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Picture of the day for June 14, 2016

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Night view of the cement plant in the Yura District, Peru..

Picture of the day for June 14, 2016

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Picture of the day on June 14, 2016: Night view of the cement plant in the Yura District, Peru.

John Oliver Breaks Down How Retirement Financial Planners Are Probably Ripping You Off

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John Oliver Breaks Down How Retirement Financial Planners Are Probably Ripping You Off

Is Particle Physics About to Crack Wide Open?

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Is Particle Physics About to Crack Wide Open?

dark horse: Word of the day for June 14, 2016

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Word of the day is dark horse : (idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others. (idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. The Royal Ascot begins on this day in 2016.

Is Particle Physics About to Crack Wide Open?

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Is Particle Physics About to Crack Wide Open? Hints of an unexpected new particle could be confirmed within days — and if it is, the Standard Model could be going down.

dark horse: Word of the day for June 14, 2016

dark horse , n : (idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others. (idiomatic, politics) A candidate for an election who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. The Royal Ascot begins on this day in 2016.

John Oliver Breaks Down How Retirement Financial Planners Are Probably Ripping You Off

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John Oliver Breaks Down How Retirement Financial Planners Are Probably Ripping You Off Two things that are true: 1) You should, if you have the means, be saving for retirement; and 2) You should be careful about choosing a financial planner and keep a close eye on where your savings are actually going. June 13, 2016 at 04:28PM

Article of the day for June 14, 2016

The Article of the day for June 14, 2016 is 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone . The 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone produced the worst flooding in that country in 56 years. The first storm of the 2003 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, it developed over the Bay of Bengal on May 10 and reached peak maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h (85 mph) on May 13, making it a very severe cyclonic storm according to the India Meteorological Department. In the wake of prolonged precipitation during the first half of May, the stationary cyclone in the central Bay of Bengal produced torrential rains across southwest Sri Lanka, especially in the mountains. A station at Ratnapura recorded 366.1 millimetres (14.41 in) of rainfall in 18 hours on May 17, including 99.8 mm (3.93 in) in one hour. Flooding and landslides destroyed 24,750 homes and damaged 32,426 others, displacing about 800,000 people. Damage totaled about US$135 million, and there were 260...

Article of the day for June 14, 2016

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Article of the day is 2003 Sri Lanka cyclone. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

New edit in the Article on Google

On June 13, 2016 at 05:39PM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about /* Google data centers */ copy edit + added + completed reference.

New edit in the Article on Google

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New edit in the Article on Google

On June 13, 2016 at 11:25AM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about /* Google data centers */ 95 degrees.

New edit in the Article on Google

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Google Custom Search Engine edited the Article on Google http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W