arms up and said: “Finally, I’ve lost to Arsenal.”
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ripsnorter: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Origin of ripsnorter
Ripsnorter is an Americanism formed from the verb rip, “to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner,” and the noun snorter, “a person or thing that snorts,” or “something extraordinary of its...
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Rep. John Lewis Looks Back On The Struggle For Voting Rights
Lewis speaks of growing up in Alabama in this 2009 interview. At the time, there was a county whose population was 80 percent African American that didn’t have a single registered black voter.
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Caper White Butterfly
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A Caper White Butterfly, photographed in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
Ex-Rep.: Cabinet picks 'deplorables'
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John Dingell served as a Michigan congressman from 1955-2015
He is one of many Democrats who have publicly disavowed Trump’s Cabinet picks
“Forget the basket. The truly deplorable ones end up in the Cabinet,” said Dingell, who served in the House...
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Animal behaviour: Plastic smells good to marine birds
Marine animals often mistake plastic pollution for food, possibly because of its smell.
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Marine grazers such as krill consume microscopic organisms called phytoplankton, which release dimethyl sulfide (DMS). Some of krill’s seabird predators, such...
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Emptying the Noggin — We miss George Hill
Summary: The Jazz couldn’t get the offense going against the Bulls, and despite a great defensive effort, fall 85-77 for their second straight loss at home.
· Hayward and Hood couldn’t get a rhythm in this game. Hayward has not shot well against the Bulls over the previous five games a...
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juvenilia: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Origin of juvenilia
Juvenilia means “youthful (works)” in Latin. It is the neuter plural form of the adjective juvenīlis, a derivative of the adjective and noun juvenis, “young, a young person (i.e., between the 20 and 40).” It entered ...
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The Cartoon Lounge: Nothing but Net
More than half a century ago, I was a starter for my high-school basketball team. That’s me over on the left, in the first row, wearing a T-shirt to hide the enormously overdeveloped musculature in my arms.
I didn’t earn a starting spot because of my hard-nosed defense, my extra hus...
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Grass Trigger-plant
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I photographed this Grass Trigger-plant in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
Pelosi faces new threats to her job
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Nancy Pelosi may have a fight on her hands.
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio told CNN that he may announce a challenge as soon as Thursday against the veteran Democratic leader, warning that she does not have enough support to remain atop the caucus.
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NASA astronaut on verge of becoming oldest woman in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is on the verge of becoming the oldest woman in space, adding to her long list of barrier-breaking records.
Whitson will be 56 when she rockets off the planet Thursday. She’ll celebrate her 57th birthday in...
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Inside College Basketball’s Most Political Locker Room
I’ll be black more of my life than I’ll be a professional basketball player. It does not make sense for me not to say something at the point of my life when I can have the most impact. I’m playing basketball, and more of you are listening, which is why more of you are pissed and telling me to...
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sycophant: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Sycophant comes from the Latin noun sȳcophanta “slanderer, informer,” from the Greek noun sȳkophántēs “informer,” literally “fig shower,” from sŷkon “fig” and phaínein “to show.” The significance of figs is uncertain: i...
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Beautiful, Horrifying 'Blood Of The Dawn' Gives Voice To Peru's Victims Of Violence
On April 3, 1983, terrorists associated with the Maoist guerilla group Shining Path invaded the small hamlet of Lucanamarca, Peru, and murdered 69 villagers. The slayings, retaliation for the killing of a Shining Path leader, were especially brutal — the victims, i...
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Sun-Orchid
Notes
I photographed this Sun-orchid in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Canon EOS 7D
Focal Length:
100 mm
Aperture:
f/14
Exposure:
1/160 sec
ISO Speed:
500
Categories: [MACRO] [PLANTS]
Tags: Orchid
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
If you're not part of the club, you don't get the perks: EU minister slams UK's Brexit plans
However, according to Dijsselbloem, Brexit means that U.K.-based firms, which currently have full access to the European market, would see some of the benefits of the custom union disappear.
“I don’t think he is being realistic and fair to the British electorate on what’s...
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November 15, 1966: Gemini XII Crew Returns to Earth
Following the Gemini XII splashdown on Nov. 15, 1966, astronauts Buzz Aldrin, left, and Jim Lovell are welcomed aboard the recovery aircraft carrier, USS Wasp, concluding their four-day mission. Gemini XII was the final flight of the Gemini program, a bridge between the Mercury and Apollo...
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Will Anyone Save The NBA's Stranded Stars?
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pleonasm: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Origin of pleonasm
Pleonasm stems from the Late Latin noun pleonasmus, from the Greek pleonasmós “superabundance, excess,” in rhetoric “pleonasm,” from the Greek adjective pleíōn meaning “more.” It entered English in the ea...
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Anna Kendrick Says Acting Is 'The Way That I Learn About Other People'
Anna Kendrick began performing in community theater when she was 6; by 12 years old, she had made it to Broadway.
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Growing up, Anna Kendrick was a diminutive child with a powerful...
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Drumsticks
Notes
I photographed these native Drumsticks on a roadside near Stanhope in Victoria.
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Canon EOS 7D
Focal Length:
210 mm
Aperture:
f/5
Exposure:
1/1000 sec
ISO Speed:
100
Category: [PLANTS]
Tags: none
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Monday, November 14, 2016
Ageing, neurodegeneration and brain rejuvenation
Through plastic surgery, people can look years younger than their wrinkled hands, and although stretching the skin might not change its intrinsic age, it poses the question of whether all of a person’s organs age at a similar pace. Ageing has been categorized into nine separate...
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As AMD mulls GPU for 32-core Zen chip, it develops software tools
AMD has a clear-cut business plan: Its upcoming 32-core Zen chip will bring it back into high-performance servers, and the company has expressed a desire to make high-performing GPUs for such systems.
The combination could make for a powerful server and a signature re-entry for AMD into the...
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Emptyin’ the Noggin — You have every right to be excited
By David Locke, Utah Jazz
Summary: A third quarter shutdown by the Jazz’s defense led the Jazz to their fourth win on the five-game road trip in a 102-91 win over the Heat. Gordon Hayward scored over 20 for the fifth straight game on the trip with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 as...
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anathema: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Anathema derives from the Late Latin noun anathema “curse of excommunication, excommunication,” from the Hellenistic Greek anáthema originally “anything dedicated,” later “a curse,” and in the Septuagint (the oldest Greek version of the Old ...
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The Deceptively Simple Sound Of Scott And Charlene's Wedding
Mid-Thirties Single Scene, the new album by the Australian group Scott and Charlene’s Wedding, describes the thoughts and actions of a character who has just turned 34. Critic Ken Tucker has a review.
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Scorpion Fly
Notes
A Scorpion Fly on a Grass-tree flower spike, photographed in the Warby-ovens National Park, Victoria.
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Canon EOS 7D
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100 mm
Aperture:
f/11
Exposure:
1/50 sec
ISO Speed:
200
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Justin Ross Harris found guilty of son's hot car death
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Justin Ross Harris and his son, Cooper
A man has been found guilty in the US state of Georgia of murdering his young son by leaving him in...
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A Lifetime of Service to Children
When I signed up for the Army, it was not a popular time to serve our country in the military. People who understood what it meant to serve congratulated me, while others thought I was making a big mistake, or worse, ridiculed me because of Vietnam, but I wanted to follow in the footsteps...
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Friday, November 4, 2016
China says new rocket brings space station plans closer
BEIJING (AP) — China’s plans for a permanent space station remain firmly on track with the successful launch of its new heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket that will enable ambitious future missions, including a planned trip to Mars.
The towering rocket that blasted...
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Amazon Echo Dot, Order 5 and Get One for Free- Deal Alert
Echo Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play & control music (either on its own, or through a connected speaker/receiver), control smart home devices, provide information, read the news, set alarms, and more. If you’re looking to buy them as gifts, or for d...
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When Is a Field-Goal Attempt a Chip Shot? Never!
“It was a chip shot,” a head coach will usually say minutes after these failed kicks, shrugging his shoulders.
Continue reading the main story
“Chip shot?” Cleveland Browns kicker Cody Parkey said. “ It’s not a good name for it. You don’t go get a different club and try to get under the bal...
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obdurate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
Obdurate comes from the past participle of the Latin verb obdūrāre, a derivative of the the adjective dūrus “hard.” In Classical Latin obdurare meant “to harden, be hard,” and also “to hold out, endure.” In Late and Christian Latin, the verb m...
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Daily Cartoon: Friday, November 4th
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Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey
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Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey
The endangered Guatemalan Black Howler (Alouatta pigra) (sometimes called the Yucatan Howler or Yucatan Black Howler) is one of many species of howler monkey, which is what is known ...
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Clinton, Trump take sharply different views on U.S. jobs growth
By Amanda Becker and Emily Stephenson
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PITTSBURGH/ATKINSON, N.H. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump differed sharply on the economy in the final stretch of their race for the White House on Friday, with Clinton praising...
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