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These pictures are stunning! (Love Huck's shirt!)ReplyDelete
Hmmmm- I see we don't wear our garments anymoreReplyDeleteReplies
You are kidding me, Renee! Seriously??Delete
hmmm, I see you have a mote in your eye.Delete
Not that it's at all anyone's business, but I am. That is a perfectly modest outfit where are you getting that?Delete
Natalie you inspire me! You always dress fabulously. Thank you.Delete
I'm not Mormon (and a little confused, but I looked it up) and I have to say it seems more immodest to ask someone about their underwear...on the internet. This outfit is total class.Delete
He has a Huck-a-saurus tshirt! He uses chopsticks!ReplyDelete
I love your kid.
Walking across the Brookyln Bridge was one of my most favourite NYC experiences...you're so lucky to be able to do it whenever you like.ReplyDelete
I'm so jealous of you living in NYC and Huck is just adorable : ). XxReplyDelete
OMG his little red shorts are so cute :)ReplyDelete
love the dots on spots look! and that sushi makes my mouth water...ReplyDelete
Beautiful family photos! Ur son's shirt is cute, there's even his name Huck on it ;)ReplyDelete
that bridge shot is amazing.ReplyDelete
You have a gorgeous wee family!!!
my boyfriend is about to move to brooklyn and i am excited to get to know it better! one of my favorite things to do is walk across the brooklyn and i am absolutely going to try that sushi place. thanks for the tour holbrook family ;)ReplyDelete
This is awesome!! You're so good at finding new things. I need to be better at exploring my own city.ReplyDelete
PS. Your skirt is fantastic!
Yay, glad you made it back to Brooklyn!ReplyDelete
exploring new places is the best. the sign for brooklyn is lovely better than 'allonby, please d i e carefully' (someone picked off the 'r' and 'v' of drive.ReplyDelete
adorable photos!ReplyDelete
i LOOOOOOVE that ice cream shop!! (hate the typical endless line though)ReplyDelete
and that welcome to brooklyn sign is adorable.
three cheers for crossing the river! you guys were so close to our tiny abode, too!ReplyDelete
I LOOOOVE Huck's shirt. Did you make it yourself? Where did you get it?ReplyDelete
"Huck-O-Saurus" ... love it!!ReplyDelete
fantastic photos!ReplyDelete
Do you ever read Mo Willems books to Huck? My little guy loves him. There's one, "Knuffle Bunny" (plus 2 sequels) that takes place in Brooklyn and he mixes his artwork with b&w images of Brooklyn. I bet Huck would enjoy! Mama too; his books are super cute.ReplyDelete
Great photos. Yes, ice-cream is the new health food.ReplyDelete
Ahhh! That shirt is ADORABLE.ReplyDelete
So fun! I was in New York for like 24 hours earlier this year and walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was amazing.ReplyDelete
P.S. I know one of the owners of the Gran Electrica taco place you put up there! He is my husband's cousin's husband. Does that even make sense? :)
Natalie! I love your outfit! I may not be able to recreate the Brooklyn tour anytime in the near future, but I have got to recreate that outfit!ReplyDelete
HIS SHIRT! love it :)ReplyDelete
oh man how i wish i lived there, it looks like such a fun time- i'd probably go on that tour everyday :) and you take such amazing pictures- you really have a knack for capturing moments.ReplyDelete
And that sushi looks aaaaamazing
looks so fun! I'm totally craving sushi now- only two more months before this prego can have it again! Yes!ReplyDelete
Adorable family alert!! This post made me wish I lived in NY! xoReplyDelete
haha ice cream is the new health food! I need to frame that and have it on my wallReplyDelete
next time i visit nyc i am going to brooklyn. fact.ReplyDelete
Do you mind me asking where you got your t-shirt from? I love itReplyDelete
I'm tucking this little tour away for when I finally get myself to New York City!!ReplyDelete
Oh, and Huck's shirt is pretty awesome.
I can't even handle how cute Huck is! Especially looking at the water taxis, like "hey I'm ready to go!!"ReplyDelete
lovely pictures! Your outfit is darling!ReplyDelete
Fun post! You should call it the Holbrooklyn Tour!!ReplyDelete
Your outfit is super cute (and modest) and I'm dying over Hucks shirt! Did you get that made for him? I love it!ReplyDelete
great pics and huck's shirt-yessss!!ReplyDelete
Adorable! I love Huck's shirt! The Holbrook trio seems to be having some great trips recently.... :)ReplyDelete
That outfit is killing it! Great pics!ReplyDelete
i want to go on the holbrook tour. this all looks like so much fun! and i love huck's dinosaur shirt. too cute!!!ReplyDelete
xo TJ
Regarding that garment comment: if I wore a shirt that low-cut, you'd see, like three inches of my garments. Seeexxxxyy. But that's because I have gross third-trimester boobs I've started to consider carrying around in the crook of my arm. You know those wheeled platforms for dogs whose back legs don't work? I'd take one now for the front half of my body. A large platform for baby with an upper shelf for the girls. UGH. But it just goes to show, when you're on the petite end of the spectrum garments will be A LOT more forgiving.ReplyDelete
Garments: like everything else in the church, it's up to you to decide how to fit them into your life. Same goes for thoughts, attitudes, entertainment, beverages (I just finished my THIRD diet Coke of the day), entertainment and its ratings, etc. It's a lot more fun to eyeball others' choices rather than our own! But in the end, our choices are strictly between us and the Lord. And there's nothing to be gained by speculating on others' choices and the Lord's opinion of them. You do know, though, that I hate you and your skinny little body right now, seeing as I weigh 15 pounds more than I did six months ago, right? ;)ReplyDelete
Can you please do a tutorial on how you get that much of a blurred background on images where there is a fairly large focused area (ie. where you're standing)? I can only manage it when I take a picture of online sombodies head... and I have a similar camera (Canon T3) and the same lens (you still use the 50mm 1.8?).ReplyDelete
I absolutely love your photos. You have such an artistic eye. I always thought anyone with a good camera could take good pictures...then I got a good camera and realized that wasn't the case!ReplyDelete
I love his Huck a Saurus t-shirt!! So cute! That sushi looks awesome too.ReplyDelete
Looks so fun!ReplyDelete
I was just there! The Brooklyn Bridge was one of my favorite things in New York. Your photos are GORGEOUS. You really did the bridge justice. And it helps that you are much cuter than I am in your pictures! :) What a fun day-- thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
huck-o-saurus! I love it! And I agree that ice cream is the new health food.ReplyDelete
This looks so fun! :)ReplyDelete
i just have to say, you had, in the past, commented on your inexperience in the way of photography; but bravo for the self-taught! these photos are lovely! www.everywhimandnotion.comReplyDelete
I am going to NYC next week so thank you for this post. I have never been to Brooklyn and so now it's on my list to visit. Also, you rock those polka dots so well!ReplyDelete


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Minuscule robots of the future that swim around in your body delivering drugs have come a step closer to reality.
Meet MagnetoSperm. They're infinitesimal robots that squirm around just like sperm and reach parts of the body that are difficult to access.
Developed by researchers in the Netherlands and Egypt, MagnetoSperm robots navigate using weak oscillating magnetic fields.
With polymer bodies and cobalt-nickel heads, the robots are 322 micrometers long, about the size of a house dust mite, and have a shape similar to sperm cells.
The magnetic head allows the robot to align itself along weak magnetic fields, according to research published in Applied Physics Letters by scientists from the University of Twente in the Netherlands and German University in Cairo.
The magnetic fields have a strength of less than 5 milliTeslas, which is about the power of a refrigerator magnet.
When the robot aligns itself, it generates thrust along its flexible body, moving forward as it wriggles. It can move at speeds around 160 micrometers per second, and can be steered using the magnetic fields.
The robot could be driven around vessels ranging from arteries to capillaries, the researchers said.
"The applications of this micro-robot are diverse," Sarthak Misra, an associate professor of robotics and mechatronics at the University of Twente and one of the authors of the paper, wrote in an email. "These include targeted drug delivery, in vitro fertilization, cell sorting and cleaning of clogged arteries, among others."
MagnetoSperm isn't the only mini-robot that takes its design cues from sperm.
Last year, German researchers writing in Advanced Materials described a "biohybrid micro-robot" built by capturing bovine sperm cells in magnetic microtubes.
While the cells' own whip-like tails provided the propulsion, the metallic microtubes could be guided using magnetic fields, potentially allowing such miniature devices to guide sperm to eggs or drugs to specific sites.
The disadvantage to that approach is that the coupling between sperm and microtube happens randomly, the MagnetoSperm researchers said.
They plan to further shrink the MagnetoSperm bots by equipping them with nano-fibers that would serve as flagella. They are also working to synthesize drug payloads for the robots that could be released near diseased cells.
"This would allow us to achieve targeted therapy to mitigate the negative side effects of conventional chemotherapy," wrote Islam S.M. Khalil, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Material Science at German University in Cairo who co-authored the MagnetoSperm paper.

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FASB to Join IFRS Foundation's Accounting Standards Advisory ForumNorwalk, CT, March 19, 2013—The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will join the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum (ASAF), the new advisory group for the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) announced today.
The ASAF was established earlier this year by the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation to improve cooperation among worldwide standard setters and advise the IASB as it develops International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
"The FASB's membership on the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum is an opportunity to represent U.S. interests in the IASB's standard-setting process and to continue the process of improving and converging U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IFRS," said Jeffrey J. Diermeier, chairman of the FAF Board of Trustees.
"The convergence effort, which began with the Norwalk Agreement of 2002, has been a major success and has delivered significant benefits to investors and other users of financial statements around the world," Diermeier added.
The FASB was nominated for membership on the ASAF by the FAF Board of Trustees, which oversees both the FASB and its sister standard-setting board, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The IFRS Foundation, which oversees the IASB, announced today in London that it has selected the FASB to join the ASAF.
"The FAF Trustees believe that the commitments made by both the IFRS Foundation and the FAF in connection with FASB's membership on the ASAF are consistent with the Trustees' view of the long-term process of converging accounting standards," Diermeier added.
The IFRS Foundation will ask ASAF members to support and contribute to the Foundation in its mission to develop, in the public interest, "a single set of high quality, understandable, enforceable globally accepted financial reporting standards."
The IFRS Foundation in turn will pledge to respect the independence of the ASAF members, recognizing that ASAF members "operate under their own specific national mandates." The Foundation will further commit to avoid undermining or compromising the legal rights and obligations of the ASAF members within their jurisdictions.
FASB Chairman Leslie F. Seidman said: "The FASB looks forward to participating in the Accounting Standards Advisory Forum and working with other standard setters to contribute to the ongoing improvement and convergence of global accounting standards." She added, "We also look forward to working with other standard setters to augment and improve the Conceptual Framework, which will lay the groundwork for consistent, high-quality standards."
About the Financial Accounting Foundation
The FAF is responsible for the oversight, administration, and finances of both the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its counterpart for state and local governments, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. The FAF also is responsible for selecting the members of both Boards and their respective Advisory Councils. For more information about the FAF, visit www.accountingfoundation.org.
About the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Since 1973, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting and reporting. Those standards govern the preparation of financial reports and are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Such standards are essential to the efficient functioning of the economy because investors, creditors, auditors, and others rely on credible, transparent, and comparable financial information. For more information about the FASB, visit our website at www.fasb.org.


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This full-frame ASTER image, acquired August 30, 2000, covers an area of 60 by 60 km in the Salmon River Mountains, Idaho. In this color infrared composite, vegetation is red, clouds are white, and smoke from forest fires is blue. An enlargement (Figure 1) covers an area of 12 x 15 km. A thermal infrared band is displayed in red, a short wave infrared band is displayed in green, and a visible band is displayed in blue. In this combination, fires larger than about 50 m appear yellow because they are bright in both infrared bands. Smaller fires appear green because they are too small to be seen by the 90 m thermal pixels, but large enough to be detected in the 30 m short wave infrared pixels. We are able to see through the smoke in the infrared bands, whereas in the visible bands, the smoke obscures detection of the active fires. This image is located at 44.8 degrees north latitude and 114.8 degrees west longitude.
The U.S. science team is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. The Terra mission is part of NASA's Science Mission Directorate.


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As Ash and Paul's epic battle continues, Ash finds himself with three Pokémon remaining, while Paul has only two. Ash certainly seems to have the advantage as his Gliscor takes out Paul's Drapion—but then Paul's Electivire makes short work of both Gliscor and Pikachu, leaving each Trainer with only a single Pokémon!
As the final face-off begins, Ash's Infernape has taken quite a bit of damage from Toxic Spikes, while Electivire is relatively unscathed. But something new seems to have entered Ash and Paul's rivalry: a mutual respect for each other's skills. This new respect shows in the intensity of the action, which builds to the moment when it appears that Ash's Infernape is about to go down.
Assuming Infernape is unable to battle, the Judge starts to call the match—until some taunting from both Paul and Electivire raise Infernape to levels of power and fighting spirit unlike anything we've seen! And, after Electivire throws one last Thunder Punch and Infernape counters with a powered-up Flare Blitz, both Pokémon remain standing briefly...until Electivire finally collapses, unable to battle. Ash and Infernape are declared the winners!
Afterward, Ash runs to find Paul as he's leaving, and their respect for each other is obvious. Paul remarks on how powerful Ash's Infernape has grown, and Ash surprises Paul by cheerfully inviting him to battle again soon. It's a touching moment, capping a bout that will not be soon forgotten by anyone who witnessed it!


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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Nutty for noodles...
With only the time it takes to cook up some pasta, tonight's dinner, Sesame Noodles with Napa Cabbage, is a pretty versatile recipe and I think it would be just as good cold as it was hot. It was a little unusual for us at first because we don't often have cabbage, especially with noodles, and we were not exactly sure what the texture was going to be like. Though, once we took a couple bites, we quickly became members of the clean plate club! As the pasta boils away, creamy natural peanut butter, toasted sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, a dash of sugar and just a few crushed red pepper flakes are heated in a small saucepan to quickly combine them and warm the dressing. Mirin is a sweet rice wine; if you don't have access to this, feel free to substitute the same amount called for with sherry (if you use dry sherry, add a pinch of sugar).
When the pasta is ready, it is drained over the firm shredded napa cabbage to soften it slightly, but still let it retain some bite to it. The nutty dressing has just enough peanut butter flavor so you know exactly what you're eating, but does not overwhelm the savory sesame oil and saltiness of the soy sauce. The vinegar and sweet rice wine do a superb job keeping the balance of sweetness in check while the crushed red pepper gently nudges the back of your throat with an inkling of heat.
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- Anonymous2/07/2007 10:18:00 PM
Those sound great. I love the peanut butter, soy sauce, etc. combination. It's a great marinade for chicken also. I usually use peanut butter, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and a touch of brown sugar or honey. My daughter who doesn't like peanut butter is a huge fan of this marinade on her chicken.ReplyDelete
She would LOVE the noodles!
- Anonymous2/08/2007 08:31:00 AM
The noodles look great ,but the snow picture is beautiful.I have lived with a snow season all my life and I never heard of anyone using the snow blower to clear it away. Very originalReplyDelete
Great recipe :) This is very similar to the popular chinese cold noodle, I usually do this in the summer, perhaps I will have it early this time hehe, thanks for sharing, cheers ! :)ReplyDelete
Tammy - That marinade sounds great, I'll have to remember and try it sometime!ReplyDelete
Chris - It worked well at least!
Melting Wok - I loved the cold leftovers for lunch... very tasty!


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Macro creation
A macro is a function called from the BUILD file that can instantiate rules. Macros don't give additional power, they are just used for encapsulation and code reuse. By the end of the loading phase, macros don't exist anymore, and Bazel sees only the set of rules they created.
Native rules (i.e. rules that don't need a
load() statement) can be
instantiated from the native module, e.g.
def my_macro(name, visibility=None):
name = name,
srcs = ["main.cc"],
visibility = visibility,
If you need to know the package name (i.e. which BUILD file is calling the macro), use the function native.package_name().
bazel query --output=build //my/path:allwill show you how the BUILD file looks after evaluation. All macros, globs, loops are expanded. Known limitation:
selectexpressions are currently not shown in the output.
- You may filter the output based on
generator_function(which function generated the rules) or
generator_name(the name attribute of the macro), e.g.
$ bazel query --output=build 'attr(generator_function, my_macro, //my/path:all)'
To find out where exactly the rule
foois generated in a BUILD file, you can try the following trick. Insert this line near the top of the BUILD file:
cc_library(name = "foo"). Run Bazel. You will get an exception when the rule
foois created (due to a name conflict), which will show you the full stack trace.
- You can also use print for debugging. It displays
the message as a
DEBUGlog line during the loading phase. Except in rare cases, either remove
debuggingparameter that defaults to
Falsebefore submitting the code to the depot.
If you want to throw an error, use the fail function. Explain clearly to the user what went wrong and how to fix their BUILD file. It is not possible to catch an error.
def my_macro(name, deps, visibility=None):
if len(deps) < 2:
fail("Expected at least two values in deps")
# ...
All public functions (functions that don't start with underscore) that instantiate rules must have a
nameargument. This argument should not be optional (don't give a default value).
Public functions should use a docstring following Python conventions.
In BUILD files, the
nameargument of the macros must be a keyword argument (not a positional argument).
nameattribute of rules generated by a macro should include the name argument as a prefix. For example,
macro(name = "foo")can generate a
fooand a genrule
In most cases, optional parameters should have a default value of
Nonecan be passed directly to native rules, which treat it the same as if you had not passed in any argument. Thus, there is no need to replace it with
False, or
[]for this purpose. Instead, the macro should defer to the rules it creates, as their defaults may be complex or may change over time. Additionally, a parameter that is explicitly set to its default value looks different than one that is never set (or set to
None) when accessed through the query language or build-system internals.
Macros should have an optional
Full example
The typical use-case for a macro is when you want to reuse a genrule, e.g.
name = "file",
outs = ["file.txt"],
cmd = "$(location generator) some_arg > $@",
tools = [":generator"],
If you want to generate another file with different arguments, you may want to extract this code to a function.
The BUILD file will become simply:
load("//path:generator.bzl", "file_generator")
name = "file",
arg = "some_arg",
In order to keep BUILD files clean and declarative, you must put the function in
a separate
.bzl file. For example, write the definition of the macro in
def file_generator(name, arg, visibility=None):
name = name,
outs = [name + ".txt"],
cmd = "$(location generator) %s > $@" % arg,
tools = ["//test:generator"],
visibility = visibility,
When you want to investigate what a macro does, use the following command to see the expanded form:
$ bazel query --output=build :file
# /absolute/path/test/ext.bzl:42:3
name = "file",
tools = ["//test:generator"],
outs = ["//test:file.txt"],
cmd = "$(location generator) some_arg > $@",


text: Google Now, the smart assistant in the latest upgrade of the Android operating system, draws an uneasiness among security experts evaluating the risks the search-based feature for mobile devices brings to businesses.Google introduced Now on Wednesday in unveiling Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the company's I\/O developer conference in San Francisco. Now is designed to use a person's search history, calendar, location and Google Maps to deliver useful information, such as the next bus for that appointment downtown or a weather warning on the day you plan to bike to work.Several security experts told CSO they were concerned over Now, while acknowledging it was too early to say for sure whether there are risks to businesses.\u00a0 Like companies, consumers may also be uneasy with the amount of information going to Google and what the company can do with it.Jon Oberheide, chief technology officer for mobile security vendor Duo Security, said:\u00a0"I'm sure there will be opinions on both sides of the aisle:Privacy-focused users who are spooked by knowledge of Now and everyday users who are impressed and drawn to the utility of Now."While consumer advocates worry about privacy, corporations will be thinking about the implications of having Now on the same device an employee is using to tap a company's web application or email server. At the very least, companies will want to have control to shut off the feature."Google states that you must opt-in to use these services, but it is unclear whether the management APIs (application programming interfaces) provided by Google will allow centralized control of these settings," Chester Wisniewski, security research analyst for Sophos, said.Besides control, there's the question of third-party apps that will have access to Now and an employee's personal information, which could also include some corporate data. In addition, those apps could also be tied to the device's native Web browser, a favorite entry point for hackers."This could be especially concerning for corporate web-based apps if they depend on the native browser," Stacy K. Crook, analyst for IDC, said. "So a recommendation there would be for companies that have mobile web applications to look into secure browsers that they can have some control over to launch those apps in."The challenge of securing mobile devices in light of the growing number of features is likely to push more corporations toward adopting security tools used in online banking today,\u00a0Gartner analyst\u00a0Peter Firstbrook said. Like banks, companies won't know in advance whether a device is infected with malware when it connects to web applications. As a result, companies will also need authentication, encryption, database monitoring tools and browser isolation software."We anticipate the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend will force organizations to use the same types of tools," Firstbrook said.In the meantime, Wisniewski has found his own way to use features like Now and still keep corporate data safe. He uses a Research In Motion BlackBerry for business and an Android smartphone for his own use. "Personally, I hate carrying two devices, but I don't see a lot of safe alternatives," he said.


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Dodge City Fireworks - Wordless Wednesday9:31 AM
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Oh, my goodness -- SO vibrant. Love this!ReplyDelete
Wow, those are beautiful!ReplyDelete
What beautiful shots! I just love great fireworks shows like this.ReplyDelete
wow you got some amazing shots! My iPhone was getting better pictures than my camera was able to capture.ReplyDelete
Those are fantastic pictures. Fireworks are really difficult to capture, but you did a great job.ReplyDelete
I'm horrible at taking pictures of fireworks, but your pictures are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Wow, you did a great job capturing those fireworks! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
How beautifully captured!ReplyDelete
Beautiful shots, I love photos of fireworks.ReplyDelete
WOW Those are some pretty fireworks.ReplyDelete
great shots unfortunately I always snap too early. lolReplyDelete
those are superb pictures! I'm still learning my new camera and didn't get very many good shots this year.ReplyDelete
You got some great shots! My fireworks pics didn't turn out so well. I need to figure out how to fix the delay on my camera. I always seem to miss the shot.ReplyDelete
Gteat shots!ReplyDelete
You really got some amazing shots!ReplyDelete
what gorgeous pictures! I think these are better then the ones I saw!ReplyDelete
Those are amazing photos! I tried taking pictures of the fireworks here on the 4th & apparently I have no idea what setting to use because they did NOT turn out.ReplyDelete
Wow! Awesome pictures!!ReplyDelete
You got AMAZING shots. Looks like it was a great show.ReplyDelete


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ThyCa NEWS NOTES – December 2007
In This Issue:
Mike's Medullary Story — The Three Pack
What ThyCa Means To Me
ThyCa News Nuggets
USA Today Articles Focus on I-131 and Thyroid Cancer
From the E-Mailbox
More Comments About the 2007 Conference
Meet Theresa Wickerham, Director of ThyCa Local Support Group Operations
ThyCa Exhibits at Medical Meetings
Thank You To Our Donors
The 2-for-1 "Thanks A Million" Cards
Every Day…
About ThyCa Journeys and ThyCa
Mike's Medullary Story — The Three PackBy Michael Desiderio
In late May 2004, I had what was perceived to be a cardiac incident. I awoke that day not feeling well and checked my blood pressure, which I did regularly. My blood pressure was 220/120.
By the time I got to my family practitioner, he was convinced I was having a heart attack. Off to the emergency room I went, where I spent nearly 3 days being checked extensively for cardiac issues. The doctors were baffled because I was at an optimal weight, was not diabetic, and had excellent cholesterol levels.
The only odd thing they noted was that my calcium level was slightly elevated, which it had been for several years. The cardiologist could not be 100% certain there wasn't a blockage unless he did an angiogram.
Having dealt with bizarre symptoms for more than 20 years I decided to pass on having the angiogram but to finally find the answer that had eluded myself and doctors for more than two decades.
During this hospital stay, my wife and I began calling friends in the medical field and sharing my bizarre symptoms with them. One friend, who is a nurse practitioner, said my symptoms sounded like textbook symptoms for pheochromocytoma. I mentioned this to the doctor in the hospital and he said I didn't fit the profile since those folks "are wired out of their mind."
I mentioned that I was always "hyper," but he replied this was probably just my personality. He did decide to run a test for hyperparathyroid disease assuming the high calcium, and perhaps some of my other symptoms, were being caused by this. He told me that the results would not be back until long after I was discharged but that I should make plans to see an endocrinologist.
We were referred to an endocrinologist by my family practitioner. As we waited for that appointment, we did our own research. I became quite educated about parathyroid disease and pheos. While the rarity of the pheos seemed to make them an unlikely candidate I was convinced this was the issue.
All the research I did gave validity to the symptoms and spells I had battled for years and which had been dismissed by doctors as me being "high strung, probably borderline hypoglycemic, and under a lot of stress". This was the story I received over and over for years.
When I finally did get to see the endocrinologist, I mentioned to her that I would like her to test me for pheos. She laughed and said, "you MBA types always like to tell doctors what to do. I would run that test anyway but don't worry, it will come back negative." Meanwhile she did note that I was probably suffering from hyperparathyroid disease and possibly a thyroid issue as well since her initial physical exam and ultrasound highlighted some irregularities.
A battery of testing began: Ultrasounds, Nuclear scans, CT scans, Sestamibi scans, FNAs, 24 hour urine, and more blood tests than I had ever thought possible.
When the 24-hour urine test came back showing extremely high levels of catecholeamines, epinephrine, etc. my endocrinologist was in shock, but now realized that the other pieces of the puzzle were painting a picture of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 2A (MEN 2A).
As we waited for the results of the FNA she did a genetic test for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) 2A. Needless to say, it came back showing I had the 634 mutation. I had also received what I refer to as "the three pack" of diseases: hyperparathyroid disease in all four glands, bilateral pheochromocytomas, and medullary thyroid cancer.
My parents were then tested, and thankfully they were both negative, as was my older brother and his children. My sister refused to be tested, but with both my parents being negative that was probably acceptable.
I was listed as having a de novo mutation and the surgery schedule unfolded.
(Ed. Note. Michael's story continues on the new Medullary Thyroid Cancer Web Site. Michael also was a speaker at the 2006 ThyCa Conference, as well as our Dinner/Auction Research Fundraiser.)
What ThyCa Means To Meby Pat P., Philadelphia, PA
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ThyCa Awards Two New Research Grants
We're proud to announce the 2007 ThyCa Research Grants, including two new grants and two continuation grants. The new grants were awarded to researchers at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (and Medical University of Gdansk, Poland) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York. The continuing grants go to researchers at Cochin Institut, Paris, France, and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. ThyCa grants are open to researchers and institutions worldwide.
Thank You, Rally for Research Event Organizers!
Special thanks to the volunteers who organized these wonderful recent events: Cheri Lindle for organizing our highly successful Dinner/Auction Fundraiser at the 10th Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference, Kat Adkins of Texas for organizing a benefit concert to raise awareness and funds, and Phil and Susan Schmidt of Maryland for the 5th Annual Schmidt Open Golf Tournament.
Tim's Tips Now on the Web Site
In the free Pediatric Backpacks, backpack project developer Tim of Maine shares his story and tells what helped him cope with his thyroid cancer. Visit this page to read Tim's Tips, plus more stories from families with a child or teen with thyroid
ThyCa Launches New Medullary Thyroid Cancer Web Site
We're excited to announce the first sections of the new Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) website. The site covers the topics most requested by families coping with medullary thyroid cancer. Patients and caregivers have also contributed their stories. Medullary thyroid cancer survivors and caregivers are developing this site, with input and review from physician specialists.
ThyCa Person To Person Gives One-to-One Support, Matched by Diagnosis
Our Person-To-Person volunteers are serving thyroid cancer survivors around the globe. This free support service helps ensure that no one, no matter where they are, will have to feel alone with their thyroid cancer. Our thanks to Peggy Melton, Coordinator.
10th Conference Draws Record Attendance
We're thrilled that 500 thyroid cancer survivors, family members, friends, and health care professionals came to the 10th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference in October.
Mark the Dates for 2008!
The 11th International Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Conference will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, October 17-19, 2008. We invite you to download and share the flyer on our web site. Please help spread the word.
Thank You to our Medical Advisors
The newest member of our Medical Advisory Council is Peter A. Singer, M.D., Endocrinologist, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Chief of Clinical Endocrinology, and Director of the Thyroid Diagnostic Center at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Singer served as President of the American Thyroid Association during 2002-2003 and in 2004 was honored as Outstanding Clinical Endocrinologist by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Thank you to all our Medical Advisory Council members.
ThyCa Medical Advisor Named ATA President-Elect
Congratulations to Kenneth D. Burman, M.D., Director of Endocrinology at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, on being named President-Elect of the American Thyroid Association.
Web Site Grows
Our web site received more than 270,000 hits in November 2007! The web site now has more than 650 pages. More than 50 distinguished physicians plus numerous other specialists give ongoing input and review. We greatly appreciate their wonderful support. The web site expands nearly every week. Visit www.thyca.org often for the latest information updates and news about our free support services and upcoming special events.
Thank You, Volunteers!
More than 300 dedicated volunteers helped ThyCa reach and serve thyroid cancer survivors, caregivers, health care professionals, and the public around the world this year. Our thanks to all of you.
USA Today Articles Focus on I-131 and Thyroid Cancer
The cover story in USA Today's November 19, 2007 issue was one of 4 articles by reporter Steve Sternberg about I-131 and thyroid cancer.
Included are findings from USA Today's survey, which gathered information via ThyCa's web site www.thyca.org.
The lead article, on page 1, has links to the other 3 articles.
Lead Article:
Additional Articles:
The survey was posted on ThyCa's web site during one week in August. It received responses from more than 900 thyroid cancer survivors.
Additional survey results and details will soon be available on ThyCa's web site.
Thank You for a Great 10th!
Dear All,
A BIG "Thank You" to the entire Board and Conference Planning Committee for a wonderful conference. This was my first conference but it will not be my last.
The presenters were competent, personable, and approachable. The workshops were spot on, covering all of the relevant topics that survivors are looking for.
The dinner/auction was so much fun, and it was very invigorating to see how much the attendees care about ThyCa by their generous donations.
I will be sending in my annual membership and offer my assistance to ThyCa to serve in any needed capacity.
Have a wonderful rest of the year and be well,
Lois F.
More Comments about Conference 2007
- I'm thankful that we have such great speakers!
- Good information, easy to understand
- All sessions helpful
- I really enjoyed the sessions and learned a lot of good info.
- Fantastic get-together — lots of great info.
- Enjoyed the wealth of knowledge. Great delivery!
- Great information
- Everything is very well run. Interaction with patients, caregivers, and MDs was very helpful.
- Excellent.
- Each session had key points of value to me.
- Keep up good job!
- Your efforts toward organizing really paid off. Thank you!
Meet Theresa Wickerham, ThyCa Volunteer
Director of ThyCa Local Support Group Operations
and Co-Facilitator, ThyCa St. Louis, Missouri, Support Group
Hi to all!
First, I want to thank you, for all you do to help others through your support. We will all be remembered for our efforts, when our time here on earth is through. What more could we ask for?
I'm sure some of you may be wondering why I would take on the position of Director of Support Group Operations. So, I thought I would start with an introduction for those of you who don't know me.
My journey (as we are all on a journey) with thyroid cancer began when I was a young wife and mother of a 21-month-old and 5-month-old. I was 22 back in 1975 when I went to the doctor for a female infection, only to have him ask how long I had the lump in my throat.
I had surgery the following week and the doctor removed the left side of my thyryoid gland. The tumor was the size of a tennis ball. He wondered how I could swallow, much less talk. The word cancer was shocking. But, when you are young, you feel pretty invincible.
He told me not to worry about it, that thyroid cancer is slow growing and if it came back, it would be at least 20 years. Oh, and he said to use iodized salt. 🙂 Through the years that followed, my OB doctor was religious in taking annual blood tests and sometimes adjusting my dosage. My husband took the approach that I had surgery and was better.
I can't begin to tell you, except for those of you who have experienced the same, how many times I wondered about different things that were happening, whether it pertained to thyroid cancer, and would it come back. But, I never knew.
I always wondered if I would live long enough to see my children as adults. I had 3 more children after my initial surgery. I also wondered if my children would get it. So many questions left unanswered.
Then in the fall of 1997 and early 1998, I developed a cough that just wouldn't go away. After antibiotics and lung tests, I had an ultrasound, only to find something again. I had a fine needle aspiration in the doctor's office and fainted during the excruciating pain. It was nonconclusive.
The doctor hesitated to pursue surgery due to the length of time and scar tissue damage around the vocal cords. But, he said he'd leave it up to me. I just had a feeling (as many of us do) and proceeded with surgery.
The cancer had returned. I had the right side of the thyroid, scar tissue, anbd several lymph nodes removed, as well as 2 parathyroids. One of the parathyroids was transplanted into my shoulder muscle. I had radioactive iodine and was in isolation during a daughter's high school graduation.
Life went on, but not like before. I took on a new look at everything and wanted to know more this time. I think age has something to do with that. I contacted the American Cancer Society and they sent me some literature. I heard about the ThyCa conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in 2000. My sister and I attended.
To be able to talk to someone, finally, after TWENTY- FIVE YEARS WITHOUT EVER KNOWING OR TALKING TO ANYONE WITH THYROID CANCER, was just like Christmas. It was an overwhelming experience. I couldn't get enough.
So, I started the St Louis, Missouri, support group, in order to be able to bring a little Christmas to everyone during a time of need. I know each of you have a story and I'd love to hear each and every one of them.
To all the support group facilitators, I want to thank you so much for your efforts with support for thyroid cancer survivors. Without you, life would be as it was for me. I'm looking forward to working with you.
Theresa Wickerham
ThyCa Exhibits at Medical Meetings
During 2007, ThyCa had exhibits at major medical professionals' meetings in the United States and Canada. We began exhibiting at medical meetings in 2001.
Our goal in this outreach is to raise awareness of our free services and resources, and to help connect patients, caregivers, medical professionals, and the public with ThyCa's free materials, support services, education, and special events.
ThyCa volunteers distributed ThyCa materials at the following meetings, plus more than 50 additional health fairs, cancer awareness events and screenings, and educational programs.
- American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington
- American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois
- American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Meeting, Los Angeles, California
- American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, New York, NY
- American Thyroid Association Spring Meeting, Washington, DC
- Florida Endocrinologists Association, Florida
- Johns Hopkins Thyroid Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network Conference, Hollywood, Florida
- National Organization for Rare Disorders Conference, Rockville, Maryland
- SNM Annual Meeting (Society of Nuclear Medicine), Washington, DC
- The Endocrine Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- The Endocrine Society Clinical Endocrinology Update Meeting, San Antonio, Texas
- University of Southern California Thyroid Meeting, Los Angeles, California
Thank You, 2007 Exhibit Volunteers!
- Leticia Acosta, California
- Joel Amromin, California
- Gary Bloom, Maryland
- Wendy Dell, Washington
- Jan Halzel, Colorado
- Cindy Hellinger, Washington
- Allison Hoffman, Illinois
- Jessica Jones, Massachusetts
- Tammy Kilhullen, Texas
- Roselle Kovitz, Washington
- Rebecca Lord, Maryland
- Pamela Louie, California
- Patti Malloy, Ohio
- Melissa Mason, Alabama
- Abby Melendez, New York
- Miguel Melendez, New York
- Peggy Melton, Texas
- Dawn Molski, Illinois
- Mary Ellen Norman, Maryland
- Joan Petrie, Ontario
- Wayne Petrie, Ontario
- Calvin Pierce, Maryland
- Jaime Toth, Connecticut
- Mary Van Diepenbos, Michigan
- Mearle Van Diepenbos, Michigan
- Margaret-Mary White, Washington
- Cherry Wunderlich, Maryland
Throughout the year, we mail free brochures and thyroid cancer awareness materials in bulk in response to requests from physicians, hospitals, community groups, and individuals.
Our Appreciation to all our 2007 donors for your generous support of ThyCa.
Financial Supporters
- ThyCa's Members, Constituents, and Individual Donors
- Genzyme Therapeutics
- Amgen
- AstraZeneca
- Abbott Laboratories
- Exelixis, Inc.
- Fleming and Company
- King Pharmaceuticals
- OXiGENE
In-Kind Donors of Goods and Services
- Individuals and Families
- Camilles
- Angelshare
- Learning Unlimited Corporation
- Office Depot
- Palm Management Corporation
- Pathways Home Health and Hospice
- Alan Plummer Associates
- San Francisco Chronicle Newspaper
- San Jose Mercury News and Bay Area News Group
- Sheraton St. Louis
- Target
- ThyCa Dallas Support Group
- ThyCa Midsouth Support Group
- Thyca Seattle Support Group
- ThyCa St Louis Support Group
- ThyCa Washington, DC, Support Group
- Togo's
- Xerox
- The Wellness Community, Walnut Creek, CA
The 2-for-1 "Thanks A Million" Cards
When you let ThyCa "Tribute Cards" do the talking, you send your best wishes and say you care about funding vital Research on all Thyroid Cancer.
Thank You From ThyCa!
We believe that no one should have to be alone when facing thyroid cancer. Our free support services are offered with this as our main goal.
We thank everyone for giving your time and talents to making possible our free services, publications, and events. We're grateful to you for reaching out to others worldwide, to help connect them with ThyCa's support services and resources.
We invite you to become a ThyCa volunteer, a ThyCa member, or both. By volunteering, you will help reach others to increase early detection of thyroid cancer, and connect survivors and families with our free support services, publications, and special events. Your membership will support ThyCa's efforts to serve other thyroid cancer survivors and their families around the world, as well as raise awareness for early detection, and fund grants for thyroid cancer research.
Every day, thousands of people with thyroid cancer, and their families, are offered support, education, and hope by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association. Your generous support is what makes this possible. It only takes a minute to make a secure donation online in support of ThyCa's work, so click here to give
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We encourage you to share this ThyCa Journeys newsletter with your family and friends. For permission to reprint an article in another electronic or print publication, please contact us.
We welcome ideas and suggestions for future articles, as well as volunteers to help with our newsletters and other publications. The deadlines for news and articles for ThyCa's newsletters are the first day of each month.
Thank you to the writers, editors, and proofreaders for this issue: Gary Bloom, Michael Desiderio, Ron Green, Mary Ellen Norman, Pat P., Barbara Statas, Barbara Weinstein, Theresa Wickerham, and Cherry Wunderlich.
Copyright (c) 2007 ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
About ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc. is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (tax ID #52-2169434) of thyroid cancer survivors, family members, and health care professionals. We are dedicated to support, education, and communication for thyroid cancer survivors, their families and friends, as well as public awareness for early detection, lifetime health monitoring, and thyroid cancer research fundraising and research grants.
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The most advanced and intuitive Speedometer and Car Dashboard application that helps you drive safely.
• Speed Edge GPS Speedometer.
High-accuracy* GPS-based speedometer that shows the real speed of your car in mph, km/h or knots. And for each speed unit you can define an individual gauge range.
• Maximum indicated speed is 1900 km/h / 1160 mph / 1000 knots.
• Speedometer overlay.
Small speedometer stays on the top of active application. You can also setup overlay place for individually for particular application.
• Switchboard.
Provides fast switching for speed units, activate HUD and more. Tap the Speedometer scale to activate it.
• Fast app.
Assign any 3 application to start on GPS indicator tap. Call your favorit Navigation or player just in two taps!
• Three shortcut pages: Application, Communication, Navigation for total 36 user-defined application shortcuts
• Average Speedometer.
Tap Compass for switch to Average Speedometer, long press resets Average Speedometer for new measurement
• Speed warnings
You can define up to 10 speed limits and application will notify you visually and with an alert sound when you go over any of them.
• GPS Compass.
Insensitive to electromagnetic fields and the iron of your car.
• GPS Altitude.
Reports altitude, measured by your phones GPS.
• HUD mode.
Mirrors the numbers so you can place your phone under your car's windshield and see the speed reflected on it in the dark.
• Address finder.
Finds address of your current location in manual mode (by request) or automatically (depends from your moving speed and distance).
• Average speed calculation.
Automatically calculates your average moving speed and total average speed of your whole trip.
• Racing meter
Measure and calculate time for standard performance measurement distances: 0-100 km/h, 0-60 mph and for 1/4 mile.
• Predefined and custom Trip Meters
Meters which keeps all information about current trip, accumulated today trips, yesterday, current week and month and total info since app was downloaded.
This information includes trip duration, distance, begin and arrival coordinates and address, speed (max, average and moving average) and time (total, moving and idle).
You can save any Meter on SD, or send it by e-Mail
• Tree Custom Meters.
You can rename them and reset in any time.
• Separate limits settings for km/h and mph units.
You can easily switch all limit settings when traveling beyond the border of your country.
• Customizable UI color.
• Car dock support.
Application automatically starts and exits on docking and undocking.
• Car Mode Home.
Activate Speedometer using HOME button when phone in Car Mode. You also can use "Forced" mode if your car dock doesn't handles autoswitch into Car Mode.
• Battery status indication.
• Background mode
When activated, the application still works in the background. All logs keep counting time and distance and the application will notify you when you exceed the speed limit as usual.
• Display speed in Status bar
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** in case of system overloading, a small lag is possible.
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LONDON >> Melissa Seidemann scored three goals and captain Brenda Villa added two as the United States beat Italy 9-6 to advance to the women's water polo semifinals at the London Olympics.
After two quick goals from Italy, Seidemann scored two of her goals as the U.S. went on a 6-1 run. The Americans closed the first half with a 6-3 lead.
Goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong batted Italian shots away and made more than a dozen saves.
The U.S. win sets up a semifinal showdown with fellow gold medal favorite Australia on Tuesday. That game will be a rematch of the semifinals from four years ago in Beijing. The Americans won 9-8 on their way to a silver.


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The Kid's Room
A poster for the kid's room needs to be bright and colorful so that they wake up every day and see something cheerful. Bright colors liven up the kid's room and match all their toys. You can't beat ARTFLAKES posters as decoration for the kid's room.
Posters For Kids
A poster for the kid's room can be just for decoration or you can use it for education. ARTFLAKES has a great range of educational art prints on offer. Choose a poster world map or a canvas print of the alphabet that helps to teach your kids to read. Put up a poster of body parts if they have a test or a motivational image of their sporting heroes. Your children will remember the poster that is in their room just like you remember the ones that your parents hung in your room.
Choosing Kid's Room Posters
Choose a poster for the kid's room with a green theme so that they remember to recycle. Get a cartoon poster of an art print illustration that your kids will recognize. Whatever you kid's are into ARTFLAKES have the poster to match. Don't forget that kids just love dinosaurs and fossils.


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|Captain aboard the Nautilus
|Ens.'s superiors in the 29-Down
|Danish shoe company with stores in many malls
|Corkscrew shape
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COLUMBUS, Ga. » Aflac Inc. said today it has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the abrasive voice of the insurer's quacking duck in the U.S., after the comedian posted a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend.
The tasteless tweets are particularly problematic for Aflac because it does 75 percent of its business in Japan. One in four homes in Japan buys health insurance from Aflac. The insurer's CEO, Daniel Amos, flew to Japan on Sunday to show support for the company's employees and agents.
Aflac said in a statement today that Gottfried's jokes do not represent the feelings of the company, which previously announced it would donate 100 million yen ($1.2 million) to the International Red Cross to help with disaster assistance.
"There is no place for anything but compassion and concern during these difficult times," Chief Marketing Officer Michael Zuna said.
The tweets in question were removed from Gottfried's Twitter feed Monday after Aflac announced it would stop working with the comedian.
Gottfried has voiced the duck in numerous Aflac commercials since 2000. His career includes a run as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and a role as the voice of the parrot in Disney's "Aladdin." He has also recorded a 50-minute show of dirty jokes.
The insurer said it will start a casting search for his replacement. The company also noted that Gottfried is not the voice of the duck in Japan. Aflac's mascot has a softer, sweeter voice in Japanese commercials.
Aflac is gearing up for an influx of claims in the wake of the disaster, though it expects only a minimal financial impact to total results. The company, which has been doing business in Japan since 1974, said less than 5 percent of Aflac Japan's new sales and in-force premiums come from the hard-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures there.


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The Monreale Cathedral in Sicily, Italy is the location of this 1180-1190 mosaic Byzantine icon of Cain raising his hand to kill his brother Abel. These two first sons of Adam and Eve were so estranged that it led to fratricide, and this was because Cain, the older brother and first-born of Adam, was jealous of Abel because God had respect to Abel's offering to Him, but did not have respect for Cain's offering.
The real underlying issue is brought out in these verses when God speaks to Cain before murder has happened and says, "Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door" (Gen. 4:6-7). Yet just after this interaction of God pointing out why Cain's offering was not accepted, Cain met Abel in the field and killed him. This is the pattern of sinners who do not wish to repent. They blame others and they blame God, and to soothe their conscience that has thus been perverted, they justify the blame and wish to harm or shut up those that they are wronging, escalating the evil. God preserve us from such evil!


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Someone found out that Path—and most probably other apps—was stealing your contacts' information from your iPhone and iPad without telling you about it. This happened because of Path's greediness, but also because Apple is not protecting your privacy as it should.
The fact is that any app can do the same right now. And that sucks, even according to what Steve Jobs himself says in this video.
Your iPhone's privacy problem
To understand the unintended irony of Jobs' words, you need to fully understand the huge privacy problem that is happening right now in your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It goes like this: Path and other apps—we don't know which—steal your contacts' information into their corporate servers without telling you about it. These apps use an address book service that Apple provides within iOS, which is similar to the geographic location service also present in the operating system that powers all the iDevices.
The difference is that the iPhone's GPS service requires you to actively approve that the app can access it. Apple's operating system asks you for permission every time an application wants to know for your location, not the app itself. This is a barrier that the app can't bypass. The security system is designed in this way so the app—which could be anything from a game to your typical free flashlight app—can't spy on you without you noticing it.
This works perfectly fine.
The problem is that the address book service doesn't use the same mechanism. It's free for the taking. This is where the privacy clusterfuck ensues. Some app developers—like Path did—are taking advantage of this weakness. The fact is that, at this point, any app can access your address book and steal all your contacts. Just like that. We don't know which apps may be doing this right now. That is a scary thought and Apple should have thought about it.
"Ask them every time"
The irony comes when you realize that Steve Jobs thought this was absolutely wrong too. In fact, you can tell that he believes that what Apple's "colleagues in the valley" were doing—companies like Google or Facebook—was despicable. He explains this in full detail in this video, recorded at the D8 Conference in 2010.
He first attacks Silicon Valley companies for, according to him, not taking privacy as seriously as Apple does. Then he details what they are doing to prevent any privacy breaches. It's a compelling description, like always.
Jobs even says that, before accepting apps in the app store, Apple analyzes them so it can detect if they want to steal your contact information data and "suck it up to the cloud." This is precisely what Path did. If what he said is true, Apple obviously failed to detect it in Path's case. He also assures the audience that Apple detected some malicious apps and rejected them. That's one of the "advantages of the curated Apple store", he claims. One that, as the Path case has demonstrated, is either not true or not as effective as it should be.
Here is the transcript of the video above, which shows how he replied when Mossberg asked if privacy looks that different in Silicon Valley than in the rest of America:
0:53 No, Silicon Valley is not monolithic. We always have had a different view on privacy than some of our colleagues in the Valley. We take privacy extremely seriously.
1:22 As an example we worry a lot about location in phones. And we worry that some 14-year-old is gonna get stalked and something terrible is gonna happen because [of] our phone... so, as an example, before any app can get location data, we don't make it a rule that they have to put up a panel and ask because they may not follow that rule. They call our location services and we put up the panel saying "this app wants to use your location data, is that ok with you?" Every time they want to use it.
And we do a lot of things like that to ensure that people understand what these apps are doing.
2:02 That's one of the reasons we have the curated app store. We have rejected at lot of apps that wanna take a lot of your personal data and suck it up into the cloud.
So... a lot of people in the Valley think that we are really old fashioned?
Privacy means people know what they are signing up for. In plain English. And repeteadly. That's what it means.
I'm an optimist. I believe people are smart and some people want to share more people than other people do. Ask them. Ask them every time. Make them tell you to stop asking if they get tired of you asking. Let them know precisely what you are going to do with their data.
That's what we think.
Basically, Steve Jobs thinks that anyone who doesn't follow this privacy model—like Path now or Google and Facebook during 2010—sucks. He was completely right.
That's why he must be turning in his grave now, learning how he left this world without taking care of the address book in the iPhone—making sure that it worked exactly the same as it does in the GPS service, with an alert controlled by the operating system and the users. Never the developers.
Because it seems that some developers, as demonstrated by Path, don't give a rat's ass about Jobs' idea of what privacy and sharing personal data should be. And perhaps some people at Apple don't give a rat's ass either. Otherwise I can't understand why this has happened.
What is clear now is that Apple should have made the access to your contacts information as restricted as to the user's geolocation data. After this, I bet they will. Soon, I hope. [Noted via Dave Winer]


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After his artistic studies, Michel Faure was sent to Madagascar for his military service. He stayed there for ten years, and published his first comic, 'Héry' in 1975. Three years later, he settled on the isle of La Réunion and started working for the Havas agency. As a freelancer, he provided several illustrations and comic pages with scripts by Daniel Vaxelaire to Télé 7 Jours. His weekly comic, called 'Aventures dans l'Océan Indien', was collected in albums by Arts Graphiques Modernes in 1978 and 1979.
After discovering the work of Frank Frazetta, Faure drew 'Adam ou la Colère de Dieu', later published by Glénat under the name 'Dieu, sa Fille et l'Homme'. For this same publisher, he produced 'Moïse' in 1983. Faure then joined a team of under water archaeologists, which inspired him to make 'John Bowen' and 'Captain Avery', two pirate comics with scripts by Lizé, in 1983 and 1984.
Faure also worked for the juvenile press: his comic 'L'Étalon Noir', with scripts by Robert Génin and based on the work of Walter Farley, appeared in Le Journal de Mickey. In addition, he made comic adaptations of Lamorisse's 'Crin Blanc' with the scenarist François Corteggiani in 1988. In the mid-1980s he took on the series 'Les Fils de l'Aigle', again in cooperation with Vaxelaire. This series was initially published by Hachette, but was later continued at Les Humanoïdes Associés, Arboris and eventually Theloma.
Together with Nicole Nord, he returned to one of his first sources of inspiration: the Bible, and started the saga 'L'Ange' at Les Humanoïdes Associés. Later on, he joined Corteggiani again and produced a comic adaptation of 'L'Île au Trésor' by Robert Louis Stevenson. In 1992, he adapted yet another novel, this time Joseph Kessel's 'Le Lion', scripted by Alain Bouton and published in Okapi. During the following year, he participated in a collective album at Vents d'Ouest, dealing with the pirate theme again, and produced 'Vercors' in Okapi with Mathilde Ferguson and Alain Bouton.
Between 1996 and 1998, he illustrated the 'Elsa' trilogy, in cooperation with Makyo for Glénat. Also with Makyo, he made the third cycle of the 'Balade au Bout du Monde' saga. In 2003, he participated in Frank Giroud's 'Le Décalogue' project, for which he illustrated the ninth album. That same year, Faure created the 'Le Maître de Peinture' series with Makyo and Frédéric Richaud at Glénat.


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Kip Moore Pens Heartfelt Letter About Ticket Prices and Scalpers
Kip Moore has taken the podium, opening up about something that really gets him riled: ticket scalpers. Moore posted a handwritten, very heartfelt letter on his Facebook page to let his fans know he's doing as much as he can to keep ticket prices low -- and tickets away from scalpers.
In his letter, posted Thursday (June 19), the singer is loud and clear about how he feels about it all. He wants his fans to know he understands how expensive tickets can be, so he's trying to keep them low for the those on a "strict budget."
Moore assures he's understood the "blue collar" lifestyle since his childhood, when he'd watch his dad work hard to make a living. "I watched my dad bust his ass for not a lot of money while supporting six kids until we were able to take care of ourselves," the singer writes.
He admits that even he lived paycheck to paycheck until he was 31 years old. "I know what it's like to live on a strict budget and wish you had funds to take your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, friend, daughter, son, etc. to a show or a game but you just can't afford to," Moore continues.
Because of this, the red-hat singer has made his fall tour as affordable as possible, explaining that this is the first time he's ever been able to control how much one of his tickets cost.
"There are things in this world that piss me off that I know I'll never be able to change, like s--- people in congress, mechanics that tell you your motor is blown when it's most likely a small problem," he says, "rising gas prices, selfies every 2 seconds, duck lip selfies, phones in general, paying $75 for a decent seat at a baseball game, people that b---- just to b---- and being politically correct, and the list goes on. But above all, the thing that
pisses me off the most is scalpers."
Moore says he's doing what he can to help solve the problem, but it's not easy. He advises fans to purchase their tickets as quickly as possible so they're not sold to those who jack them up.
But he also had a few words for the scalpers themselves.
"To those of you scalping ... I understand doing whatever you can to make a dollar," Moore relates. "I also understand there are ethical ways of making that dollar. Twist it however you want to make it seem what you're doing is ok, but it's not. I want to always keep prices low so don't be a d---."
Well said, Kip Moore. Well said.


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zic - time zone compiler
zic [--version] [-s] [-v] [-d directory | -l localtime] [-p posixrules] [-y yearistype] [filename]...
zic reads text from the file(s) named on the command line and creates the time conversion information files specified in this input. If a filename is '−', the standard input is read.
Input lines are made up of fields. Fields are separated by any number of white space characters. Leading and trailing white space on input lines is ignored. A pound sign (#) indicates a comment that extends to the end of the line. White space characters and pound signs can be enclosed within double quotes (" ") if they are to be used as part of a field. Any line that is blank (after comment stripping) is ignored. Non-blank lines are expected to be of one of three types: rule lines, zone lines, or link lines.
A rule line has the form:
For example:
Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
The fields that make up a rule line are:
Rule USA 1969 1973 - Apr lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Gives the (arbitrary) name of the set of rules this rule is part of.
Gives the first year in which the rule applies. The word minimum (or an abbreviation) means the minimum year with a representable time value. The word maximum (or an abbreviation) means the maximum year with a representable time value.
Gives the final year in which the rule applies. In addition to minimum and maximum (as above), the word only (or an abbreviation) can be used to repeat the value of the FROM field.
Gives the type of year in which the rule applies. If TYPE is:
The rule applies in all years between FROM and TO, inclusive.
The rule applies in U.S. Presidential election years.
The rule applies in years other than U.S. Presidential election years.
The rule applies to even-numbered years.
The rule applies to odd-numbered years.
If TYPE is something else, then zic will attempt to execute the command
yearistype year type
to check the type of a year: an exit status of 0 means that the year is of the given type; an exit status of 1 means that the year is not of the given type. The yearistype command is not currently provided in the Solaris environment.
Names the month in which the rule takes effect. Month names can be abbreviated.
Gives the day on which the rule takes effect. Recognized forms include:
the fifth day of the month
The last Sunday in the month
The last Monday in the month
First Sunday on or after the eighth
Last Sunday on or before the 25th
Names of days of the week can be abbreviated or spelled out in full. Note: There cannot be spaces within the ON field.
Gives the time of day at which the rule takes effect. Recognized forms include:
Time in hours
Time in hours and minutes
24-hour format time (for times after noon)
Time in hours, minutes, and seconds, where hour 0 is midnight at the start of the day and hour 24 is midnight at the end of the day.
Any of these forms can be followed by the letter w if the given time is local "wall clock" time; s if the given time is local "standard" time; or u (or g or z) if the given time is universal time. In the absence of an indicator, wall clock time is assumed.
Gives the amount of time to be added to local standard time when the rule is in effect. This field has the same format as the AT field (without the w and s suffixes).
Gives the "variable part" (for example, the "S" or "D" in "EST" or "EDT" of time zone abbreviations to be used when this rule is in effect. If this field is '−', the variable part is null.
A zone line has the form:
Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES/SAVE FORMAT [UNTIL]
For example:
Zone Australia/SouthWest 9:30 - CST 1992 Mar 15 12:00 8:30 Aus CST
The fields that make up a zone line are:
The name of the time zone. This is the name used in creating the time conversion information file for the zone.
The amount of time to add to UTC to get standard time in this zone. This field has the same format as the AT and SAVE fields of rule lines; begin the field with a minus sign to subtract time from UTC.
The name of the rule(s) that apply in the time zone or, alternately, an amount of time to add to local standard time. If this field is '−', then standard time always applies in the time zone.
The format for time zone abbreviations in this time zone. The pair of characters %s is used to show where the "variable part" of the time zone abbreviation goes. Alternately, a slash (/) separates standard and daylight abbreviations.
The time at which the UTC offset or the rule(s) change for a location. It is specified as a year, a month, a day, and a time of day. The time of day has the same format as the AT field of rule lines. If this is specified, the time zone information is generated from the given UTC offset and rule change until the time specified.
The month, day, and time of day have the same format as the IN, ON, and AT columns of a rule; trailing columns can be omitted, and default to the earliest possible value for the missing columns.
The next line must be a "continuation" line. This line has the same form as a zone line except that the string "Zone" and the name are omitted. The continuation line places information starting at the time specified as the UNTIL field in the previous line in the file used by the previous line. Continuation lines can contain an UNTIL field, just as zone lines do, indicating that the next line is a further continuation.
A link line has the form:
Link LINK-FROM LINK-TO
For example:
Link Europe/Istanbul Asia/Istanbul
The LINK-FROM field should appear as the NAME field in some zone line; the LINK-TO field is used as an alternate name for that zone.
Except for continuation lines, lines can appear in any order in the input.
Outputs version information and exits.
Creates time conversion information files in the directory directory rather than in the standard directory /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo.
The –d and –l options are mutually exclusive.
Uses the given time zone as local time localtime. zic acts as if the file contained a link line of the form:
Link localtime localtime
On Oracle Solaris, this option also sets the timezone/localtime property on the smf(7) service svc:/system/timezone:default and refreshes the service. For more information, see tzreload(8).
The –d and –l options are mutually exclusive.
Uses the rules of the given time zone posixrules when handling POSIX-format time zone environment variables. zic acts as if the input contained a link line of the form:
Link posixrules posixrules
This option is not used by ctime(3C) and mktime(3C) in the Solaris environment.
Limits time values stored in output files to values that are the same whether they are taken to be signed or unsigned. You can use this option to generate SVVS-compatible files.
This option is obsolete and may be removed in a future release.
Complains if a year that appears in a data file is outside the range of years representable by system time values (0:00:00 a.m. UTC, January 1, 1970, to 3:14:07 a.m. UTC, January 19, 2038). This option also complains if a time of 24:00 (which cannot be handled by pre-1998 versions of zic) appears in the input.
Uses the given command yearistype rather than yearistype when checking year types (see Rules under DESCRIPTION).
A file containing input lines that specify the time conversion information files to be created. If a filename is '−', the standard input is read.
Symbolic link to system local time zone, created by zic –l.
Standard directory used for created files
Directory containing source files
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
* The –s option is obsolete.
time(1), ctime(3C), mktime(3C), attributes(7), tzreload(8), zdump(8)
For areas with more than two types of local time, you might need to use local standard time in the AT field of the earliest transition time's rule to ensure that the earliest transition time recorded in the compiled file is correct.
If the current timezone file is modified and compiled using the "zic" command, the changes will only be reflected in any new processes that are started after the change, unless tzreload(8) is run to signal existing processes to reload their time zone data.


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Are Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes Dating?
2011 has been a year of surprise couplings, from Leo and Blake to Chord and Emma to George and Stacy.
Now comes the latest seemingly odd pairing. Word has it Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes may be dating?
The duo, who co-star in the upcoming film 'The Place Beyond the Pines,' were photographed enjoying some downtime at Disneyland's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California on Saturday.
Now ladies, before you assume they were just two friends enjoying a day out you should probably know they were holding hands. And kissing.
The stars spent the day at the park and were spotted getting cozy well into the night. Mendes, 37, and Gosling, 30, took full advantage of the Happiest Place on Earth and enjoyed some cotton candy and popcorn while hitting up various rides. The couple also watched the World of Color Spectacular water show and were later seen at Disney's Tomorrowland, holding hands again.
But don't fret — Gosling and Mendes went on a date, they didn't get married. That means all you ladies out there totally still have a chance.


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In his March 11th 2013 article "Female candidates faced big obstacles in concluded polls" in the Standard Digital, Michael Wesonga asserted that "Kenyan women stand out as the greatest losers in the just concluded General Election after they failed to clinch top seats. No woman was elected as governor or to the Senate". He further observed that "they were relegated to county women representatives and few MP slots, as the more appealing governor and senate positions remained a preserve of their male counterparts. Women lost as voter dynamics in all the elective positions tilted towards men despite gender empowerment gains enshrined in the new Constitution".
While Wesonga is entitled to his views and observations on the outcome of the recent General Election in Kenya, I disagree with him that "Kenyan women stand out as the greatest losers in the just concluded General Election" and here is why. While I cannot deny that the numbers reflected in Wesongas's article show that women aspirants did not garner as many elective seats as compared to their male counterparts, saying that Kenyan women were the greatest losers is in my view an illusion.
I would perhaps more accurately state that the nation of Kenya was the greatest loser in the recent General Election for as affirmed during last year's Fourth Regional Conference of African Women in Political Leadership in Lilongwe, Malawi, "democracy without women's equal participation is flawed." Research also shows that the status of women (which includes the number of women in elected leadership positions) is a better indicator of a nation's quality of life and well being than its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The numbers behind Wesonga's argument communicate something greater than the fact that women candidates did not garner as many elective seats as the men. These numbers are a statement made by the Kenyan people about their position on women and leadership. It is a strong message from perhaps the majority of the Kenyan people that they are not ready to elect women into positions of leadership. Deciphering this complexity calls for more than seemingly sweeping and simplistic statements that blame Kenyan women for this outcome.
A closer look at the underlying message communicated by Kenyans from the March 2013 elections could not be very far away from confirming that Kenya is a nation that continues to secure and perhaps reinforce its position as one of the most patriarchal societies in the world. Not only did women lose but most importantly the entire nation of Kenya lost a chance at enabling a more humane and equitable society. While the new constitution of Kenya provides for county women representative positions with representation across all 47 counties, it is clear that Kenyans freely willed and demonstrated through their vote that they are not ready to accept more women in the political leadership realm.
Moi University's Masibo Lumala assertion in Wesonga's article that "Women simply lack interest in their own and matters concerning them and would vote for male aspirants instead," is not entirely true and perpetuates the thinking, values, beliefs, attitudes and stereotypes that continue to blame women for not being elected into positions of leadership. There is more to this than just "women simply lacking interest in their own and matters that concern them".
For example, we cannot ignore the tyranny of the social construction that Kenya is immersed in where prevailing value systems, beliefs and attitudes embody the system of patriarchy that dictates that leadership is a man's territory. Therefore, little wonder that women in patriarchal societies like Kenya that venture into "men's" territory of leadership by vying for elective political leadership positions are often shunned, ignored, rejected, ridiculed or violated.
Based on some conversations I have had with people in various forums including social media, it is clear that some condemn the introduction of "affirmative action" as a strategy to create space for more women to participate in leadership and decision making. Lumala shares this position claiming that "… the provision for women representative was discriminatory in itself, implying that women were unable to muster political competition with men". As Wesonga reports, Lumala further noted that "Affirmative action was a very wrong start as it discriminated against men by out rightly dishing out of positions to women creating a sense of rebelliousness among men".
I disagree with Lumala and others that share the position that "the provision for women representatives" a form of affirmative action was "wrong" and "discriminatory". As I have shared with some friends, affirmative action is necessary since women continue to be a marginalized group with limited voice within the political leadership and decision making landscape in Kenya. During a recent social media exchange, Thuku Wa Njuguna, Chairman of "Men for Gender Equality Now" concurs with this thinking noting that "At our stage in the political transition, affirmative action is necessary".
Lumala's suggestion that the provision for the women representative's positions caused a "sense of rebelliousness among men" and views from others that some people did not vote for women because women already had designated positions (women's representative) is unfortunate. In my view taking this position seems to be a form of deliberate or unconscious political propaganda that was so effectively executed by the agents of patriarchy (both men and women) during the elections campaign period that deterred some people from voting for women. The problem here is that the electorate was not well educated to understand and appreciate why it is very important to have women's voices represented through the county women's representative and other positions. Such an education would have significantly countered this propaganda as the citizenry would have been better equipped with the knowledge and understanding on why the women's representative positions are necessary and should not deter women from vying for other elective leadership positions like Member of Parliament, Senator or Governor.
Contrary to Lumala's views, I believe that affirmative action is necessary but must go hand in hand with a thorough civic education process along with much needed cultural transformation that will help Kenyans (men and women) better appreciate women's gifts and contributions through leadership. Kenyans must realize that this is also about power relations and women in leadership are perceived as a threat by those that want to retain the power base within men's circles. The county women's representative position was effectively used by some to claim that women already have leadership positions and should therefore not vie for other elective leadership positions. This turned out to be very successful political propaganda machinery that was executed by some of the agents (men and women) of patriarchy that managed to keep women out of the leadership positions.
Better civic education, individual and collective reflection and a deeper awareness of the implications of some of the gender equality provisions in the new constitution are required. A cultural conscious evolution, revolution and a critical mass of Kenyans are also needed. A critical mass that better appreciates the greater implications of including women at all levels of leadership and governance in the society.
The focus on leadership as a competition between men and women must stop as this only contributes to a loss of sight of the benefit to the collective in the form of enhanced livelihoods through equal and inclusive leadership and governance. A partnership approach is needed with the thinking that there is enough for all of us – women and men.
I am reminded of the Fourth Annual Women and Political Leadership conference that I participated in last November in Lilongwe, Malawi. The conference was organized by The African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) in partnership with UNDP and the NGO Gender Coordination Network (NGOGCN) bringing together approximately 60 delegates from 21 countries including Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo Brazzaville, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Swaziland, Togo, Tunisia and Uganda.
The theme of the conference was Interrogating Gender and Elections and Envisioning Women's Leadership Post 2015 and the "key objectives of were to discuss and address the key impediments to women's full participation in electoral processes, and deliberate on goals for women's participation in decision making for the post 2015 development framework". It was interesting to witness many of the themes that emerged from this conference play out throughout the recent electoral cycle in Kenya during the pre-election, elections time and post elections phases.
As rightly pointed out by Lumala in Wesonga's article, a lack of resources and "electing women is still a deep-seated cultural issue in the country…" are some of the factors that continue to prevent more women in Kenya from meaningfully participating in leadership. In a quest to create conditions that encourage women's participation in leadership the African Regional Women in Political Leadership Conference's Communiqué reports that conference participants:
A) CALLED upon African governments to lead the way by ensuring that:
1) Electoral processes are reformed with a view to leveling the playing field for women to effectively participate in all stages of the electoral cycle, including through affirmative action initiatives within the law and targeting both elective and appointive positions
2) Political parties create space for women in senior party positions through affirmative action embedded in party constitutions
3) The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, the African Union Protocol on the Rights of Women and the SADC Gender Protocol are ratified, domesticated and implemented in order to enhance the meaningful participation of women in decision making processes
4) Women MPs receive sufficient orientation and consistent support in between elections to increase chances of retaining parliamentary seats
5) Monitoring and evaluation tools are developed to track gender responsiveness of electoral processes and reforms
6) National budgets are gender responsive in order to promote women's participation in economic and political development at all levels of government
B) ENCOURAGED Civil Society Organizations to remain committed to:
1) Step up the fight for reform of policies and laws that hinder equal participation of women, and advocate for comprehensive institutional transformation of electoral processes
2) Advocate for the meaningful involvement of women in electoral processes, moving away from stereotypical use of women in campaigns
3) Promote meaningful partnerships with men to promote gender equality including in decision making
4) Hold government accountable to the commitments made to women's political participation in Africa
5) Stand in active solidarity with African women's struggle for equality, human rights and democracy such as in the North African states and northern Mali
C) URGED Development Partners to invest in institutions and processes that strengthen women's political participation including through appropriate, timely and regular capacity building of women politicians
D) APPEALED to media outlets to portray a balanced and objective image of women leaders through substantive rather than sensational and scandalized reporting, and accord women leaders a fair share of media coverage
Another dimension to the women and leadership conversation calls for the understanding and appreciation that every Kenyan woman or man has a constitutional right to run for public office and should be protected by the law. So the thinking that women should not be leaders should be further interrogated particularly within a cultural context and space created for equal and more inclusive leadership and governance that Kenya so badly needs in order to move on to the next level of prosperity that upholding our collective human dignity.
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Today's blog post also marks the second anniversary of my blog which debuted September 20, 2010.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
It's Bean Two Years
Today's blog post also marks the second anniversary of my blog which debuted September 20, 2010.
14 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 10:57 AM
As a 50 yr old owner of a private business, I am glad to have discovered your blog a few months back. Many topics are very relevant to my current life such as taxation issues, use of trusts, cottage and business succession, money and kids (i have 3) and others that help get me thinking. Keep up the interesting blog, your wry wit is great and makes for a great read!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thx Anon, I appreciate your readership and I am glad the blog is relevant to you.Delete
It is also nice to know that someone else besides myself realized I have a wry wit, most tell me it is more like a dim wit :)
Hi Mark,ReplyDelete
Would just like to say congratulations on year two and post number 211. Your writing is of higher quality than all the other sites you mentioned in this post. You have a pretty good balance between packing the appropriate detail and making it pleasant to read (instead of, for example, cracking open the ITA and just directly quoting sections - reading the phone book is only a marginally less pleasurable activity).
I hope all your "Google mind-share" you mentioned in your third paragraph translates into actual paying customers!Replies
Hi Sacha,Delete
Thanks for the kind words and your support over the last two years.
Mark, I've been reading your blog for months and have enjoyed it a great deal. Please do keep it up!ReplyDelete
I have particularly enjoyed the series on being an executor and the issues around transferring the family cottage. As I'm currently studying accounting, I find your attention to the non-technical aspects of accounting decisions (e.g. the family dynamics around a cottage) very engaging.Replies
Thx Bruce,Delete
As you progress as an accountant, you will quickly learn that technical tax issues are very often overidden by emotions, fears and family dynamics. The sooner you grasp that, the quicker you will be a valued advisor.
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Mark, I'm also a CA and your blog has become part of my daily routine. After checking emails each morning - I check/read your blog.ReplyDelete
I have a feeling one day you'll end up going through something similar to Oprah - where you feel its time to give it up but no one else wants you too!
I really enjoy your writing style and topics you write about... Keep up the good work and on behalf of all your readers... Thanks!Replies
Hi Anon CA:Delete
Thanks for the kind words. I have been surprised by the number of CA's who read my blog. I thought most would dismiss it saying they know all about this stuff.
The only thing Oprah and I have in common, is her cleaning bill is equal to my yearly income :)
Hi Mark. I read your blog too but mostly I just marvel at the clip art. Now I think its time for .99 cent ebooks. Congrats on two years, and carry on.ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Rob,Delete
The only thing u will get from me for 99 cents is the Best of The Blunt Bean Counter Blog.
If and when I write a book, it will be way better than most of the crap I see in the financial section of the bookstore and will be at least $2.99 :)
Congrats on your two years! Here's to many more. It was a pleasure meeting you at CPFC12. Stay in touch often Mark!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thx Mark, great meeting you also. I think you should organize the CPFC golf tourney when it comes to Ottawa, since I assume it will, since every financial blogger seems to be from Ottawa.Delete
Congratulations on the milestone.ReplyDelete
I do love your posts (most of them at least -- some go over my head!)
My son is studying BComm (Accounting) at Carleton and may go on to become a professional accountant and I have encouraged him to read your blogs whenever he can spare time.
Hope you continue writing for several more years!Replies
Thx Be*en,Delete
The good thing about an accountant in the family is the free tax returns :)