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Picture of the day for June 28, 2017

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Moon light view of the Bode Museum, located on the Museum Island of Berlin, Germany. The museum, originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (after Emperor Frederick III) and later honored to its curator, Wilhelm von Bode, was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. The museum hosts a collection of sculptures, Byzantine art, coins and medals..

honda: Word of the day for June 28, 2017

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Word of the day is honda : (western US) A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop. (western US) A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.

The Far-Right Alliance Is Over

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The Far-Right Alliance Is Over

Picture of the day for June 28, 2017

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Picture of the day on June 28, 2017: Moon light view of the Bode Museum, located on the Museum Island of Berlin, Germany. The museum, originally called the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (after Emperor Frederick III) and later honored to its curator, Wilhelm von Bode, was designed by architect Ernst von Ihne and completed in 1904. The museum hosts a collection of sculptures, Byzantine art, coins and medals.

Article of the day for June 28, 2017

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Article of the day is White-naped xenopsaris. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

honda: Word of the day for June 28, 2017

honda , n : (western US) A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop. (western US) A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda.

Article of the day for June 28, 2017

The Article of the day for June 28, 2017 is White-naped xenopsaris . The white-naped xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha) is a bird in the family Tityridae found in the South American countries of Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. It lives in open woodland and other open forest habitats, and is mostly sedentary, though some populations may be migratory. The only species in its genus, it is closely related to becards and tityras, and was thought to be either a tyrant-flycatcher or cotinga before it was placed in the Tityridae family. The bird is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9–5.1 in) in length, with whitish undersides, a black crown and grey-brown upperparts. The sexes are similar in appearance, though the females have duller upperparts. It feeds on insects in the foliage of trees and bushes, and sometimes on the ground. In a simple cup nest in the fork of a tree, both parents incubate the eggs and help feed the chicks. After the chicks have fledged, the paren...

The Far-Right Alliance Is Over

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The Far-Right Alliance Is Over We were promised a showdown at high noon. Instead, Washington DC was host to two pitifully-attended competing rallies this Sunday, followed by a Twitter slapfight between two 39-year-old men.

Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor

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Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor

Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor

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Incredible Footage From Inside A Tokamak Fusion Reactor Tokamaks use magnetic fields to shape plasma into a torus, which is necessary to store the superheated plasma fuel required for fusion power. This high-speed, full-color vid shows the plasma torus forming inside a tokamak. June 27, 2017 at 05:05PM