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putter: Word of the day for December 10, 2017

putter , v : (intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. […] (intransitive) To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.

putter: Word of the day for December 10, 2017

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Word of the day is putter : (intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. […] (intransitive) To produce intermittent bursts of sound in the course of operating.

Picture of the day for December 10, 2017

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X-ray crystallography is a tool used for identifying the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal. The movement of the machine during 80 second scan can give different view on how relatively slow scientific measurements can look frozen in time by shutter speed of 90 seconds..

Picture of the day for December 10, 2017

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Picture of the day on December 10, 2017: X-ray crystallography is a tool used for identifying the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal. The movement of the machine during 80 second scan can give different view on how relatively slow scientific measurements can look frozen in time by shutter speed of 90 seconds.

Article of the day for December 10, 2017

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Article of the day is Convention of 1833. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

Article of the day for December 10, 2017

The Article of the day for December 10, 2017 is Convention of 1833 . The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas, was one in a series of unsuccessful attempts at political negotiation that eventually led to the Texas Revolution. It followed the Convention of 1832, whose resolutions had not been addressed by the Mexican government. Delegates met in San Felipe de Austin to draft a series of petitions, with the volatile William H. Wharton presiding. Although the convention's agenda largely mirrored that of the Convention of 1832, delegates also agreed to pursue independent statehood for the province, which was at the time part of the state of Coahuila y Tejas. Under the guidance of Sam Houston, former governor of the US state of Tennessee, a committee drafted a state constitution to submit to the Mexican Congress. Stephen F. Austin (pictured) journeyed to Mexico City to present the petitions to the government. Frustrated with the lack of progress, in Oc

This Video Of A Polar Bear Starving To Death Is Hard To Watch

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This Video Of A Polar Bear Starving To Death Is Hard To Watch