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Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts

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Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts Kathleen Kane was convicted Monday night of nine charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy. Kane leaked secret grand jury documents to the media to discredit a political rival and then lied to cover it up.

Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts

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Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts

Serious Academics Are Full of Shit

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Serious Academics Are Full of Shit

Serious Academics Are Full of Shit

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Serious Academics Are Full of Shit These fun-hating, highfalutin’ smarties have fought to maintain an exclusive and exclusionary scholastic environment since the first Ivory Towers were built.

Picture of the day for August 18, 2016

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Fences in the morning in the hamlet Börnste in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Picture of the day for August 18, 2016

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Picture of the day on August 18, 2016: Fences in the morning in the hamlet Börnste in Kirchspiel, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Article of the day for August 18, 2016

The Article of the day for August 18, 2016 is Tjioeng Wanara . Tjioeng Wanara is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) directed and produced by Jo Eng Sek as the second production by Star Film. Starring R Sukran, Elly Joenara, and AB Djoenaedi, the film depicts the political manipulations in the Sundanese kingdom of Galuh, where a young prince named Tjioeng Wanara must reclaim his throne. The film, which was adapted by Rd Ariffien from the Sundanese legend of the same name, was the first colossal production in the Indies, featuring more than 500 people in supporting roles and as extras. Tjioeng Wanara was released on 18 August 1941. Advertisements emphasised that the scholar Poerbatjaraka had served as the historical adviser and that the film was based on the version of the legend published by Balai Pustaka, the official publisher of the Dutch colonial government. The film premiered to commercial success, but received mixed reviews. Following the film's rel...