Wednesday, June 30

Thinker-type Quiz + June Postings Reprised

   1. Thinker-type Quiz

   What kind of thinker are you?
     < http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/thinker_quiz/index.shtml >

   My results:
   -You are a Logical-Mathematical Thinker
   -You are an Interpersonal Thinker


   2. June Postings Reprised

   [Celebrity News - Movie Stars]
   * "Gwyneth 'prefers Mozart to Coldplay' for Apple"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1000030.html >
   "Gwyneth Paltrow prefers playing Mozart to baby Apple than husband Chris
    Martin's Coldplay tracks"
   * "Sorry, Mr Farrell, but you'll have to queue"
      < http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20040614112742807C995671 >
   "Hollywood heart throb Colin Farrell had to queue for a table at a Cape Town
    restaurant like other mere mortals, after staff failed to recognise him"
   * "Clueless cop clocks Clapton"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1002291.html >
   "A policeman reportedly didn't recognise Eric Clapton when he pulled him
    over for speeding"

   [Ten Ways to Stop Traffic II - Food Spills]
   * "Truck driver survives crash with moose, then ensuing fire"
      < http://www.wlbz2.com/newscenter/article.asp?id=14355 >
   "A Canadian truck driver who was hauling 35,000 pounds of fresh fish from
    Nova Scotia escaped serious injury when his rig collided with a moose along
    a remote stretch of Route 9 in Washington County"
   * "Truck carrying hams crashes"
      < http://www.kctv5.com/Global/story.asp?S=1959925&nav=1PuZO6XD >
   "Traffic was still backed up Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70
    after a tractor-trailer carrying hams crashed early Tuesday morning"

   [Unusual Place Names]
   * "Lost village set to disappear"
      < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3492672.stm >
   "The Scottish village of Lost is changing its name because souvenir hunters
    keep making its road signs disappear"

   [Get Educated]
   * "Czech students learn to play on university course"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_988844.html >
   "A university in the Czech Republic will show students how to play pool as
    part of a physics course"

   [Name-Givers and Name-Changers]
   * "Elvis couple's baby name dilemma"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1004586.html >
   "A Belgian couple whose 15 children's names are linked to Elvis Presley say
    they cannot think of a name for their 16th child"
   * "Boy named ESPN gets visit from sports network"
      < http://www.sacbee.com/24hour/weird/story/1458856p-8854813c.html >
   "ESPN (pronounced Espen) McCall is one of at least three youngsters in the
    United States known to be named for the sports network. A couple in Corpus
    Christi named their son Espn Curiel in 2000, the same year Espen Blondeel
    was born in Michigan"