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Vukovian: Word of the day for November 7, 2017

Vukovian , n : (historical) Chiefly in the plural form Vukovians: a member of a group of Croatian linguists active at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century who supported the ideas of Serbian philologist and linguist Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864) concerning the standardization of the Croatian variety of the Serbo-Croatian language. Vuk Karadžić was born on this day 230 years ago in 1787.

Article of the day for November 7, 2017

The Article of the day for November 7, 2017 is Vladimir Lenin . Vladimir Lenin (born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, 1870–1924) was a Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of the Soviet Union, which under his administration became a one-party state governed by the Communist Party. Ideologically a Marxist, he developed political theories known as Leninism. After the 1917 February Revolution ousted the Tsar, he played a leading role in the 7 November 1917 insurrection commonly known as the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the new regime. Lenin's administration redistributed land among the peasantry and nationalised banks and large-scale industry. It withdrew from the First World War by signing a treaty with the Central Powers, and promoted world revolution through the Communist International. Widely considered one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Lenin is viewed by supporters as a cha

Vukovian: Word of the day for November 7, 2017

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Word of the day is Vukovian : (historical) Chiefly in the plural form Vukovians: a member of a group of Croatian linguists active at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century who supported the ideas of Serbian philologist and linguist Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864) concerning the standardization of the Croatian variety of the Serbo-Croatian language. Vuk Karadžić was born on this day 230 years ago in 1787.

Something is wrong on the internet

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Something is wrong on the internet

Picture of the day for November 7, 2017

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Bottom view of an iwan in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, an UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the oldest still standing buildings in Iran and it has been continuously changing its architecture since it was erected in 771 until the 20th century..

Something is wrong on the internet

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Something is wrong on the internet Someone or something or some combination of people and things is using YouTube to systematically frighten, traumatise and abuse children, automatically and at scale, and it forces me to question my own beliefs about the internet, at every level.

John Oliver Breaks Down Why Tax Breaks For Big Companies Rarely Lead To Tons Of Jobs

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John Oliver Breaks Down Why Tax Breaks For Big Companies Rarely Lead To Tons Of Jobs

Article of the day for November 7, 2017

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Article of the day is Vladimir Lenin. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

John Oliver Breaks Down Why Tax Breaks For Big Companies Rarely Lead To Tons Of Jobs

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John Oliver Breaks Down Why Tax Breaks For Big Companies Rarely Lead To Tons Of Jobs State and local governments love to exempt companies from taxes as an incentive to have them locate there. It'll lead to tons of jobs for the community, right? Well... it leads to a lot of money for the Jeff Bezos-es of the country. November 6, 2017 at 11:08PM

Picture of the day for November 7, 2017

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Picture of the day on November 7, 2017: Bottom view of an iwan in the Jameh Mosque of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, an UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of the oldest still standing buildings in Iran and it has been continuously changing its architecture since it was erected in 771 until the 20th century.