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The BFD View From Your Window
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The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think today’s photo was taken? window@thebfd.co.nz Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s photo is of the English flag waiting for the game November last year and it was taken in Clevedon. NOTE: We prefer photos to be

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The BFD Map of the Day: 3D Australia on Fire

The BFD Map of the Day: 3D Australia on Fire

“3D “visualisation” of the fires in Australia, made from NASA satellite data. These are all the areas which have been affected, but not all the areas are still burning.” Credit ~ Anthony Hearsey – Creative Imaging reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/ekbtk0/3d_visualisation_of_the_fires_in_australia_made/

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The BFD View From Your Window
NZ

The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think today’s photo was taken? window@thebfd.co.nz Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s photo is of Mt Tauhara and was taken from the Napier to Taupo road. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably

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The BFD View From Your Window
NZ

The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think today’s photo was taken? window@thebfd.co.nz Please put View From My Window in the subject line. Yesterday’s photo was taken in the historic village of Ahuriri, one of the earliest settled areas in Napier. It was the main port until the 1931

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Forest Fire Jihad Being Threatened On Terrorist Websites

Forest Fire Jihad Being Threatened On Terrorist Websites

nationalterroralert.com U.S. officials monitoring terrorist web sites have discovered a call for using forest fires as weapons against “crusader” nations, in what may explain some recent wildfires in places like southern California and Greece. A terrorist website was discovered recently that carried a posting that called for “Forest

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The BFD Map of the Day: Countries NOT Using the Metric System

The BFD Map of the Day: Countries NOT Using the Metric System

How many countries do not use the metric system other than the United States? Two! Burma and Liberia are the only other countries on earth that do not use this system of measurement. (Myanmar, shown on this map, didn’t used to officially utilize the metric system, but has started

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The BFD View From Your Window
NZ

The BFD View From Your Window

Where do you think today’s photo was taken? window@thebfd.co.nz Please put View From My Window in the subject line. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with preferably part of the window in the shot. They do not have to be exotic locations. They

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It’s OK to Commit a ‘Hate Crime’ if You Smoke Pot

It’s OK to Commit a ‘Hate Crime’ if You Smoke Pot

Consider this tale yet another reason why legalising cannabis for recreational use is a bad idea. Believe it or not, a court in France has accepted using cannabis as a defence for a brutal hate crime finding a Muslim man who murdered a Jewish woman while yelling ” Allahu akbar” not

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The BFD Map of the Day: Christmas Gift-Bringers of Europe

The BFD Map of the Day: Christmas Gift-Bringers of Europe

This year, will you be visited by Father Christmas, Santa Claus, Grandfather Frost, John Chimney or Christmas Gnome? An infographic made by 26-year-old Czech linguist, mathematician, and artist Jakub Marian shows the names of gift-bringers at Christmas around Europe in one handy map. As Marian elaborates on his website: Each

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View From Your Window

View From Your Window

Yesterday’s photo was taken on a sparkling morning at Maraetai Beach looking towards Waiheke. View From Your window will return in the New Year. Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoy the spectacular views that New Zealand has to offer this Christmas. NOTE: We prefer photos to be from a window with

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