Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 24, 2013)

Dennis, Nell, Edna...



What is unusual about this following long sentence?



Dennis, Nell, Edna, Leon, Nedra, Anita, Rolf, Nora, Alice, Carol, Leo, Jane, Reed, Dena, Dale, Basil, Rae, Penny, Lana, Dave, Denny, Lena, Ida, Bernadette, Ben, Ray, Lila, Nina, Jo, Ira, Mara, Sara, Mario, Jan, Ina, Lily, Arne, Bette, Dan, Reba, Diane, Lynn, Ed, Eva, Dana, Lynne, Pearl, Isabel, Ada, Ned, Dee, Rena, Joel, Lora, Cecil, Aaron, Flora, Tina, Arden, Noel and Ellen sinned.





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jun 24, 2013)

NCIS

"NCIS" is a popular TV drama filled with mystery, suspense, and action. How well do you know this show?



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Creativity : Mental Audio II

This exercise will test your ability to recall and recreate sounds in your mind. This stretches the part of the brain where audio is stored. Close your eyes and try to hear the following sounds:



1. The theme song for your favorite TV show.

2. A waterfall.

3. A big dog barking. A little dog barking.

4. A racecar starting and screeching away.

5. Your father's voice.



How well did you do at reproducing those sounds in your head? With practice, you'll get better at imagining sounds.



If you like this exercise, try Mental Audio I.

Memory : Keyword Mnemonic

The keyword-mnemonic technique is most frequently used to learn foreign word vocabulary, though it can be adapted to other purposes. This technique achieves its effectiveness by encoding information both visually and verbally. This gives you twice the number of aids for aided recall to work.



The first step is to think of an English keyword that is similar to the foreign word. For example, the French word for "fish" is "poisson" so your keyword might be "poison" because it is similar to the French word. Try to pick a noun for the keyword, because it will make the next step easier.



The second step is to visualize an association between your English keyword and the English translation of the foreign word. In this case, we would visualize an association between "fish" and "poison." Maybe you could visualize a toxic pond with all the fish floating on the surface, or maybe you would picture someone eating some fish and then dropping over dead. The more dramatic you make your visualizion, the more effective it will be as a memory tool.



Now, if you need to remember the French word for "fish," you will remember the visual scene and will recall the word "poison." This will lead you to the correct word "poisson."



This technique can also work in reverse - going from the foreign word to the English translation.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Boding

bod-ing



verb :: An omen, prediction, or presentiment especially of coming evil.



"The dark clouds were boding trouble for the unprepared campers."

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Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery: Episode 1 - Puzzle Solutions Guide - Touch Arcade

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