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Word For The Day, Tuesday September 19, 2017 In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". clandestine [klan-des-tin] -adjcharacterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious[1560-70; < Latin clandestīnus, equivalent to *clande, *clamde, variant of clam secretly (with -de adv. particle) + -stīnus, probably after intestīnus internal; see intestine]

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I was just watching an On-Demand episode 9 of Season 2 of Stitchers on Comcast Xfinity when a Gray Box flashed on the screen about 8 inches by 6 inches with the words, as best as I could read it and recall it: Operation Iraq: MOVE!### ### #### Below those words in the box were a series of numbers that may have been a phone number, but I don't recall any of the numbers. The second set of numbers may have had four digits, not three, but my impression was the pattern was a phone number. There were no dashes...

Complete Headline: Hillary Live! Clinton talks about her love of Chardonnay AND Vodka in front of adoring audience - who HISS at Bernie Sanders' name Hillary Clinton appeared Monday night at Washinton, D.C.'s Warner Theatre, her first 'Hillary Clinton Live' appearance, which is part of her book tour Keeping it more light than recent news interviews, host Lissa Muscatine made Clinton play the game 'Boxers or Briefs' Clinton joked about liking both vodka and Chardonnay, while telling the hooting crowd that she ran against both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin Hillary Clinton likes baths and showers, enjoys vodka and Chardonnay...

NFL LIVE THREAD - WEEK 3 Thursday, Sep 21, 2017 L.A. Rams at San Francisco 8:25 pm NFLN Sunday, Sep 24, 2017 Baltimore at Jacksonville 9:30 am YHOO Atlanta at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Cleveland at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS Denver at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS Houston at New England 1:00 pm CBS Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia 1:00 pm FOX Pittsburgh at Chicago 1:00 pm CBS Tampa Bay at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX Seattle at Tennessee 4:05 pm FOX Cincinnati at Green Bay 4:25 pm CBS...

Specifically, the rider would curb the ability of the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether MLMs like Amway are pyramid schemes — potentially protecting Amway from costly regulations that have recently ensnared its archrival Herbalife.

WASHINGTON — Paul J. Manafort was in bed early one morning in July when federal agents bearing a search warrant picked the lock on his front door and raided his Virginia home. They took binders stuffed with documents and copied his computer files, looking for evidence that Mr. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, set up secret offshore bank accounts. They even photographed the expensive suits in his closet. The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, then followed the house search with a warning: His prosecutors told Mr. Manafort they planned to indict him, said two people close to the...

Son makes my night! After taking my dog for walk I returned home to find my 24 year old son watching the Lions play the Giants. He proceeds to tell me about an outrageous and obnoxious Commercial for the Gap. "It was a black guy and an over the top transgender dude in a fake dark wig singing." He looks the commercial up on YouTube and plays it for me. The video labeled "Bridging the GAP" begins and the "Tranny" my son is disgusted by is CHER!! He sincerely has no idea who she is or was. What a great...

FULL TITLE: 'My heart is in pieces': Father's heartbreak after three bullies call his seven-year-old special needs son a 'monster' at school A father was left heartbroken after bullies called his seven-year-old son a 'monster' at school. Dan Bezzant broke down crying after hearing what happened to his son, Jackson, on Thursday. The Idaho dad said he received a phone call from his ex-wife explaining that Jackson was eating when three older boys started bullying him. 'They were saying he looked like a monster and kept calling him names,' Bezzant told EastIdahoNews.com.

"...We’re talking about the minority [of vaccine refusers], and strategies against the minority. So I have the solution: Every study published in the last five years, you look at vaccine refusers, I’m not talking about people we can talk them into coming to terms, but refusers. (54:28 mark) Let’s just get rid of all the whites in the United States, ..."

MADISON, WI - Five pets were also found dead in the rubble of a house that was intentionally exploded by a husband who police believe killed his wife. Steven Pirus is in custody for allegedly shooting his wife and attempting to cover up the crime with a house explosion, according to Madison police. Madison police spokesperson Joel DeSpain said Monday three dogs and two cats were also found dead during the explosion investigation. The couple's home on Stratton Way exploded Wednesday afternoon. Fire officials found the body of 50-year-old Lee Anne Pirus among the rubble. An autopsy by the Dane...

University of British Columbia (UBC) geologist Matthijs Smit and research partner Klaus Mezger believe they have been able to show how the disappearance of a mineral called olivine from the Earth's crust led to an explosion of biological life. Earth's early atmosphere and oceans were devoid of free oxygen, even though tiny cyanobacteria were producing the gas as a byproduct of photosynthesis. Then, about 2.4 billion years ago, oxygen in the atmosphere suddenly increased by about 10,000 times in just 200 million years. 

SUICIDE IS NEVER THE ANSWER. Every suicide is a tragic loss to our nation and those impacted. The family and friends left behind who must deal with the aftermath of the event and put those events in perspective, may in some cases never know why the service member or Veteran took their life. Suicide is NEVER the answer. Please reach out and ask for help. We need you. #SuicideAwarenessMonth #BeThere_Marine Visit: www.dstressline.com or call: 1-877-476-7734

It appears the summer hiking season may be over for another year, as many Swiss alpine resorts saw fresh snow over the weekend. A cold front saw temperatures fall last week and over the weekend, with many places in the lowlands experiencing ground frost. With the snow level dropping to 1,500m and heavy precipitation in many parts, on Monday many alpine resorts woke up to fresh snow on the ground. “Winter is coming, how to resist?” tweeted Verbier, its webcam pictures looking distinctly wintry. Laax, St. Moritz, the Jungfrau region and Crans-Montana were among the other resorts whose webcams showed...

A humorous interpretation of the McGuire Sisters "May You Always" for Harry Potter.

People are starting to tune out awards shows like the Emmys because they have become so politicized, White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Monday. "It’s — between the Emmys, the Miss America pageant was very politicized. Our sports are very politicized," Conway said on Fox News. "And it looks like the ratings are suffering. It looks like America is responding by tuning out, because they want you to stick to your knitting," she continued. "They want you to, I guess, in this case, read the stuff other people write for you. And so they are welcome to their opinion, but...

What a good girl! A Tulsa family credits their Golden Retriever with helping to slow down a burglary suspect. Kevin Coley and his wife, Barbara, adopted a Golden Retriever about seven years ago and named her Brandi. Since then, they say Brandi has always been loving and affectionate toward everyone; never showing any signs of aggression. However, a burglary suspect got the worst of the dog when he decided to jump into the Coley’s back yard. After breaking into a neighbor’s home, police told FOX 23 that two burglary suspects split up to try and find hiding spots. Ron Johnson...

Antifa used social media to track down and KO a neo-Nazi September 18, 2017 A man in Seattle was punched in the face after he was spotted wearing a red swastika armband on a city bus. A network of anti-fascists, aka Antifa, used social media to share the man’s picture and location, which may have led to the confrontation downtown.

Some humor for a Monday afternoon. A spoof of Braveheart with Donald Trump as the hero. I thought most FReepers would enjoy it. I did do a search on the title & didn't come up with anything, so I hope it hasn't been posted before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc08_HVmu4Y

'That's definitely not a mushroom!' Mortified mother spots a VERY rude drawing on an episode of a Netflix children's TV show A children's TV show has come under fire as it appears to feature a very rude drawing. Mother Chey Robinson shared a clip from the first series of the Netflix show Maya the Bee, which saw Maya fly into a log to hide, after spotting something amiss on the bark. Chey was horrified to discover that the log featured what looked like a drawing of a penis, which she says 'disgusted' her. The clip has since been viewed over...