Month: February 2017

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Putin and Putinism

Seven temperate terrestrial planets around the nearby …


This corresponds to roughly 100 million orbits for planet b. We repeated this procedure by sampling a number of solutions within the 1σ intervals of confidence. Most integrations resulted in the …

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Russia and Ukraine

The top 10 coin flips in history – kottke.org


The Super Bowl is old news at this point and I have a love/hate thing with Bill Simmons going on, but I loved his ranking of the top 10 coin flips in history, which in typical Simmons fashion, crosses a bunch of different boundaries, from technology:

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Trump and Russia

Trump: Russia is a ruse


When asked during a press conference about his administration’s ties to Russia, President Donald Trump said he has nothing to do with the Russian government.


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Trump and Russia

Understanding the Math Behind Discounts: Are They the Right Choice for …


Units sold (discount) = the number of units sold at the discounted price. Related: Obviously, if you run the discount, you won’t know with certainty how many units you would…

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Russia and Ukraine

Los afrodescendientes y la literatura latinoamericana


Sin embargo, dentro de la literatura hispanoamericana la representación de los afrodescendientes ha sido excluida, muchas veces silenciada y la mayor parte de las veces estereotipada.

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Putin and Putinism

Super Bowl 2017 picks and predictions: Experts think Falcons …


The Atlanta Falcons are going to win Super Bowl LI. That is, of course, according to SB Nation’s NFL experts. Matt Ryan’s MVP-level breakthrough campaign has instilled all sorts of confidence …