My Asia Source II friend, Gunner, requested me to help spread the word about this:

Hey friends,

Sorry for the InSpam ™, but I have both an inviation and a request.

Aspiration is organizing an extremely exciting event in November, and we’re trying to get the most diverse audience we can possibly get together.

The 2008 Nonprofit Software Development Summit is shaping up to be a magical convergence of folks creating technology for social change. I invite you and anyone you know who might be interested to join us.

And please help us spread the word!

Details: http://www.aspirationtech.org/events/devsummit08

Sessions: http://devsummit08.aspirationtech.org/index.php?title=Sessions_List

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=32187241823

I hope to see lots of you there!

thanks & peace,
gunner

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When commuting, I always make it a point that as soon as I’ve settled myself inside the jeep, I look around and notice where the passengers’ hands are. Unless their hands were amputated, it should be somewhere you can see.

You can think of a lot of reasons why people would even think of hiding their hands inside a non-airconditioned jeep where you won’t even feel cold, but I’ve noticed that if their hands are hiding on their backpack, most likely they are using their backpacks to hide something.

That something might be stealing your belongings.

In my case, I get extra careful and extra alert with my belongings whenever I sense that there might be a robber inside the jeep. I check my belongings every now and then, until I get off the jeep. In extreme cases, I get off the jeep even if I’m still not on my destination. It’s better to trust my might-be-erroneous instinct than be sorry later.

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Nowadays, due to the melamin scare that have been included in dairy products from China, people have become cautious about the origin of the products they are purchasing. The easiest way for me to know where the product was made is through reading the product’s barcode. I believe that almost all products that we find in the grocery have it.

Products made in China have 690, 691, and 692 as the first three numbers in the barcode.  471 is from Taiwan.

This product is made in Taiwan.

Other codes and countries are as follows:

CODE(S): COUNTRY

00-13: USA & Canada
20-29: reserved for local use (shops/supermarkets)
30-37: France
380: Bulgaria
383: Slovenia
385: Croatia
387: Bosnia-Herzegovina
400-440: Germany
45: Japan
46: Russia
474: Estonia
475: Latvia
476: Azerbaijan
477: Lithuania
478: Uzbekistan
479: Sri Lanka
480: Philippines
481: Belarus
482: Ukraine
484: Moldova
485: Armenia
486: Georgia
487: Kazakhstan
489: Hong Kong
49: Japan
50: United Kingdom
520: Greece
528: Lebanon
529: Cyprus
531: Macedonia
535: Malta
539: Ireland
54: Belgium & Luxembourg
560: Portugal
569: Iceland
57: Denmark
590: Poland
594: Romania
599: Hungary
600-601: South Africa
609: Mauritius
611: Morocco
613: Algeria
619: Tunisia
621: Syria
622: Egypt
624: Libya
625: Jordan
626: Iran
627: Kuwait
628: Saudi Arabia
629: United Arab Emirates
64: Finland
70: Norway
729: Israel
73: Sweden
740: Guatemala
741: El Salvador
742: Honduras
743: Nicaragua
744: Costa Rica
745: Panama
746: Dominican Republic
750: Mexico
759: Venezuela
76: Switzerland
770: Colombia
773: Uruguay
775: Peru
777: Bolivia
779: Argentina
780: Chile
784: Paraguay
785: Peru
786: Ecuador
789: Brazil
80-83: Italy
84: Spain
850: Cuba
858: Slovakia
859: Czech Republic
860: Serbia & Montenegro
869: Turkey
87: Netherlands
880: South Korea
885: Thailand
888: Singapore
890: India
893: Vietnam
899: Indonesia
90-91: Austria
93: Australia
94: New Zealand
955: Malaysia
958: Macau

977: ISSN (International Standard Serial Number for periodicals)
978: ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
979: ISMN (International Standard Music Number)

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The past few days, I’ve been surfing around myLot to de-stress after work. I usually surf after work for two hours or less.

What I like about myLot is the interesting people I get to talk with in the forums. They do present different point of views that make me think twice about my stance on something.

The other week, I posted about “What Can You Say About Marrying A Foreigner?”, and many people replied. Many responses struck me because there are many people who met their foreign husbands through the internet, and learned to love them entirely despite the distance and the “illogicality” of dating over the internet.

Right now, I’ve posted about “Do You Prefer Earning Extra Money Online or Offline?” and so far many people responded to my post, saying that they prefer earning offline due to safety.

Isn’t it so weird that people fall in love over the net, but cautious about money online?

Anyway, I hope you guys try myLot for yourself. Enjoy sharing your thoughts while earning!

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Dimensions…..Small……..Medium……Large
Chest Width……28…………30…………32
Body Length……22…………23…………24
Shoulder Width..12…………13…………14
Arm hole Curve..14…………15…………16
Sleeve Length…..4…………..5………….6

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