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Card Cash
Someone offers you the following deal:
There is a deck of 100 initially blank cards. The dealer is allowed to write ANY positive integer, one per card, leaving none blank. You are then asked to turn over as many cards as you wish. If the last card you turn over is the highest in the deck, you win; otherwise, you lose.
Winning grants you $50, and losing costs you only the $10 you paid to play.
Would you accept this challenge?
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Tropical Storm Sara forecast to fall apart over land, while remnant could make its way to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Storm Sara is forecast to slog its way into Central America this weekend but lose organization before its remnants make their way into the Gulf of Mexico and get sucked back to the east toward ...Read more
When will the Orlando area's hurricane debris be picked up?
ORLANDO, Fla. — With potential trouble brewing in the Gulf of Mexico and the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, many neighborhoods across Central Florida still have stacks of sticks and other storm waste piled ...Read more
Powerful western storm expected to intensify across Midwest, could bring heavy snow to upstate NY
A powerful storm system could bring heavy snow, high winds and cold temperatures to parts of upstate New York by the end of next week, weather officials said.
The storm, which is predicted to develop east of the Rocky ...Read more
Ranchers again ask Colorado wildlife officials to delay release of next round of wolves
DENVER — Colorado ranchers are renewing their demand for state wildlife officials to delay the release of more wolves until they finalize more programs to prevent attacks on livestock.
Ranchers on Thursday formally ...Read more
Maryland looks to preserve more than 1,100 acres to protect against development and solar farms
BALTIMORE — Harford County is moving to preserve 1,110 acres of agricultural land to meet its goal of preserving 75,000 acres by 2040 as solar farms pose mounting pressure for land use across the state.
The 1,110 acres ...Read more
A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, Laurasia
The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur's jaws close around its prize. The creature lifts its head, nearly dainty in scale, and contentedly gnaws ...Read more
Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries
Flooding from hurricanes Helene and Milton inflicted billions of dollars in damage across the Southeast in September and October 2024, pushing buildings off their foundations and undercutting roads and bridges. It also ...Read more
Tropical Storm Sara forecast to fall apart over land, while remnant low could make way to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – Tropical Storm Sara is forecast to slog its way into Central America this weekend, but lose organization before its remnants make their way into the Gulf of Mexico and get sucked back to the east toward ...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 15
On this date in history:
In 1791, Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college in the United States.
In 1864, Union General William Tecumseh ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 15
Those born on this date include:
- Pope Nicholas V in 1397
- astronomer William Herschel in 1738
- artist Georgia O'Keeffe in 1887
- German Gen. Erwin Rommel in 1891
- TV personality/...Read more
Today's Word "multifarious"
multifarious \muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs\ (adjective) - Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified.
"Others will follow, others will outstrip me on the same lines; and I hazard the guess that man will be ...Read more
This Day in History, November 15
On November 15th, 1960, the Polaris missile was test-launched.
Chain Links
You have four lengths of gold chain. One is made up of five links, two are made of four links, and one made of three links. These need to be made into one bracelet. The jeweler you have taken them to charges 50 cents to break a link and $1.00 to weld a link back together. You figure it would cost $6.00, but the jeweler finds a cheaper way. What is it and how much will it cost?
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Toxin was released into the Congaree River in South Carolina. But agencies did little to stop it, greens say
COLUMBIA, S.C. — High amounts of a toxic chemical are being discharged into the Congaree and Cooper rivers from plastics factories in South Carolina, but state and federal regulators are doing little to control the ...Read more
After more than 20 years of study, scientists are ready to say what they found off Monterey's coast
More than two decades ago, researchers spotted a mysterious sea slug swimming more than 8,000 feet deep in the Monterey Bay.
In February 2000, scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute were using a ...Read more
Biden administration throws support behind road through Alaska's Izembek wildlife refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Biden administration on Wednesday endorsed a land exchange that would allow a controversial gravel road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest Alaska.
The Biden ...Read more
Tropical Storm Sara forms, with a turn toward Florida still possible
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tropical Storm Sara formed in the western Caribbean Sea Thursday afternoon as it headed toward Honduras, but there is a great deal of uncertainty about what, if any, impacts the storm will have in...Read more
Tropical Storm Sara forms in Caribbean, could threaten Florida next week
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and long-term forecast models show it could enter the Gulf of Mexico and turn toward Florida’s Gulf Coast.
As ...Read more
Tropical Storm Sara likely to form, with a turn toward Florida still possible
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Sara to form in the western Caribbean Sea in the next 24 hours, but there is a great deal of uncertainty about what, if any, impacts it will have in Florida or ...Read more
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