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Operation: Color-Ectomy
Six words have had their colors removed. The colors have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each color with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).
Group A: blue, brown, cyan, green, pink, red
Group B: agssivess, astr, ...
Tropical Storm Ophelia to move inland, bringing more rain to central Virginia early Sunday
Tropical Storm Ophelia is moving inland and bringing more rain to the Richmond area, according to a National Weather Service meteorologist.
Meteorologist Ryan Rogers said Saturday evening that the tropical storm warnings ...Read more
Move over, highways. Now you can sponsor an ocean sanctuary
In a novel conservation strategy, the small South Pacific island state of Niue is offering individuals and institutions the opportunity to sponsor its marine sanctuary, home to pristine coral reefs, sharks, whales and ...Read more
Tropical Storm Philippe forms; Tropical Storm Ophelia crosses into Virginia
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall Saturday morning in North Carolina, with stormy weather spreading over portions of the state. The same day, Tropical Storm Philippe formed in the central ...Read more
SpaceX sets up 200th reflight with Cape Canaveral launch Saturday night
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX’s reusability juggernaut keeps rolling with a planned Space Coast launch Saturday night that would mark the 200th time the company has relied on a previously launched booster to get its payloads ...Read more
Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall; Tropical Depression Seventeen forms
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall Saturday morning in North Carolina, with stormy weather spreading over portions of the state. The same day, Tropical Depression Seventeen formed in the central...Read more
Other Notable Events for September 23
On this date in history:
In 1806, U.S. explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned to St. Louis on their historic journey from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast and back.
In 1846, ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for September 23
Those born on this date include:
- Greek playwright Euripides in 480 B.C.
- Roman Emperor Augustus in 63 B.C.
- Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan in 1215
- feminist/presidential candidate Victoria ...Read more
Today's Word "canorous"
canorous \kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs\ (adjective) - Richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical.
"Even the most horrible of news was easier to take when delivered in the dulcet tones of Martin's canorous voice."
Canorous ...Read more
This Day in History, September 23
On September 23rd, 1806, Lewis and Clark returned from their exploration of the United States.
Braving the Elements
Which element in Group B can be added to Group A? Why?
Group A: Iridium, Vanadium, Xenon, Lanthanum, Carbon, Dysprosium
Group B: Radon, Barium, Uranium, Platinum, Manganese, Phosphorus
Tropical Storm Ophelia forms off US coast; second Atlantic system likely
Tropical Storm Ophelia formed as it headed toward the coast of North Carolina on Friday afternoon, with stormy weather spreading over portions of the state. Meanwhile, a second system is likely to form in the Atlantic, ...Read more
Okefenokee Natl. Wildlife Refuge to be nominated as World Heritage Site
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest intact blackwater swamp in North America and a critical home to thousands of plant and animal species, will be proposed for listing as a World ...Read more
El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California
LOS ANGELES — On the heels of a record-setting wet and warm August, forecasters on Thursday announced that El Niño is gaining strength and will almost certainly persist into 2024.
El Niño, the warm phase of the El Ni�...Read more
Ashes of orca Tokitae finally home after her death last month in Miami
Tokitae the orca has come home.
Not to swim in her Salish Sea, but for her ashes to be scattered there, in a private ceremony by members of the Lummi Nation, who regard her as a relative.
Sk'aliCh'elh-tenaut, as she was ...Read more
New Zealand mud snail makes its way to Lake Tahoe. And it is not welcome
In the vastness of the second-deepest lake in the United States, a tiny snail is posing a threat of “concerning” proportions. The invasive New Zealand mud snail has been discovered in Lake Tahoe.
It’s unclear how ...Read more
Largest asteroid sample ever collected is coming down to Earth
Chunks of asteroid that could tell us about the earliest days of the 4.5 billion-year-old solar system and the possible origins of water on our planet are set to land in the Utah desert Sunday.
It’s a moment more than a...Read more
Other Notable Events for September 22
On this date in history:
In 1776, the British hanged American Revolutionary War hero and patriot Nathan Hale. His famous last words were, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
...Read more
Notable Birthdays for September 22
Those born on this date include:
- English chemist/physicist Michael Faraday in 1791
- actor Allan Rocky Lane, B-movie cowboy star/TV voice of Mr. Ed, in 1909
- co-founder of Amnesty International ...Read more
Today's Word "venial"
venial \VEE-nee-uhl\ (adjective) - Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable.
"Martin's latest error was a venial one, although that he made so many of them so frequently was not something which was ...Read more
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