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Picture of the day for June 24, 2016

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The tunnel of Cotefablo is a public traffic tunnel located between Broto and Biescas, in Aragon, not far from the Pyrenees, Spain. The tunnel is 683 m long and was constructed in 1935. It was the scene of a tragic accident during the 1989 Vuelta a EspaƱa, causing the well-known German cyclist, Reimund Dietzen, to retire from the sport at age 30..

Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Helpful Giraffe-Dog

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Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Helpful Giraffe-Dog Called the SpotMini, the dog-sized quadrupedal robot comes with a sweet long neck and a functional head/mouth thing that can grab all sorts of things. Like your dirty dishes. And since it only weighs like 65 pounds, you can actually pick the cute little bugger up! June 23, 2016 at 03:45PM

Picture of the day for June 24, 2016

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Picture of the day on June 24, 2016: The tunnel of Cotefablo is a public traffic tunnel located between Broto and Biescas, in Aragon, not far from the Pyrenees, Spain. The tunnel is 683 m long and was constructed in 1935. It was the scene of a tragic accident during the 1989 Vuelta a EspaƱa, causing the well-known German cyclist, Reimund Dietzen, to retire from the sport at age 30.

Article of the day for June 24, 2016

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Article of the day is Horse-fly. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Chaos Breaks Out As Speaker Paul Ryan Attempts To Reconvene The House During Democrats' Sit-In

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Chaos Breaks Out As Speaker Paul Ryan Attempts To Reconvene The House During Democrats' Sit-In

Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Helpful Giraffe-Dog

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Boston Dynamics' New Robot Is A Helpful Giraffe-Dog

arborescent: Word of the day for June 24, 2016

arborescent , adj : Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching. (philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).

Chaos Breaks Out As Speaker Paul Ryan Attempts To Reconvene The House During Democrats' Sit-In

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Chaos Breaks Out As Speaker Paul Ryan Attempts To Reconvene The House During Democrats' Sit-In Late Wednesday, House Speaker Paul Ryan attempted to reconvene the House of Representatives, where Democrats are staging a sit-in protest to force a vote on gun control legislation. It did not go well.

Article of the day for June 24, 2016

The Article of the day for June 24, 2016 is Horse-fly . Horse-flies are large flies of the family Tabanidae that feed mainly on nectar. The males have weak mouthparts; only the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain enough protein from the blood to produce eggs. For this they use a stout stabbing organ and two pairs of sharp cutting blades to bite, and a spongelike part to lap up the blood that flows from the wound. They can transfer blood-borne diseases from one animal to another. They can also reduce growth rates in cattle and lower the milk output of cows if suitable shelters are not provided; some animals have lost up to 300 millilitres of blood in a single day to the insects. Horseflies prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions. The larvae are predaceous and grow in semiaquatic habitats. Horse-flies have appeared in literature since Aeschylus in An...

arborescent: Word of the day for June 24, 2016

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Word of the day is arborescent : Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching. (philosophy) Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).

New edit in the Article on Google

On June 23, 2016 at 05:33PM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about /* Tax avoidance */ If someone looks at this, they might think the word "subsidiaries" links to the article "Subsidiary"..

New edit in the Article on Google

On June 23, 2016 at 05:26PM, made an edit the Article on Google . The edit was about /* Growth */ I understand that the nytimes is important, but blogs are not.

New edit in the Article on Google

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

New edit in the Article on Google

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