Louisville pitcher Thompson puzzles Commodores - The Tennessean

Louisville pitcher Thompson puzzles Commodores The Tennessean Burning question: The game was paused for a couple of minutes after Louisville closer Nick Burdi got the first out in the ninth inning when Vanderbilt hitting coach Travis Jewett asked to have Burdi's jersey checked for an illegal substance. “I believe ...

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 11, 2013)

Sounding Them Out - I



Given below are five pairs of words. Each pair sounds similar, but have different meanings (they are homonyms). Can you find them?



Lift high - Bring down, destroy

Plant with ears - Labyrinth

Burial/Cremation formalities - Uses a pen and paper and forms legible words

To communicate with God - Carnivore's target

Watery part of milk that separates when milk turns to curds - The route or the course traveled from one place to another





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jun 11, 2013)

The Holocaust

This quiz is about the Jewish prisoners of the Holocaust. Test your knowledge on one of the most famous and dark times in history.



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Memory : Alcohol

Alcohol consumption can cause several different memory problems. In one study it was shown that heavy drinkers have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia later in life. This is probably due to the toxic effect that alcohol has on the neurons in your brain.



Alcohol can also cause Vitamin B deficiencies which can lead to a disorder called Korsakoff's syndrome which can result in permanent long-term memory loss.



Excessive alcohol consumption can also cause blackouts and memory loss. Some studies show that this is because alcohol inhibits the ability of memories to be transferred from short-term to long-term memory.



Some recent studies have shown that light drinking (up to one drink a day) may have a beneficial effect on memory, but the reasons for this are still unclear.

Creativity : Brainstorm Rule: Stay Focused

When participating in a Brainstorm, it's important to stay focused on the topic. It's very easy to become side-tracked on one particular idea and try to work out all the details of it. Remember that the point of a brainstorm is to generate lots of ideas. There will be plenty of time later to talk in depth about the promising ones. Try to keep focused on the goal of generating as many ideas as possible on the brainstorm topic.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Pundit

pun-dit



noun :: One who gives opinions in an authoritative manner.



"The pundits on the TV news shows tend to have very one-sided views."

Myq Kaplan: Meat Robot - A.V. Club

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Xbox One Price , Games Revealed At Microsoft E3 2013 Press Conference : 15 ... - iDigitalTimes.com

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'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Gets Another Damn Villain - Get The Big Picture

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Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter - TIME

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Daily Sudoku: Tue 11-Jun-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Tue 11-Jun-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Tue 11-Jun-2013

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Did Microsoft fix the bad buzz for Xbox One? No. - Tulsa World (blog)

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Capital Quiz: Tuesday, June 11 - The Dominion Post

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Microsoft's E3 2013 Conference: PC games on the Xbox One, hardware updates ... - games.on.net

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Weekend Box-Office Results: 'The Purge' Places First While 'Fast 6' Lands In ... - Get The Big Picture (blog)

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'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' Poster: Things Are Looking Dark - NextMovie (blog)

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WHAT'S INSIDE THE NEW MOTOCROSS ACTION: ON THE NEWS STANDS ... - Motocross Action Magazine

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Jigsaw puzzles are cool again in Puzzle Axe: a game of monsters and music - VentureBeat

Jigsaw puzzles are cool again in Puzzle Axe: a game of monsters and music VentureBeat When we were kids, jigsaw puzzles were those funny pictures of cats and national landmarks we put together at Grandma's house, jamming the pieces in until they fit. Many of us have moved on to new hobbies, but now a team of developers at ...

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Arrival of Beaverton's Interactive Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery highlights ... - OregonLive.com

Arrival of Beaverton's Interactive Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery highlights ... OregonLive.com The museum is the brainchild of Engen and Carol Mathewson. They started it three years ago from their garage after decades of collecting historic board games, puzzles and other classic gaming items. They even took the museum, which they call IMOGAP, ...

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The Saturday Quiz answers - The Independent

The Saturday Quiz answers The Independent Related articles. The Saturday quiz. 1. Wendy. 2. Hair. 3. Ronald Reagan. 4. By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. 5. Daily Mirror. 6. The Man Booker International Prize. 7. The bikini. 8. Aegean. 9. 6. 10. South Africa. Tweet ...

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“Breathing” Hexagon Optical Illusion

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Gianni Sarcone’s “Breathing Hexagon” is an animated composition made of multiple frames, each one being the same in shape but different in color. As you can see, the end result is pretty amazing – It seems as if the hexagon slowly pulsates with each frame-change. Even though none of that is real, and each and every dot stands perfectly still, the shape still somehow manages to “breathe”! Amazing, isn’t it?

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