Good morning, Whitewater.
The work week ends with a high of seventeen and a seventy-percent chance of snow. Daytime accumulation will be about an inch. Sunrise is 6:43 and sunset 5:33, for 10h 49m 58s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 3.5% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1950, Sen. McCarthy makes his accusations on the Senate floor:
1950 – McCarthy Delivers Allegations to Senate
On this date, in a six-hour speech delivered before the U.S. Senate, Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed he had the names of 81 U.S. government officials actively engaged in Communist activities, including “one of our foreign ministers.” [Source: Internet Archives]
Puzzability‘s Oscar Losers series ends today:
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This Week’s Game — February 16-20
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Oscar Losers
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Sometimes when you lose, you lose big. For each day this week, we started with a nominee for the Best Actor Oscar who didn’t win it in at least one year (though he may have won it in another year). We then removed all instances of the letters in OSCAR, though not all five of the letters necessarily appear in the name.
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Example:
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HINFD
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Answer:
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Harrison Ford
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What to Submit:
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Submit the actor’s name (as “Harrison Ford” in the example) for your answer.
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Friday, February 20
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