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Four Words Derived from Four-Legged Friends
Did you know there's a donkey behind "easel"? This word for a frame supporting an artist's canvas comes from the Dutch word "ezel," meaning "an ass or donkey."
The Dutch called the easel a "donkey" because, like a beast...Read more
Jim Rossman: Password protecting your important notes and files
This week a reader writes, “In (a recent) column you mentioned that you keep some of your passwords in your iPhone in a locked note. Could you please explain how one locks a note? It sounds So useful. Also, on a PC ...Read more
Gadgets: A great soundbar
For anyone who is not familiar with a soundbar, you need to be. A simple comparison of the sound your TV emits from the built-in speakers compared to how the same TV sounds with OXS’s S5 Soundbar, proves it doesn’t ...Read more
Review: ‘Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound’ lovingly revives classic 2D experience
Before developer Tomonobu Itagaki brought the “Ninja Gaiden” franchise into the polygonal realm, the series had been an arcade mainstay and a classic Nintendo Entertainment System trilogy. The side-scrolling ...Read more
Are sharks an 'overwhelming problem' in Florida? What the experts say
MIAMI — Florida anglers say sharks are snatching their catches at unprecedented rates, calling it an “overwhelming problem” and blaming a boom in Gulf shark numbers.
But scientific research paints a more complicated...Read more
California farmers, anglers and researchers often clash over salmon. Science united them
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In better times, droves of young winter-run Chinook salmon would travel 300 miles downstream from the Sacramento River, beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and into the Pacific. They would return as ...Read more
A new gold rush? How AI is transforming San Francisco
On a sunny day in San Francisco, along the city's waterfront, families dived into the wacky world of artificial intelligence inside the Exploratorium museum.
Visitors made shadow puppets for AI to identify, used AI to ...Read more
Today's Word "fealty"
fealty \FEE-uhl-tee\ (noun) - 1 : Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord. 2 : The oath by which this obligation was assumed. 3 : Fidelity; ...Read more
This Day in History, August 13
On August 13th, 1913, Harry Brearly invented stainless steel.
Bones in the Storage Room
What does this rebus represent?
The late Dan DeLion: "It's nice that someone mows the cemetery grass"
The recently deceased Mary O'Nette: "It's enjoyable just lying around"
The dearly departed Otto MacAnic: "I'm happy not having to share a room"
The just interred Anna Robic: "I appreciated the beautiful eulogy"
ULA Vulcan cuts through night skies on landmark national security mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance knocked out its first Vulcan Centaur launch of the year Tuesday night, and its first ever for the Space Force.
The company’s new workhorse rocket lifted off on the USSF-...Read more
Tropical Storm Erin surges through Atlantic with Caribbean islands now at risk, NHC says
Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic as the National Hurricane Center forecasted it to become a major hurricane with Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands in its potential path.
As ...Read more
Evacuations urged in Juneau as glacial outburst flooding appears imminent
Authorities in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday morning issued an evacuation alert for residents in the potential path of flooding from a glacial outburst.
Officials are warning residents in the 17-foot-level inundation zone to...Read more
Tropical Storm Erin surges through Atlantic, still forecast to be major hurricane, NHC says
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Erin on Tuesday continued to push west through the Atlantic with the National Hurricane Center still forecasting it to become a major hurricane.
As of the NHC’s 5 a.m. update, the center...Read more
Environmentalists warn about Poinciana expressway's impact on Disney Preserve, wildlife corridor
ORLANDO, Fla. — A long-awaited design for an expressway that aims to change how Osceola County travels is set to be revealed to the public next month. But environmentalists have major concerns about its proximity to the ...Read more
States scramble to complete renewable energy projects before tax credits expire
The abrupt termination of tax credits for clean energy projects is perhaps the most drastic blow that President Donald Trump has struck in his campaign against wind and solar electricity.
As states brace for the ...Read more
Today's Word "beneficence"
beneficenc \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\ (noun) - 1 : The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity. 2 : A charitable gift or act.
"He was one day engaged with Mr. Allworthy in a discourse on charity: in which ...Read more
This Day in History, August 12
On August 12th, 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent for his sewing machine.
Word Fusion
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a sleep relative.
2) This is a masculine painting.
3) This is when a snake stops moving.
4) This is body waste from a fruit.
The next 'Big One' on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake we expect, researchers say
LOS ANGELES — What could the next mega-earthquake on California’s notorious San Andreas fault look like?
Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7.7 to 7.9 ruptured the fault from ...Read more
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