Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 20, 2013)

Letter Juggle 5



Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.



1. Pain - Nil

2. War - Zoned

3. Routing - Tip

4. Shot - Teaming

5. Right - Blight





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 20, 2013)

Jonas Brothers- "When You Look Me In The Eyes"

How well do you know this very popular Jonas Brothers song?



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Creativity : Eyes on the Prize

People tend to get distracted from their goals by negative thoughts or worrying about what could go wrong. For example, if your goal is to clean your garage, you might say to yourself, "What's the point, it will just get messy again." Or, "I'll never get this done today. I'll do it when I have more time." These negative thoughts prevent you from seeing the true goal.



The next time you have an unpleasant task to complete, make a note of any negative thoughts that arise. Try to counter each negative thought with something positive. You could say, "It won't get messy again if I put in place an organization scheme that works." Or "Maybe I can't get this all done today, but I could get the left side of the garage finished today and then I could park my car inside." Picking an appropriate goal and keeping negative thoughts from distracting you will make it easer to stay motivated.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Pertinacious

per-ti-na-cious



adj. :: Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate



adj. :: Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.



"I could see that Montgomery had one of those slow, pertinacious tempers that will warm day after day to a white heat, and never again cool to forgiveness; and I saw too that this quarrel had been some time growing." -- Wells, H.G.

Memory : Memory Isn't a Thing

Memory is not a thing that you can measure. There is no single place in the brain where memories are stored or where remembering happens. You can't take an MRI of your brain, point to your memory, and say, "My, what a good memory I have!"



Memory is better thought of as a collection of behaviors that you use to organize information in your mind. So, when someone says that they have a "bad memory," what they are really saying is that they don't have a good process for storing and retrieving information. While there is some link between intelligence and memory ability, memory is mostly a learned skill and you can get better at it with practice.



Exercises designed to improve your memory are not trying to enlarge or strengthen any particular part of your brain. Instead, they are teaching you new behaviors and skills that can be used to organize information in your mind and improve your ability to recall this information rapidly and accurately.

Capital Quiz: Monday, May 20 - The Dominion Post

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Daily Sudoku: Mon 20-May-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Mon 20-May-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Mon 20-May-2013

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The Night of the Rabbit preview - Entertainment Focus

The Night of the Rabbit preview Entertainment Focus This is a nice simple task that allows you to learn how the game works and gives you a couple of simple puzzles to solve. Jerry then comes across a mysterious letter that contains the first complex puzzle of the game. It contains a recipe of sorts to ...

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Pundles Brain Teasers Released for iOS - Flex Your Mind - prMac - prMac (press release)

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More fun and games ahead for Diversions - Seacoastonline.com

More fun and games ahead for Diversions Seacoastonline.com PORTSMOUTH — One year ago, Ted Keith opened Diversions Puzzles & Games on Deer Street. A year later, the popular store has moved to Congress Street and more than tripled its square footage. “Deer Street was a great launching pad for us,” Keith said.

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More fun and games ahead for Diversions - Seacoastonline.com

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The Saturday Quiz - The Independent

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Tray Puzzle - second attempt at scrollsawing

Got my scrollsaw – scheppach deco-flex 3 weeks ago.

And I love scrollsawing ;) Did not think it can be so much fun and quite relaxing after a workday.

This is my second “serious” attempt at puzzle making. This one is by Paul Bunyan, from the book “Wooden Puzzles – The best of scrollsaw. Woodworking & Crafts magazine”.

Coloured using my kiddos colouring pens and one pencil. I really have to get my hands on some small amounts of various colors of paint.

2 coats of varnish on top, cut from birch plywood, 6mm thick

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BATTLE OF THE BRAINS: Brain Teaser - wtvr.com

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Fun before you fly - Illawarra Mercury

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The Brainteaser - Daily Beast

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