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baked Alaska: Word of the day for March 30, 2017

baked Alaska , n : A dessert consisting of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked. The dessert is said to have been named by Charles Ranhofer, chef of Delmonico's in New York City, New York, USA, to mark the latter’s purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867, 150 years ago today. However, there is no contemporary report of this fact.

Article of the day for March 30, 2017

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Article of the day is Juan Manuel de Rosas. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Article of the day for March 30, 2017

The Article of the day for March 30, 2017 is Juan Manuel de Rosas . Juan Manuel de Rosas (30 March 1793 – 14 March 1877) was an army officer who ruled Buenos Aires Province and briefly the Argentine Confederation. Like other wealthy provincial warlords, Rosas enlisted rural workers from his landholdings in a private militia, and took part in the numerous disputes and civil wars in his country. He eventually became the undisputed leader of the Argentine army and the Federalist Party. In 1831, he signed the Federal Pact, recognizing provincial autonomy and creating the Argentine Confederation. He established a dictatorship and formed the repressive Mazorca, an armed parapolice that killed thousands of citizens. By 1848, after a war against the Peru–Bolivian Confederation, a blockade by France, and a revolt in his own province, he ruled all of Argentina, and was attempting to annex the neighboring nations of Uruguay and Paraguay. When the Empire of Brazil came to Uruguay's aid, Rosas

Automation is set to hit workers in developing countries hard

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Automation is set to hit workers in developing countries hard The Fourth Industrial Revolution could bring mass global unemployment.

baked Alaska: Word of the day for March 30, 2017

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Word of the day is baked Alaska : A dessert consisting of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked. The dessert is said to have been named by Charles Ranhofer, chef of Delmonico's in New York City, New York, USA, to mark the latter’s purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867, 150 years ago today. However, there is no contemporary report of this fact.

Here's A Dude Sellin' His Fuckin' House 'Cause Who Gives A Shit

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Here's A Dude Sellin' His Fuckin' House 'Cause Who Gives A Shit

Here's A Dude Sellin' His Fuckin' House 'Cause Who Gives A Shit

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Here's A Dude Sellin' His Fuckin' House 'Cause Who Gives A Shit We have no idea if this guy is for real but God we hope so. Realtors, take notes. March 29, 2017 at 07:46PM