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Region: Texas
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!
Today is
All Saints’ Day
https://nationaltoday.com/saints-day/
National Cook For Your Pets Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-cook-for-your-pets-day/
Color the World Orange Day
https://nationaltoday.com/color-the-world-orange-day/
Extra Mile Day
https://nationaltoday.com/extra-mile-day/
Job Action Day
https://nationaltoday.com/job-action-day/
National Author’s Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-authors-day/
Prime Meridian Day
https://nationaltoday.com/prime-meridian-day/
Quotes of the Day
“Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.” — Kobe Bryant
“I like criticism. It makes you strong.” — LeBron James
Music of the Day
Ghostbusters (Live) - The Cybertronic Spree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKDG3XAZ23I
On This Day In History
1952 "Ivy Mike", the first thermonuclear weapon to utilize the H-bomb design of Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam, is detonated in the Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean
1998 The European Court of Human Rights is instituted.
2012 Google's Gmail becomes the world's most popular email service
2012 Scientists detect evidence of light from the universe's first stars, predicted to have formed 500 million years after the big bang
2018 Palau becomes the first country to ban sunscreen and its chemicals which bleach coral reefs
Biden arrives in Glasgow for COP26 summit with leaders under pressure to turn climate pledges into action
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/11/01/cop-26-glasglow-climate-change-summit-biden-world-leaders-under-pressure/6230529001/
Supreme Court hears arguments in two challenges to Texas' six-week ban on abortion
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/11/01/supreme-court-weighs-texas-ban-abortions-after-six-weeks/8568006002/
Daylight saving time is 'not helpful' and has 'no upsides,' experts say. Here's why.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/11/01/fall-back-daylight-saving-time-health-experts-want-you-know/6174156001/
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Epic Piano Battles of History: Mozart vs Beethoven
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_gPAZ6ZzOw
Why Giant Goldfish Are Invading The Planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahnr94mX_vM
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Texas BINGO – New Round!
Round 23: Texas Scientists BINGO
There are many Texas Scientists who came from the Lone Star State. We should play BINGO with some of our Texas Scientists!
Instructions:
1. Go to https://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/ to generate your own BINGO card based on these settings:
Bingo Card Basics:
Card Title: Texas Scientists BINGO
Word List (separated by commas):
Robert Woodrow Wilson,
Beck Weathers,
Matt Mullenweg,
Grady Booch,
Dean Ornish,
Spencer Silver,
M. King Hubbert,
Robert Floyd Curl Jr.,
E. Donnall Thomas,
Maurice Ewing,
Robert Bruce Merrifield,
Edward F. Knipling,
E. Allen Emerson,
G. W. Pierce,
Matilda Coxe Stevenson,
Claude Hope,
Harry Martin Meyer Jr.,
Elise Harmon,
Lorene Rogers,
Mary Ellen Rudin,
Beatrice Tinsley,
Karen Uhlenbeck,
Cecile DeWitt-Morette,
Billie Lee Turner,
Rebecca Byrd Masterson,
Free Space:
Include a free space?: No
Free Space Text: Not applicable, leave blank.
Free Space Description: Not applicable.
Free Space Placement: The default setting is center but do not bother with it as it is not applicable.
Card Size:
Number of Squares Wide: 5
Number of Squares Tall: 5
Printing Options:
Number of cards to create: 1
Press the "Generate Bingo Cards" Button. Take a screenshot of the card and save it onto your computer. We will be using Microsoft Paint to strike out the locations on the card as they are called out.
This is a sample of an acceptable BINGO card for this game:
https://i.imgur.com/fUTRy9r.png
Rules: Your goal is to cover 5 lines of those squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each of the 5 lines corresponds to a letter in the word BINGO. When you have a BINGO, then you have won the game.
This is a sample of an acceptable winning card:
https://i.imgur.com/xNxsXhI.png
To start the game, today's Texas Scientist to strike off is: Beck Weathers,
3. The first person to complete their card should upload it to imgur.com or any other image hosting site and post this message on our Texas RMB: BINGO! and a link to your completed card that you have uploaded to the image hosting site.
Good luck and have an absolutely fantastic, healthy and safe day everyone!
Your Buddy Verner
NewTexas, Yip Man, and PR In Space
