Monday 15 July 2013

Florida's unjust gun laws - Boston Globe



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One Day, 85 Hours of Tunes: Santa Cruz Music Festival - NBC Bay Area (blog)



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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 16, 2013)

Hurry Up!



Can you decipher this phrase?





T _ _ E





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jul 16, 2013)

Symbolic Colours (3)

All colours have hidden meanings, they influence our bodily functions, and can symbolise events and emotions. How much do you know about colours?



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Memory : Brain Evolution

Although nobody knows for certain, it is thought that in human evolution, an upright posture came before a developed brain. This upright posture freed up our ape-ancestors hands to use primitive tools such as rocks and sticks. It also allowed raised their eye level which helped them better see prey and predator. This started happening about 15 million years ago. For over 10 million more years, the brain stayed pretty much the same size. Beginning with Homo erectus, the brain size of our ancestors started growing dramatically. Almost all of this growth was in the expansion of the cerebral cortex which is what gives humans the ability to have language, abstract thoughts and consciousness. In only 3 million years brain sizes had quadrupled, giving humans the largest brain per body size ratio of any species on earth. It is still unknown why or how the brain could grow so much in such a short period of evolutionary time.

Stress : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder is caused by exposure to a highly traumatic experience. Symptoms usually include nightmares and flashbacks where the event is re-experienced over and over again. These recurring memories can become overbearing and interfere with the brain's ability to learn and consolidate new information.



PTSD is considered to be primarily an anxiety disorder that should subside after several months, but in extreme cases symptoms can last much longer. Long term stress like this can cause permanent damage to the brain due to the build up of the stress hormone, cortisol.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Reconnoiter

re-con-noi-ter



verb :: To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information.



"'Gentlemen,' said Barbicane, 'we have no time to lose; tomorrow we must obtain horses, and proceed to reconnoiter the country.'" --Verne, Jules

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MMObility: Puzzle Pirates is perfect on the iPad, but Fleck falls - Joystiq









MMObility: Puzzle Pirates is perfect on the iPad, but Fleck falls

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As the mobile market begins to take over all of creation (and will probably make time travel possible as well), it's so good to see a game like Puzzle Pirates finally make its way to mobile devices. Sure, it's just iPads for now, but an Android version ...





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Richard Stockton College research project studying how brain ages - Press of Atlantic City



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Daily Sudoku: Tue 16-Jul-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Tue 16-Jul-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Tue 16-Jul-2013

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The 10 Best Video Games from the PS3/Xbox 360 generation (part 2) - Philadelphia Bulletin









The 10 Best Video Games from the PS3/Xbox 360 generation (part 2)

Philadelphia Bulletin

Portal 2 is the sequel to the popular Half-Life 2 spin-off Portal, known as one of the most groundbreaking puzzle games of the past decade. Players are inserted into futuristic labyrinth/laboratory setting from which the main character is trying to ...





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Capital Quiz: Tuesday, July 16 - The Dominion Post



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Beat Interview Brainteasers - Houston Chronicle



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Why Brainteasers Don't Belong in Job Interviews - New Yorker (blog)



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Stockton research project studying how brain ages - Press of Atlantic City



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Addicted to Quack's Summer Compliance Trivia Extravaganza: Week 3/10 - Addicted to Quack



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[FREE] DaVinci 2: Renaissance - A real gift for the all fans of puzzle games - RootzWiki



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Answer - Week 28 - Thursday

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Mensa Brainteaser - Week 29 - Monday

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