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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. -- J.R.R. Tolkien
July 18, 2019
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slashdot
- Amazon's Most Ambitious Research Project Is a Convenience Store
- Apparent Arson Attack Devastates Kyoto Animation Anime Studio With Dozens Confirmed Dead
- Trump Says He's Looking Into a Pentagon Cloud Contract For Amazon or Microsoft
- Initial Tests of the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and 5G Networks in US Cities Find The Phone Often Overheats and Switches To 4G
- Japan To Lead Development of SWIFT Network For Cryptocurrency
sportsnet
- One year later, Kawhi trade still leaves DeRozan in no-man’s land
- Blue Jays have little to gain from forcing Aaron Sanchez trade now
- Why there’s a stalemate with NHL RFA’s signing
- Contrast in talent on full display in Blue Jays-Red Sox finale
- Nick Nurse on how he’ll coach Raptors without Kawhi Leonard
canoe
- $900-million settlement reached in class action on sexual misconduct in military
- Rents in most cities are unaffordable for lower-income earners: Study
- FIGHT CLUB: Florida man challenges police to fight outside strip club, claimed he drank 33 beers
- Justin Trudeau, Donald Tusk take shot at Donald Trump at close of Canada-EU summit
- Andrew Scheer criticized after pledging to review Canada’s food guide if Tories win
cnet
- Cats movie: Trailer reveals Taylor Swift in her element and first look at 'digital fur'
- Stranger Things season 4 might start filming in October
- Red wine's resveratrol could be the secret to keeping us strong on Mars, study says
- First-time SDCC cosplay is terrifying, complicated and exhilarating
- At Comic-Con, Pennyworth serves up secret societies and a smidge of torture
reuters
- Trump wants weaker dollar but it could be a hard sell
- Goldman Sachs' equities-backed earnings results may face pressure
- Microsoft sales beat expectations as cloud growth slows
- U.S. solar sector launches lobbying push to preserve key subsidy
- Union Pacific cost cuts sheltered profit amid freight slowdown
cbc
- Ottawa to pay nearly $1B to settle sexual misconduct lawsuits against Canadian Armed Forces
- Trump tries to distance himself from 'Send her back' chants despite silence at rally
- Toronto mayor wants independent review after man deemed a threat flees Canada
- Quebec Superior Court upholds religious symbols ban
- People's Party board in a Winnipeg riding quits over concerns about racism
space
- NASA's Webb Telescope shines with American ingenuity
- China's plans to solve the mysteries of the moon
- Europe's Galileo GPS system back after six-day outage
- Cassini explores ring-like formations around Titan's lakes
- T-minus one year and counting for Mars 2020 rover
science daily
- Strong storms also play big role in Antarctic ice shelf collapse
- Maternal race not a factor for children experiencing a 'language gap'
- Metal oxide-infused membranes could offer low-energy alternative for chemical separations
- Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells
- New laws of attraction: Scientists print magnetic liquid droplets
new scientist
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- Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green
- Chinese space station Tiangong-2 is about to fall from space
- London gender clinic reports rising number of non-binary attendees
- Welcome to the 5th dimension: Our universe's radical new fate
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Word of the Day
speculate

verb (SPEK-yuh-layt)

1 a : to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect

b : to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively

2 : to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially : to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations

3 : to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence : theorize

4 : to be curious or doubtful about : wonder


"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
science blog
- Plant viruses may be reshaping our world
- Mindfulness in relationship is key to a happy couple
- Some Assembly Required: Scientists Piece Together the Largest U.S.-Based Dark Matter Experiment
- A Graphene Superconductor That Plays More Than One Tune
Born on this day
- Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer, born in Bremgarten, Switzerland (d. 1575)
- Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, born in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1808)
- Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1969)
- E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge, British racing driver, born in Hampstead, London (d. 1935)
- Božidar Kunc, Croatian composer, born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 1964)
- Mohammed Daoud Khan, 1st President of Afghanistan (1973-78) and Prime Minister of Afghanistan (1953-63), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 1978)
- Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest known female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event-Olympic 1936 bronze), born in Skovshoved, Gentofte, Denmark (d. 2011)
- Roald Hoffmann, Polish-American chemist (Nobel 1981), born in Złoczów, Poland

Weather fact of the day
On this date in 1996, a damaging tornado all but destroyed the town of Oakfield, Wisconsin. In addition to destroying hundreds of homes, the storm leveled the Friday Canning Company, picking up millions of empty cans and scattering them across 50 miles.

Today in History
- British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin)
- French troops occupy Casablanca
- US begins administering Trust Territory of Pacific Islands
- British seize "Exodus 1947" ship of Jewish immigrants to Palestine
- Nadia Comăneci becomes the first gymnast in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 score (total 7) at Montreal Games
- Despite being in 1st place in NL East, Phils fire manager Pat Corrales
- William Makepeace Thackeray, British novelist (Vanity Fair), born in Kolkata, India (d. 1863)
- Josef Hüttel, Czech composer, born in Melnik, Bohemia (d. 1951)
- George Machine Gun Kelly [Georgio Barnes], American gangster, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1954)
- Marvin Miller [Mueller], American actor (Space Patrol, Dead Reckoning, Millionaire), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1985)

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