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LONDON (Reuters) – British landmark Big Ben is leaning to such an extent that the tilt can now be clocked with the naked eye, according to a report commissioned by London Underground and the Parliamentary Estates Department.

The 96 meter (yards) high clock tower of the Houses of Parliament — known colloquially as Big Ben, the name of the great bell it houses — is sinking unevenly into the ground, causing it to lean toward the northwest.

“The tilt is now just about visible. You can see it if you stand on Parliament Square and look east, toward the river. I have heard tourists there taking photographs saying ‘I don’t think it is quite vertical’ – and they are quite right,” emeritus professor and senior research investigator at Imperial College, London, John Burland, told the Sunday Telegraph.
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An Image of Big Ben during my vacation in England last 2008.

This is one thing I always forgot. Until now, you can never find a house number in front of our house. I live for more than eight years now in this house but since then, I never see one. We have been planning to put one but it is not our priority now. Besides I always forgot to buy it everytime I visit a hardware store. I hope I don’t miss buying one of those house address plaques in my next visit to a hardware. Anyway, I just remember now where to order it. What is the use of online hopping? One more thing, we might be stopping-by in a hardware store this coming Friday. We just need some things before winter comes.

Goodnight folks. Feel free to visit my other blogs.

By Peter Gorenstein | Daily Ticker

Steve Jobs is gone. He passed away too young and undoubtedly with plenty of innovative ideas still brewing. It comes as no surprise but it’s now a reality. (See: Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies: Reflections on His Legacy)

Jobs’ imprint and influence on Apple will remain for years. However, his management team can no longer count on his presence, opinion and impeccable taste.

How will that affect Apple?

As Aaron Task and Henry Blodget discuss in the accompanying clip, the near term is not a concern. Apple will remain one of the most valued companies in the world thanks to strong sales of Macs, iPhones and iPads. The company appears to have incredible momentum over the next few product cycles, thanks largely to Jobs’ technological vision and marketing brilliance.

Then what?

The technology sector is arguably the most competitive industry in the world. Steve Jobs’ genius was creating products no one even knew they wanted before Apple built them. He did not invent the personal computer, the digital music player, smartphones and or tablets; but his creations so fundamentally changed the market, he might as well have. (See: iPod, iPhone, iPad) No one knows better than Apple how one product enhancement or advancement can change consumer demand in inconceivable ways. (See: Blackberry vs iPhone) more here.

It’s been some years now since I did not go biking. Since hubby’s bike accident last 2007, I am already afraid of biking. His ankle was broken that time was operated. I admire some people from the neighborhood especially the old ones in their seventies who can still do biking. Our two bikes are in the storage at he back of the house. We are thinking of getting yakima bike racks for our two bikes. I wish I can go biking again but my fear always overshadowed me. I am still not too old to go biking but as of now I prefer walking rather than biking. At least I am having some exercise which I believed is better than nothing at all.

Happy Tuesday everyone. More updates in my other sites.

I have a lot of spam mails in my inbox again. While we were away from a short vacation and I was not able to check my emails. I am always tired after each day trip we had. Posted below is one of the scam mails I received. I tried to press reply so that I can see the sender and the exact time when this scam mail was sent. I also immediately moved it to my spam mail to avoid receiving it in the future.

Here is the body of the scam mail. I wish I have this money that they are talking here..sad to say, this is one of those fraud mails proliferating in the internet. Be careful guys when receiving such kind of mails.

“From: Mr. Edward apocharlotte@birch.net
To:
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2011 1:56 PM
Subject: JOIN ME IN THIS

Dear Partner,

This is my Second time of sending you this e-mail without any response for you,
Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via,
personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist
me in this pending transaction.

Your surname has been approved for an inheritance funds for USD$27,000,000
(Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars Only) currently transferred to
an online bank awaiting your claim as the next of kin.

Respond with your interest for further correspondence.

Edward Hwong
Email: edhwong@snooty.net”

Our vacation to Turkey is coming soon. There are still some things that I need to prepare before the trip. I am partially done with packing and will finish it anytime tonight. I almost forgot to get a travel insurance since Turkey is not included in the European Union. I called ADAC and it was immediately process. Yesterday, I already received the travel insurance contract. It was a very fast service from ADAC.

Some people in Europe travel with their rv when they go on vacation or adventure anywhere. I am very sure they have this so-called rv emergency roadside assistance anytime they need it. It is like a towing insurance which is also very important especially when there are emergencies on the road. We have the same insurance and it is really of big help. We never know when emergencies and accidents happen, it is better to have one.

Happy weekend everyone!

Sometimes yahoo users received notification regarding some changes of their system. Be very careful about it because there are a lot of spammers and scammers out there who are sending the same messages. I received one today and immediately put it in my spam mail.

Besides yahoo will never ask your personal information and password. Beware of these spammers and never ever give your personal information especially your password.

Below is the sample of the spam mail I received today. As I was trying to press the reply button, it is redirected to this email address, messagecenter001122@live.com

SAMPLE OF YAHOO SPAM MAIL

“From: “yahoo-account-services@cc.yahoo-inc.com”
nazir1950@yahoo.com
To:
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:00 PM
Subject: Final Warning!!

Scheduled Maintenance
We are undertaking some essential, but extensive maintenance to improve Yahoo! Mail. During the maintenance period, some users may experience problems accessing Yahoo! Mail.
you will have to confirm your e-mail by filling out your Login Info below by clicking the reply button. The personal informations requested are for the safety of your Yahoo Account. Please FILL IN all requested informations.
Full Name:
Username:
Password:
Verify Password:
Date Of Birth:
Occupation:
Country Of Residence:
We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Your account is in great shape and we are working to have it available again as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Mail Team”

Living a simple but quite happy and contented life is what we are having right now. We don’t drive Mercedez or BMW but we have cars to drive anytime and anywhere we need it. We have a small stone house and I believed it is already enough for us. As much as possible we don’t want to have loans anymore. We keep on receiving advertisements from different financial companies, who want to grant us credits but we don’t really need it. We don’t want a debt collector to always ask us for loan payments.

Simple life, simple living…this is great and most of the time no stress at all. As long as we live according to our means and have all the basic things we need in life, then life is truly happy. Thus, no more loans this year and hopefully in the years to come also. Have a lovely day to all!

I received an email today from Yahoo telling that Delicious has a new owner. A part of the message says below. I wanted to sign-in as I was redirected to the link sent by yahoo in my inbox. The problem is, I already forgot my sign-in and password in this network. I will see if I can find it.

“FINAL NOTICE: Delicious has a new owner. What this means for you.

Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:35 PM

Dear Delicious User,
This is our final notice to let you know that Delicious is transitioning to a new owner, AVOS. To continue using Delicious, you must agree to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks and Delicious account information to AVOS by September 23, 2011. After your bookmarks and account information have been transferred, you will be subject to the AVOS terms of service and privacy policy.

Details:

Delicious has been acquired by the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. As creators of the world’s largest video site, Chad and Steve have enabled millions of people to share their interests and experiences with the world. Delicious will become part of their new company, AVOS, and retain its own brand and website, Delicious.com.”

I am slowly packing for a short trip to Turkey starting next week. As part of the preparation, I already checked a lot of things for this trip. This morning, I already called ADAC for a travel insurance. I also checked the different places that we will be visiting in Turkey. I am quite excited to visit the big bazaar in Istanbul. I heard that shopping there is great. I also heard that jewelries in Turkey are cheap. I am just not sure if I can find a scott kay jewelry there. If not I will search for it online.

More on our trip, I already start packing my stuffs this morning. I already listed some of the things that we need during that trip. I already browsed for currency in Turkey which is Turkish lira. Of course, I am very much excited to see different interesting places like Troy, Bursa, Pergamum, Ephesus, Izmir, Aphrodisias and Turkey’s capital city, Istanbul.

More updates especially in my travel sites after this trip.