Empire in the making: November 2016

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Picture of the day for December 1, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on December 1, 2016: Rheinturm in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany http://ift.tt/2fSJqS1

snowdrop: Word of the day for December 1, 2016

snowdrop , n :
Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Picture of the day for November 30, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 30, 2016: Colourful shop oasis at the Laguna Hedionda, Nor Lípez Province southwestern Bolivia. http://ift.tt/2ghoYL3

saltire: Word of the day for November 30, 2016

saltire , n :
(heraldry) An ordinary (geometric design) in the shape of an X. It usually occupies the entire field in which it is placed. The Saint Andrew's cross, the flag of Scotland. Today is Saint Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s national day.

Monday, 28 November 2016

Picture of the day for November 29, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 29, 2016: Am Hart is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U2. http://ift.tt/2fG2WOa

pink-collar: Word of the day for November 29, 2016

pink-collar , adj :
Of or pertaining to employees in predominately female service industries.

Sunday, 27 November 2016

Picture of the day for November 28, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 28, 2016: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum pair with male transferring sperm from the primary to the secondary sex organs. http://ift.tt/2gwokd5

sickle: Word of the day for November 28, 2016

sickle , n :
(agriculture) An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops. German philosopher Friedrich Engels, who wrote The Communist Manifesto (1848) with Karl Marx, was born on this day in 1820. The hammer and sickle are common symbols of Communism.

Saturday, 26 November 2016

Picture of the day for November 27, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 27, 2016: View of the Carribbean Sea and the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius from UNESCO World Heritage site Brimstone Hill Fortress on St. Kitts. http://ift.tt/2gxU2nN

garlicky: Word of the day for November 27, 2016

garlicky , adj :
Tasting or smelling of garlic.

Movies: Yoda sings about seagull attacks in Star Wars Bad Lip Reading video

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Yoda sings about seagull attacks in Star Wars Bad Lip Reading video

In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda is the grandmaster Jedi who teaches Luke Skywalker the ways of the Force. In the film’s Bad Lip Reading...

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Movies: Moana, Fantastic Beasts help push domestic box office to $10 billion in record time

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Moana, Fantastic Beasts help push domestic box office to $10 billion in record time

The domestic box office crossed the $10 billion Friday, the fastest it has ever hit the milestone — all thanks in large part to the fantasy and...

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Movies: Sicario screenwriter explains why Emily Blunt isn't returning for the sequel

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Sicario screenwriter explains why Emily Blunt isn't returning for the sequel

Along with Edge of Tomorrow, Sicario contributed to Emily Blunt’s edgier action hero reinvention, which is why fans were surprised to learn she...

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Movies: Moana: Lin-Manuel Miranda channels Hamilton in bonus track

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Moana: Lin-Manuel Miranda channels Hamilton in bonus track

From the founding fathers to Hawaiian deities, Lin-Manuel Miranda knows how to lyricize history. The Hamilton composer and Tony Award-winner co...

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Movies: Jessica Chastain reveals why she hasn't watched The Tree of Life since its release

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Jessica Chastain reveals why she hasn't watched The Tree of Life since its release

With two dozen films under her belt, Jessica Chastain still holds on to one of her early roles as the “high point” of her life. In an interview...

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Friday, 25 November 2016

Movies: New Rogue One spot highlights combat between Rebels and Imperials

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New Rogue One spot highlights combat between Rebels and Imperials

frameborder=”0” allowFullScreen> The countdown is on. With just three weeks to ago before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits theaters, Lucasfilm has...

Published on November 26, 2016 at 01:16PM

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Movies: Tom Hanks brings back Forrest Gump for Olympian Mo Farah

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Tom Hanks brings back Forrest Gump for Olympian Mo Farah

Two famous runners — one fictional, one real — crossed paths when Tom Hanks stopped by The Graham Norton Show. In a recent episode of the British...

Published on November 26, 2016 at 08:59AM

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on the wagon: Word of the day for November 26, 2016

on the wagon , adj :
(idiomatic) Abstaining from drinking any alcoholic drink, usually in the sense of having given it up (as opposed to never having partaken); teetotal. (by extension) Maintaining a program of self-improvement or abstinence from some other undesirable habit. Bill W. (Bill Wilson), one of the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, was born on this day in 1895.

Picture of the day for November 26, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 26, 2016: View of a row of corners of the walls of Saksaywaman, a citadel on the northern outskirts of the city of Cusco, historic capital of the Inca Empire, today Peru. The first sections of the citadel were first built by the Killke culture about 1100 and expanded by the Inca from the 13th century. The dry stone walls are composed of huge stones, which boulders are carefully cut by workers to fit them together extremely tightly without mortar. http://ift.tt/2fNSFAg

Movies: Listen to Scarlett Johansson's 'Set It All Free' from the Sing soundtrack

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Listen to Scarlett Johansson's 'Set It All Free' from the Sing soundtrack

New Scarlett Johansson music is here, and it’s coming at you from the Sing soundtrack. Johansson voices a porcupine, Ash, in the animated feature ...

Published on November 26, 2016 at 04:44AM

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Business: Black Friday Shoppers Hunt for Deals and Hit the Stores

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Black Friday Shoppers Hunt for Deals and Hit the Stores

"It was a really good start. But I have never seen Black Friday morning so calm"

Published on November 26, 2016 at 02:30AM

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Movies: Sia soundtracks emotional new 'Lion' trailer starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman

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Sia soundtracks emotional new 'Lion' trailer starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman

Sia’s “Never Give Up” is the perfect song to soundtrack the latest trailer for Lion, a film based on the real-life story of Saroo Brierly, who got...

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Movies: Fences: Tensions rise between Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in new trailer

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Fences: Tensions rise between Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in new trailer

Fences, starring award-winning actors Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, is sure to be a feast of powerful performances — and those powerful...

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Movies: Evolution: Let a red starfish creep you out in these two clips from the sci-fi horror film

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Evolution: Let a red starfish creep you out in these two clips from the sci-fi horror film

In the unsettling — to put it mildly — new film by French director Lucile Hadžihalilović, we are transported to a coastal town inhabited only by...

Published on November 26, 2016 at 02:30AM

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Movies: Leslie Mann: 'I never approach anything as a comedy'

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Leslie Mann: 'I never approach anything as a comedy'

Leslie Mann may have starred in some major comedies over the last decade, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, The Other Woman, and How To...

Published on November 26, 2016 at 12:15AM

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Business: S&P 500, Dow Hit Hit Record Highs on Black Friday

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S&P 500, Dow Hit Hit Record Highs on Black Friday

Helped by gains in healthcare and consumer staple stocks

Published on November 25, 2016 at 11:01PM

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Thursday, 24 November 2016

Business: After the Turkey, Some Hit the Shops to Start the Holiday Season

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After the Turkey, Some Hit the Shops to Start the Holiday Season

Many retailers are offering discounts earlier than before

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Movies: Star Wars: Rogue One tickets go on sale Monday

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Star Wars: Rogue One tickets go on sale Monday

Giving Star Wars fans something extra to be grateful for, advance tickets for Rogue One will go on sale Monday in the United States, Lucasfilm...

Published on November 25, 2016 at 02:37PM

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Picture of the day for November 25, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day on November 25, 2016: Topiary (practice of clipping the foliage and twigs of trees and shrub to develop and maintain defined shapes) gardener (or artist?) working a cypress in the cemetery of Tulcán, located in the city of Tulcán, capital of the Carchi Province, north of Ecuador. The cemetery, of a surface of 8 hectares (20 acres), was founded in 1932 to replace the former on that was damaged in the 1923 earthquake. José María Azael Franco Guerrero was back in 1936 in charge of the city parks and started topiary works in the Tulcán cemetery. In the meanwhile the cemetery park has become internationally popular in the art of topiary and was renamed in 2007 to cemetery Azael Franco to honour his work. http://ift.tt/2glp5Ss

affluenza: Word of the day for November 25, 2016

affluenza , n :
A feeling of dissatisfaction, anxiety, etc., caused by the dogged and ongoing pursuit of more goods and possessions. Today is Black Friday in Canada and the United States in 2016, generally the busiest shopping day of the year.