Good morning, Whitewater.
Thursday will be sunny and cold, with a high of nine degrees. Sunrise is 6:54 and sunset 5:23, for 10h 28m 04s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 46.3% of its visible disk illuminated.
It’s Lincoln’s birthday.
On this day in 2002, a Wisconsin athlete wins the gold:
Verona Athlete Wins Gold Medal in 2002 Olympics
On this date Verona’s Casey FitzRandolph won a gold medal at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games in the Men’s 500 Meters. He began his career on the ice playing ice hockey and was inspired by Madison native Eric Heiden, an Olympic speed skater. FitzRandolph tried speed skating in his hockey skates and soon caught the attention of coaches in Wisconsin. He became an Olympian in 1998, when he placed sixth in the 500 meters and seventh in the 1000 at the Nagano Olympic Games. At the Salt Lake City Games he broke the olympic record in the 500 meters with a time of 1:09:23.
Here’s the Thursday 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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Thursday, February 12
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