Good morning, Whitewater.
Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a high of thirty-one that will fall into the twenties by mid-afternoon. Sunrise is 6:56 and sunset 5:21, for 10h 25m 24s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 56.6% of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 10 AM today.
Thomas Edison’s first successful light bulb model, used in public demonstration at Menlo Park, December 1879. Via Wikipedia.
It’s Thomas Edison’s birthday:
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed “The Wizard of Menlo Park”,[3] he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.[4]
Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. More significant than the number of Edison’s patents was the widespread impact of his inventions: electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures all established major new industries world-wide. Edison’s inventions contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.
His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison developed a system of electric-power generation and distribution[5] to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Pearl Street in Manhattan, New York.[5]
February 11, 1842 is a low point in Wisconsin’s legislative history:
1842 – Shooting in the Legislature
On this date the Territorial Legislature of Wisconsin met in Madison, only to be interrupted by the shooting of one member by another. The legislature was debating the appointment of Enos S. Baker for sheriff of Grant County when Charles Arndt made a sarcastic remark about Baker’s colleague, James Vineyard. After an uproar, adjournment was declared and when Arndt approached Vineyard’s desk, a fight broke out during which Vineyard drew his revolver and shot Arndt. [Source: Badger Saints and Sinners by Fred L. Holmes]
Here’s the Wednesday game from Puzzability:
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This Week’s Game — February 9-13
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Hearts and Letters
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Naturally, there’s romance in the mix this Valentine’s week. For each day, we started with a word, added the eight letters in the words TRUE LOVE, and rearranged all the letters to get a new phrase. Both pieces are described in each day’s clue, with the shorter one first.
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Example:
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Pool length; track and field athlete with a long stick
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Answer:
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Lap; pole vaulter
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What to Submit:
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Submit both pieces, with the shorter one first (as “Lap; pole vaulter” in the example), for your answer.
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Wednesday, February 11
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