Mockingjay.net – HungerGames.org | Hunger Games Movie News | HungerGamesMovie.com One Sentence Stories This week begins with us describing some of our favorite movies using just a few words. We call each one of these a #OneSentenceStory: Which one’s your favorite? The Hunger Games - March 23, 2012 - May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor Pascal is Seriously the Best | Oh My Disney, Silly Pascal is the cutest chameleon on the planet (we dare you, think of a better one). Not only that, he is incredibly expressive without ever saying one word. Our first introduction to this captivating chameleon is during a game of hide and seek. Pascal loves Rapunzel, but wishes she would have the courage to leave the tower. Mainly because things like this happen all the time. Still, Pascal knows that evils lurk beyond the walls (like scary humans). Because of this, he’s extremely protective of his friend. Extremely, extremely protective. Seriously, Pascal has his eye on you. But when romance is in the air, Pascal is all about it. …although he doesn’t necessarily need to watch it happen. Sidenote: this is his determined face. Orange you glad that Pascal is around?
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How To Memorize All The Names Of The Dwarves From ‘The Hobbit’ @ Climb for Memory If you’re gonna go see ‘The Hobbit’ in theaters next week (which if you aren’t, you need to seriously re-evaluate your life priorities), you’ll need some help memorizing some of the main characters’ names. There are a lot of them. Especially dwarves. And they all look the same and have weird dwarvish names. But first things first. Next, you gotta learn all the dwarves’ names as a group so if anyone ever asks you “what are the names of all the dwarves from ‘The Hobbit’?” 13 dwarves in all (in the order that they are introduced in the book and most likely the movie as well): Dwalin, Balin, Kili, Fili, Dori, Nori, Ori, Oin, Gloin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and Thorin. Imagine you’re facing a wall with a big painted ‘D‘ on it (“d-wall” – Dwalin), when suddenly a ball comes flying out of nowhere and slams into the wall (“ball” – Balin). Ok, now for the juicy stuff. Dwalin Dwalin is the only dwarf who’s partially bald. Balin Kili Fili Kili’s bro. Dori Nori Ori Oin Gloin Bifur Bofur Bombur Thorin
02.22.2010 - An afternoon nap markedly boosts the brain’s learning capacity If you see a student dozing in the library or a co-worker catching 40 winks in her cubicle, don’t roll your eyes. New research from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that an hour’s nap can dramatically boost and restore your brain power. Indeed, the findings suggest that a biphasic sleep schedule not only refreshes the mind, but can make you smarter. Students who napped (green column) did markedly better in memorizing tests than their no-nap counterparts. (Courtesy of Matthew Walker) Conversely, the more hours we spend awake, the more sluggish our minds become, according to the findings. “Sleep not only rights the wrong of prolonged wakefulness but, at a neurocognitive level, it moves you beyond where you were before you took a nap,” said Matthew Walker, an assistant professor of psychology at UC Berkeley and the lead investigator of these studies. In the recent UC Berkeley sleep study, 39 healthy young adults were divided into two groups — nap and no-nap.
BBC Radio 4 - Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere, London Below 15 Interesting Facts about Dreams Dreaming is one of the most mysterious and interesting experiences in our lives. During the Roman Era some dreams were even submitted to the Roman Senate for analysis and dream interpretation. They were thought to be messages from the gods. Dream interpreters even accompanied military leaders into battles and campaigns! In addition to this, it is also known that many artists have received their creative ideas from their dreams. But what do we actually know about dreams? Here are 15 interesting facts about dreams – enjoy and what’s most important, don’t forget to share your dream stories in the comment section! 1. Within 5 minutes of waking half of your dream is forgotten. 2. People who became blind after birth can see images in their dreams. 3. Every human being dreams (except in cases of extreme psychological disorder). 4. Our mind is not inventing faces – in our dreams we see real faces of real people that we have seen during our life but may not know or remember. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.