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RE: Multiple Intelligence Test |
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8:51 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2004 |
k wrote: ] I'd be interested to see what the description is of "spatial" ] since I've always considered myself quite good at things like ] spatial translation and ability to position myself in ] surroundings, directions, etc. ] ] As for my highest score being musical, I find that very ] interesting since, while i love music, I've never considered ] it a prime vocational candidate. Either I'm very wrong about ] myself, or this test doesn't adequately differentiate someone ] who really loves to listen to music and someone who really ] wants to create music. ] ] Other than that, it's ok, though I'd have guessed the ] linguistic number to be a bit higher. -k] It pegged me for spatial: Spatial - the ability to perceive and represent the visual-spatial world accurately, to arrange color, line, shape, form and space to meet the needs of others, to interpret and graphically represent visual or spatial ideas, to transform visual or spatial ideas into imaginative and expressive creations. Possible vocations that use spatial intelligence include illustrator, artist, guide, photographer, interior decorator, painter, clothing designer, weaver, builder, architect, art critic, inventor, or cinematographer. Linguistic: 9 Logical-Mathematical: 10 Spatial: 11 Bodily-Kinesthetic: 5 Musical: 4 Interpersonal: 6 Intrapersonal: 8 RE: Multiple Intelligence Test |
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RE: CNN.com - Church says girl's communion not valid - Aug 19, 2004 |
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10:57 am EDT, Aug 20, 2004 |
I think they shouldn't force the religion to make an exception. It's good that we have inane philosphies which make no logical sense. I don't think its a problem with organized religion, I'm pretty sure that's how its supposed to work. If they are forced into making an exception, It would force them into hypocracy (which they do well enough on their own, withoutany help). So, this girl is basically rejected for the same reasons a black person would be rejected by the KKK...I think it puts the two organizations on par, as should be. k wrote: ] This article points to one of many of my problems with ] organized religion. What has the content of the wafer has to ] do with accepting Jesus as your Savior? Why should the ] content of the wafer have anything to do with your acceptance ] into the church? ] ] More importantly, do the church leaders honestly think that ] Jesus Christ would deny this little girl communion on account ] of a digestive order? ] ] [ Because, dude, if it's not wheat it won't *actually* ] transmute into the body of Christ. Only wheat has the power ] to become the flesh of Jesus. Rice wafers only transmute into ] Jesus' sweat, or if you're really lucky, a hair or something. ] And that's just not sufficient. I guess she'll just have to ] burn in hell. ] ] Stupid religion. Morons seem to attribute a lot of hateful ] and malicious viewpoints to Jesus. If the word Christian ] actually meant "follower of the teachings of Jesus" rather ] than "psychotic, rigid, moralist who conflates any part of the ] bible necessary to reinforce hate and bigotry" i might still ] call myself one. -k] RE: CNN.com - Church says girl's communion not valid - Aug 19, 2004 |
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RE: Apple zombies attack RealNetworks |
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| Topic: Society |
4:41 pm EDT, Aug 19, 2004 |
bucy wrote: ] ] This pretty much sums up why I hate apple weenies. I agree that apple should licence out its drm sooner or later... But I REALly hate REAL media. REAL makes microsoft look almost ethical. If apple decided to put out a full version REAL player without the shity bugs the real REAL player has and started selling subscriptions through apple, REAL would sue. Even though its probably a bad idea to delay the licencing of the DRM for a prolonged period of time, Its still really up to apple. It was sort of a dumb shitty thing for REAL to do though. RE: Apple zombies attack RealNetworks |
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'My Beef With Big Media' by Ted Turner |
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| Topic: Society |
11:00 am EDT, Aug 5, 2004 |
] Today, the only way for media companies to survive is to ] own everything up and down the media chain--from ] broadcast and cable networks to the sitcoms, movies, and ] news broadcasts you see on those stations; to the ] production studios that make them; to the cable, ] satellite, and broadcast systems that bring the programs ] to your television set; to the Web sites you visit to ] read about those programs; to the way you log on to the ] Internet to view those pages. Big media today wants to ] own the faucet, pipeline, water, and the reservoir. The ] rain clouds come next. 'My Beef With Big Media' by Ted Turner |
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Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Man takes wrong turn |
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10:59 am EDT, Jul 10, 2004 |
"TORONTO -- A man caught driving naked from the waist down while watching kiddie porn on his laptop computer has become the first man in Toronto charged with allegedly stealing an Internet connection. Toronto police laid a theft of communications charge after busting a man driving the wrong way down a one-way street, downloading child porn using stolen wireless Internet signals" Winnipeg Sun: NEWS - Man takes wrong turn |
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CNN.com - Cop on the beat now a walking database - Jul 1, 2004 |
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| Topic: Society |
1:45 pm EDT, Jul 4, 2004 |
] A police officer stops you on the street, then taps ] something into a device in the palm of his hand. ] ] The next minute, he knows who your relatives are, who ] lives in your house, who your neighbors are, the kind of ] car you drive or boat you own, whether you've been sued ] and various other tidbits about your life. "Sir, what is your name?" CNN.com - Cop on the beat now a walking database - Jul 1, 2004 |
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A Russian view of the Supreme Court Decision |
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10:52 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
] And so it's come to this. The American people -- proud ] heirs of a bold revolutionary spirit now marking the ] 228th anniversary of its fiery eruption into the world -- ] have been reduced to thanking the robed Olympians on the ] U.S. Supreme Court for preserving a few crumbs of the ] nation's once-vast ancient liberties. Damn... A Russian view of the Supreme Court Decision |
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CNN.com - Keeping name private can be crime, court rules - Jun 21, 2004 |
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| Topic: Society |
2:39 pm EDT, Jun 21, 2004 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has again given police greater power to stop and question suspects, ruling Monday that a Nevada cowboy could not refuse to give his name to officers who tried to question him along a roadside. I was hoping he'd win this. CNN.com - Keeping name private can be crime, court rules - Jun 21, 2004 |
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Italy spat over PM's poll text |
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7:29 pm EDT, Jun 11, 2004 |
Political sparks are flying in Italy after the prime minister's office sent text messages to Italians' mobile phones reminding them to vote. Italy, along with the rest of the European Union is going to the polls in the European parliament elections. The SMS message said: "Elections 2004. Polling stations are open on Saturday 12 between 1500 and 2200 and Sunday 13 between 0700 and 2200. "ID document and electoral certificate needed. Prime Minister's Office." BBC NEWS | Europe | Italy spat over PM's poll text |
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US Diplomat's Letter of Resignation |
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4:11 pm EDT, May 28, 2004 |
Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing you to submit my resignation from the Foreign Service of the United States and from my position as Political Counselor in US Embassy Athens, effective March 7. I do so with a heavy heart. I was paid to understand foreign languages and cultures, to seek out diplomats, politicians, scholars and journalists, and to persuade them that US interests and theirs fundamentally coincided. My faith in my country and its values was the most powerful weapon in my diplomatic arsenal. It is inevitable that during twenty years with the State Department I would become more sophisticated and cynical about the narrow and selfish bureaucratic motives that sometimes shaped our policies. Human nature is what it is, and I was rewarded and promoted for understanding human nature. But until this Administration it had been possible to believe that by upholding the policies of my president I was also upholding the interests of the American people and the world. I believe it no longer. Mr. Secretary, I have enormous respect for your character and ability. But your loyalty to the President goes too far. This is the text of John Brady Kiesling's letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Mr. Kiesling is a career diplomat who has served in United States embassies from Tel Aviv to Casablanca to Yerevan. US Diplomat's Letter of Resignation |
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