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On vacation next week

Posted Friday, June 20, 2008 4:03 AM by will
Imagethief will be on vacation in Singapore next week, introducing his son to his Singaporean grandparents for the first time. (And getting him vaccinated and setting up his health insurance and bank account and etc. Not really much of a vacation at all, Read More...
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Everything you need to know about the Chinese visa situation?

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:07 AM by will
China mavens will know that China has tightened up its visa issuance regulations significantly in recent weeks. There has been much piecemeal reporting on this, but it has been hard to find good, comprehensive information on the situation. While several Read More...
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Plug for my brother's film: "Full Battle Rattle"

Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 2:45 AM by will
My brother, Jesse Moss, is a documentary filmmaker who's major projects to date include films about a notorious con man , a demolition derby driver , and Republicans in Hollywood (all three available on DVD from Docurama, via Amazon). His latest film, Read More...
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Chinese propaganda posters on display in Rotterdam, and online

Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 7:15 AM by will
In May Imagethief had a chance to get together with Chinese propaganda poster expert, Prof. Dr. Stefan Landsberger of Leiden University in the Netherlands. Stefan literally wrote the book on Chinese propaganda posters (it's no longer available new, but Read More...
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E-mail form problems part III

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 3:42 AM by will
Well, it turns out that my trusty, old will -at- imagethief account has also been offline for about the past month. This is the problem with multiple accounts all directing to the same place -- you sometimes don't notice when something goes offline, even Read More...
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E-mail form problems part II - UPDATED

Posted Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:05 AM by will
Apologies if anyone has tried to use the e-mail contact form to contact me in the past month. It appears to be broken again, most likely because all of my webmail accounts treat anything coming from it as spam due to large amount of, well, spam that gets Read More...
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This postless spell

Posted Monday, June 02, 2008 1:55 AM by will
Apologies to readers for taking the recent week or so off. It's been a little bit hectic what with general fatigue, baby registration issues (more on this particular disaster soon) and the arrival of my father in town. More top-notch content coming soon. Read More...
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Some changes to Imagethief

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 7:52 AM by will
First of all, a quick apology. My posts this month have been about zilch as a result of work and parenting demands. There are some things I'd like to write, as always, and with any luck in the next week or so I'll get one or two things up. Also, I've Read More...
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Imagethief drinks the Twitter Kool-Aid

Posted Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:03 AM by will
Facebook communication has been in something of a precipitous decline over the past couple of months. This hasn't bothered me much, since it cut down on the number of invitations to naff applications. Barring those from the occasional late adopter, stumbling Read More...
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A word of apology: Mail form broken for the past month

Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 4:13 AM by will
Imagethief wants to take a moment and apologize to several people who have sent him e-mails using the blog's "e-mail" link at upper left. For a few weeks it seems GMail has treated all such mail from that form as spam, and redirected it straight into Read More...
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Job notice: Calling freelance writers in the Dongguan area

Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 4:10 AM by will
The inflight magazine of a major regional airline is seeking a freelance writer who is either based in South China or who has spent time there who can write up Dongguan's South China Mall for a feature they are preparing. If you're an experienced writer Read More...
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Notice: EU scholarships for English-Chinese interpreters available

Posted Saturday, January 19, 2008 1:03 AM by will
A friend of mine who is a former interpreter for the European Union's diplomatic office in Beijing (now freelance) has asked me to run the notice below. The EU is offering €25,000 scholarships for native English speakers with Chinese skills who are interested Read More...
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