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John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night

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John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night

John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night

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John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night

John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night

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John Oliver Bought And Forgave 15M Worth Of Debt Last Night Oliver explains the dubious debt buying industry and, to prove a point, buys a ton of it in the biggest giveaway in TV history. June 6, 2016 at 12:24PM

Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life

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Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life The most devastating part of poverty is that when a lot of people without money are pushed to live in the same neighborhood, it creates an environment that poisons a child's ability to reach their potential.

quagmire: Word of the day for June 7, 2016

quagmire , n : A swampy, soggy area of ground. (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

quagmire: Word of the day for June 7, 2016

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Word of the day is quagmire : A swampy, soggy area of ground. (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle; a predicament.

Picture of the day for June 7, 2016

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Lake Spechtensee near Wörschachwald, Styria - viewing towards northeast with Hochtausing mountain in the Totes Gebirge.

Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life

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Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life

Article of the day for June 7, 2016

The Article of the day for June 7, 2016 is Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption . Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Nihilistic Software. Released by Activision for Microsoft Windows on June 7, 2000, and for Mac OS in 2001, the game is based on White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade. It follows the vampire Christof Romuald from the Dark Ages of 12th century Prague and Vienna to modern-day London and New York City in search of his humanity and his kidnapped love, the nun Anezka. The player controls Christof and up to three allies in first- and third-person perspectives. Nihilistic took 24 months to complete the game on a budget of US$1.8 million. The game received a mixed critical response; reviewers praised its graphics and multiplayer functionality, but were polarized by the quality of the story and combat. Its high-quality graphics and sound ran poorly on some computer systems. It received the 1999 Game ...

Article of the day for June 7, 2016

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Article of the day is Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Picture of the day for June 7, 2016

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Picture of the day on June 7, 2016: Lake Spechtensee near Wörschachwald, Styria - viewing towards northeast with Hochtausing mountain in the Totes Gebirge

Can Monsanto Save the Planet?

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Can Monsanto Save the Planet? The world’s most vilified company — now a takeover target — has a plan to feed us all. Will it work?

Can Monsanto Save the Planet?

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Can Monsanto Save the Planet?

Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps

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Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps Google Maps and Apple Maps are both are in a race to become the world’s first Universal Map  —  that is, the first map used by a majority of the global population. In many ways, this makes them two of the most important maps ever made. Who will get there first? And will design be a factor?

Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps

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Cartography Comparison: Google Maps & Apple Maps