Me and My crazy Mind

Nyárérzés / Summer feeling

2012-01-27T17:26:00.001+01:00

Nyárérzés / Summer feeling, originally uploaded by Márk Borbély Photography.

Unclaimed property

2012-01-21T20:22:00.003+01:00

Unclaimed Finance LLC, heir locators/finders who specialize in reuniting unclaimed property with their rightful owners. We have made a short interview with them:

What is Unclaimed Property?

Unclaimed property is defined as property that has gone through the following process: abandonment, and escheatment. A property is considered “abandoned” by the property owner whereby there has been no account activity or communication a period of time required by State law, oftentimes this period is 5 years. The process of escheatment applies to all financial institutions, brokerage firms, and recently retail institutions since the passing of law requiring abandoned gift checks and gift cards recorded on abandoned property reports. Prior to the property being transferred to the State’s Treasury department, the institution must make a good faith effort to locate the property owner. If they are unable to locate the owner, the property is escheated and/or transferred to the State in which it became abandoned; the State now becomes the owner of this account.

 Uncashed checks, traveler’s checks or gift cards
 Money orders and travelers checks
 Utility and security deposits
 Checking, savings and safe deposit accounts
 An inheritance, proceeds from a life insurance policy
 Stock dividends and certificates
 Bail bonds and inmate account refunds

How do you go about locating heirs and recovering asset in the United States?

We use a proprietary database as well as social media networks to try to locate property owners. If the property owner has been identified as deceased, the property will then become an heir claim, and we then focus our attention on looking for any potential relatives.

What is the misconception that people have about claiming their properties Unclaimed Property?

Given the many types of fictitious and fraudulent pieces of “too good to be true” communications we receive on a weekly basis via telephone, email, or regular mail, we have a right to be wary and suspicious consumers. However, the biggest misconception about Unclaimed Property is that the consumer believes there isn’t any possible way they could have unclaimed property in their name or that of a close relative who has passed away, making them an heir.

Next would be their mistrust of Government, in the sense that they have the misconception that if there is any money owed to them being held by the Government they have to “jump through hoops” and endless red tape in order to retrieve it. Both of these scenarios are simply not true, which is why in addition to actually locating and performing all the back end paperwork for our clients, Unclaimed Finance educates consumers on the entire process from transfer to the State Treasury offices to cutting the refund check.

What are the advantages of using the service of Unclaimed Finance LLC?

Our clients are the forefront, the focus and epicenter of our operations; without them our company would cease to exist. In return for their trust in us, we provide a full-service model wherein once they sign the forms required to release the funds as mandated by Law, we handle everything – legal review, telephone calls, email follow-up, in the event the release is contested and requires an in-person Court appearance, etc. Our service fees are the cheapest in the industry and always in compliance with State laws, averaging around 15%, cheaper than the 33 1/3% lawyers require.

Where and how can a prospective unclaimed property owner find you?

Unclaimed Finance is on the web at http://www.unclaimedfinance.com or call 24 hours a day, toll-free at (855) ANY-FUNDS. Our staff is diligently working through the database of to locate 4 million unclaimed property owners – as you can imagine this takes time. We reach out through telephone, email and US mail – so if you receive a communication from us, don’t delay, your money could be in your hands as quickly as 6-8 weeks.

PR Consulting

2012-01-18T23:24:00.000+01:00

Jerome Cleary is publicist and PR Consultant in Los Angeles, California. We have made a short interview with him.

How did you get interested into the PR Consulting and Publicist Field, Who or what inspired you?

While many people go to college to get a degree in Public Relations, which are great as, I happened to be helping a friend out in your small home office PR firm part time. I learned how to be a publicist from the ground up and became a great writer and PR story pitcher. Making the goal of putting together a great news story and then trying to get as many media placements as possible inspired me.

Which was the most interesting and challenging task you have accomplished during these years?

I would have to say that taking a well known plastic surgeon who was older and reinventing him and putting him on to the first four seasons of E!’s Doctor 90210 TV series was the most interesting and challenging. From this PR placement I was able to drive over one million dollars in new patient revenue in to his medical practice. This made him famous and a name brand and made three other doctors in his practice so well known that they left and started their own practice.

What are the qualities to be the most important to be a successful PR consultant?

Many people have asked me this question and there are many answers to consider. So here are some questions to ask yourself. Are you good with interacting with TV and Radio segment producers and able to shift gears immediately and give them what they want and need? Are you an incredible writer that can come up with five to ten new story ideas instantly? Are you methodical and deliberate? Are you a great listener? Are you on top of every news story and trend happening every minute? Do you have a steel-trap memory? Are you an incredible storyteller? Are you able to be super nice and friendly? Do you know how to instantly make corrections and adjustments? Are you a tenacious person who won't take no and will not take rejection personally? Are you able to intuitively able to get what the vibe is when interacting with a magazine or newspaper editor? Are you able to crank out the work and stay up all-night and work through the weekend? Can you make crazy deadlines? Are you significant already in your community and city? Do you have many allies and connections? Are you able to access situations immediately to see what is needed? Do you have an outstanding sense of humor? Do you know what is appropriate and inappropriate? Do you care what people of you? Are you content in your life presently? Can you write better than most people you know? Do you know what makes a great story? Are you aware of the differences between ad copy and a press release? A great publicist is able to do all of the above well and do it naturally.

Which is a field that will not need any PR services?

Well that depends as I think everything needs PR services. If you are major star or celebrity the media calls and emails just pour in constantly but they too still need a top publicist. A well-known political figure would still need PR services. See a publicist acts at the agent or manager to the PR client to interact with the media and the PR services are the icing on the cake to help support, protect, enhance and defend the PR client.

What is your secret in “long term relationship” building?

My secret in long-term relationship building is to care a lot and to listen well and to keep that person as a friend too. I still interact with former and future clients and with media contacts to let them know what is going on in my life that is not necessarily about me being a publicist.

Václav Havel Memorial, Prague Castle

2012-01-18T14:32:00.001+01:00

Václav Havel Memorial, Prague Castle, originally uploaded by stribs.

BikeAPack - The Folding Bicycle

2012-01-17T18:05:00.001+01:00

BikeaPack.com has invented a folding bicycle. We have asked them about this great invention:

This is amazing, how does the folding of the bicycle work in order to fit in a full bag that is only 9 inches x 13 inches x 21 inches?
Well, it weighs only 18 pounds. It folds (or unfolds) in about a minute without tools. Actually, the unique invention is that the wheels fold.

Really, the wheels fold and how is that?
The secret to that is in our patent on our website www.BikeAPack.com, but basically it has an internal driveline, so there is no chain or exposed grease. The tires are pre-inflated and snap into place as the wheels unfold. It then looks, rides, and feels like a normal bicycle.

So say that again, about how quick it is for someone to fold or open it before riding it?
About a minute.

And that's without tools?
Right

Where can I buy or order this folding bicycle and how much does it cost?
We are not taking deposits or orders yet. It's in pre-release right now on the website. We still have work to do and we're NOT in a hurry. It takes time and refinement to be the best.

Very cool, thanks for your time. The website again to see the pre-release of the folding bicycle that fits into a backback is www.BikeAPack.com

BikeAPack is available on FACEBOOK.

breathtaking

2012-01-17T16:44:00.001+01:00

_DSC2389a, originally uploaded by ColmanLi.

Creative fly attendant

2012-01-15T17:43:00.001+01:00

A Forest of Palms

2012-01-13T22:52:00.001+01:00

A Forest of Palms, originally uploaded by RobStead.

Sky checkers

2012-01-11T19:17:00.002+01:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by Satreviè.

Wayang

2012-01-10T14:35:00.001+01:00

Wayang, originally uploaded by zsoolt.

Via Flickr:
www.indonesia-zsolt72.blogspot.com

Impossible portraits

2012-01-08T12:32:00.001+01:00

Untitled, originally uploaded by klikatu.

-impossible portraits-

Bounce coupons

Time is of essence for Hungary

2012-01-07T19:12:00.002+01:00

Chinese food

2012-01-07T16:35:00.001+01:00

Chinese food, originally uploaded by zsoolt.

Do you have any idea what is the name of this Chinese food?

www.deelishrecipes.blogspot.com

Watermarquee

2012-01-06T23:07:00.000+01:00

I have found a pretty cool website where you can very simply watermark your photo. There is nothing more annoying than to see your own photo on someone else's website or blog without any reference or backlinks. It happened to me many times before.

Even large newspapers and magazines were stealing my photos from Flickr and only after I wrote them then they removed the photo or refer it to me.

Watermarquee helps you to tag your photo and even if they steal it, that tag will give you a self-made reference. Tha advantage of the site is that it provides you a very easy, user friendly solution. No sign up, no download is necessary.

All you have to do is to add your image and you can easily watermark your photo. You can choose different settings personalizing your watermark but do not imagine a difficult board to handle. Only two slides and thats more then enough I think. For the free version, you can upload up to 1 MB of photos which is cool.

When it comes to gadgets like these, my criterias are:

- simplicity
- quick solutions
- obvious result

Maybe photoshop or other editing solutions are better but with photoshop, you need to invest days (rather months) to learn the system and to get familiar with the functions. You have to download a very large file (the software). Watermarquee requires no more then 30 seconds to get familiar with it.

I usually do not have too much time for things like editing photos and especially for little details like protecting them. I need quick solutions. No time to wait for the system to be set up, or 100 steps to open this window, that window etc. Give me a frame, let's do the job and go!

Watermarquee is perfect for both criterias and still provide an obvious result. Your photo will be watermarked within second. I highly recommend it.

IMG_0896 北京東華門美食坊夜市炸蝗蟲.JPG

2012-01-06T15:42:00.001+01:00

IMG_0896 北京東華門美食坊夜市炸蝗蟲.JPG, originally uploaded by Ray Yu.

Blue Lines 2

2012-01-06T15:15:00.001+01:00

Blue Lines 2, originally uploaded by svenwerk.

Blue Lights

Laundry

Silhouettes

2012-01-05T19:53:00.001+01:00

Silhouettes, originally uploaded by tantake.

Lightopia2011, Tokyo

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English Pronunciation

2012-01-04T12:16:00.002+01:00

If you can pronounce correctly every word in this poem, you will be speaking English better than 90% of the native English speakers in the world.

Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
Just compare heart, beard, and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.
(Mind the latter, how it’s written.)
Now I surely will not plague you
With such words as plaque and ague.
But be careful how you speak:
Say break and steak, but bleak and streak;
Cloven, oven, how and low,
Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe.
Hear me say, devoid of trickery,
Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore,
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles,
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
Solar, mica, war and far;
One, anemone, Balmoral,
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;
Gertrude, German, wind and mind,
Scene, Melpomene, mankind.
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward.
And your pronunciation’s OK
When you correctly say croquet,
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,
Friend and fiend, alive and live.
Ivy, privy, famous; clamour
And enamour rhyme with hammer.
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,
Doll and roll and some and home.
Stranger does not rhyme with anger,
Neither does devour with clangour.
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,
Font, front, wont, want, grand, and grant,
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,
And then singer, ginger, linger,
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and gauge,
Marriage, foliage, mirage, and age.
Query does not rhyme with very,
Nor does fury sound like bury.
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
Though the differences seem little,
We say actual but victual.
Refer does not rhyme with deafer.
Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer.
Mint, pint, senate and sedate;
Dull, bull, and George ate late.
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
Science, conscience, scientific.
Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.
We say hallowed, but allowed,
People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
Mark the differences, moreover,
Between mover, cover, clover;
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,
Chalice, but police and lice;
Camel, constable, unstable,
Principle, disciple, label.
Petal, panel, and canal,
Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,
Senator, spectator, mayor.
Tour, but our and succour, four.
Gas, alas, and Arkansas.
Sea, idea, Korea, area,
Psalm, Maria, but malaria.
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.
Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
Compare alien with Italian,
Dandelion and battalion.
Sally with ally, yea, ye,
Eye, I, ay, aye, whey, and key.
Say aver, but ever, fever,
Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.
Heron, granary, canary.
Crevice and device and aerie.
Face, but preface, not efface.
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.
Large, but target, gin, give, verging,
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.
Ear, but earn and wear and tear
Do not rhyme with here but ere.
Seven is right, but so is even,
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,
Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work.
Pronunciation (think of Psyche!)
Is a paling stout and spikey?
Won’t it make you lose your wits,
Writing groats and saying grits?
It’s a dark abyss or tunnel:
Strewn with stones, stowed, solace, gunwale,
Islington and Isle of Wight,
Housewife, verdict and indict.
Finally, which rhymes with enough,
Though, through, plough, or dough, or cough?
Hiccough has the sound of cup.
My advice is to give up!!!

English Pronunciation by G. Nolst Trenité

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Bloodshot Eyes.

2012-01-02T14:13:00.001+01:00

Bloodshot Eyes., originally uploaded by Book'em.

A rainy New Years Day 2012, a walk in High Park to work off the hangover. Great party last nite : )
Nice in LightBox.

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The Bubble Truck

2012-01-01T20:20:00.000+01:00

Sonny Fenwick is an artist and children entertainer in the U.S. He is organizing so called bubble parties for children travelling around with his 'art car'...a bubble truck.

The only circus person I have ever liked in my childhood was the clown. I usually felt pity for the animals in circus and whatever attractions they showed, I found trapeze artists the most boring. However, clowns were all fun! I loved them and as an adult I have read a lot about the traditional roles of clowns and the history of this art. Other impression I had about clowns was the movie with Robin Williams called "Patch Adams". Later I saw professional clowns visiting hospitals cheering up the days of children with severe health problems including children in terminal phase. The saddest situation of the life journey which I can imagine...dying children...and these artists bring some smiles even to the hardest moments. I fully respect clowns like that.

For Sonny Fenwick, he visits different cities in the U.S. on his nicely decorated Bubble Truck organizing bubble parties for children on parades, private events. An amazing enterprise and generating a lot of fun for the children.

In 2007, Sonny Fenwick made bubbles for a fund raising event known as the Special Olympics of Kentucky. Since then, he is regularly organizing charity events for disabled children in wheelchair. He meets with children and asks them how they would customize their wheelchair. And he creates that for them. A great man with great ideas...

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2012-01-01T12:27:00.002+01:00

A1--ivokonopacAE|20110904.jpg, originally uploaded by Ivo Konopac AE.

American Magazine-Shop
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Brutal dog attack:)

2011-12-31T13:37:00.002+01:00

American Magazine-Shop

gadgets.ie

2011-12-30T20:46:00.000+01:00

I love little gadgets and ideas. The most obsessed ones I am into are IT gadgets but every new and cute inventions are interesting to me. I have found a cool Irish website about reviewing gadgets. It is called www.gadgets.ie

A very well built site with rich content. You can find here reviews about outdoor gadgets, games, retro gadgets, eco gadgets, office gadgets, audio gadgets with competitions and giveaways.

Here are two short examples from their reviews. As we travel a lot and we like camping, this compact pocket stove called Optimus Crux seems to be a perfect gadget for us.:) The review written on gadgets.ie is just perfect. Detailed description, some photos.....photos are very important I think.... and information about prices.

Other funny review is about a Mini Skateboard from Karnage. A cool gadget for youngsters and I guess review websites like these are especially for them :) The gadgets.ie site is really aware of the new trends. The site is fully social media integrated with share and link and + buttons.

The mini skateboard is really cool. Superlight...about 2.5 lb and not really fragile, you can abuse it which is important for a gadget like this - unbreakable.

Other similar gadget website is T3.com. This is more about technology. Gadgets like phones, laptops, IT tools and tech news. The reviews and news available there are rather my style, again it is a great feature. I like their article about the future gadgets and the flexible touchscreen has really moved my fantasy.

Reminiscing Rome

2011-12-29T13:21:00.000+01:00

Waiting at the Ciampino Airport for four hours was no joke. We were 'strapped' there because the staff issuing the tickets for the city bus made a mistake. Better to say she was given a chart that was with a flight schedule which was not updated:( so the 'wrong timings' were given to us.

We watched this sunset with a lot of migratory birds above our heads. It looked speckled in black spots but they are actually birds! It was really amazing watching this with the beautiful orange coloured sunset:) One almost hit me right on my face as it was right before I moved a step out. But no escape. I got some 'present' (ie birds' dropping) on my left shoulder.

With so many hours at the airport, we had another Foccacia sandwich;) Zannnie bought a new book about Rome called "Rome Past and Present, with Reconstructions of Ancient Monuments" - R.A. Staccioli. She likes it as it was a book overlaid with acetate illustrations, which shows how they looked in their heydays. This method of relating the ruins to their original selves is amazing:)

[iPhone] Dark Path

2011-12-27T12:51:00.001+01:00

[iPhone] Dark Path, originally uploaded by taytom.

Apps: Hipstamatic

American Magazine-Shop

Me and My crazy Mind

Nyárérzés / Summer feeling

Unclaimed property

PR Consulting

Václav Havel Memorial, Prague Castle

BikeAPack - The Folding Bicycle

breathtaking

Creative fly attendant

A Forest of Palms

Sky checkers

Wayang

Impossible portraits

Time is of essence for Hungary

Chinese food

Watermarquee

IMG_0896 北京 東華門美食坊夜市 炸蝗蟲.JPG

Blue Lines 2

Silhouettes

English Pronunciation

Bloodshot Eyes.

The Bubble Truck

A1--ivokonopacAE|20110904.jpg

Brutal dog attack:)

gadgets.ie

Reminiscing Rome

[iPhone] Dark Path

IMG_0896 北京東華門美食坊夜市炸蝗蟲.JPG