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Around and Back in 12
Start with a 6-letter word. Replace one letter to find the next word. No word is repeated in the trip until we are back to where we started. Clues are given along the way.
1. block and tackle
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3. recycled glass
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5. decorative moulding
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7. online purchase software
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9. paid a visit
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11. hauled
12 (we are back !)
This Day in History, June 10
On June 10th, 1935, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded.
Apple debuts Liquid Glass interface at design-focused WWDC event
Apple Inc. unveiled a new operating system interface called Liquid Glass at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, an event that focused heavily on aesthetics and design elements rather than software breakthroughs.
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Amid Musk threat to decommission SpaceX Dragon, NASA reveals more Boeing Starliner delays
As the fracas between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump escalated last week to the point of Musk threatening to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, NASA revealed even more delays to Dragon’s alternative, Boeing...Read more
This California company converted a diesel tugboat to electric power
CHULA VISTA, California — It took some work and cost a pretty penny, but a Chula Vista boatbuilding and repair company recently converted a tugboat from diesel power to all-electric at its shipyard that covers 1 million ...Read more
Today's Word "preternatural"
preternatural \pree-tuhr-NACH-uhr-uhl; -NACH-ruhl\ (adjective) - 1 : Existing outside of nature; differing from the natural; nonnatural. 2 : Surpassing the usual or normal; extraordinary; abnormal. 3 : Beyond or outside ...Read more
Crafty Words
Take the list of words below and arrange them into 3 sentences that all have something in common. Each word is only used once each time they appear in the list. ('A' can be used 4 times as it's in the list 4 times.) Punctuation is not an issue in this teaser.
A, A, A, A, ANIMALS, BAR, BAT, DAN, DROOP, I, I, IN, IN, IS, IT, NET, OR, POOR, SAW, SLAM, TEN, WAS
What are the sentences and what do they have in common?
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This Day in History, June 9
On June 9th, 1534, Jacques Cartier diescovered the St. Lawerence River.
California tsunami: Here's where damage and casualties could be the worst
Tsunamis pose a risk to the entire California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?
A single tsunami likely won't cause the worst-case scenario for every region. But in total, more than 680,000 ...Read more
Today's Word "embonpoint"
embonpoint \ahn-bohn-PWAN\ (noun) - Plumpness of person; stoutness.
"It was a girl called Tinker Bell exquisitely gowned in a skeleton leaf, cut low and square, through which her figure could be seen to best advantage. ...Read more
Weather-ectomy
Six words have had their weather terms removed. The weather terms 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 weather term 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: cloud, hail, rain, sleet, storm, wind
Group...
This Day in History, June 8
On June 8th, 1949, celebrities such as Danny Kaye and Helen Keller were named members of the Communist party during the Red Scare.
Today's Word "militate"
militate \MIL-ih-tayt\ (intransitive verb) - To have force or influence.
"Where you frequent a house it may militate very much against a girl's making a desirable settlement in life, and prevent her from accepting offers ...Read more
Mixing Math and Poetry
What kind of poem am I?
(12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0
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This Day in History, June 7
On June 7th, 1099, the Siege of Jerusalem began.
On 7-5 vote, Southern California Air Quality Management District rejects gas appliance surcharge aimed at improving air quality
LOS ANGELES — On a 7-5 vote, the South Coast Air Quality Management District on Friday rejected controversial measures aimed at reducing air pollution by imposing surcharges that could make natural gas-powered water ...Read more
Axiom Space's record-setter to lead astronauts from 3 nations on private mission
Peggy Whitson has spent nearly two years of her life in space as an Axiom Space employee and former NASA astronaut.
Next week she’ll lead a mission with three men representing countries that haven’t sent anyone to ...Read more
Lethal algae bloom is over, but sickened marine mammals aren't safe yet
LOS ANGELES — It was one of the largest, longest and most lethal harmful algae blooms in Southern California's recorded history, claiming the lives of hundreds of dolphins and sea lions between Baja California and the ...Read more
Today's Word "abstruse"
abstruse \ab-STROOS; uhb-\ (adjective) - Difficult to comprehend or understand.
"When Tony Gate's critical sire had come up from Boston to watch his boy play Fluellen at a rehearsal and had taken him and Ronny out for ...Read more
Danger?
Parker was hiding under a table. He was frightened, and knew that his brothers were probably already dead. He heard a couple of blasts, then Parker knew he was okay. What happened?
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