The Crafty Puzzles Company: 08/15/13

Thursday, 15 August 2013

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

Curtail 4

When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Heavenly body

Answer: The words are Start and Star.

1. Position; observe -> Compete

2. Introductory textbook -> First in rank

3. School subject -> Floor covering

4. Written composition -> Show displeasure

5. Make again -> A colour

6. What person (objective) -> What person (subjective)

7. Close together; slow to learn -> Lairs

8. Therefore -> Unit of energy

Bonus: Take the eight curtailed letters and form a one-word anagram; you will find an assignment.

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

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

Shadow of the Day

How well do you know this hit song?

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Inculcate

in-cul-cate

verb :: To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind.

"Lastly, I have endeavoured strongly to inculcate, that virtue and innocence can scarce ever be injured but by indiscretion; and that it is this alone which often betrays them into the snares that deceit and villainy spread for them." --Fielding, Henry

Creativity : Icebreaker: True or False

Icebreakers are little exercises that help relax tension and loosen up a formal atmosphere in a meeting where you want to have creative ideas and group participation.

This is an example of an easy icebreaker to try with a small group:

Going around a group, each person should say one true statement about themselves and one that is false. After each person has said their two statements, the group takes a vote to determine which is which. People should be encouraged to make the false statement sound plausible to make it more fun. You can learn a lot about people with this exercise, and it's fun too.

Memory : Effective Associations : Interaction

Many mnemonics rely on making visual associations in your mind. The way you create these visualizations will have a lot to do with how well you will remember the information.

The items that you are associating together should be visualized as interacting in some way. If you are trying to associate a stapler with a dog, it is not going to do you much good to picture a dog standing next to a stapler. A much better association would be to have the dog eating the stapler, or picture a dog with a stapler mouth. Not only does this interaction make the image more interesting, but by grouping both objects into one association, you are effectively chunking the material.

Campaign aims to keep people off tracks - Stratford Press

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Daily Sudoku: Fri 16-Aug-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Fri 16-Aug-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Fri 16-Aug-2013

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Clarksville's Customs House Museum to host Wizard of Oz Exhibit sponsored by ... - Clarksville Online

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Capital Quiz: Friday, August 16 - The Dominion Post

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Former Amazon Technology VP Explains How To Hire Great Technical Talent - Business Insider

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Kia Preparing Nissan Juke Rival, Frankfurt Show CUV Concept Teased - TruckTrend Magazine

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'Star Wars Episode VII' Plot Detail Revealed? Enter At Your Own Risk - Get The Big Picture (blog)

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Lean Back and Forth!

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Usually when I skip few days of posting stuff, I tend to blame it on bad internet connection. This time however, it was just me being irresponsible – mostly relaxing and enjoying my summer vacation. I just hope you won’t take it against me. Continuing with old-school optical illusions, here’s another simple one – concentrate on the central cross, while leaning back and forth repeatedly. Do the concentric circles seem to rotate in opposite directions?

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