Pablo Mera a.k.a Pablo EMG , Uruguayan-born writer and longtime resident of Paraguay whose life has moved through sport, business, reinvention, family devotion, setbacks, observation, and persistent hope. he writes with unusual candor about dignity, masculinity, suffering, resilience, love, and the architecture of a meaningful future. The Lucid Misfit’s Handbook is his first major English-language work.
El tren pasa cada 10 minutos
«El tren que pasa solo una vez no existe. El tren pasa cada 10 minutos.Solo hay que saber en que estacion para.» @trompo
"Aunque yo ande en medio de la angustia, Tú me vivificarás; Extenderás Tu mano contra la ira de mis enemigos, Y Tu diestra me salvará". Psalm 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.
Los numeros de Facebook
125 millones de amigos
2000 Millones de "Me gusta" por dia
1000 Millones de POSTS por dia
302 Millones de fotos subidas por dia
Facebook's numbers
I like to look at raw numbers every once in a while, without external influence, to recalibrate my ability to judge the magnitude of things. Here are some of the numbers from Facebook's most recent S-1 filing (published on May 2nd) that I think are important as metrics to compare against when thinking about relative success and opportunity.
Total users and engagement
125,000 M Friendships
2,000 M Likes per day
1,000 M Comments posted per day
901 M Monthly active users
526 M Daily Active users
488 M Monthly active mobile users
302 M Photos uploaded each day
2,000 M Likes per day
1,000 M Comments posted per day
901 M Monthly active users
526 M Daily Active users
488 M Monthly active mobile users
302 M Photos uploaded each day
User penetration
85% Chile, Turkey, and Venezuela
60% India, the United Kingdom and the United States
30%-40% Brazil and Germany
20% Japan, Russia, and South Korea
0% China
60% India, the United Kingdom and the United States
30%-40% Brazil and Germany
20% Japan, Russia, and South Korea
0% China
Daily active users
526 M Worldwide total
152 M Europe
129 M US & Canada
126 M Rest of the world
119 M Asia
152 M Europe
129 M US & Canada
126 M Rest of the world
119 M Asia
Monthly active users
901 M Worldwide total
242 M Rest of the world
241 M Europe
230 M Asia
188 M US & Canada
242 M Rest of the world
241 M Europe
230 M Asia
188 M US & Canada
Revenue (last quarter)
972 M Worldwide total
419 M US & Canada
274 M Europe
99 M Asia
79 M Rest of the world
419 M US & Canada
274 M Europe
99 M Asia
79 M Rest of the world
89.71% Revenue from advertising
19.14% Revenue from payments (and other)
19.14% Revenue from payments (and other)
11% Revenue connected to Zynga
Ages of Facebook directors and officers
27 Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO
37 Mike Schroepfer, VP, Engineering
39 David Fischer, VP Marketing
40 Marc Andreessen, Director
42 Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer
42 David A. Ebersman, Chief Financial Officer
44 Theodore Ullyot, VP General Counsel
44 Peter Thiel, Director
50 James Breyer, Director
51 Reed Hastings, Director
66 Erskine Bowles, Director
66 Donald Graham, Director
37 Mike Schroepfer, VP, Engineering
39 David Fischer, VP Marketing
40 Marc Andreessen, Director
42 Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer
42 David A. Ebersman, Chief Financial Officer
44 Theodore Ullyot, VP General Counsel
44 Peter Thiel, Director
50 James Breyer, Director
51 Reed Hastings, Director
66 Erskine Bowles, Director
66 Donald Graham, Director
Executive compensation in 2011
$30,957,952 Sheryl Sandberg, COO
$24,804,472 Mike Schroepfer, VP Engineering
$18,761,293 David Ebersman, CFO
$7,082,294 Theodore Ullyot, VP, General Counsel
$1,712,362 Mark Zuckerberg, CEO
$24,804,472 Mike Schroepfer, VP Engineering
$18,761,293 David Ebersman, CFO
$7,082,294 Theodore Ullyot, VP, General Counsel
$1,712,362 Mark Zuckerberg, CEO
Board member compensation in 2011
$618,067 Marc Andreessen
$610,067 Erskine Bowles
$16,667 James Breyer
$16,667 Donald Graham
$16,667 Reed Hastings
$16,667 Peter Thiel
$610,067 Erskine Bowles
$16,667 James Breyer
$16,667 Donald Graham
$16,667 Reed Hastings
$16,667 Peter Thiel
Ownership after IPO
23.550% Mark Zuckerberg
7.632% James Breyer (and Accel Partners)
6.253% Dustin Moskovitz
4.912% DST Global Limited
3.258% Sean Parker
2.109% Mail.ru
1.729% Peter Thiel
1.660% Elevation Partners
1.560% Meritech Capital Partners
1.387% Greylock Partners
1.227% Microsoft Corporation
0.309% Marc Andreessen
0.201% Mark Pincus
0.112% David Ebersman
0.107% Mike Schroepfer
0.095% Theodore Ullyot
0.089% Sheryl Sandberg
7.632% James Breyer (and Accel Partners)
6.253% Dustin Moskovitz
4.912% DST Global Limited
3.258% Sean Parker
2.109% Mail.ru
1.729% Peter Thiel
1.660% Elevation Partners
1.560% Meritech Capital Partners
1.387% Greylock Partners
1.227% Microsoft Corporation
0.309% Marc Andreessen
0.201% Mark Pincus
0.112% David Ebersman
0.107% Mike Schroepfer
0.095% Theodore Ullyot
0.089% Sheryl Sandberg
Frequency of words appearing in S-1
404 Users
169 Mobile
124 Payments
38 Zynga
34 Microsoft
32 Games
18 Phone
14 Google
6 iOS
4 Android
2 Apple
169 Mobile
124 Payments
38 Zynga
34 Microsoft
32 Games
18 Phone
14 Google
6 iOS
4 Android
2 Apple
Si Mexico parece peligroso...espera ver Honduras
BBC News - Honduras murders: Where life is cheap and funerals are free
Ramon Orlando Varela had just dropped his children off at school when he was shot
Honduras murders: Where life is cheap and funerals are free
Honduras has the world's highest homicide rate. Many victims are poor, which led one politician campaigning for election to make an unusual vote-winning promise - free funerals for anyone unable to give a loved-one a dignified burial. It worked.
Early one Saturday morning the phone rings at the People's Funeral Service on a noisy main street in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital.
On the phone is one of the workers from the city's mortuary. A family needs help. Another young man was gunned down in the street the previous day, and his relatives do not have the cash to give him a decent funeral.
At the back of the building there is a stack of new coffins, some beige, some grey.
Within hours, a black pick-up truck with Funeraria del Pueblo painted in orange on its sides is on its way to the mortuary, with an empty coffin on board.
The vehicle is also carrying a stand for the coffin, curtains and candles, and coffee and bread for mourners at the wake.
This will be held in the family's local church, before 26-year-old Ramon Orlando Varela is buried in a plot also provided by the People's Funeral Service.
It is a comprehensive service offered free of charge to the poor of the city by the office of the mayor of Tegucigalpa, Ricardo Alvarez.
"When I was campaigning to be mayor, nearly seven years ago, I found that people were being buried in plastic garbage bags," he remembers.
"I said, 'That cannot happen in my country, in my city.' So I've been running the funeral service for the last six years, and this is my seventh year."
Tragically, this is a service that is needed now more than ever in Honduras.
Ramon Orlando Varela had just dropped his children off at school when he was shot
The National Commission for Human Rights has calculated that there is a violent death every 74 minutes in this small nation of about eight million people.
Last year Honduras recorded the highest murder rate in the world, with 86 people killed for every 100,000 inhabitants, up from 82 in 2010.
In the UK the rate is just over one, in Mexico, 18.
The majority of those who die a violent death in Honduras - like Ramon - are killed with a gun.
But the reasons for the explosion of killings - almost a doubling of the murder rate since 2005 - are complex.
Corruption, gangs and guns have been around for decades.
In 2009, the coup against the government of President Manuel Zelaya brought a wave of political killings. And now Hondurans must contend with the presence of Mexican drug cartels that have pushed south and gained a foothold.
No-one is safe. And activists, journalists and lawyers all continue to be the targets of assassins.
But it is not just victims of violence who are helped by the People's Funeral Service.
Miguel Antonio Bueso Redondo arrives early one morning.
"My wife gave birth to twins by Caesarean section," he says.
"We thought everything was fine, but then one of the babies was bleeding… The baby died.
"I didn't have any money for a coffin... One of the nurses at the hospital told me about this service, and did all the paperwork for me. That's why I'm here."
After completing the formalities, Miguel Antonio leaves carrying a small white coffin on his shoulder.
The People's Funeral Service is open every day, 24 hours a day. Calls come in day and night from the city's mortuary, the hospital and from people who have heard about it from friends and relatives.
Eighteen staff work shifts, and there are two funeral homes. Both are equipped with everything families need for a wake which usually lasts 12-14 hours.
In the poor barrio of Los Laureles in the north of Tegucigalpa, the workers from the People's Funeral Service carry Ramon's coffin into the simple, wooden Evangelical church. Then they serve coffee to the many mourners who have gathered.
For Erica Fuentes, the mother of Ramon's two daughters, the People's Funeral Service has relieved her of a lot of stress - a private funeral service would cost around $1,000 (£620).
She was with Ramon when he was killed, and is struggling to come to terms with his death.
"We were coming back from dropping the girls at school when it happened," she says. "I think Ramon was shot because of a mistake. At the time we were very close together, arm in arm, so maybe God helped me and saved me."
The next day, the pick-up truck returns to Los Laureles to take Ramon's body to the cemetery for the burial service.
Yoni Alexander Osorio Hernandez, one of the staff from the People's Funeral Service, makes sure everything runs smoothly for the final journey.
"We also hurt for the families - especially because there is so much violence in our country.
"Most of the families who come to La Funeraria del Pueblo are very poor indeed.
"This is a service based on solidarity - solidarity with those families at a very difficult time for them."
Bob Marley-Waiting in Vain HD
"A veces vencer es saber esperar" Getúlio Dornelles Vargas (1882,1954)
Nadie muere en la vispera. » Sergio Gabriel "Maravilla" Martínez
«La vida es larga,miremos lejos y miremos arriba. Nadie muere en la vispera. » Sergio Gabriel "Maravilla" Martínez (1975) The Ring Middleweight Champion
" Ñande rekove niko ndajajoguái "
" Ñande rekove niko ndajajoguái " (No podemos comprar nuestra vida) "Ser buena o mala gente , ser sano o enfermo, ser idiota o no serlo , no dependen de lo que uno tenga en el bolsillo; la felicidad es analogica , no digital" @trompo #frasesdelanoche #historiasdelavida
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