The Crafty Puzzles Company: 08/21/13

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

Pink Floyd radio play gets an animated trailer - Bay Post/Moruya Examiner

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Aug 22, 2013)

Word Pyramid: Natural Wonders VI

In these Word Pyramids, the first letter is given to you (which is the first answer). Use the clues to build the pyramid to find the answer. In each consecutive answer, a letter is added to the previous answer. However, the answer letters might not be in the same order. Good Luck!!

Starting letter: A

Clues:

1. sodium

2. one, some, every, or all

3. greenish blue

4. careful and shrewd

5. Grand ------

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Aug 22, 2013)

The Bard or the Bible? II

Many common phrases are based on the Bible. Others are well-known because they appear in the works of the bard, Shakespeare. Can you tell them apart?

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Sedulous

sed-u-lous

adjective :: Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; assiduous

"She wondered what sort of herbs they were which the old man was so sedulous to gather." --Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Creativity : Uncomfortable Concentration

Have you ever attended a really boring lecture, needed to complete a really dull task, or simply been tired when you needed to be alert? In these situations it can be very difficult to concentrate; our minds wander and we are prone to daydreaming. One way to prevent yourself from daydreaming when you don't want to is to put your body into an unfamiliar or uncomfortable position. Maybe you could sit on your hands, curl up your toes, or keep pinching yourself. Try repeatedly contracting and relaxing certain muscles in your body. These actions make it difficult for your mind and body to relax. If you are not relaxed then you will be less like to tune out and start daydreaming.

If you can anticipate when you are going to be put into one of these situations, you could prepare by getting some good sleep. If that isn't possible, you could bring along some props to help you stay alert. For example, if you bring a glass of ice, you could hold an ice cube in your mouth. The coldness from the ice will keep you awake. Experiment with your own ways of keeping your mind and body alert.

Memory : Effective Associations : Vividness

The mind has a great ability to remember images and visualizations, which is why mnemonics work so well. To help you remember your associations better, you should take care to make your visualizations vivid. This means that you should actually try to visualize the association in your mind's eye. Pay attention to the motion, sounds, and colors in your visualization. The more detail you can produce, the more your memory will have to grab onto.