Good morning.

Whitewater’s Wednesday will be sunny and hot, with a high of ninety-one.

The Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM this morning.

From LiveScience.com, for the Olympic Games, here’s a video on the physics of diving:

On this day in 1832,

Black Hawk’s Escape Across Mississippi Blocked

On this date the armed steamboat the Warrior reached the British Band on the Mississippi where they hoped to cross the river and escape the American troops. After being guided by a Sioux Indian, the ship which held an artillery piece, dropped anchor, making the Sauk escape virtually impossible. Black Hawk attempted to surrender to the Warrior, waving a white cloth, but the crew either did not understand or did not accept the message. The ship and its men opened fire, killing a number of unprepared Indians. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail by William F. Stark, p. 140-141]

Google’s daily puzzle asks about a place and the consequences of being there: “Your friend from the Rooftop of the World has more of what vasodilator than you do?”

Good morning.

Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of eighty-eight, and north winds at 5 to 10 mph.

On this day in 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took photos of the moon more detailed than ever before seen:

The Wisconsin Historical Society marks today in 1967 as one on which Lake Geneva took a courageous stand against the dissolution of our civilization:

1967 – Lake Geneva Bans Go-Go Girls
On this date the Lake Geneva city government passed an ordinance banning go-go girls, dancers in bikinis, and swimsuit-clad waitresses from working in establishments that served alcohol. [Source: Janesville Gazette]

Google’s daily puzzle asks about letters and numbers: “If you solve for the factorial of 4 and count that many places in the Greek alphabet, you’ll find a letter that literally means what?”

Good morning.

Whitewater’s week will begin with mostly sunny skies and with a high near 94.

On this day in 1965, Pres. Johnson signed Medicare into law, easily the biggest government insurance program of its kind at the time:

LiveScience.com considers the science of Olympic swimming:

Google’s daily puzzle asks about…elephants’ ears: “You’re choosing between an African and Indian elephant. Are the ears larger or smaller on the kind you can domesticate?” more >>

Good morning.

Whitewater’s Sunday brings a chance (40%) of thunderstorms in the afternoon, with a high temperature of eighty-two.

On this day in 1958, Congress established NASA:

Google’s daily puzzle asks about wonders of the Ancients: “Who created the only living ancient world wonder?” more >>