Today in History for 11th July 2016

Historical Events

1156 – Siege of Shirakawa-den in Japan.
1347 – Heir to the Bohemian throne elected German anti-king Charles IV
1405 – Chinese fleet commander Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time
1906 – The Gillette-Brown murder inspires Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy.
1973 – Brazilian Boeing 707 crashes near Paris, 122 killed
1976 – In pre-game promo at Atlanta County Stadium, 34 couples wed at home plate followed by Championship Wrestling “Headlocks and Wedlocks”

Famous Birthdays

1861 – George William Norris, (Rep/Sen-Neb) (Lame duck-amendement)
1895 – Dolly Wilde, English socialite (d. 1941)
1930 – Harold Bloom, American literary critic
1932 – Alex Hassilev, actor and musician (Limeliters), born in Paris, France
1957 – Pete Murphy, rocker (Love Hysteria)
1966 – Mel Appleby, rocker (Mel and Kim-Coming to America)

Famous Deaths

1921 – Gabriel Lippmann, French physicist, dies at 75
1950 – Timotei Popovici, composer, dies at 79
1980 – Boleslaw Woytowicz, composer, dies at 80
1994 – Alan David Melville, polymath, dies at 82
2014 – Tommy Ramone [Erdélyi Tamás], Hungarian-American punk rock drummer/bassist (Ramones), dies of bile duct cancer at 65
2015 – Satoru Iwata, Japanese CEO of Nintendo (Nintendo DS and Wii), dies of cancer at 55

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How many steps Puzzle

Monk Steps

Math brain teasers require computations to solve.

A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?

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There are 49 steps.

He climbs halfway, which is step 25. He hears the bird singing on step 33. He picks up the pebble on the 21st step and tosses it on the 22nd step. The remaining 27 steps are taken three at a time which is 9 paces.

 

 

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What is Creativity ?

Do you understand Creativity ?

Creativity is a mental activity that results in the development of innovative or insightful ideas that change a field of knowledge in a certain way. This means that creativity is a relative term. An idea that was very creative a hundred years ago would probably not be called creative by today’s standards. In order for something to be creative, it must contribute something new to society. Thus, an idea cannot be called creative until society judges it to be creative.

In another definition Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.

In “Creativity” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the author describes three different types of creativity.

The first type of creativity is actually an incorrect definition and pertains to people who are interesting and fun to be around. They have stimulating ideas and appear to be intelligent, witty people. These people may produce creative ideas that contribute something new to society, but not necessarily. For clarity we will call these people “brilliant” instead of creative.

The second type of creativity is called “personal creativity” and refers to people who are insightful and produce ideas that would be classified as creative, but they are either ahead of their time or keep their ideas to themselves.

The third type of creativity refers to people or ideas that change our culture in significant ways. Thomas Edison and his light bulb would be a good example of a truly creative person and his creative idea.

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Meaningfulness Effect on Memory

How well do you remember? #memory

One aspect that affects your ability to remember something is how meaningful the information is to you. A doctor is more likely to remember medical facts than a lawyer, who is in turn more likely to remember legal information. What this means is that the more you know about a topic, the faster you will learn additional information. The familiarity and meaningfulness of the information will provide cues to help your memory.

You can use this to help make material that you want to learn more meaningful. If the topic you are trying to learn is unfamiliar, try relating it to something familiar. As you study, see if you can find similarities to something that you are very knowledgeable about. The more familiar things that you can associate with a particular fact, the more ways that you will have to remember that fact.

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Today in History for 10th July 2016

Historical Events

1914 – Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles
1932 – Jack Burnett gets 9 hits, Eddie Rommel relieves in 2nd 18-17 victory in 18 as his A’s beats Indians in longest relief job
1982 – Rangers Larry Parrish hits his 3rd grand slam of the week
1988 – Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic
1997 – Louise Woodward’s trial begins in Mass, Nanny murder trial
2015 – 23 people are killed and 50 are injured in a stampede at a free clothing drive in Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Famous Birthdays

1888 – Giorgio De Chirico, Greece, Metaphysical painter (Soothsayer)
1940 – Mills Watson, actor (Harper Valley PTA, BJ and Bear), born in Oakland, California
1941 – Jake Eberts, film producer (Chariots of Fire, Dances with Wolves), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2012)
1949 – John Whitehead, American singer and record producer
1972 – Peter Serafinowicz, British comedian and actor
1984 – Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Miss World 2004

Famous Deaths

1103 – Erik I Ejegod, the good hearted, King of Denmark (1095-1103), dies
1680 – Louis Moréri, French encyclopedist (b. 1643)
1683 – François-Eudes de Mézeray, French historian (b. 1610)
1908 – Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (b. 1839)
1937 – Attilio Brugnoli, composer, dies at 56
1979 – Arthur Fiedler, orchestra leader (Boston Pops), dies at 84

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Double Word Meanings Puzzle

Can you guess the double meaning word

Below are words or phrases grouped in pairs. There is a different word that fits in the middle of each set that can be defined by both sides. Your task is to find those words.

Example:
Flower ________ Stood
Answer: Rose

1. Enclosure for animals – __________ – Writing instrument
2. Male sheep – __________ – Collide into something
3. To shove one thing inside another – __________ – A collection of miscellaneous items
4. Not specific or definite – __________ – Military officer of very high rank

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1. Enclosure for animals – Pen – Writing instrument
2. Male sheep – Ram – Collide into something
3. To shove one thing inside another – Stuff – A collection of miscellaneous items
4. Not specific or definite – General – Military officer of very high rank

 

 

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Today in History for 9th July 2016

Historical Events

1916 – 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in US from Germany
1957 – 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman’s Park, St Louis
1968 – 15.68″ (39.83 cm) of rainfall, Columbus, Miss (state 24-hour record)
1975 – The National Assembly of Senegal passes a law that paves way for a (albeit highly restricted) multi-party system.
1985 – South Africa police arrested Dutch ANC’er Klaas de Jong
1991 – All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Balt Orioles)

Famous Birthdays

1766 – Jacob Perkins, Newburyport Massachusetts, American Inventor
1916 – Joe Liggins, US composer (Pink Champagne)
1927 – Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
1930 – Buddy Bregman, orchestra leader (Eddie Fisher Show), born in Chicago, Illinois
1932 – John Paul Getty II, US/British oil magnate/billionaire (Getty Oil)
1969 – Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman (Arizona Cardinals)

Famous Deaths

1639 – Entonius Walaeus, calvinist theologist, dies at 65
1978 – Aladar Zoltan, composer, dies at 49
1979 – Cornelia Otis Skinner, dies at 78
1979 – Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53
1979 – Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer (2 Tests for India), dies
2010 – Vonetta McGee, American actress, dies from cardiac arrest at 65

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