Showing posts with label Something else. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Something else. Show all posts
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Dear Readers
so sorry for slow posting - I am extremely busy. It is close to years end - the chinese are already telling me about Chinese New Year (which is only Feb 10th) - but using this already now as an excuse. Take care all my readers & more will follow the next days....at least I have planned to give you more. In between check my sidebars - you can find some interesting things there.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Off to the mainland now
back on Friday only....maybe I get some photos for you. Sorry for slow posting !
Friday, June 22, 2012
DEAR READERS
More than 4 years I have started this blog.
Now I have passed the mark of 50,000 reads + almost 80,000 page views.
Thank you very much for your support. The initial reason was the troubles
of getting CHINA VISA before & during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. This
problem had eased in October 2008 at least partly.
Now that blog focus more on other things related to HK & China. I want to keep that
blog alive as it gave me a lot of joy in posting etc etc. Thanks for you following this blog.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
COMMENTS
Comments are part of a blog - hey you guys out there - do not read only !
Send whatever you like to me - get a little bit more active - THANKS !
Send whatever you like to me - get a little bit more active - THANKS !
Sunday, April 8, 2012
English translation of Günter Grass’ poem on Israeli threat
Recently the german writer Guenter Grass has written a poem. In this poem he openly criticises Israel ! Now Israel has banned him from entering Israel.
Many famous jewish people & all kind of jewish organisations heavily complained about that poem & surely complained & blamed Mr. Grass
in being very wrong etc.
So first lesson we have to learn here: Do not complain about Israel or the jewish state or jewish people - you will be damned forever.
Honestly speaking I have the feeling that with this kind of attitude something is very, very wrong nowadays. I do not want to comment further - but it is a SCANDAL !
The Scandal is not the poem of Mr. Grass - the Scandal is the world-wide reaction on it. Here the poem first translated into english & then the original version.
This is from here !
Why do I stay silent, conceal for too long
What clearly is and has been
Practiced in war games, at the end of which we as survivors
Are at best footnotes.
It is the alleged right to first strike
That could annihilate the Iranian people--
Enslaved by a loud-mouth
And guided to organized jubilation--
Because in their territory,
It is suspected, an atom bomb is being built.
Yet why do I forbid myself
To name that other country
In which, for years, even if secretly,
There has been a growing nuclear potential at hand
But beyond control, because no testing is available?
The universal concealment of these facts,
To which my silence subordinated itself,
I sense as incriminating lies
And force--the punishment is promised
As soon as it is ignored;
The verdict of "anti-Semitism" is familiar.
Now, though, because in my country
Which from time to time has sought and confronted
The very crime
That is without compare
In turn on a purely commercial basis, if also
With nimble lips calling it a reparation, declares
A further U-boat should be delivered to Israel,
Whose specialty consists of guiding all-destroying warheads to where the existence
Of a single atomic bomb is unproven,
But through fear of what may be conclusive,
I say what must be said.
Why though have I stayed silent until now?
Because I think my origin,
Which has never been affected by this obliterating flaw,
Forbids this fact to be expected as pronounced truth
Of the country of Israel, to which I am bound
And wish to stay bound.
Why do I say only now,
Aged and with my last ink,
That the nuclear power of Israel endangers
The already fragile world peace?
Because it must be said
What even tomorrow may be too late to say;
Also because we--as Germans burdened enough--
Could be the suppliers to a crime
That is foreseeable, wherefore our complicity
Could not be redeemed through any of the usual excuses.
And granted: I am silent no longer
Because I am tired of the hypocrisy
Of the West; in addition to which it is to be hoped
That this will free many from silence,
Prompt the perpetrator of the recognized danger
To renounce violence and
Likewise insist
That an unhindered and permanent control
Of the Israeli nuclear potential
And the Iranian nuclear sites
Be authorized through an international agency
Of the governments of both countries.
Only this way are all, the Israelis and Palestinians,
Even more, all people, that in this
Region occupied by mania
Live cheek by jowl among enemies,
In the end also to help us.
Translated by Heather Horn, who writes: "What Must Be Said,' is ...not exactly the prettiest prose in its original German, and the English doesn't read much better....I've tried to untangle some of the needlessly Teutonic constructions where it doesn't undo the deliberately winding and parenthetical tone too much. Even more concise German can sound circuitous to an English ear, but Grass's writing here is an extreme example..."
Warum schweige ich, verschweige zu lange,
was offensichtlich ist und in Planspielen
geübt wurde, an deren Ende als Überlebende
wir allenfalls Fußnoten sind.
Es ist das behauptete Recht auf den Erstschlag,
der das von einem Maulhelden unterjochte
und zum organisierten Jubel gelenkte
iranische Volk auslöschen könnte,
weil in dessen Machtbereich der Bau
einer Atombombe vermutet wird.
Doch warum untersage ich mir,
jenes andere Land beim Namen zu nennen,
in dem seit Jahren - wenn auch geheimgehalten -
ein wachsend nukleares Potential verfügbar
aber außer Kontrolle, weil keiner Prüfung
zugänglich ist?
Das allgemeine Verschweigen dieses Tatbestandes,
dem sich mein Schweigen untergeordnet hat,
empfinde ich als belastende Lüge
und Zwang, der Strafe in Aussicht stellt,
sobald er mißachtet wird;
das Verdikt 'Antisemitismus' ist geläufig.
Jetzt aber, weil aus meinem Land,
das von ureigenen Verbrechen,
die ohne Vergleich sind,
Mal um Mal eingeholt und zur Rede gestellt wird,
wiederum und rein geschäftsmäßig, wenn auch
mit flinker Lippe als Wiedergutmachung deklariert,
ein weiteres U-Boot nach Israel
geliefert werden soll, dessen Spezialität
darin besteht, allesvernichtende Sprengköpfe
dorthin lenken zu können, wo die Existenz
einer einzigen Atombombe unbewiesen ist,
doch als Befürchtung von Beweiskraft sein will,
sage ich, was gesagt werden muß.
Warum aber schwieg ich bislang?
Weil ich meinte, meine Herkunft,
die von nie zu tilgendem Makel behaftet ist,
verbiete, diese Tatsache als ausgesprochene Wahrheit
dem Land Israel, dem ich verbunden bin
und bleiben will, zuzumuten.
Warum sage ich jetzt erst,
gealtert und mit letzter Tinte:
Die Atommacht Israel gefährdet
den ohnehin brüchigen Weltfrieden?
Weil gesagt werden muß,
was schon morgen zu spät sein könnte;
auch weil wir - als Deutsche belastet genug -
Zulieferer eines Verbrechens werden könnten,
das voraussehbar ist, weshalb unsere Mitschuld
durch keine der üblichen Ausreden
zu tilgen wäre.
Und zugegeben: ich schweige nicht mehr,
weil ich der Heuchelei des Westens
überdrüssig bin; zudem ist zu hoffen,
es mögen sich viele vom Schweigen befreien,
den Verursacher der erkennbaren Gefahr
zum Verzicht auf Gewalt auffordern und
gleichfalls darauf bestehen,
daß eine unbehinderte und permanente Kontrolle
des israelischen atomaren Potentials
und der iranischen Atomanlagen
durch eine internationale Instanz
von den Regierungen beider Länder zugelassen wird.
Nur so ist allen, den Israelis und Palästinensern,
mehr noch, allen Menschen, die in dieser
vom Wahn okkupierten Region
dicht bei dicht verfeindet leben
und letztlich auch uns zu helfen.
This is from here !
Here is an English translation of a poetic protest
by Nobel Prize laureate Günter
Grass, against the prospect of the Israeli extermination
(“auslöschen”) of the Iranian people. The original poem as he wrote it in
German, follows this English rendering.
What Must Be Said
By Günter Grass, April, 2012
Why do I stay silent, conceal for too long
What clearly is and has been
Practiced in war games, at the end of which we as survivors
Are at best footnotes.
It is the alleged right to first strike
That could annihilate the Iranian people--
Enslaved by a loud-mouth
And guided to organized jubilation--
Because in their territory,
It is suspected, an atom bomb is being built.
Yet why do I forbid myself
To name that other country
In which, for years, even if secretly,
There has been a growing nuclear potential at hand
But beyond control, because no testing is available?
The universal concealment of these facts,
To which my silence subordinated itself,
I sense as incriminating lies
And force--the punishment is promised
As soon as it is ignored;
The verdict of "anti-Semitism" is familiar.
Now, though, because in my country
Which from time to time has sought and confronted
The very crime
That is without compare
In turn on a purely commercial basis, if also
With nimble lips calling it a reparation, declares
A further U-boat should be delivered to Israel,
Whose specialty consists of guiding all-destroying warheads to where the existence
Of a single atomic bomb is unproven,
But through fear of what may be conclusive,
I say what must be said.
Why though have I stayed silent until now?
Because I think my origin,
Which has never been affected by this obliterating flaw,
Forbids this fact to be expected as pronounced truth
Of the country of Israel, to which I am bound
And wish to stay bound.
Why do I say only now,
Aged and with my last ink,
That the nuclear power of Israel endangers
The already fragile world peace?
Because it must be said
What even tomorrow may be too late to say;
Also because we--as Germans burdened enough--
Could be the suppliers to a crime
That is foreseeable, wherefore our complicity
Could not be redeemed through any of the usual excuses.
And granted: I am silent no longer
Because I am tired of the hypocrisy
Of the West; in addition to which it is to be hoped
That this will free many from silence,
Prompt the perpetrator of the recognized danger
To renounce violence and
Likewise insist
That an unhindered and permanent control
Of the Israeli nuclear potential
And the Iranian nuclear sites
Be authorized through an international agency
Of the governments of both countries.
Only this way are all, the Israelis and Palestinians,
Even more, all people, that in this
Region occupied by mania
Live cheek by jowl among enemies,
In the end also to help us.
Translated by Heather Horn, who writes: "What Must Be Said,' is ...not exactly the prettiest prose in its original German, and the English doesn't read much better....I've tried to untangle some of the needlessly Teutonic constructions where it doesn't undo the deliberately winding and parenthetical tone too much. Even more concise German can sound circuitous to an English ear, but Grass's writing here is an extreme example..."
Was gesagt werden muss
Von Günter Grass
Warum schweige ich, verschweige zu lange,
was offensichtlich ist und in Planspielen
geübt wurde, an deren Ende als Überlebende
wir allenfalls Fußnoten sind.
Es ist das behauptete Recht auf den Erstschlag,
der das von einem Maulhelden unterjochte
und zum organisierten Jubel gelenkte
iranische Volk auslöschen könnte,
weil in dessen Machtbereich der Bau
einer Atombombe vermutet wird.
Doch warum untersage ich mir,
jenes andere Land beim Namen zu nennen,
in dem seit Jahren - wenn auch geheimgehalten -
ein wachsend nukleares Potential verfügbar
aber außer Kontrolle, weil keiner Prüfung
zugänglich ist?
Das allgemeine Verschweigen dieses Tatbestandes,
dem sich mein Schweigen untergeordnet hat,
empfinde ich als belastende Lüge
und Zwang, der Strafe in Aussicht stellt,
sobald er mißachtet wird;
das Verdikt 'Antisemitismus' ist geläufig.
Jetzt aber, weil aus meinem Land,
das von ureigenen Verbrechen,
die ohne Vergleich sind,
Mal um Mal eingeholt und zur Rede gestellt wird,
wiederum und rein geschäftsmäßig, wenn auch
mit flinker Lippe als Wiedergutmachung deklariert,
ein weiteres U-Boot nach Israel
geliefert werden soll, dessen Spezialität
darin besteht, allesvernichtende Sprengköpfe
dorthin lenken zu können, wo die Existenz
einer einzigen Atombombe unbewiesen ist,
doch als Befürchtung von Beweiskraft sein will,
sage ich, was gesagt werden muß.
Warum aber schwieg ich bislang?
Weil ich meinte, meine Herkunft,
die von nie zu tilgendem Makel behaftet ist,
verbiete, diese Tatsache als ausgesprochene Wahrheit
dem Land Israel, dem ich verbunden bin
und bleiben will, zuzumuten.
Warum sage ich jetzt erst,
gealtert und mit letzter Tinte:
Die Atommacht Israel gefährdet
den ohnehin brüchigen Weltfrieden?
Weil gesagt werden muß,
was schon morgen zu spät sein könnte;
auch weil wir - als Deutsche belastet genug -
Zulieferer eines Verbrechens werden könnten,
das voraussehbar ist, weshalb unsere Mitschuld
durch keine der üblichen Ausreden
zu tilgen wäre.
Und zugegeben: ich schweige nicht mehr,
weil ich der Heuchelei des Westens
überdrüssig bin; zudem ist zu hoffen,
es mögen sich viele vom Schweigen befreien,
den Verursacher der erkennbaren Gefahr
zum Verzicht auf Gewalt auffordern und
gleichfalls darauf bestehen,
daß eine unbehinderte und permanente Kontrolle
des israelischen atomaren Potentials
und der iranischen Atomanlagen
durch eine internationale Instanz
von den Regierungen beider Länder zugelassen wird.
Nur so ist allen, den Israelis und Palästinensern,
mehr noch, allen Menschen, die in dieser
vom Wahn okkupierten Region
dicht bei dicht verfeindet leben
und letztlich auch uns zu helfen.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Charles Manson & some feature here...........
It is already a long time ago that some members of the so-called FAMILY murdered 7 people within 2 nights Los Angeles in August 1969 - almost 43 years exactly.
Despite the fact that this was cruel murder & surely must be punished for what it is, there are still many obstacles about the case esp the first case involving Sharon Tate & some other prominent victims. The real truth will never come out. All of the murderers + Charles Manson are still in jail & all have been denied parole whenever they had the chance to apply (Susan Atkins died already 24.09.2009 in prison). See here some facts about that case:
Wikipedia about Manson
Ed Sanders THE FAMILY - a book very worth reading !
Some "fanpage" from former Family members
Some other links directly connected to Manson
If you are surfing more you can / will find much more stuff about that whole story. Interesting is one thing: Clearly it was brutal murder in all cases - but it seems there are some secrets behind that whole stories to keep that alive that long & to not even any of the ones involved granting parole. All the found guilty Family members are the longest imprisoned people in the USA...............
Here some (not very fresh - some 12 - 15 years old) but worth seeing it features about the whole story:
On April 11, 2012 Manson will have his next parole hearing - be assured it will be denied. This man is still very dangerous - better keep him locked up. Honestly speaking Krenwinkel, van Houten & Watson should be granted parole now - they are not dangerous at all. They just have been victims also.............
So this has very little to do with China - yes, yes yes......It is about deepest SUBCULTURE in the most worst way......something China's powerful hope never can develop in the mainland........but maybe in some certain (different) aspects some unhealty "SUBCULTURE" is already existing in China:
The culture of endless GREED, JEALOUSY & ENVY - the culture of cheating & bribing - the culture of corruption starting from very small to super big.........and with that individuals like Manson in a chinese version - not a long way......Cheers & Happy Easter !
This one is some latest feature out of the prison - somewhat last year 2011.
Wikipedia about Manson
Ed Sanders THE FAMILY - a book very worth reading !
Some "fanpage" from former Family members
Some other links directly connected to Manson
If you are surfing more you can / will find much more stuff about that whole story. Interesting is one thing: Clearly it was brutal murder in all cases - but it seems there are some secrets behind that whole stories to keep that alive that long & to not even any of the ones involved granting parole. All the found guilty Family members are the longest imprisoned people in the USA...............
Here some (not very fresh - some 12 - 15 years old) but worth seeing it features about the whole story:
On April 11, 2012 Manson will have his next parole hearing - be assured it will be denied. This man is still very dangerous - better keep him locked up. Honestly speaking Krenwinkel, van Houten & Watson should be granted parole now - they are not dangerous at all. They just have been victims also.............
So this has very little to do with China - yes, yes yes......It is about deepest SUBCULTURE in the most worst way......something China's powerful hope never can develop in the mainland........but maybe in some certain (different) aspects some unhealty "SUBCULTURE" is already existing in China:
The culture of endless GREED, JEALOUSY & ENVY - the culture of cheating & bribing - the culture of corruption starting from very small to super big.........and with that individuals like Manson in a chinese version - not a long way......Cheers & Happy Easter !
This one is some latest feature out of the prison - somewhat last year 2011.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
William S. Burroughs Documentary (part 1)
Why posting this documentary about William S. Burroughs here ?
What does he has to do with China ?
Maybe nothing - but maybe his work is at least that interesting to be posted here....and maybe there are some connections in the end...listenn carefully - it is an incredible interesting documentary.
What does he has to do with China ?
Maybe nothing - but maybe his work is at least that interesting to be posted here....and maybe there are some connections in the end...listenn carefully - it is an incredible interesting documentary.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Greetings to Mountain View in California !
This blog has daily analysis via the sitemeter software.
I am checking this frequently and it is quite interesting.
This blog has one very frequent (daily) reader from USA in a place
called Mountain View in California. Actually I guess this is my most
frequent reader at all. Many page clicks & many minutes of reading.
Thank you very much to you in Mountain View. And now I found out this
is maybe GOOGLE itself - I have no idea at all.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Driving lesson by Kim Dotcom
As reported before there will be a scheme allowing mainland drivers to cruise into Hong Kong with their cars very soon. Almost everybody here in Hong Kong has some "objections"against this scheme because generally chinese driving is nuts, reckless & super dangerous. See a clip here from our good friend Kim Dotcom - this are good drivers, but dont show this to any mainlander - we must be afraid they try to COPY that. Enjoy that drive here:
And just as we all like the speed & nice cars here another one for you to enjoy:
Learm more about GUMBALL 3000 - CLICK HERE !
And here from WIKIPEDIA - look here - but dont show to chinese drivers:
And just as we all like the speed & nice cars here another one for you to enjoy:
Learm more about GUMBALL 3000 - CLICK HERE !
And here from WIKIPEDIA - look here - but dont show to chinese drivers:
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Back again here !
Just back from Europe - ice - cold (minus 15 degrees - but blue sky). Some new posts will come up asap ! Thank you for being patient and have a nice weekend.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Slow posting for the next 10 days !
On the way to Europe. posting will be slow or non - existent.
See you later & thank you for reading.
See you later & thank you for reading.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Hu & Obama kissing
Please see that photo (shopped) image of Hu & Obama kissing each other. This is part of the Benetton UNHATE campaign.
Please click here & read more about that !
Here is the photo Hu kissing Obama or vice versa .........
And this one seems to steer up a lot of trouble from our main shepard THE POPE ...........
Please click here & read more about that !
Here is the photo Hu kissing Obama or vice versa .........
Sunday, August 21, 2011
What to Do If Your Blog Goes Viral: 10 Tips
Here some great hints & tips from BirdAbroad after she got famous because of posting the fake Apple Store pictures from Kunming - please read this:
quote
What to Do If Your Blog Goes Viral: 10 Tips
BirdAbroad | August 20, 2011 at 2:26 pm | Tags: Fake Apple Stores, Seriously?!, Work | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/ppKGm-hV
When my blog went viral because of the fake Apple store post, I was totally caught off guard and made a lot of mistakes. I know it's all very exciting when this happens and people start contacting you from all over the world, but it pays in the long run to be hardheaded about this in advance. Below are a few pieces of friendly advice based on my experience, in case going viral ever happens to you.
Please add your own tips on this in the comments section!
1.Recognize what's coming. Have 1,000 people visited your blog in the past hour, when previously only 10 people came in a day? Is your content being rapidly Tweeted? Welcome to the land of the viral internet! Prepare to take action.
2.Decide what you want out of this experience. Are you looking to become famous on the internet? A full-time blogger? The next Paris Hilton? Or are you looking to maintain your privacy and your regular life? This will inform how and where you allow your content to be distributed.
3.Consider buying the domain name of your blog address (e.g. for myblog.wordpress.com, buy myblog.com).
4.Consider putting up ads on your blog. You may find this tacky, but when you realize that your content is spreading all over the internet and lots of people are making money off of it, you may feel differently.
5.Make sure you have a copyright notice prominently displayed. Decide on a policy of how your content can be used by different media outlets (e.g. blogs, print media, television). Be aware that US law does not recognize the "moral right of attribution" - that is, just because you ask to be publicly credited when you give permission for your content to be reproduced elsewhere, doesn't mean the outlet has to credit you. You having given permission for use of your content is enough for them to run it.
6.Consider watermarking all of your photos, or disabling the ability of others to download/right-click your content if you want to maintain strict control (this may or may not be easily done, depending on who is hosting your blog).
7.Realize that your content may have considerable financial value - don't just give it away to people who are going to be making money from it. (Remember: multibillion-dollar media conglomerates are not your friends.) In particular, demand in advance that you be remunerated for any use of your content in print or on TV. Technically, there's no difference in terms of copyright violation online/on TV/in print if your content is used without your permission, but there's something particularly galling about not being paid for your content to be used in print or on TV by someone else. May them pay up.
8.If you give permission for your content to be reproduced, do so in a limited way - BE EXPLICIT. For example: "Yes, you have the right to use this one particular photo for this one particular article, and nowhere else. You may not archive my content for future use."
9.Do not ever give permission for your photos to be freely used by a major warehouse of photos like Agence France-Presse (AFP), Getty Images, or the Associated Press (AP). These places have tens of thousands of clients, who will be buying your photos from them, without any financial gain for you. Your photos will be reproduced by numerous outlets credited only AFP/Getty/AP, without crediting you. AFP/Getty/AP will claim that they have no control over this - while this may be true, it will not help ease your feeling that very bad things should happen to these people. Giving your photos to one of these agencies will mark the end of your control over your photos - BEWARE.
10.Do not be impressed or intimidated by your unauthorized content showing up in prominent places - get on the phone or send them an email and make sure they remove your content or pay your for it - or both. The following outlets are among the numerous places that abused the content of this blog: NYTimes.com, CBS News, New York Post, The Independent (UK), Le Figaro (France), and USA Today. I AM NOT IMPRESSED.
Anyone got anything else to add?
unquote
Good post - I believe she is very right with all of the points !
Going viral maybe sometimes comes as a surprise - nobody knows when it will happen>
quote
What to Do If Your Blog Goes Viral: 10 Tips
BirdAbroad | August 20, 2011 at 2:26 pm | Tags: Fake Apple Stores, Seriously?!, Work | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/ppKGm-hV
When my blog went viral because of the fake Apple store post, I was totally caught off guard and made a lot of mistakes. I know it's all very exciting when this happens and people start contacting you from all over the world, but it pays in the long run to be hardheaded about this in advance. Below are a few pieces of friendly advice based on my experience, in case going viral ever happens to you.
Please add your own tips on this in the comments section!
1.Recognize what's coming. Have 1,000 people visited your blog in the past hour, when previously only 10 people came in a day? Is your content being rapidly Tweeted? Welcome to the land of the viral internet! Prepare to take action.
2.Decide what you want out of this experience. Are you looking to become famous on the internet? A full-time blogger? The next Paris Hilton? Or are you looking to maintain your privacy and your regular life? This will inform how and where you allow your content to be distributed.
3.Consider buying the domain name of your blog address (e.g. for myblog.wordpress.com, buy myblog.com).
4.Consider putting up ads on your blog. You may find this tacky, but when you realize that your content is spreading all over the internet and lots of people are making money off of it, you may feel differently.
5.Make sure you have a copyright notice prominently displayed. Decide on a policy of how your content can be used by different media outlets (e.g. blogs, print media, television). Be aware that US law does not recognize the "moral right of attribution" - that is, just because you ask to be publicly credited when you give permission for your content to be reproduced elsewhere, doesn't mean the outlet has to credit you. You having given permission for use of your content is enough for them to run it.
6.Consider watermarking all of your photos, or disabling the ability of others to download/right-click your content if you want to maintain strict control (this may or may not be easily done, depending on who is hosting your blog).
7.Realize that your content may have considerable financial value - don't just give it away to people who are going to be making money from it. (Remember: multibillion-dollar media conglomerates are not your friends.) In particular, demand in advance that you be remunerated for any use of your content in print or on TV. Technically, there's no difference in terms of copyright violation online/on TV/in print if your content is used without your permission, but there's something particularly galling about not being paid for your content to be used in print or on TV by someone else. May them pay up.
8.If you give permission for your content to be reproduced, do so in a limited way - BE EXPLICIT. For example: "Yes, you have the right to use this one particular photo for this one particular article, and nowhere else. You may not archive my content for future use."
9.Do not ever give permission for your photos to be freely used by a major warehouse of photos like Agence France-Presse (AFP), Getty Images, or the Associated Press (AP). These places have tens of thousands of clients, who will be buying your photos from them, without any financial gain for you. Your photos will be reproduced by numerous outlets credited only AFP/Getty/AP, without crediting you. AFP/Getty/AP will claim that they have no control over this - while this may be true, it will not help ease your feeling that very bad things should happen to these people. Giving your photos to one of these agencies will mark the end of your control over your photos - BEWARE.
10.Do not be impressed or intimidated by your unauthorized content showing up in prominent places - get on the phone or send them an email and make sure they remove your content or pay your for it - or both. The following outlets are among the numerous places that abused the content of this blog: NYTimes.com, CBS News, New York Post, The Independent (UK), Le Figaro (France), and USA Today. I AM NOT IMPRESSED.
Anyone got anything else to add?
unquote
Good post - I believe she is very right with all of the points !
Going viral maybe sometimes comes as a surprise - nobody knows when it will happen>
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wendi Deng Murdoch Smacks Pie-Throwing Protester Who Targeted Rupert Murdoch
Please enjoy the below:
And here again - this one has already 180,000 hits on YouTube:
And here again - this one has already 180,000 hits on YouTube:
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Women`s World Cup Final Game ( Japan vs. USA ) Penalty Shootout
Even this has nothing to do with HK or the mainland, somehow it is really touching to see the Japanese woman football team become the winner of this year world cup - just see the penalty shooting and you will know what I mean:
ALL CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT WONDERFUL TEAM - THEY MADE JAPAN FORGET FOR SOME MOMENTS THE TERRIBLE DAY OF 11.03.2011 !
ALL CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT WONDERFUL TEAM - THEY MADE JAPAN FORGET FOR SOME MOMENTS THE TERRIBLE DAY OF 11.03.2011 !
Monday, May 23, 2011
Mail from Gaddafi daughter.........?
Believe it or not - I have received an email from Gaddafi's daughter. Her name is Aisha & she has a "hug amount of money" which needs my assistance to transfer from somewhere to another place. With "hug" I guess she means "huge".
But actually I guess this is just some kind of new spam / set-up like all the others well known coming from some african countries. Not very much related to anything with China - but it will not take long time & we will have similar coming from China - Cheers. Here the original wording from this email:
quote
Good day
sir
This message may come to you as a surprise I am contacting you because of the problem we are having in my country Libya which the problem is getting more tough everyday I am. Aisha Gaddafi the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi the president of Libya I am right now in west Africa I have some hug amount of money which I need a foreign
partner to invest if you are interested to assist me on this transaction which I will compensate you get back to me for more detail and also keep it confidential reply
me on this email: aisha11122@live.com
send me your full name, address, telephone number including your occupation
Yours sincerely
Aisha Gaddafi
unquote
But actually I guess this is just some kind of new spam / set-up like all the others well known coming from some african countries. Not very much related to anything with China - but it will not take long time & we will have similar coming from China - Cheers. Here the original wording from this email:
quote
Good day
sir
This message may come to you as a surprise I am contacting you because of the problem we are having in my country Libya which the problem is getting more tough everyday I am. Aisha Gaddafi the daughter of Muammar Gaddafi the president of Libya I am right now in west Africa I have some hug amount of money which I need a foreign
partner to invest if you are interested to assist me on this transaction which I will compensate you get back to me for more detail and also keep it confidential reply
me on this email: aisha11122@live.com
send me your full name, address, telephone number including your occupation
Yours sincerely
Aisha Gaddafi
unquote
Sunday, May 15, 2011
CHINA STATISTICS FROM THE ECONOMIST
Please read yourself - this is from the ECONOMIST
Comparing Chinese provinces with countries
All the parities in China
Which countries match the GDP, population and exports of Chinese provinces?
China is now the world’s second-biggest economy, but some of its provinces by themselves would rank fairly high in the global league. Our map shows the nearest equivalent country. For example, Guangdong's GDP (at market exchange rates) is almost as big as Indonesia's; the output of both Jiangsu and Shandong exceeds Switzerland’s. Some provinces may exaggerate their output: the sum of their reported GDPs is 10% higher than the national total. But over time the latter has consistently been revised up, suggesting that any overstatement is modest.
What about other economic yardsticks? Guangdong exports as much as South Korea, Jiangsu as much as Taiwan. Shanghai’s GDP per person is as high as Saudi Arabia’s (at purchasing-power parity), though still well below that in China’s special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau. At the other extreme, the poorest province, Guizhou, has an income per head close to that of India. Note that these figures use the same PPP conversion rate for the whole of China, but prices are likely to be lower in poorer provinces than in richer ones, slightly reducing regional inequality.
Correction, February 25th: The original figure given for Hong Kong's exports included re-exports. This has been changed to refer to domestic exports only.
Go here for viewing !
What about other economic yardsticks? Guangdong exports as much as South Korea, Jiangsu as much as Taiwan. Shanghai’s GDP per person is as high as Saudi Arabia’s (at purchasing-power parity), though still well below that in China’s special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macau. At the other extreme, the poorest province, Guizhou, has an income per head close to that of India. Note that these figures use the same PPP conversion rate for the whole of China, but prices are likely to be lower in poorer provinces than in richer ones, slightly reducing regional inequality.
Correction, February 25th: The original figure given for Hong Kong's exports included re-exports. This has been changed to refer to domestic exports only.
Go here for viewing !
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Song for the weekend
As promised here your song for the weekend. Everybody worldwide was watching / looking at the sad & terrible things happend in Japan. This is a cover version of KRAFTWERK Radioactivity
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