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Picture of the day for November 28, 2016

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Ceriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs..

A Helicopter Pilot's POV Of Landing On A Ship In Rough Seas Is White-Knuckle Stuff

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A Helicopter Pilot's POV Of Landing On A Ship In Rough Seas Is White-Knuckle Stuff No biggie, just dropping a chopper down on a tiny helipad on a ship being tossed around by big waves. Totally chill. November 27, 2016 at 01:37PM

Article of the day for November 28, 2016

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Article of the day is Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Apple may have finally gotten too big for its unusual corporate structure

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Apple may have finally gotten too big for its unusual corporate structure Functional organizations have enormous strengths, but also limits.

sickle: Word of the day for November 28, 2016

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Word of the day is sickle : (agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops. German philosopher Friedrich Engels, who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) with Karl Marx, was born on this day in 1820. The hammer and sickle are common symbols of Communism.

Article of the day for November 28, 2016

The Article of the day for November 28, 2016 is Keith Miller with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948 . The Australian cricketer Keith Miller toured England in 1948 as a member of The Invincibles, a team that went undefeated in their 34 tour matches. Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an all-rounder: a fast bowler and a right-handed middle-order batsman. Don Bradman, the team captain, typically used him and Ray Lindwall in short bursts with the new ball. Miller took 13 wickets at an average of 26.28, playing a key role in subduing England's leading batsmen, Len Hutton and Denis Compton, with a barrage of short-pitched bowling. In the First Test, Miller took seven wickets, including Hutton and Compton twice, bearing a large part of the bowling workload. With the bat, he scored 184 runs in the Tests at an average of 23.15, including 74 in the second innings of the Second Test at Lord's, and a rapid 58 in the Fourth Test that helped Australia regain the mo...

Picture of the day for November 28, 2016

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Picture of the day on November 28, 2016: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs.