Star
What does the star represent in the rebus:
A N O
T * I
TENT
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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Oct 21, 2015)
Deck The Halls…
Put your Christmas carol knowledge to the test!
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When you get into a routine and do the same things over and over, your brain gets very little stimulation. Previously, we have learned that our minds works on the “use it or lose it” principal. One easy way to introduce novelty into your life is to shop at different grocery stores. For most of human history, finding food was a difficult task that required social interaction and ingenuity. In modern society, getting food from the local supermarket requires very little thought. Here are two ways to spice things up.
1. Try doing your grocery shopping at a different store. This will force you to learn a different store layout, and different brands of foods. Maybe you’ll find something that you like better.
2. Shop at specialty markets. Instead of getting everything from one place, go to a bakery, a butcher shop, a farmers market, or an ethnic food store. You will probably get fresher food that will taste better and be better for you. Often these markets will have uncommon varieties that you can’t get at a supermarket. Try one of these to get a different sensory input.
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puis-sance
noun :: Power; might.
“A presidential candidate cannot ignore the puissance of the labor vote.”
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Stereotyping is an inescapable habit of the human mind. You are constantly making stereotypes without even knowing it. The mind simply cannot store every detail about everything that passes through it, so it tries to simplify things by sorting them into groups that are consistent with information that already resides in your memory.
For example, without looking at it, try to imagine what the face of your watch looks like. Does it have numbers for the hours or is it just implied? Are there any words printed on the front? What color are the hands? Chances are you cannot remember every detail of your watch even though you look at it several times a day. This is because your mind knows how to deal with watches so it stereotypes your watch and forgets about all the inconsequential details.
Topics that are important to you are unlikely to be heavily stereotyped, whereas unfamiliar topics will be heavily stereotyped. If you are uninterested in mountain climbing, it is very likely that you have a bunch of stereotypes about that particular sport. However, an avid mountain climber knows so much about the topic that few stereotypes remain.
Stereotypes can also affect the way you unconsciously feel about something. If you are allergic to bees, it might be difficult for you to think of them as beneficial insects that you might want in your garden.
Just being aware that your mind is full of stereotypes will help you look at things with an open mind. The next time you are trying to solve something, ask yourself if there are any stereotypes that are constraining your thinking.
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If wife broke use adapter.
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Label on bottom of 8 port switch.
Historical Events for 20th October 2015
1889 – Gerhart Hauptmann’s “Vor Sonnenaufgang” premieres in Berlin
1946 – Frank Seno returns kickoff 105 yd, Chicago Cards vs NY Giants
1955 – Harry Belafonte records “Day-O” (Banana Boat Song)
1973 – The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from NYC to Scituate Mass
1986 – Tupolev-134 crashes in Southern Africa
1990 – Antiwar protest marches begin in 20 US cities (US-Iraq)
1991 – 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die
1993 – Highest scoring World Series game Blue Jays 15, Phillies 14 in 4h14m
1995 – Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final
1997 – Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty
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