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Apology after train departs seconds early

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Apology after train departs seconds early Management on the Tsukuba Express line between Tokyo and the city of Tsukuba say they "sincerely apologise for the inconvenience" caused.

baker's dozen: Word of the day for November 17, 2017

baker's dozen , n : (idiomatic) Thirteen; a group of thirteen. (Cockney rhyming slang) A cousin. Today is apparently celebrated by some people as Homemade Bread Day.

Article of the day for November 17, 2017

The Article of the day for November 17, 2017 is Ben Affleck . Ben Affleck (born 1972) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He starred as a child in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi beginning in 1984. He later appeared in several Kevin Smith films, including Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for the screenplay of Good Will Hunting (1997). He established himself as a leading man in studio films including Armageddon (1998), Forces of Nature (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Changing Lanes (2002). After a career downturn, his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), was well received. For the political thriller Argo (2012), which he directed, co-produced and starred in, he won two major industry awards for best direct...

Picture of the day for November 17, 2017

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Picture of the day on November 17, 2017: Frontal view of the Central University Library of Bucharest and Carol I statue, Bucharest, Romania. The Central University Library was founded in 1895, 31 years after the foundation of the University of Bucharest, as the Carol I Library of the University Foundation. The building, designed by French architect Paul Gottereau, was completed in 1893 and opened on 14 March 1895. The volume collection has grown steadily from 3,400 volumes in 1899 to over 2 million in 1970.

Watching A Mechanic Take A BMW From Totaled To Like New Is Really Satisfying

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Watching A Mechanic Take A BMW From Totaled To Like New Is Really Satisfying Never give up on your wrecked BMW, the real thing is hiding in there somewhere. November 16, 2017 at 02:22PM

Picture of the day for November 17, 2017

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Frontal view of the Central University Library of Bucharest and Carol I statue, Bucharest, Romania. The Central University Library was founded in 1895, 31 years after the foundation of the University of Bucharest, as the Carol I Library of the University Foundation. The building, designed by French architect Paul Gottereau, was completed in 1893 and opened on 14 March 1895. The volume collection has grown steadily from 3,400 volumes in 1899 to over 2 million in 1970..

Apology after train departs seconds early

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Apology after train departs seconds early

Article of the day for November 17, 2017

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

Watching A Mechanic Take A BMW From Totaled To Like New Is Really Satisfying

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Watching A Mechanic Take A BMW From Totaled To Like New Is Really Satisfying

baker's dozen: Word of the day for November 17, 2017

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Word of the day is baker's dozen : (idiomatic) Thirteen; a group of thirteen. (Cockney rhyming slang) A cousin. Today is apparently celebrated by some people as Homemade Bread Day.