http://ticoneva.xanga.com/Latest Xanga weblog from TiconEVAen-us60http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gifhttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/681037762/no-obama-yes-obama/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/681037762/no-obama-yes-obama/Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:29:40 GMT<p>Major Asian markets dropped and rebounded at the moment Obama was announced to be the winner of the United States presidential election. </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=304">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=304#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/681037762/no-obama-yes-obama/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/680124099/backward-blending-labor-supply-curve---the-case-of-scavengers/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/680124099/backward-blending-labor-supply-curve---the-case-of-scavengers/Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:27:42 GMT<p>The recent drastic price drop across all categories of scavenged materials led many scavengers&#8211;a significant portion being elders&#8211;into increasingly intensive fights for the materials. Apparently for scavengers the bliss points on their labor supply curves are relatively low on the income scale. </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=303">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=303#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/680124099/backward-blending-labor-supply-curve---the-case-of-scavengers/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/678880375/caruso-one-liners/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/678880375/caruso-one-liners/Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:45:46 GMT<p>One of the most recognized symbol of the television series <em>CSI: Miami</em> is the main propagandist Lieutenant Cain wearing his sunglasses in the middle of an one-line dialogue. One comment on YouTube puts it, &#8220;If you don&#8217;t catch the first 30 seconds of CSI: Miami, don&#8217;t bother watching the rest.&#8221;</p> <p><center><object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_sarYH0z948&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_sarYH0z948&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center></p> <p>Jim Carrey&#8217;s impersonation,<br /> <center><object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/glvGfQnx3DI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/glvGfQnx3DI&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></center> </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=302">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=302#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/678880375/caruso-one-liners/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/678210421/%e5%9c%8b%e6%85%b6%ef%bc%8f%e5%be%88%e9%9b%a3%e7%9c%8b%e5%93%a6%ef%bc%81%e3%80%80%e9%a6%ac%e7%b8%bd%e7%b5%b1/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/678210421/%e5%9c%8b%e6%85%b6%ef%bc%8f%e5%be%88%e9%9b%a3%e7%9c%8b%e5%93%a6%ef%bc%81%e3%80%80%e9%a6%ac%e7%b8%bd%e7%b5%b1/Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:23:29 GMT<p>&#25105;&#21916;&#27489;&#36889;&#27171;&#30340;&#32113;&#32317;&#12290;</p> <blockquote> 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http://ticoneva.xanga.com/678210421/%e5%9c%8b%e6%85%b6%ef%bc%8f%e5%be%88%e9%9b%a3%e7%9c%8b%e5%93%a6%ef%bc%81%e3%80%80%e9%a6%ac%e7%b8%bd%e7%b5%b1/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/677459725/%e5%93%88%e5%93%88%e5%93%88/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/677459725/%e5%93%88%e5%93%88%e5%93%88/Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:24:03 GMT<p>&#12300;&#23560;&#23478;&#12301;&#24847;&#35211;&#65306;</p> <p><a href="http://www.aastocks.com/chi/News/video.asp?catg=VIDEO&#038;video_id=336">&#23002;&#20142;&#23041;&#65306;&#28207;&#32929;&#25110;&#35430;16300&#65292;&#24799;&#20877;&#22823;&#36300;&#27231;&#26371;&#24494; </a></p> <p>&#32080;&#26524;&#65306;</p> <p>&#24646;&#25351;&#35010;&#21475;&#20302;&#38283;&#33267;15911&#40670;&#12290;</p> <p>&#25925;&#20107;&#25945;&#35347;&#65306;</p> <p>&#23565;&#12300;&#23560;&#23478;&#12301;&#24847;&#35211;&#32202;&#35352;&#25265;&#25079;&#30097;&#24907;&#24230;&#12290;&#36889;&#20134;&#26159;&#36855;&#20320;&#20661;&#20107;&#20214;&#30340;&#26368;&#22823;&#25945;&#35347;&#12290; </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=300">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=300#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/677459725/%e5%93%88%e5%93%88%e5%93%88/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/676384643/brutal-day/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/676384643/brutal-day/Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:40:08 GMT<p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/business/30bailout.html?_r=1&#038;hp&#038;oref=slogin"><strong>&#8220;House Rejects Bailout Package&#8230;Stocks Plunge&#8221;</strong></a> </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=298">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=298#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/676384643/brutal-day/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/675747648/adobe-creative-suite-3-production-premium/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/675747648/adobe-creative-suite-3-production-premium/Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:49:30 GMT<p>Finally I took the plunge&#8230;at a cost of US$618.</p> <p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3169/2885587023_32d3c8d90a.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p>The package weighed 18 pounds!</p> <p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/2885586827_9d8948515b.jpg" alt="" /> </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=297">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=297#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/675747648/adobe-creative-suite-3-production-premium/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/675642973/lux-aeterna/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/675642973/lux-aeterna/Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:56:44 GMT<div> <br /> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.kratkocasnik.com/audio/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" width="290" height="24"></p> <param name="movie" value="http://www.kratkocasnik.com//myname/audio/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&amp;soundFile=http://www.kratkocasnik.com/audio/RFD.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object> </div> <p>The background music of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Two_Towers_(film)"><em>Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</em></a> trailer has deeply impressed me since the first time I heard it. As more and more movies adapted the soundtrack (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_vinci_code"><em>Da Vinci Code</em></a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)"><em>I am Legend</em></a>, the latest example being the forthcoming <a href="http://www.fox.com/24/trailer/"><em>24: Redemption</em></a>). Turns the the soundtrack was originally written and popularized for the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_for_a_Dream"><em>Requiem for a Dream</em></a>. This <a href="http://www.kratkocasnik.com/permalink/498/Requiem_for_a_Dream_main_theme_in_movie_trailers/">site</a> provides a good overview of the adaption of the soundtrack. </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=296">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=296#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/675642973/lux-aeterna/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/674818580/welcome-to-socialistic-america/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/674818580/welcome-to-socialistic-america/Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:26:53 GMT<p>Where the government owns the largest mortgage lenders and insurer in the country, serving millions worldwide. </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=295">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=295#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/674818580/welcome-to-socialistic-america/#firstcommenthttp://ticoneva.xanga.com/673521074/favorite-tv-advertisement-hk/http://ticoneva.xanga.com/673521074/favorite-tv-advertisement-hk/Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:50:48 GMT<p>Technology is not a prerequisite for good ideas. Here are three of my favorite Hong Kong TV advertisement of old,</p> <p>1. Meiji Chocolate Gummy<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7yzQltI1Bk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7yzQltI1Bk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>2. Vita Chocolate Milk<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RqaW4EpWuVk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RqaW4EpWuVk&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p> <p>3. CIT Long-Distance Phone Call<br /> <object width="425" height="344"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iPt61Ewi2Q8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iPt61Ewi2Q8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> </p> <p><small><em>(This entry was <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=293">originally published</a> at <a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal">journal@ticoneva.com</a>)</em></small></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.ticoneva.com/journal/?p=293#comments">Leave / read comments</a></em></p> http://ticoneva.xanga.com/673521074/favorite-tv-advertisement-hk/#firstcomment