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Yesterday started out something a little like this...
We needed a filling breakfast because we had a long drive ahead, smoked salmon and scrambled eggs is one of my favourites, in fact, I'd go as far to say breakfast is one of my favourite meals of the day on the weekends (during the week a Herbalife shake doesn't have quite the same appeal!)
Just time for an outfit of the day (when is there ever not time for one of these?!!) and a shameless car selfie of my new Ray Bans in the 62mm extra large frame. Laura from Buy Now Blog Later recommended these and I have to say they are amazing, I nearly bought a smaller pair at the airport in February and I'm so glad I didn't now. I love the 'over the top' size of these, Über cool! :)
Wow....that's close up isn't it?!!
These are my new favourite trousers at the moment. Of course, a Zara purchase (as is the shirt....seriously, what is wrong with me!!!) they're in store at the moment so if you like them, best grab them asap, because once they're gone at Zara, they're usually gone for ever! I've learnt my lesson leaving things on the rack there and coming back a week later to find they are nowhere to be seen!
New shades! - Ray Ban - Link - these are the 62mm ones
Shirt - Zara - great buy for work or play! - I can't find it on the website but they may still have it instore
Trousers - Zara - again, can't find online, but instore at the moment, they were £35.99
Flats - French Sole - Link (I love these!!!)
Bag - Mulberry Bayswater
So, to the main attraction...... Since having to give my little Maltese Terrier to my parents a fair few years ago due to moving to a flat in Cardiff City Centre, I have missed her ever since. I've lived in various flats over the past few years so haven't been able to have a dog. A couple of years ago I met my (now) fiancé, settled down and bought a house. Now felt like the right time to get a dog. It would be far too mean to take my other one away from my parents, plus my Mum and Dad are very attached to her now. So I introduce to you....Clicquot!
We had to drive all the way to Kent to get her (for those of you not in the UK, that's quite a long way from where I live in Cardiff!) She's a tiny little Maltese Shih Tzu cross and she's absolutely adorable! I'm sure you'll be seeing her popping up in my posts in the future! At the moment though she is not house trained and hasn't properly settled, hence the lack of sleep :( anybody who has any tips for me, I'd be really appreciative!
Hope you're all having a great weekend too!


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The last 10 days, we've been blessed to have a family from Austin Ave. here to visit us. The Chessers are a dear family to our team, because Rodney and Tracie came with us on our initial survey trip of the city (not to mention the fact we love their girls, Chelsea and Ruthie). They came bringing care packages from Austin Ave. (including a horse shoe game set for Josh!), and we spent a wonderful time in fellowship during their stay. We took a day trip to a popular family site about half an hour from Cochabamba. It's next to a lake, and so had a variety of activities: playgrounds, paddle boats, a zip line (which Michaela went on with Josh!), and a restaurant that serves local fish. The Chessers spent a night at each family's home, and we enjoyed the personal time we had with them. To wrap up their visit, we hosted another grill out/game night at our house. We enjoyed the new horse shoe pits, good food, and a round of Mafia (and the kids loved the new sand box Josh built for Michaela). The Chessers were also able to be here for several landmark events in the life of the church (our first meeting in our contact center, and the finding of the location of the future church building). We are so thankful to have friends in Jesus like the Chessers, and especially grateful for the encouragement they were able to bring from our Austin Ave.
**For lots of fun pictures of the Chessers visit (including some random pictures of Cochabamba and our new meeting place), please click on our flickr badge.
Isaiah 43:1-3, 7, 10-13
But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior... Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.... "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior. I have revealed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "that I am God. Yes, and from ancient days I am he. No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"
Isaiah 43:1-3, 7, 10-13
Monday, July 31, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
A Little Sister
We went to the doctor this week for an ultrasound at 24 weeks to find out what we're having. And the doctor is 100% sure that it is another little girl! So Michaela will have a little sister, pretty close in age. We're thrilled, of course. Like I told Josh, so many practical things are easier with having 2 girls so close in age (sharing clothes, sharing a room, already knowing how to change her diaper!), but mostly I'm thankful that Michaela will have a sister and I'm praying that they will grow up to be as good of friends as I am with my sister. I treasure my relationship with my sister so much! I love you, Laura!
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New pictures on Flickr
Just wanted to let everyone know that I finally posted some new pictures on our flickr website - just click on the flickr badge near the bottom of our blog. These are pictures from June and July. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
R and R
As a reward for Josh finally finishing Quechua the first week in July, we decided to take a little family vacation time! It's been a busy few months, and we figured that from here on out it will only get busier (starting small groups, beginning the contact center, planning for the church launch, finding a location for the church to meet, not to mention the fact that a pregnant woman in her 3rd trimester - or for that matter, a newborn baby - can't travel very well!) We were a little limited in our options of where to go, because we can't leave the country as our visas are in process, and we can't go someplace tropical, because this pregnant woman hasn't had her yellow fever shot! We wanted to see a part of Bolivia we haven't seen before, so in the end, we went south, close to the Argentine border, to a city called Tarija. Our tour book describes it as a "Mediterranean" type climate, very similar to where we live. And this is the area of Bolivia that is the wine producing region! It was lovely! We stayed at a resort on a cliff overlooking a river and the city. It was perfect for our family, quiet, beautiful gardens, a playground for Michaela, a jacuzzi, a frigobar in our room (to keep Michaela's milk), a restaurant open around the clock (most restaurants work on Bolivian time - a 1:00 lunch and a 7:00 dinner, which makes it hard with little ones). The city of Tarija was smaller than Cochabamba, but very well maintained. We walked into town one day, took a tour of the local lake, hiked down to the river around our hotel. But mostly we just rested. Read, talked. Played with Michaela. Enjoyed our first family vacation with Michaela. We're thankful for the overwhelming blessings He puts in our lives - including the priveledge of being able to vacation in places like Tarija!
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4th of July
One of the great things about having a house and a garden is being able to have barbecues! Josh got another excuse to use his grill on the 4th of July. We decided the 4th couldn't go by uncelebrated - even in Bolivia - and so invited the team and some American friends from the language school over for a grill out. It was a great experience - hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, baked beans, apple pie. All the great American favorites. And we even mangaged to find Dr. Pepper and Root Beer. After dinner, we lit sparklers and some fire crackers (to the dismay of the babies!), and Josh initiated (and won!) the bobbing for apples contest (although it feels a little different in 60 degree weather, instead of 100!) As 2 missionary kids should know, it's important to celebrate the traditions of both your host and your home culture. It helps our kids maintain their "dual" identity.
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I've not yet seen it but here's the blurb.
This volume takes the reader on a tour of the resting places of over 300 creations that were brought to life by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each Canonical cemetery represents a different adventure of the master detective, Sherlock Holmes. The illustrated tombstones found in these graveyards offer humorous epitaphs that reveal the character's ultimate demise or particular plot in life. Whether funny, punny, poignant or just plain awkward, these cryptic clues represent the final word in Sherlockian scholarship. The late John Bennett Shaw had requested that I collect these someday, in a separate volume, after he had seen a few that I published in our society's journals.
Notable Sherlockians have been honored by having their likenesses used as inspiration for the effigies that adorn the tops of some monuments. These are the men and women that have contributed so much to our enjoyment of the Game. I will be revealing the secret to each of the honored Sherlockian's final resting places in 2017 on my website. I am hoping that everyone will have fun searching the marble orchards for the images. Every BSI and ASH member is also listed on the back cemetery gate for the case from which their investiture was taken. This is the first time that all of these remarkable devotees have been sorted in such manner.
Early each year I will publish a downloadable page(s) to update the BSI and ASH so this volume can remain current. I already have new illustrations and cartoons to include with the expanded info, so those interested should visit my website each year to get the free supplement.
I would be honored if you would please share this information with your readers and other friends. Thank you for your dedication to the Game!
Keeping The Holmes Fires Burning,
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CNN anchor Don Lemon confronted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday with the allegation that her 2008 presidential campaign pushed conspiracy theories against then-Sen. Barack Obama.
"Did you or your campaign start the whole 'birther' thing?" Lemon asked Clinton during a radio interview on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," according to audio provided by CNN.
The Democratic presidential front-runner directly denied any involvement.
"That is so ludicrous, Don," she responded. "It is totally untrue."
The "birther" debate emerged again last week when Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump declined to correct a supporter who declared that Obama was a Muslim foreigner.
Trump was one of the most prominent people challenging the authenticity of Obama's birth certificate and continues to decline to say the president was in fact born in the US and therefore is eligible for the Oval Office.
With the issue back in the news cycle, conservatives and other Clinton critics are pointing to the role her 2008 presidential campaign had in making Obama seem more foreign.
During the fierce primary contest, Obama's campaign manager accused the Clinton team of circulating a photo of Obama dressed in traditional African garb, calling it "shameful, offensive fearmongering." According to CNN, Clinton's campaign said at the time that Obama was trying to "distract" voters with the accusation, but it did not deny circulating the photo.
And as Bloomberg Politics noted last week, a top 2008 Clinton campaign adviser wrote a 2007 memo that said Obama's "roots to basic American values and culture are at best limited."
"I cannot imagine," the memo said, "America electing a president during a time of war who is not at his center fundamentally American in his thinking and his values."
Even Trump accused Clinton of promoting the "birther" issue in a tweet published Tuesday night:
Other recent reports have documented other alleged Clinton transgressions on the subject. The national Republican Party also shared its own research on the issue in reaction to Clinton's Wednesday interview with Lemon.
"It must be getting hot inside Hillary Clinton's glass house," Republican National Committee spokesman Michael Short told Business Insider. "Hillary Clinton can't ignore the fact her 2008 campaign pioneered the questioning of Barack Obama's faith and citizenship."
For her part, Clinton told Lemon that she had never even heard of the allegation that her campaign supported the "birther" theories and that Obama had never confronted her about it.
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Photos taken and "camera-bagged" by PB.
The first part of this run is pretty awful really but it has the appeal of arriving at Aberlady shop and getting pain au chocolat and a coffee for the tougher 2nd part of the journey. It rained a couple of times in our faces on the way there. I was hungry having been up for a while. PB not so much.
Turning around was as good as anticipated. Pausing only briefly to take in the knitted nativity scene (with Christmas mice?) in a shop window in Aberlady.
I think there was a full moon yesterday and today there was a very high tide. We kind of hoped it might be turning and going out again as we went down the coast - but it wasn't, it was coming further in. There is a bit of stony beach with high cliffs that is a bit problematic if the tide is in high and problematic it was today. Also good fun. We just had to accept that our feet. (Our feet up to above our knees) would be getting wet as big rollers came rolling in and there was nowhere for us to escape to. We weren't really in any danger but I was relieved to get round the corner and up onto the top of the cliffs. The next bit after that used to be difficult but someone has cut a wide path through what used to just be thick thorny brush. Along here we met the Marshall family (famous for taking great photos of races) and a little further on Jim Hardie of Carnethy and his wife Jill. They told us they were on corpse-watch, - the beach being littered with bodies after the storms. We had avoided most of the beaches so our death count wasn't as high as usual.
Paddling round the headland through the sea added an 18 minute mile to today's tally so we weren't breaking any speed records. We spent a fair amount of time bush-whacking and getting lost inland - going round the beach is ever so much more straight-forward.
The light was fading fast just as we were getting into North Berwick. We popped into our friend Ben's and made a hole in some fruity bread he'd been making. Him and Peter are heading to the Pentlands tomorrow pre-dawn. Sadly I think it would be unwise for me to go and run more hills until behind my knee (I think it's where my hamstrings attach to the back of the knee, I've had it before on the left leg) gets better so I'll have to stay in bed until after dawn instead.


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Destination Mindanao Project
Learning Experience of Municipal Officials of New Corella Davao del Norte
Destination Mindanao, had their first run of including Iligan City as one of the destinations of their tourism project Destination Mindanao. They have been doing this program for less than a year now, but it is only this time that they have included Iligan City stop. They were planning to visit the waterfalls of Iligan City and experience dipping in at our famous Timoga Spring pools in Buru-un, Iligan City.
They arrived a bit late that we expected them to, so we only had a quick meet and greet before they head of to the waterfalls.
In the photo is the municipal officials for New Corella, Davao del Norte. I was able to meet the mayor and his wife and he gladly told me that their province was known for their caves. They even have hosted the international caving congress last year 2013. That's pretty exciting to include in my bucket list. Will contact them soon for that. Hopefully before elections :D
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Based in Dallas, self-taught contemporary
artist Ricardo Paniagua explores human
limitation and the constant development of
contemporary art in The Evolution of Ricardo
Paniagua running July 11-Aug. 30. The Factory
of Dreams: Inside Mexico's Soap Operas by
Stefan Ruiz exhibits a series of photographs
of Mexico's Televisa studios, revealing a
behind-the-scenes peek into elaborate studio
sets and the rags-to-riches stories of aspiring
actors. Through June 28. Tex-mex Kitchens
of Dallas, 1950-1970 reflects the enduring
presence of Mexican-American culture in
North Texas. July 11-Aug. 30. Image: Ricardo
Paniagua, Unidentified Fixed Object, 2014,
polychrome cast urethane resin; dimensions
vary. dallasculture.org/latinoculturalcenter
MAC@ 20 celebrates 20 years of creative
freedom with a two-part exhibition. Part
I runs through June 28, paying homage to
artists who exhibited at The MAC from its
inception in 1994 through 2004. Moving,
Not Moving features multiple artists of the
Core Residency Program at the Museum
of Fine Arts in Houston as a testament to
The MAC's committed support of emerging
contemporary artists in Texas. An abstract
visual narrative develops in Robert Jessup's
New Work: 2013-2014, which showcases the
artist's most recent paintings. the-mac.org
In an exhibition spanning four centuries,
The Spanish Gesture: Drawings from Murillo to
Goya in the Hamburger Kunsthalle celebrates
the draftsmanship and technique of leading
Spanish artists beginning in the 1500s.
With a comprehensive consideration for
the collection's historical development, the
exhibition runs through Aug. 31.
Selections from the Permanent Collection represents
styles from abstract expressionism to pop
art to minimalism in an exhibition that
showcases pieces from the museum's own
highly regarded collection. Image: Erick
Swenson, Untitled, 2000, American born,
mixed media, 91 x 40 x 40 in. themodern.org
This June, Russian-U.S. artist Victor Bregeda
presents Plein Air landscapes alongside
still lifes and portraits that are inspired
by phenomenological experience and
subconscious philosophy. You are what
you eat in Juan Carlos del Valle's Temptation,
which explores the concept of commercial
foods as a symbol for the spiritual and
metaphysical. Running through June.
Los Angeles-based artist Mark Grotjahnbrings his celebrated paintings to Dallas,alongside sculptures that have never beenseen before that he has worked on privatelyfor over a decade. The first presentationof Grotjahn's sculptures in the U.S.runs May 31-Aug. 17. Multi-media artistBettina Pousttchi's Sightings transforms themuseum into a "drive thru" art gallery openthrough July 13. Image: Mark Grotjahn,Untitled (African, Gated Front and Back MaskM34.b), 2014, bronze, 58 1/4 x 21 x 33 1/2in. Unique variant (MG M34.b). CourtesyMark Grotjahn © Mark Grotjahn Photo:Douglas M. Parker Studio.nashersculpturecenter.org
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American interest in the cultural centers
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What did restless people do for a quick fix of thrilling entertainment before mobile phones, the internet, television, even the wireless? If you were of a particularly mischievous mind (possibly bordering on the criminal), you might have fancied dressing up as a supernatural being and scaring poor night-time travellers half to death. Step forward the 'phantom' whose exploits were reported in 'The Courier' on Tuesday, January 16, 1883.
This 'ghost' seemed to focus its attentions on the area between the Hawkhill and Blackness Road, particularly favouring the old, worked out Blackness Quarry (between Ure Street and Wilkie's Lane, which the current Bellfield Street now transects) which was a kind of wasteland with a few dotted stables and wooden sheds. The apparition was variously described, but most witnesses agreed it conformed to the standard Victorian supernatural stereotype: a tall, amorphous dark and cloaked figure, with a slouch hat which concealed its undoubtedly hideous features. The figure haunted the quarry area, gliding silently around in a sinister way and principally appearing to stray bairns and timid auld wives who happened to be wandering about in the hours of darkness. In common with the phenomenon of mass hysteria which later affected the area around Craigie Quarry in the 1920s, the rumour of the haunting spread from children and old women to the whole population of the neighbourhood. Soon the area was in a state of 'chronic excitement'. 'Women became afraid to leave their houses at night either to go to the wells for water, or to their cellars for coal,' the newspaper reported. Come the New Year and the ghost, or someone pretending to be him, followed one lady home and impertinently asked if she had any Hogmanay drink left in her house for him.
Next, one Sunday night, there was a massive explosion like a gunshot in the quarry. Sceptics said it came from the London steamship docked in the River Tay, but a woman whose house adjoined the quarry swore that the concussion happened right under her window and that it shook her whole house. Things reached a head on the following Saturday when a staid old couple walking home were alarmed to see a grim and solitary figure standing in a dark lane. They hurried home and locked themselves in. The next night an Irish ex-policeman, who was cynical about the unreal origins of the spectre, was sitting by his own fireside when a friend rushed in and said that the apparition was in the lane. He opened his shutters and peeped out, seeing a huge dark figure leaning against a wooden paling. The man grabbed his poker and rushed out to confront the figure, shouting out a demand to know who he was and what he wanted. This was too much for the spirit, who fled through a gate into the quarry, splashed through a quagmire and vanished.
The following evening a hapless gentleman on an errand of mercy got lost in the narrow lanes near the quarry and was spotted by some local women. Encouraged by the recent bravery of the ex-policeman, they spotted and followed the gentleman, soon joined by other women and men. Someone raised the cry, 'That's the man! Look up his sleeve; he has got a pistol there.' The man protested his innocence, but the mob was angry. Luckily the ex-policeman appeared and said that the creature he saw was twice as big as this unfortunate man.
'The benighted gentleman was then set on his way rejoicing,' 'The Courier' reported. 'Since then the "Quarry spectre" has disappeared from that neighbourhood. Probably a wholesome dread of Paddy and the poker has induced him to abandon his nocturnal rambles.'


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The title of this blog post is a little quip I came up with (1). People seem to like it.
[OK, I'm not keeping up this blog. I should keep on using it as a place for thoughts and fun.]
Anyway, here are two fantastic TRUMP articles that are must-reads in their entirety. Even some of Pettis's lengthy replies in the comments are excellent (2). Both happen to be from economists, but they aren't economic analysis in the typical sense. Neither of them are what you are expecting.
Note that Pettis is dripping with sarcasm throughout this piece, though it can sometimes be tough to draw the line between the intentional sarcasm and a creeping elitist arrogance. That's OK with me, this guy is really smart.
I do disagree with a couple of his lazier points – hey he did write this in one take on a long airplane trip without proofing it.
First, he ends up saying that even if we did end up with POTUS TRUMP it wouldn't be that bad, because Congress would stymie him. To me that's saying that our choice of POTUS really doesn't matter that much. It does. A lot.
Second, he gets lazy on immigration (3), saying that because it's always worked out, we should just keep doing it the way we've been doing it until we're sure it no longer works. He's abandoning his own call for historical analysis and deeper thinking in favor of simple trend following without considering the underlying drivers. There is no cost-benefit or trade-off analysis to consider whether we could enter a phase in which likely benefits are marginal but possible (even if unlikely) negative outcomes could be very large. It strikes me as a reckless hedge fund-y way of doing things – one of those funds that does some leveraged narrow arbitrage or carry trade year after year, getting amplified benefits until things go x-sigma in the wrong direction one year and it blows up. Like that hedge fund, Pettis suggests an approach that guarantees that a large negative outcome would fully evolve before it could be addressed. That's not responsible, intellectually honest, or insightful; that's superficial social media "we've always been a country of immigrants" memery.
Side note: In addition to teaching economics at Peking University, Pettis founded and runs a record label in China.
Minsky was a somewhat marginal economist during his lifetime, but has enjoyed a large resurgence in the wake of the GFC. His main thing is that stability breeds instability and that the capitalist financial system necessarily amplifies it and so you've got to do something about that, because it's a feature, not a bug that can be eliminated. One of his vignettes is that finance goes in cycles from "hedge finance" to "speculative finance" to "ponzi finance" to bust, which we call "The Minsky Moment". Hedge finance is fully amortized borrowing against operating cash flows. Speculative finance is borrowing against operating cash flows to pay interest, but the debt likely needs to be rolled over. Ponzi finance relies on capital appreciation to even pay off all interest due – increasing debt levels are often needed unless (usually outside, macro) events happen to favor the borrower. Minsky is calling out Trump as ponzi borrower that macro events favored… and who knew when (or was lucky) to take money off the table and leave others with the smoldering remains. And Romney. I love the smell of externalizing costs and survivorship bias in the morning!
1 It's a riff on the old line "He's a stupid person's idea of what a smart person sounds like."
2 A taste from one of his comment replies "The worst of them is the lover of all cultures who leaves his home in the US (or Europe) to find the authenticity that he believes cannot exist there, and has decided that he wants to help protect the culture of whatever developing country he chooses to live in from rapacious western agglomeration… For these people the "authenticity" they want means a slightly more sophisticated set of cultural stereotypes… I am infuriated by the way they insist on discrediting these Chinese musicians if they make music that sounds like it was made by people who live in huge, polluted, traffic-jammed cities, who get to school by subway and spend hours on smart phones and computer games, which is exactly what they are, but celebrate them as heroes defending authentic China if they, many of whom have never even seen a farm animal, make music that sounds like it was composed by nomadic horsemen who roam the Gobi Desert or by cheerful peasant girls from river villages in Yunnan."
3 From one of his comment replies "But we've had a winning strategy for 250 years. Let's keep doing it until the first time we actually fail. Let's wait to see if there ever is a time that is different. Once we've encountered a group of immigrants — a nation, race or ethnic group — that truly has failed to live up to our standard immigrant success after two or three generations, then we can discuss changing our strategy"


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Headlines can make or break the understanding of a problem.
Here's an Associated Press headline on a story out this morning:
One in 10 with a mortgage face foreclosure
What's missing is a list of definitions. What does it mean to "face foreclosure?" In this study from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Associated Press has defined it as being late for a payment. One in 10 people, according to the story, wqw late. But that calls for another definition: What is "late?" Is it people who didn't make it at all? Is it people who made it but made it late?
Technically, I suppose, I am facing foreclosure. The only thing that can stop it, is me making a payment, which — fortunately — I did this month.
But deeper in the story is the real story. If you define "facing foreclosure" as people who have received a first notice of foreclosure, the number is actually 1 in 100.
And the percentage of loans receiving their first notice of foreclosure also dipped. That fell to 1.1 percent in the second quarter from 1.2 percent in the first quarter
Wait a second! It dipped?
Yes, according to the same story:
In a worrisome sign, the number of homeowners starting to have problems with their mortgages rose after trending downward last year. The number of homes in the foreclosure process fell slightly, the first drop in four years.
Are you following that? The number of homeowners starting to have problems is rising. The number of homes in the foreclosure process is falling.
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Man Lets his Phone be Stolen and Tracks the Thief Using Spyware
When Anthony van der Meer had his phone stolen, he realized how much personal information the thief had instantly obtained. So, he allowed another phone be stolen, but first he installed spyware on the device, enabling him to track it.
The spyware allowed him to remotely control and monitor use of the phone, and learn intimate details about the thief. The filmmaker turned the entire process in a short film called Find My Phone. In the film, van der Meer follows the man who stole his phone from Amsterdam to Berlin and France, reading his messages and watching his conversations in real-time.
Van der Meer installed an app called Cerberus on his phone, which allowed him to track its location, create backups of texts and phone logs and remotely control the camera on the stolen device. Van der Meer told Storyful that after liaising with Cerberus, he was able to install a version of the app on the stolen phone that would make the app undetectable to users of the device.
Van der Meer began to feel sympathy for the man, and even topped up the call credit in the phone during the night. However, after seeing him in person, the film graduate quickly lost all sympathy for the man and realized he didn't know him at all. Eventually, he ended his surveillance of the thief.
Van der Meer's film has quickly gone viral on social media, amassing over one millions since it was posted on December 13.


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In this debut memoir based on a series of personal blog posts, Mueller questions God in order to discover her purpose in life.
Mueller had been a regular churchgoer for several years, but regularly experienced anger and frustration toward her loved ones. One day, after running errands with her mother, who had lately depended on her for care, Mueller had an emotional outburst. She told her mother several troubling truths in a restaurant parking lot, and then left the vehicle and started walking. While walking, she realized how easy it could be to leave her life behind. She began contemplating suicide. Shortly after, she entered a new understanding of God's power and love. Her suicide plans evolved into a request for God to take her. This plea became a daily prayer for God to reveal her purpose. Mueller began to devote time to reading self-help and biblical stories ("I was starting to think the Bible was more like an instruction manual of how everything was created and how it all worked so we could know how to use them to live and be happy as God originally intended"). Though she felt unsuccessful in business, she was glad for the time to contemplate her relationship with God, and created a new product, called Message Balls—golf balls with text that encourages people to talk with God. Mueller is detailed in her analysis of life, capturing the day-to-day progression of thoughts, the mundane events, and the small miracles, which is natural for a writer working from blog posts. Her chapters are short, and often titled after an emotion or a state of mind with the ending of "ville" ("Complaintville" and "Cactusville," for example). This strategy seems to indicate that the author has spent enough time pondering a certain element, embodying it, so that it feels like its own place. The book takes a somewhat mystical approach to discovering God's will. The author pulls heavily from Rhonda Byrne's The Secret and guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show to complement her reading of the Bible. Mueller often compares the Bible to other self-help books to demonstrate its efficacy in turning a life around. And the author recounts disputes with other Christians to flag theological hotspots.
A worthy book for those seeking company, not guidance, on their spiritual paths.


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Mga idol! Sino sino pa ba mga Guitar Luthiers sa Pilipinas?Ang kilala ko lang ay si Sir Max Rufo e. hehePa-Post nalang po at palagay ng mga details nya.like kung saan location nya at paano makoContact.MagBigay nadin kayo ng Reviews. kung meron din, palagay ng Pics ng mga Pinagawa nyo at mga ginawa nilang Gitara! Salamat!
Wala yatang luthier in the truest sense. Either Guitar repairman OR nagpapanggap na Guitar Builder.
May I know how someone can qualify to be called a guitar builder?
Based on the definition of what a luthier is, there are luthiers in the Philippines. I did not see the term "recognized worldwide" as a pre-requisite to being called a luthier.BTW ICAEW and PICPA has an MOU to work more closely together. I believe that is an indication that local accountants' capabilities are as low as you think.Arie is also recognized by Gibson, if my memory serves me right. I believe they went here to meet him.
The ts is looking for luthiers in The PhilippinesBaket biglang gumulo ang usapanSa pilipinas ang kahulugan ng luthier ay taga gawa ng gitaraSa ibang bansa, ibang usapan na yan.
Siguro kasi lumabas yung phrase na truest sense... This whole thing is loaded with baggage and can be interpreted in different ways. I actually think this is relevant because nicknames and titles get thrown around here too lightly for my liking. On the other hand, I also think that titles and peer recognition are two different things and doesn't necessarily go hand in hand.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/1555478_706731242694566_927854711_n.jpg?oh=f99f484d4ee42cad382bcaf03632ed36&oe=544AB196&__gda__=1413723925_410e85073e0ff0cff5a683257646b2dd'Beauty of the Burst' author, world renowned collector and Gibson rep Yasuhiko Iwanade flew in from Japan and visited Arie. And you believe there are no pinoy luthiers?
kasama ba sa criteria ng pgiging "luthier" kung gaano kaayos yung shop nya, may pinuntahan kase ko minsan na "luthier", bahing ako ng bahing dahil sa amoy at kalat.
My reaction was as a result of the statement that wala yatang luthier in the truest sense. That to me is an allegation that no pinoy luthier deserves the title. To that I have to disagree.
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Travel Guide | Slovakia
Stopover in Bratislava, Slovakia
By Ben Rissler of American University 07/24/15
Take a short trip to the dynamic "Beauty on the Danube."
The Slovakian capital boasts wonderfully preserved medieval architecture and contemporary buildings alongside remnants of its communist past. Having been under the control of many empires and rulers, Slovakia officially gained independence from Czechoslovakia in 1993, making it a very new country in comparison to its European counterparts. Bratislava is an eclectic place that showcases this historical past throughout the city.
The "Beauty on the Danube" is the perfect getaway for a curious traveler wishing to see off the beaten path Europe, something many tourists omit from their itineraries. The city is just a short hour-long bus ride away from Vienna, the Austrian capital known for its classical architecture and music. Alternatively, Bratislava lies along the popular bus route from Prague to Budapest (and vice versa) that virtually always makes a stop in Slovakia to unload and load new passengers. The city also has a small international airport serviced by Ryanair that offers discount flights across the continent. (More: How to survive RyanAir). With endless travel possibilities, Bratislava is easily connected to other major points of interest just a few hours away.
It is a very walkable city with a quaint downtown area filled with restaurants, cafes, shops, and other landmarks. Stroll through Old Town to see Bratislava's medieval culture come to life, while heading up to the city's impressive castle. Located on a giant hill overlooking the Danube River, the Bratislava Castle dates back to prehistoric times, and was later occupied by the Celts and Romans. It can be easily seen throughout the city, and offers amazing views of the river and the largest communist-era concrete block housing complex in Central Europe. Directly across from the castle is the Slovakian parliament building, illustrating the contrast between modernity and antiquity. Head back down the hill to St. Martin's Cathedral, the largest church in Bratislava, that showcases both Gothic and Baroque style architecture.
Spanning across the Danube is the interesting SNP Bridge, which contains a flying saucer-looking structure that houses a restaurant named UFO. Offering stunning views overlooking the skyline of Bratislava and the surrounding area, the restaurant is highly rated for its traditional Slovakian and international cuisine.
One great thing for budget travelers is that this city is incredibly cheap! Head over to ORBIS Street Food for a taste of the streets across the world and its infamous Belgian frites. Try some delicious, inexpensive traditional Slovakian food at the Slovak Pub, frequently by Bratislava's many university students. Hit up Regal Burger for some American comfort food and a local beer.
This is also a perfect destination for nightlife due to its compact nature and variety of bars and clubs to choose from. For an unforgettable night out, go to Subclub, an underground club located in a former Soviet bunker under Bratislava Castle. With a cover charge around €5 and 0.5 liter beers for €1.30, this is one of the most unique venues around to dance to techno, drum & bass, and electro house music.
The city is best discovered by chance, without an agenda. Tourists often assume that one needs to have a massive hour-by-hour itinerary in order to accomplish a checklist. Travelers, on the other hand, strive to get acquainted with a new place in the eyes of the locals. Bratislava is definitely a city for the latter, someone wishing to uncover a hidden gem of Europe at a relaxed pace. Wander through the streets and Old Town area in the hopes of understanding the rich, dynamic past of the city. Everything is relatively concentrated inside a compact area, making "sightseeing" very simple. Slovakians are also very nice and genuinely happy to see foreigners exploring their country. Don't be afraid to get to know this beautiful, underrated city!
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Marginal turbid band and light blue crest, signs observed in magnifying narrow-band imaging endoscopy, are indicative of gastric intestinal metaplasia
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- Published: 27 November 2012
Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) usually appears in flat mucosa and shows few morphologic changes, making diagnosis using conventional endoscopy unreliable. Magnifying narrow-band imaging (NBI) endoscopy enables evaluation of detailed morphological features that correspond with the underlying histology. The aim of this study was to investigate and clarify the diagnostic efficacy of magnifying NBI endoscopic findings for the prediction and diagnosis of IM.
Forty-seven patients were prospectively enrolled, and magnifying NBI examinations were performed in the lesser curvature of the midbody and the greater curvature of the upper body. The marginal turbid band (MTB) was defined as an enclosing white turbid band on the epithelial surface/gyri; light blue crest (LBC), as a fine, blue-white line on the crest of the epithelial surface/gyri. Immediately after observation under magnifying endoscopy, biopsy specimens were obtained from the evaluated areas.
The degree of IM significantly increased with increasing MTB/LBC positivity (MTB-/LBC-, 0.00 ± 0.00; MTB+/LBC-, 0.44 ± 0.51; MTB+/LBC+, 0.94 ± 0.24; p < 0.001). Moderate-to-severe IM was more common in MTB+/LBC+ areas than in MTB+/LBC- areas (p < 0.001). For the diagnosis of IM, MTB had a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 100%, 66.0%, and 81.7%, respectively, and the corresponding values for LBC were 72.1%, 96.0%, and 84.9%.
MTB and LBC observed in the gastric mucosa with magnifying NBI endoscopy are highly accurate indicators of the presence of IM. MTB likely represents a sign of early gastric IM, while LBC appears with progression to severe IM.
- Stomach
- Magnifying endoscopy
- Intestinal metaplasia
Gastric intestinal metaplasia (IM) is regarded as a precancerous lesion that is likely to develop into intestinal-type gastric cancer [1]. Hence, endoscopic diagnosis of IM is valuable for patients undergoing surveillance endoscopy [2]. The diagnosis of IM is currently based on the histological assessment of biopsy specimens. Diagnosis of IM using conventional endoscopy is unreliable because IM usually appears in flat mucosa and shows few macroscopic morphological changes [3–5]. In addition, because of the large surface area of the stomach, only small areas can be sampled with random biopsies [6]. IM can be focal and may be missed on random biopsies. Multiple non-targeted biopsies also add to the cost and the time it takes to perform the procedure, without necessarily improving the diagnostic yield.
Recent techniques that allow high-resolution visualization of mucosal details may help bring the focus on endoscopic examination of the stomach, and aid in cost-effective and time-efficient disease diagnosis. Narrow-band imaging (NBI) is an endoscopic imaging technology that uses blue (400–430 nm) and green (535–565 nm) narrow-band, short-wavelength light to improve the contrast of surface structures and vascular architecture in the superficial mucosa. Magnifying NBI endoscopy enables evaluation of detailed morphological features of the epithelium corresponding to histological findings [7–9]. For example, a recent study reported that the appearance of a light blue crest (LBC) in the mucosa is a distinctive endoscopic finding that suggests an increased probability of IM [10].
However, only a few studies have provided additional details regarding the clinical significance and reproducibility of using LBC as a magnifying NBI endoscopic finding for predicting IM [11, 12]. The aim of this study was to investigate magnifying NBI endoscopic findings for the prediction of IM and to clarify the diagnostic efficacy of these findings for the detection of IM.
Study population
Forty-seven patients (24 men and 23 women), with a mean age of 55 years (range, 23–68 years) were prospectively enrolled from September 2009 to April 2010. Of them, 15 visited our hospital primarily for treatment of early gastric cancer. Other patients underwent upper endoscopy for various other indications, including yearly screening for gastric cancer and complaints of abdominal discomfort or dyspepsia. Patients with severe systemic diseases or advanced chronic liver diseases; those receiving H2 receptor antagonists, proton-pump inhibitors, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; those who had received Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication therapy; and those with a history of gastric surgery were excluded from the study. This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at Pusan National University Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients.
Endoscopic procedures
The video endoscopy system used was the EVIS-LUCERA SPECTRUM system (Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, Japan), which consisted of a light source (CLV-260SL), a processor (CV-260SL), and a magnifying video endoscope (GIF-H260Z). The system was capable of both white light and NBI modes, which could be toggled within 1 minute using a button on the control head of the video endoscope. This endoscopy system has a zoom magnification of 80×. To obtain a clear view with magnifying endoscopy, a transparent hood, MB-46 (Olympus), was fitted on the distal tip of the endoscope to maintain the focal distance.
Histological assessment
Biopsy specimens were fixed using buffered formalin and then embedded in paraffin. An expert pathologist (D.Y. Park) who was blinded to the endoscopic findings examined all histological samples. Histological variables, including H. pylori, neutrophil infiltration (activity), mononuclear cell infiltration (inflammation), atrophy, and IM were graded according to a visual analog scale in the updated Sydney system (e.g., none (0), mild (1), moderate (2), and severe (3)) [13].
Statistical analysis
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Differences in histological variables associated with the presence of MTB and LBC were assessed using the Student's t-test. Differences in histological variables among the 3 groups (MTB-/LBC-, MTB+/LBC-, and MTB+/LBC+) were assessed using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. A χ2 test was performed to assess the differences in the grade of atrophy and IM among the 3 groups. Calculations of the sensitivity, specificity, and the positive and negative predictive values of MTB and LBC for predicting atrophy and IM were also performed. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Statistical calculations were performed using SPSS version 12.0 for Windows software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
Histological findings
Presence or absence of the marginal turbid band or light blue crest and association with histological variables
Histological variables
Marginal turbid band
Light blue crest
Absent (n = 33)
Present (n = 60)
Absent (n = 60)
Present (n = 33)
Helicobacter pylori
0.58 ± 0.79
0.47 ± 0.68
0.62 ± 0.76
0.30 ± 0.59
Acute inflammation
0.42 ± 0.61
0.45 ± 0.59
0.43 ± 0.62
0.45 ± 0.56
Chronic inflammation
1.24 ± 0.44
1.47 ± 0.50
1.38 ± 0.49
1.39 ± 0.50
0.45 ± 0.56
1.00 ± 0.41
0.63 ± 0.52
1.12 ± 0.42
Intestinal metaplasia
0.00 ± 0.00
1.23 ± 0.98
0.23 ± 0.50
1.82 ± 0.81
Marginal turbid band (MTB) and light blue crest (LBC) categories and association with histological variables
Histological variables
(n = 33)
(n = 27)
(n = 33)
Helicobacter pylori
0.58 ± 0.79
0.67 ± 0.73
0.30 ± 0.59
Acute inflammation
0.42 ± 0.61
0.44 ± 0.64
0.45 ± 0.56
Chronic inflammation
1.24 ± 0.44
1.56 ± 0.51
1.39 ± 0.50
0.45 ± 0.56
0.85 ± 0.36
1.12 ± 0.42
Intestinal metaplasia
0.00 ± 0.00
0.44 ± 0.51
0.94 ± 0.24
Accuracy of MTB and LBC for diagnosis of atrophy and IM
Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and accuracy of magnifying NBI endoscopic findings for predicting gastric atrophy and intestinal metaplasia
Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)
Accuracy (%)
Prediction of atrophy
Marginal turbid band
Light blue crest
Prediction of intestinal metaplasia
Marginal turbid band
Light blue crest
In this study, magnifying NBI endoscopy was used to classify gastric epithelium on the basis of the presence or absence of MTB/LBC. Our results suggest an association between histological findings on gastric biopsy and areas positive for MTB and/or LBC. Areas positive for MTB or LBC were associated with atrophy and IM. In addition, MTB/LBC positivity was associated with the severity of IM, such that the grade of IM in the MTB+/LBC+ group was more severe than that in the MTB+/LBC- group.
Many studies have investigated the use of magnifying endoscopy for overcoming the diagnostic limitations of IM with conventional endoscopy [10]. Magnifying endoscopy with methylene blue staining has been reported to be useful in the diagnosis of IM (sensitivity, 76.4%; specificity, 86.6%) [14]. However, the limitations associated with this method include the need for preparation with mucolytic agents, dye spraying, and irrigation of the mucosal surface, all of which are time-consuming and complicated. In addition, the use of methylene blue carries the risk of oxidative DNA damage [15].
In contrast, the NBI system requires neither complicated preparation procedures nor dye spraying. Thus, magnifying NBI endoscopy was introduced for the diagnosis of atrophy and IM. Several classifications of gastric mucosal patterns seen with magnifying NBI endoscopy have been associated with the histological findings of atrophy and IM [7–9, 16]. However, these classifications are complicated (4 to 6 types) and difficult to understand; this makes them difficult to implement in clinical practice. Therefore, more simplified approaches to the prediction of atrophy and IM are needed for use in clinical practice.
Uedo et al. first reported the use of LBC for the prediction of IM [10]. This study suggested that LBC, observed during magnifying NBI endoscopy, is a highly accurate predictor of IM, with a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 89%, 93%, and 91%, respectively. The authors speculated that the LBC would be caused by differences in the reflectance of the light at the surface of the brush border. Similarly, the results of the current study demonstrate that LBC is a strong predictor of IM (sensitivity, 72.1%; specificity, 96.0%; accuracy, 84.9%).
However, many areas with a histological diagnosis of IM were not LBC positive. These findings led to a search for additional signs indicative of the presence of IM on magnifying NBI endoscopy. MTB was identified as another simple sign for the diagnosis of IM (accuracy, 81.7%). In addition, it was helpful in predicting atrophy (accuracy, 79.6%). Although the exact mechanism behind the occurrence of MTB remains unknown, it is likely that MTB is associated with changes in the gastric mucosa usually associated with atrophy and/or IM, such as the widening and shortening of the intervening part between foveolae.
In the present study, all LBC-positive areas were also MTB positive. In addition, the degree of IM increased with increasing MTB/LBC positivity, with moderate-to-severe IM more commonly seen in MTB+/LBC+ areas than in MTB+/LBC- areas. On the basis of these findings, it is likely that MTB represents an early sign of IM as compared to LBC, with MTB observable in mild, followed by the appearance of LBC with progression to severe IM.
While endoscopic biopsy with subsequent histological evaluation is the current gold standard for the diagnosis of IM, the recently developed optical technology—magnifying NBI endoscopy—allows endoscopic visualization of regions of IM in the stomach without the need for biopsy. This method could also be used to increase the diagnostic yield in studies investigating the pathogenesis of other gastrointestinal diseases.
This study has several limitations. First, we focused only on the gastric body (the lesser curvature of the midbody and the greater curvature of the upper body). The findings of magnifying endoscopy are different between the gastric fundal and antral mucosa [7, 8], and the regularly arranged ridges, which are seen in normal antral mucosa by magnifying endoscopy [17], may appear similar to MTB. Therefore, we chose to inspect only the gastric body, not the gastric antrum. Second, because the magnifying endoscopic findings were analyzed by only 1 experienced endoscopist in this study, interobserver reproducibility could not be evaluated. Although the reliability of some magnifying endoscopic findings has been reported recently [7, 12], interobserver variability in the assessment of MTB and LBC needs to be evaluated before clinical application.
In conclusion, MTB and LBC observed in the gastric mucosa with magnifying NBI endoscopy were highly accurate indicators for the presence of IM. MTB likely represents a sign of early gastric IM, while LBC appears with progression to severe IM. Further studies are necessary to assess interobserver variability for the detection of MTB and LBC.
This study was supported by a grant from the National R&D Program for Cancer Control, Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family affairs, Republic of Korea (0920050).
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Adm. Mike Mullen Meets General Kayani over Indian Ocean: NYT
U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence
By ERIC SCHMITT, New York Times, August 28, 2008
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff secretly convened a highly unusual meeting of senior American and Pakistani commanders on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday to discuss how to combat the escalating violence along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
While officials from the two allies offered few details on Wednesday about what was decided or even discussed at the meeting — including any new strategies, tactics, weapons or troop deployments — the star-studded list of participants and the extreme secrecy surrounding the talks underscored how gravely both nations regard the growing militant threat.
The leading actors in the daylong conference were Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, chief of staff of the Pakistani Army.
Joining them aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln were Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, who will soon become the senior officer in the Middle East; Gen. David D. McKiernan, NATO's top officer in Afghanistan; Adm. Eric T. Olson, head of the Special Operations Command; Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, acting commander of American forces in the Middle East; and Rear Adm. Michael A. LeFever, the senior American military liaison to Pakistan. General Kayani was accompanied by ranking officers from Pakistan.
The meeting was prompted by a series of ominous developments: continuing political turmoil in Pakistan, increasingly deadly attacks against Afghan and Western targets in Afghanistan and American complaints that the Pakistani military has been ineffective in stemming the flow of militants who launch attacks in Afghanistan from Pakistani havens.
American officials pointed to two major Taliban attacks in Afghanistan last week — a coordinated assault by at least 10 suicide bombers against one of the largest American military bases and another by about 100 insurgents who ambushed and killed 10 elite French paratroopers.
"The meeting was mainly to continue to discuss ongoing operations against extremists in the border region and to work together to find better ways to solve those problems," said one American military official who was briefed on the talks.
Admiral Mullen met with General Kayani just a month ago in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was then that this week's meeting was scheduled, the military official said. In Islamabad, he said, Admiral Mullen had bluntly warned General Kayani that Pakistan had to do more to combat militants in the restive tribal areas.
The gathering aboard the Abraham Lincoln was less confrontational in tone, aides said. "It was one of those meetings to help clear up the situation, get an understanding of the issues, and look for a way forward," said a senior Pakistani officer briefed on the discussions.
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Very familiar. Glorious typography.
I've been in these situations before and frequently been exposed to this kind of chatter-filled environment.
via Justin Leibow.
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Very familiar. Glorious typography.
your brain on Google
Neuroscientist, Gary Small, tells CBS News' Daniel Sieberg how technology may be making us smarter.
Read the video in context from The End of Cyberspace here or Newsweek's The Daily Beast where it was first featured here.
View other videos of Dr. Gary Small on his website here.
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A Google off-guard moment…again. (April 1)
Of all the April Fool's Day jokes I eagerly await for, it's Google's that makes or breaks it for me.
Ever since its first April Fools Day joke pulled off to very unsuspecting users like myself in 2000, of its "Mental Plex" page (back then, the term "'netizen" was still so much in vogue, preceded by the clichéd "information superhighway", and "broadband speed" at home was a dream state we all wished to have), Google's April Fool's Day pages were the ones that'd get women like myself, inclined to a little bit of geeky-ness, happily face-palming and getting like-minded discussants into hours-long analyses, Google easter egg lists and such, in forums and chat rooms (it was even more fun when newer members joined in).
Eleven years into this tradition with a few hits and misses — TISP's description was so obvious it was corny even before I clicked on the link — Google's April 1st jokes rank among those diversions that make hours of soaking up information online delightful.
Thinking that 2011's Google's Motion (Beta) could be a Mac-specific feature similar to LiquidMac, a fun, novelty app that mimics the movement of liquid in a computer by its orientation (using Apple laptops' built-in sudden motion sensor technology), I thought , falling into the Apple-user snob mode I realized I hadn't completely shed off yet (and feeling a little sorry for it), "So, is this cross-platform?," yet something ticked the instant curiosity pushed the button.
This time, Google caught me off-guard. And a smack on the cheek to go with it. Fun!
My favorite April Fools Day Google joke so far are:
- Scratch and Sniff (2008) and its reference to books vis-a-vis print getting more digitized;
- Jobs at Copernicus Center (2004) with its nice illustrations and great geek-y copy;
- Gmail Paper (2007) and how it resounds so much with life around email;
- Gmail Custom Time (2008), in relation to above entry;
- the CADIE (2009) project;
- last, but certainly not the least, Google's life-changing Gmail announcement (in relation to (2007) and (2008); see image grab above again for details).
Finally, a shoutout to Google and YouTube's April Fools Day continuing collaboration. In celebration of Jackie Chan's recently wrapped up film 1911 (ironically, Jackie Chan was just the subject of a Twitter hoax two days ago), YouTube's wayback window and logo are too good to miss, I can't let this pass.
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superpower: we are the people of the internet
*would have been nicer if the 'spirit' morphed into several people (i.e. races) even in some parts of her solo.
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A project worth echoing in a web full of echoes. Evelien Lohbeck's experimental short.
Jury prize for best online film NOFF
Playgrounds Award Best Student 2008
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irosa, friend of two decades plus, perpetual life-learner, Nu-yoker and fellow Pinoy élan vital follower, gave me this for Christmas, now among one of the very few but select movie discs I own. Salamat, kapatid. Sharing you my 'unboxing' pics.
I haven't gotten the chance to premiere this with the 'Weavers yet as I originally planned. Hopefully sooner-than-soon. Will let you know.
The NYT has a review of the film Helvetica (one of many publications), but more than that, I'd like to borrow the accompanying photo to the article…
… and post a link about its [co-]creator, Max Miedinger:
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