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agonic: Word of the day for February 11, 2018

agonic , adj : (geometry) Lacking an angle. (cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.

Picture of the day for February 11, 2018

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Groomed skirun from mount Seceda in Gröden.

Article of the day for February 11, 2018

The Article of the day for February 11, 2018 is Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851 . A cricket match on 11 and 12 February 1851, played by teams from Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and Port Phillip District (now Victoria), was the first between two Australian colonies, recognised in later years as the initial first-class cricket match in Australia. It took place at the Launceston Racecourse (pictured in 2009). The match was one of the celebratory events marking the separation of the Port Phillip District from New South Wales in 1851 as the colony of Victoria. The team representing Port Phillip was drawn from the Melbourne Cricket Club; the Van Diemen's Land team consisted of players from Launceston and Hobart. The visiting Port Phillip team was expected to have an advantage but had difficulties with the batting conditions and the opposition's unusually slow bowling. Batting first, Port Phillip scored 82; Van Diemen's Land replied with 104, assisted by a large

Trump Blocks Release Of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims

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Trump Blocks Release Of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims President Trump blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo, setting up a potential showdown with Congress over the fate of its contents.

Article of the day for February 11, 2018

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Article of the day is Van Diemen's Land v Port Phillip, 1851. Check it out: http://ift.tt/1oWeX6W

agonic: Word of the day for February 11, 2018

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Word of the day is agonic : (geometry) Lacking an angle. (cartography, navigation) Having a magnetic deviation of zero.

Watching Sheet Upon Sheet Of Ice Floes Getting Stacked On Shore Is Oddly Soothing

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Watching Sheet Upon Sheet Of Ice Floes Getting Stacked On Shore Is Oddly Soothing