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This is my haunted plant, Chris Plant.
He came to the office on Friday as part of a Halloween promotional collaboration between the handyman / odd jobs app Handy and the Dr. Best House and Medical Museum in Middleburgh, New York. He was delivered in a white paper gift bag full of black tulle and bubble wrap. In genera... | {
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In Hong Kong, what began as a peaceful demonstration against a contentious extradition law has descended into a violent police crackdown and engulfed the former British colony in a symbolic fight against China’s authoritarian rule.
Protesters show no sign of backing down after more than 12 consecutive weeks of marches... | {
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meme comes in, meme goes away you can't explain that
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GREEN BAY - At first, Marquez Valdes-Scantling thought he might be seriously injured.
It was late in Monday’s first half against the Detroit Lions. Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones had just been tackled into the back of Valdes-Scantling's left leg. The tall, lanky receiver folded backward like a lawn chair, ... | {
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BATON ROUGE -- Tyrann Mathieu has been dismissed from the LSU football team for violation of team policy, head coach Les Miles announced on Friday.
"This is a very difficult day for our team," Miles said. "We lose a quality person, teammate and contributor to the program. However, with that being said, we have a stand... | {
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Many people and news organizations are complaining about a perceived gap in pay between Women’s World Cup competitors and their male counterparts, though when one looks at the pay in comparison to the revenues earned by the respective tournaments, women are overpaid.
Critics point to the fact that the winning team of ... | {
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See, I think having Smart Replies completely misses the point of a messaging app. I can understand canned responses like "Be right there!" or "I'll be late!" if you're in a car and only have a few seconds to reply before you have to get back to the business of driving. But if you aren't behind the wheel and already hav... | {
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Heroin-dealing rapper and girlfriend go to trial
A rapper and his girlfriend arrested for selling heroin to an undercover police officer are headed to court on Wednesday.
Michael Anthony Persaud and Tiffany Victoria Irizarry will be tried together before Judge Charles T. Jones Jr. on multiple counts of intent to deli... | {
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In response to a string of recent break-ins, the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan has given a local Pennsylvania chapter the go-ahead to form a neighborhood watch group.
“You can sleep tonight knowing the Klan is awake!” read fliers promoting the neighborhood watch group in Fairview Township. The le... | {
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Kyoto-based EDITMODE have given us a glimpse of their fresh new line-up of officially licensed Splatoon-themed apparel, to coincide with the release of Splatoon 2 next month.
This follows a successful line based on the first game, which featured clothing items from in-game brands intricately recreated to wear in real ... | {
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Published: May 27, 2016, 4:49 am
HOUSTON – Here is a list of closings and delays for May 31, 2016.
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Over the past two years A Voice for Men has evolved into an ever more sophisticated instrument for activism on behalf of men and boys. Most of our work has focused on changing the public dialogue in matters of sexual politics; to in effect end the hegemony over the narrative long enjoyed by feminist ... | {
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An unconventional office tower planned for the cozy lot beside Toronto's Union Station is set to tranform the city's skyline in a way that could give even the majestic CN Tower a run for her money. A short run, but a run nonetheless.
Called Union Centre, the proposed 264-metre-high building would be taller than the TD... | {
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Legendary sports writer Frank Deford, who spent five decades as perhaps the defining voice of Sports Illustrated during the magazine's peak, died Sunday in Key West, Florida.
He was 78.
Deford's wife Carol, confirmed news of his passing to NPR.
Deford began working at Sports Illustrated in 1... | {
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Bug Bounty Tips
Over the past years we have shared a lot of tips to help our readers in one way or another. Thinking outside the box or trying a different approach could be the defining factor in finding that one juicy bug!
We dove deep into our archives and made a list out of all the Bug Bounty tips we posted up unt... | {
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A Russian man might be spending years in prison after his trial wrapped up last week, after being arrested in 2016 for making a video about Pokémon Go while inside a church, a violation of the country’s laws against “inciting religious hatred”.
Last year, Ruslan Sokolovsky made a video inside the famous Church of A... | {
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A nearly-complete London tower is being investigated thanks to reflected daylight that is dazzling (and sizzling) the neighborhood in extreme, surprising and undesirable ways. The structure is the alleged source of myriad problems, from cooked car parts in adjacent vehicles (parked in its bright glare) to spontaneous f... | {
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‘Killer bees’ found in the Bay Area for the first time
An Africanized breed of honeybees — sometimes known as “killer bees” because of their swarming, aggressive and deadly nature when a colony is threatened — has found its way to the Bay Area for the first time, researchers say.
The bees were found in a Lafayette su... | {
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Those wanting to be Vancouver's next mayor debate for the first time with some facing tough questions
From housing and transportation, campaigning for Vancouver's municipal election takes off with first mayoral debate
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Eight people who want to be Vancouver’s next mayor tried to stand out from t... | {
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Donald Trump has made some big mistakes lately. On top of that, his opponents improved their game. As a result, he finds himself in an enormous hole of disapproval, especially with women. If you have been reading my Master Persuader series, you might be interested in why Trump’s persuasion suddenly stopped working.
It... | {
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SexLab Eager NPCs (SLEN)
"Here's to the bachelors and the Bowery bums
And those who feel that they're the ones
Who are better off without a wife." - Tom Waits And those who feel that they're the onesWho are better off without a wife." - Tom Waits
"I am Dragonborn, hear me roar!" - Dovahkiin
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Little was injured with 2:56 left when he collided with Lightning defenseman Anton Stralman.
TAMPA -- Winnipeg Jets center Bryan Little left the game Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second period and did not return.
Little, who needed assistance to leave the ice and reach the locker room, had X-rays o... | {
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by ROBERT BECKHUSEN
Norway’s military is one of the best-funded in Europe, but according to the general who used to run it, the armed service is setting itself up for a war it’s sure to lose without major reforms to the conscription system and how the military selects its officers.
The general, who was Norway’s top o... | {
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Die Dorfkinder-Kampagne ruft notorische Verteidiger der Provinz auf den Plan. Doch fördert nur Urbanität die Selbstbestimmtheit des Individuums. Ein Kommentar.
Vor wenigen Tagen veröffentlichte die Hip-Hop-Band Antilopen Gang ihr neues Album „Abbruch Abbruch“. Darauf findet sich der Song „Zentrum des Bösen“, in dem es... | {
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Do you want to learn statistics for data science without taking a slow and expensive course? Goods news… You can master the core concepts, probability, Bayesian thinking, and even statistical machine learning using only free online resources. Here are the best resources for self-starters!
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Labour is set to scrap ‘driver only operation’, as demanded by transport unions, and guarantee the presence of a guard on every train to boost accessibility for older and disabled passengers.
Describing the practice of ‘DOO’ on the railway as “discriminatory”, Labour says it would ensure that there is always a second ... | {
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Dark Science #85 is almost finished, but in the meantime enjoy this interlude comic with indispensable cyborg knowledge!
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BENGALURU: Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Saturday threatened to resign as minister as well as the member of the Assembly if injustice is meted out to his confidant-Athani MLA Mahesh Kumathalli Jarkiholi and Kumathalli were among the 17 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs who brought down the coalitio... | {
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Story highlights The actress says she's studied Dianetics but isn't member of controversial church
Outspoken ex-church member Leah Remini had claimed otherwise about Pinkett Smith
(CNN) Jada Pinkett Smith wants everyone to know she's not a Scientologist. She is just in the habit of practicing "human kindness."
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Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments on the Middle East in his interview with the editorial board of The New York Daily News, but all he did was restate current US government policy.
What is remarkable is that Sanders dared just, like, criticize Israeli policy toward the Palestinians... | {
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SEOUL – Kim Jong Un and North Korea's nukes.
Vladimir Putin and Russian election activities.
Xi Jinping, China tariffs, and new talks on a trade deal.
These issues dominated President Donald Trump's four-day trip to Asia for a G20 summit in Japan and a meeting with Kim at the border of North and South Korea border.
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While n Sarajevo to accept a lifetime achievement award for his contribution to film, actor and producer Robert De Niro was the latest Hollywood celebrity to jump on the Trump bashing bandwagon.
The 73-year-old actor opened the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival, where he received the Heart of Sarajevo lifetime achievement a... | {
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Pesquisa da Confederação Nacional do Comércio mostra que o Dia dos Namorados será mais uma data de troca de lembrancinhas. As vendas devem ser as piores dos últimos 12 anos. | {
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Según los datos recopilados desde 2013, Bitcoin genera la mayor parte de su rendimiento anual durante solo 10 días de todo el año. Por el rendimiento que ha tenido en los últimos días, parece que esta teoría se mantiene.
Bitcoin ha subido un 26 % desde el viernes, superando las expectativas una vez más. Con una cotiza... | {
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Candidates with a case for inevitability — the ones who started as big favorites and won the nomination without a long fight, like Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000 and Bob Dole in 1996 — all held at least 50 percent of the vote in early polls, and led their opposition by enormous margins. The record of candidates wit... | {
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Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 2 (ANI): India on Sunday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over the "gross intimidation on an unprecedented scale" of Pakistani guests who were invited to an Iftar event organised by the Indian High Commission a day earlier.
In a statement, the high commission here emphasised to Pakistan'... | {
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Democrats' most aggressive pushback has been to flip the proposal on its head by focusing on cost. Under the Affordable Care Act, women with an insurance plan can get birth control dispensed for free with a prescription. So yes, Democrats argue, any woman could technically gain access to birth control by walking into a... | {
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Formula One is all about details. Sure, there are some parts that are more obvious than others, but the attention to detail on every single piece of the car is quite astounding.
Take, for instance, this simple, unassuming bolt. You'd think that the Red Bull F1 team would just get one off the shelf whenever one is need... | {
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The DC Cinematic universe is undergoing an expansion, with Warner Bros. releasing the news that they've enlisted LEGO Batman director Chris McKay to work on a Nightwing standalone film.
If the project makes it to the big screen, you might assume that Dick Grayson will just be a new addition to the universe, but that m... | {
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Vintage 101: Don't Copy That Floppy!
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Howdy folks! It's Joe Dyer again for yet another edition of Vintage 101! This week we're going old school, and no we're not talking about software piracy. No, we're talking about some of the various Xerox decks that exis... | {
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Imagine you’re building a new house. You’re not physically building it of course, but you’ve hired professionals to do it. A few months in you stop by the property to see how things are progressing and you find the project far beh... | {
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It is interesting to note that demands on the Election Commission to act against alleged hate speech or other violations of its Model Code of Conduct (MCC) have suddenly gone mute as the offenders are now not named Narendra Modi or Yogi Adityanath.
In recent days, Mayawati and Mamata Banerjee have made personal attack... | {
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The U.S. Army is working to glean intelligence on Russian military technology from the conflict between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces, American generals said.
The Moscow-backed rebels are waging a hybrid war that includes the use of soft power such as disinformation and cyberattacks to hard power such a... | {
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En octobre 2015, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne (CJUE) avait invalidé l'accord « Safe Harbor ». Cet accord, entre l’Union européenne et les États-Unis, autorisait le transfert et le stockage de données personnelles depuis l'UE vers des entreprises américaines comme Microsoft ou encore Amazon. La cour considér... | {
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[Discussion] Do you think 4GBs of RAM is enough for a smartphone today?
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As time goes, smartphones keep getting better and better. Manufacturers come up with new ways to cram beefy specs inside little packages. They learned how to reduce the size of bezels, ... | {
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Following the Sundance World Premiere of his horror-comedy Scare Me, which Meagan Navarro reviewed and called “imaginative and cozy”, Josh Ruben will next direct Werewolves Within, says Deadline.
Sam Richardson (pictured in “Detroiters”, “Veep”) and Michael Chernus (pictured below in Netflix’s “Easy”) have joined the ... | {
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As a comedian, Bill Maher wants Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), “and the rest of the insane clown posse” to run for president in 2016.
“Well, for my own selfish reasons I’d like to see Ted Cruz and Rand Paul and the rest of the insane clown posse run and I’m sure there will be people on the ride right who wil... | {
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Dragons! Aeonan ones are demi-god guardians of the divine and take their duties very seriously. Made from living obsidian they are rather sharp beasties and not above cooking a man to a crisp or slicing him in ha... | {
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Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber and his Obamacare comic book for stupid Americans.
On June 13, 2012, Obamacare Jonathan Gruber was interviewed by Frontline. He told them that the Cadillac tax issue was addressed in 2009. Obama knew it was going to be a problem, and they all agreed to lie about it.
An excerpt fr... | {
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Economic Integration and Political Disintegration
NBER Working Paper No. 6163
Issued in September 1997
NBER Program(s):Economic Fluctuations and Growth, International Finance and Macroeconomics, International Trade and Investment
Trade liberalization and political separatism go hand in hand. In a world of trade r... | {
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About This Game
Lenguage Subtitle: Spanish, English, Portuguese.
Rechargeable flashlight.
Puzzles solving to keep going on the game.
Real time kinematics.
Agonizing chases.
Life Recovered taking pills.
From 4 to 5 hours in the first try.
Notes spoken.
Constant updates.
is a Guarani legend spre... | {
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Facebook is launching three new product features to increase fundraising across its platforms: a new Instagram donation button, a fundraising sticker in Facebook, and the broader rollout of fundraising on Facebook gaming live streams.
The Instagram button might be the change that generates the most new donations. Nonp... | {
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Court Rules Against Obama Decision to Remove Gray Wolf Protections; Wolf Hunting Now Illegal OutdoorHub Reporters 08.01.17
A BIG decision was made Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled against the Obama administration’s 2011 decision to delist the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act makin... | {
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Pesticides made by some of Europe's agrichemical giants can have a negative effect on the health of honeybees, according to the Continent's top food safety agency.
Draft findings from the European Food Safety Authority feed into a long-running, heated and so far inconclusive debate into why Europe's bee populations ar... | {
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After reading Arstechnica’s excellent article on internet infrastructure and what goes on behind the scene to bring the internet to your home, I have a newfound respect for all the ISPs I have used in the past and the ISP business I am running now. Most of the stuff mentioned in the Ars article is not new to me, but it... | {
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The Student Diversity Commission voted on the Aztec mascot resolution put forward by the Native American Student alliance on April 10.
A meeting was held Monday afternoon to discuss and vote on a resolution regarding the change of the name and moniker of the SDSU mascot, the Aztec. The resolution passed with a unanimo... | {
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African debt is on the rise, and that fact is causing tensions to spark in unexpected places.
Total external debt for sub-Saharan Africa jumped nearly 150% to $583 billion in 2018 from $236 billion 10 years earlier, according to World Bank data. Many now worry the debt load is becoming unsustainable as the average pub... | {
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During QuakeCon last month, Bethesda surprise launched a series of Doom re-releases on modern platforms including Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS devices. This involved the original Doom, Doom II, and Doom 3. However, users quickly found that the Doom and Doom II ports needed them to have a B... | {
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The reprint of the BattleTech Introductory Box Set has finally hit the US port and so we’re making pre-orders available immediately! As soon as it clears customs and hits our warehouse we’ll provide a Street Date for when it’ll be available to stores as well.
However, don’t forget that this isn’t just a reprint. While... | {
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After months of endless rumors, mock drafts and the occasional actual transaction, the player-movement portion of the NFL offseason is basically over.
Sure, a few guys might get traded between now and August, but most moves are in the can. What your favorite team's roster looks like now is just about what it's going t... | {
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Jon Stewart noted Thursday that God’s “infallible emissary” and his “incredibly fallible emissaries” aren’t exactly on the same page these days.
With Pope Francis emphasizing poverty issues and pushing back against the Catholic Church’s obsession with abortion, gay marriage and contraception, Stewart wondered if Repub... | {
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Fidelity Investments Hints at Entering Cryptocurrency Exchange Space
Fidelity Investments is reportedly taking steps to offer a variation on the cryptocurrency exchange theme. Without an official public announcement, enthusiasts have precious few concrete details on which to hang hope. However, combine the retail lega... | {
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Not sure if mckayla maroney is famous by olympics or internet
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I'm more excited for Google's smartphone event on Oct. 4 than I am for the launch of the new iPhone X.
Leading up into Apple's event earlier this week, CNBC and most of the media knew all there was to know about what Apple had in store. Three iPhones were unveiled, including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. N... | {
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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson celebrates after winning the UEFA Champions League Final at the Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid. Picture by Peter Byrne/PA Wire.
The footballer captained Liverpool to Champions League glory on Saturday night in Madrid.
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SOLTVADKERT, Hungary (Reuters) - At peak harvest time, Hungarian winemaker Sandor Font has enough work for 30 people at his vineyard south of Budapest - if only he could find enough grape-pickers.
A temporary worker loads harvested grapes onto a tractor in a vineyard in Soltvadkert, Hungary, September 26, 2016. Pictur... | {
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This was my first reddit Secret Santa. I did not know what to expect. But I was checking my mailbox on a regular basis to check if my gift was there. As I was leaving my apartment today I went to my regular check up in the mail box and there it was: a package notice - I said to myself this is it - my secret santa gift ... | {
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Christian publishers may have some soul searching to do now that the boy who fudged his best-selling journey to heaven and back has brought unwelcome exposure to one of the industry’s cash cows.
Alex Malarkey, who is listed as co-author to The Boy Who Went to Heaven, an account about his near-death experience followin... | {
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Pacific coast tsunami-risk maps: Building codes tweaked so we'll survive
Click through for tsunami effects on specific cities along the Pacific coast
Here are the cities and towns that would be affected by tsunamis created by major subduction zone earthquakes. These areas fall under the new building code standard dev... | {
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I don't always trash talk But when I do, its because your cheese failed you little punk-ass bitch
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Share Theresa May's talk of a 'family of nations' could actually weaken Unionism
Theresa May's talk of a 'family of nations' could actually weaken Unionism Brexit was an English revolution and Britain is neither a unitary nor an equal state
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Sixty six years ago tomorrow, on July 17 1949, Seapoint Ballroom was officially opened by Joe Costelloe, Mayor of Galway, at 10pm.
The sense of anticipation was palpable leading up to the event. “When visited a few days ago while the men were at work, the place reminded one of the interior of a huge bee hive. There we... | {
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Nice attack: Witnesses describe Bastille Day terror Published duration 15 July 2016
media caption "I saw this truck just speeding towards us", one man, who calls himself AK, told the BBC
A lorry, driven into a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice, has killed at least 84 people and critica... | {
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During Wednesday’s Republican debate, I was hoping John King would draw out Rick Santorum about his beliefs regarding Satan, who, Santorum has said, “has his sights on the U.S.” Does Santorum think “the Father of Lies” is an actual supernatural being, and not just a metaphoric way to talk about evil with children and d... | {
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BORED? Play our free word games – INTERACTIVE HANGMAN
The Mysterious "Dord" The story of how a string of lexicographical errors brought about the birth of a new word. DORD (supposedly meaning density) is a non-existent word entered into the second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary by mistake. The fol... | {
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Few 18th-century authors have captured contemporary imaginations so thoroughly as the novelist Jane Austen, who died 200 years ago this year. Among British authors, probably only Shakespeare gets as much attention in film, theater and popular culture.
And the Austen craze shows no signs of waning — especially not in a... | {
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Thousands of pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters took to the streets on Sunday, defying a ban by Chinese authorities on the rally as violence has continuously escalated over the past several months.
Some were seen throwing Molotov cocktails as police attempted to disperse the crowd by using tear gas and a water cannon.... | {
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school is starting makes memes like Annoying Childhood Friend and C6G, to remind you of your shitty friends
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The £1.3 billion of school funding announced yesterday in parliament will deliver a real terms cut of nearly 5 per cent over the four years to 2019, it has been claimed.
Education secretary Justine Greening yesterday announced that schools will receive an additional £1.3 billion over the next two years, with money tak... | {
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National Harbor, Md. -- The Navy faces an uphill struggle in trying to get back to 8-month sea deployments, the head of the Fleet Forces Command said Tuesday.
"Eight months is right on the ragged edge of what's acceptable" for the force, but several factors were working against it, said Adm. William Gortney, whose FFC... | {
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The European Commission has launched legal action against three EU member states, claiming Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic have not “taken the necessary action” in dealing with migrants and refugees.
Infringement proceedings were launched by Brussels on Tuesday.
Warsaw, Budapest, and Prague have been accused of n... | {
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Many other feminist commentators and journalists took an unseemly interest in my penis and its capabilities. One after another – in dozens, then scores – they declared I must be impotent; or incapable of getting a woman. They guessed that my wife must have left me; or that I was a repressed homosexual. One after anothe... | {
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The CEO of one of the largest private companies in the US is in love.
At Consensus 2017 today, Abigail Johnson, chair and CEO of Fidelity Investments, went public with her enthusiasm for blockchain technology, bitcoin, ethereum and what the future holds for both open-source, public blockchains and more private alterna... | {
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Cuban second baseman Alexander Guerrero is back on the free agent market after his engagement with the Dodgers was called off in September. Now, the Scott Boras client is seeking a four-year deal from interested MLB teams. However, some of the clubs that are in on Guerrero are pushing for a longer pact.
Heyman cites t... | {
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Pokemon GO has just announced their HUGE new Gym rework for the game coming later today and in the weeks to come.
Not only will the update introduce some pretty sizeable cha... | {
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There’s a widely held belief that Harley Davidson motorcycles are unreliable. Nothing could be further from the truth, as anyone who owns a Harley is likely to tell you. In fact, Harley Davidson Motor Company is having trouble increasing their sales numbers exactly because so many of the bikes they built in the last 25... | {
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"It certainly raised red flags," said County Assessor Keith Kern.
The decision comes a day after 5 INVESTIGATES exposed questionable real estate deals in the church's name that also raised red flags with former parishioners and nonprofit experts.
In the church's name: Pastors face questions about purchase of million-... | {
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GETTY Poland and the EU are lcoked in a battle over migrant quotas
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Ricochets of D’Souza and Krugman
I hate it when I agree with Paul Krugman about economics. It’s even worse for me when I agree with Dinesh D’Souza. Turns out, they’re both kind of right, but both are just wrong enough to confuse the American public out of any substantial dialogue regarding capitalism’s present form.
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1929
Standardization of Design
The appearance of U.S. banknotes changes greatly in 1929. In an effort to lower manufacturing costs, all Federal Reserve notes are made about 30 percent smaller—measuring 6.14 x 2.61 inches, rather than 7.375 x 3.125 inches. In addition, standardized designs are instituted for each deno... | {
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Sebastian Coates has offered an update on his recuperation from a long-term knee injury, revealing he's pleased with the progress he's made so far on the road to full fitness.
The centre-back is likely to miss much of 2013-14 after sustaining a knee injury in August while on international duty with Uruguay.
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Truly everyone is getting in on the act with the Ice Bucket challenge to benefit ALS, known colloquially as Lou Gerhig's disease, as even owner of the Canadiens Geoff Molson dumped a bucket of ice water over his head to raise awareness for the current campaign going on to raise money.
You have to wonder if Molson's ex... | {
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In addition to disrupting dozens of other industries, closing the U.S.–Mexico border could deprive the U.S. of avocados within three weeks, fruit distributors have suggested. What do you think?
“Hopefully, th is just means more jobs for patriotic American fruits.” Rihanna Acosta • Mouthwash Advocate
“Then I’ll just ... | {
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But these are modern interpretations of what really happened at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The electoral college was designed with two purposes: to separate the branches of government in an attempt to avoid “cabals” and to prevent foreign corruption. Some of the Founding Fathers assumed it would almost neve... | {
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(h/t Bruce Wilson of TalkToAction)
Newt Gingrich is really playing up being a Catholic now and is warning Christians that "pagans" have us all surrounded and Satan is going to eat your baby unless you get involved in politics.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee u... | {
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“TIP OF THE ICEBERG” - @SaraCarterDC says more IG reports on Comey & McCabe are expected to come out causing more mistrust with the FBI pic.twitter.com/w2FlIk206t
President Donald Trump targeted former FBI Director James Comey and his former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe with a series of criticism in tweets early Sund... | {
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cityscape Mapping Toronto’s Legal Rooming Houses
Rooming houses are an integral form of affordable housing, but often overlooked.
Essentially, rooming houses are private dwellings in which tenants, who have their own private bedrooms, share common kitchens, bathrooms, and/or other common areas; each tenant pays rent ... | {
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Citing “systematic disregard” for professional medical assessments of injured workers, advocates have asked Ontario’s government watchdog to launch an investigation into the province’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
The 200-page submission made Friday to the provincial ombudsman by health professionals, workers... | {
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