Saturday, February 15, 2020

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Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 14 09:56PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:lv2dnaL6VYsNmdjDnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. 1901, Physics, Germany, for "the extraordinary services
> he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays
> subsequently named after him".
 
Roentgen
 
 
> 2. 1904, Physiology or Medicine, Russia, for "his work on the
> physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital
> aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged".
 
Pavlov; Mendeleyev
 
 
> 4. 1922, Physics, Denmark, for "his services in the investigation
> of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating
> from them".
 
Bohr
 
> of the allotropic forms of hydrogen".
 
> 7. 1935, Chemistry, France, for "their synthesis of new radioactive
> elements". Name *either one* of the two winners.
 
Marie Curie
 
> of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation,
> and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought
> about by slow neutrons".
 
Fermi
 
> the 1930s, but added a word in front to produce its current name
> in the 1940s, allegedly derived from the US military designation
> for discharge of mentally unstable soldiers.
 
Crazy Eights
 
> another player for all of his cards with a particular value,
> and the player must hand them over, or if he has none, tells
> the requester to take a card from the pool of cards.
 
Go Fish
 
> designated. Bluffing is allowed, so a player with a poor hand
> can beat someone with a better ranked hand. Specific variations
> include 5 card stud, 5 card draw, and Texas hold 'em.
 
Poker
 
> The remaining cards go into the kitty, and the top card is
> turned up. The jack of the other suit of the same color becomes
> the second-highest trump.
 
Euchre
 
> the same deck described in #4. It is typically played by
> 2 to 4 players, with three phases: bidding, melds, and tricks.
> Scoring is possible in the both the meld and trick phases.
 
Pinochle
 
> number, or by forcing the dealer to draw additional cards until
> his hand does exceed that specific number. In casino play,
> house rules dictate when the dealer must stand or draw.
 
Blackjack
 
> the show. The dealer gets a second "hand" to count during the
> show, based on cards contributed by each player. A board is used
> to keep score, with players pegging their way around the board.
 
Cribbage
 
> when a player knocks or lays his final discard face down in the
> discard pile. The opposing player may lay off any unmatched
> cards on the declaring player's melds or runs.
 
Gin Rummy
 
> goes first. The goal of the game is avoid collecting any cards
> of a specific suit and the queen of another specific suit,
> or to boldly take all 14 of those cards.
 
Hearts
 
> other the strength of their respective hands, to come to the
> best possible contract. Two primary variations are contract
> and duplicate. Name the game.
 
Bridge
 
 
> After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Vs lbh whfg
> fnvq "ehzzl" sbe nal nafjre, cyrnfr tb onpx naq or zber fcrpvsvp.
 
Pete Gayde
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