Bird of the Timez
Film Financing Abroad
Film financing information for Belgium, Germany, France, Hungary, Iceland and Ireland via Knol
Alt. New Yorker Cover
Just in case those ninjas over at the New Yorker were trying to be more direct in their satirical portrayal of our nation’s leaders. Yeh, that’s Nixon framed above the mantle, and the consitution burning in the fireplace. Seems accurate to me…
::cartoon by Patrick O’Connor, for the Los Angeles Daily News, via::
Posted: July 24th, 2008
at 8:00am by orangemenace
Categories: myninjaplease,politricks,fo' real?
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The Design Industry Boom in China
It is no wonder that with such a huge potential market, the taste and needs of the Chinese consumer has encouraged many of the large international companies to look at the area of design to make their products more attractive. According to a report in BusinessWeek, Sony set up a design centre in Shanghai in August 2005 to help them understand the minds of the young Chinese consumer. It is a sign of growing importance of China that corporations are prepared to go to such lengths and create products especially for the Chinese. The results of this bold move will be seen early this year when a new range of Sony products will be launched in China.
Made in China, copied in China
It is however, the China firms who are giving the major impetus to the growth of the design business within their country. While many Western products are being manufactured in China, the design comes from talent based in firms located in San Francisco or London. The locally-created goods have been, up until now, poor imitations of Western products or unabashedly copies of popular electronic goods and even motorcars. General Motors are currently suing China’s Chery Automotive Co. They feel the Chery QQ compact is a compact of GM’s Chevrolet Spark. read the rest at idasia
Posted: July 24th, 2008
at 7:28am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: cell phones,business,whips,design
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McDonalds Vs. Iron Chef

via Armchair Cook : A Food Network Addict
Posted: July 24th, 2008
at 7:25am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: youtube,grub,fo' real?
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Baseball and Philosophy Part 2
Back to baseball and philosophy part II. With quite a lot of approaches to competing in the diamond game, from the runner’s game, to the pitching and defense game, mechanics and such, I’ve decided that the team is the formula.
Some might say like the Devil Rays that there is no strategy to America’s ‘perfect game’ apart to solely winning Wall Street or like Earl Weaver ((mp3)) says : it’s none of your business!
Aligning the stoics with the extremes of baseball seems to be easy for some. And again for others, who speculate on even if there is just philosophy to start off with, with the hardball versus softball debate. Where are the women?
Or that saying "all philosophies are taken" can also be seen as being quite selfish. Sharing is the name of the game, so how come I haven’t revealed any of my personal philosophies? I can’t, I won’t, I will, but not yet.
The rules of the game rule and the "hunches, guesswork, grittiness, gutsiness, the lore of the lunch-pail work ethic" paled against the traditionalists rests where I would start a few fore none philosophy. Next let’s attend the experience and environment conference.

To wonder about the base stealing factor or to focus on those clutch situational players…….?
….Enough of the whoopla, here is John Rawls’ end point philosophy from a letter that was found by the author of the article with the least amount of resistance:
"[Finally], there is the factor of time, the use of which is a central part of any game. Baseball shares with tennis the idea that time never runs out, as it does in basketball and football and soccer. This means that there is always time for the losing side to make a comeback."
words by Phelton Skypes
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Posted: July 24th, 2008
at 6:00am by Koookiecrumbles
Categories: myninjaplease,life,web,games,weaponry,science,"ninja",philosophy
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iPhone 3(G’s!!)
Just in case you were considering bricking your new iPhone, take a gander at what these joints are doing on eBay at this current moment:
OK, you can’t see it, we know, but, click the picture.AA Kind of makes you want to sell, right? Read the hype here.