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Article of the day for January 28, 2018

The Article of the day for January 28, 2018 is Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi . Cento Vergilianus de laudibus Christi is a fourth-century Latin poem arranged by Faltonia Betitia Proba after her conversion to Christianity. A cento rearranges verses written by other poets; this one repurposes Virgil to tell stories from the Old and New Testament of the Christian Bible. Much of the work focuses on the story of Jesus Christ. The poem was widely circulated, eventually being used in schools to teach the tenets of Christianity, often alongside Augustine of Hippo's De Doctrina Christiana. Although the poem was popular, critical reception was mixed. A pseudonymous work purportedly by Pope Gelasius I disparaged the poem, deeming it apocryphal, and St. Jerome may have written negatively of it, and of Proba. Other thinkers like Isidore of Seville, Petrarch, and Giovanni Boccaccio wrote highly of her, and many praised her ingenuity. During the 19th and 20th centuries the poem was consid

To Be A London Black Cab Driver, You Have To Pass The Toughest Taxi Test In The World

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To Be A London Black Cab Driver, You Have To Pass The Toughest Taxi Test In The World All you have to do is memorize 25,000 street names and 20,000 points of interest. Easy-peasy, right? January 27, 2018 at 02:43PM

RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations

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RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn Resigns After Sexual Harassment Allegations Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.

if anything: Word of the day for January 28, 2018

if anything , adv : (idiomatic) Used after a negative statement to suggest the opposite is true. (idiomatic) Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied). (idiomatic) Used in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.

Picture of the day for January 28, 2018

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Hand made model Subaru Impreza WRC 2001. Scale 1:24.

if anything: Word of the day for January 28, 2018

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Word of the day is if anything : (idiomatic) Used after a negative statement to suggest the opposite is true. (idiomatic) Used to suggest or state tentatively that something may be the case (often the opposite of something previously implied). (idiomatic) Used in questions when the speaker does not know for sure if the listener will have an answer.

Picture of the day for January 28, 2018

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Picture of the day on January 28, 2018: Hand made model Subaru Impreza WRC 2001. Scale 1:24