Saturday, 9 July 2016

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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Thursday, 7 July 2016

Today in History for 7th July 2016

Historical Events

1863 – Orders barring Jews from serving under US General Ulysses S. Grant are revoked
1878 – Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
1943 – German Submarine U-951 sunk by depth charges, off Cape St. Vincent in the North Atlantic
1953 – Che Guevara sets out on a trip through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
1973 – Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland)
1980 – Institution of sharia in Iran.

 

Famous Birthdays

1906 – Harry Von Zell, sidekick (George Burns Show)
1931 – Stanley Brock, Bkln, actor (Ivan-He’s the Mayor)
1943 – Joel Siegel, American film critic (d. 2007)
1969 – Joe Sakic, Canadian NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998-2002), born in Burnaby, British Columbia
1970 – Erik Zabel, German cyclist
1980 – Michele Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater (Oly-94, Oly-silver-98)

Famous Deaths

1713 – Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford and privy councillor (b. 1632)
1794 – Pascal Boyer, composer, dies at 51
1966 – Carmelita Geraghty, dies of heart attack at 65
1983 – Herman Kahn, US futurist/nuclear strategist, dies at 71
1996 – Albrecht Luitpold Michael Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 91
2002 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian business tycoon (b. 1933)

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Positive Thinking

The Power of Positive Words on the Mind

Often we hear about the merits of positive thinking, but does this really make any difference or is it just hype?

Whether you are defining a problem statement, having a brainstorm, or just tossing around some ideas, try to use positive words. Our minds can process positive statements faster than negative statements. Take the two questions below as examples. Which one is easier to understand?

1. Should we allow drunken people to drive?

2. Should we not allow drunken people to drive?

The second question takes a little longer to understand because you have to process the ‘not’ and flip your answer around. If you avoid using negatives, you will have a faster and more efficient thinking process.

 

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Cylinder or Square ? Optical Illusion

Cylinder or Square – you decide

Put some square blocks in front of a mirror and you will be amazed at what is reflected back.

In real life, they appear to be groups of square shaped tubes. However, when placed in front of a mirror, they appear to be cylinders! The one on the left in this picture even appears to be a series of interlocking cylinders!

cylinder or square optical illusion

If you think this ambiguous cylinder illusion is just a clever Photoshop job, you would be wrong. It’s definitely very real, and there’s video evidence to support it! It was even a finalist for the Best Illusion of the Year Contest in 2016!

Check it out, and prepare to have your mind blown…

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Wednesday, 6 July 2016

Today in History for 6th July 2016

On This Day

Historical Events

1609 – Majesteitsbrief: Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemia freedom of religion
1903 – George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF
1975 – Susie McAllister wins LPGA Wheeling Ladies Golf Classic
1992 – Fay Vincent institutes plans to realign NL
1993 – John F. Kennedy Jr, gives notice of quitting as ADA in Manhattan
2008 – 122nd Wimbledon Men’s Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer (6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7)

Famous Birthdays

1814 – Justus McKinstry, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1897)
1890 – Andrew Sandham, cricketer (Test cricket’s 1st triple centurion)
1911 – Laverne Andrews, American singer (Andrews Sisters), born in Mound, Minnesota (d. 1967)
1922 – Francisco Moncion, dancer
1925 – Huub H Jacobse, member of Dutch 2nd chamber (Liberal)
1978 – Tamera Mowry, twin actress (Sisters)

Famous Deaths

1973 – Otto Klemperer, German/US conductor, dies at 88
1976 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (b. 1887)
1977 – Oedoen Partos, composer, dies at 69
1993 – Ruth Lady Fermoy, maternal grandmother of Princess Diane, dies at 84
1995 – Helene Johnson, American Harlem Renaissance poet, dies at 87
2009 – Leo Mol, Ukrainian Canadian artist and sculptor (b. 1915)

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Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Today in History for 5th July 2016

Historical Events

649 – St Martin I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1933 – German party Catholic Center disbands
1935 – Chicago Cubs are 10½ games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant
1961 – KUSD TV channel 2 in Vermillion, SD (PBS) begins broadcasting
1968 – “Manifest of 1000 words” published in Prague
2006 – North Korea missle tests: at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.

 

Famous Birthdays

1546 – Johann Steuerlein, composer
1904 – Franz Adolf Syberg, composer
1930 – Tommy Cook, Duluth MN, actor (Missile to the Moon)
1950 – Huey Lewis [Hugh Anthony Cregg III], American musician (Huey Lewis and the News), born in New York City
1964 – Mark H Lascells, grandson of English princess Mary
1969 – John Leclair, St Albans VT, NHL forward (Team USA, Philadelphia)

 

Famous Deaths

1803 – William Jackson, (Jackson of Exeter), English composer and organist, dies at 73
1862 – Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (b. 1800)
1905 – Carel V Gerritsen, free thinker, dies
1908 – Jonas Lie, Norwegian author (b. 1833)
1969 – Ben Alexander, dies at 58
2004 – Rodger Ward, American race car driver (b. 1921)

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