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Life
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Tuesday, 22 August 2006 |
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There are 48 great tutorials good for beginners and pro, Pdf format.
Origami (Japanese: 折り紙 ori, to fold, and kami, paper lit. "folding paper") is the art of paper folding. The goal of this art is to create a given result using geometric folds and crease patterns. Origami refers to all types of paper folding, even those of non-Japanese origin.
Origami only uses a small number of different folds, but they can be combined in a variety of ways to make intricate designs. In general, these designs begin with a square sheet of paper, whose sides may be different colors, and usually proceed without cutting the paper.
Contrary to most popular belief, traditional Japanese origami, which has been practiced since the Edo era (1603-1867), has often been less strict about these conventions, sometimes cutting the paper during the creation of the design (Kirigami 切り紙) or starting with a rectangular, circular, or other non-square sheets of paper. It is also possible to create folds from triangular paper.
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Politics
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Friday, 11 August 2006 |
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 Navigating the Taiwan Strait: Deterrance, Escalation Dominance, and U.S.-China
By Robert S. Ross
International Security 27, no. 2 (Fall 2002): 48-85.
Robert
Ross of Boston College considers the prospects for a U.S.-China war
over Taiwan. Ross praises the first Bush administration and the Clinton
administration for maintaining the U.S. commitment to protect Taiwan
from a potential Chinese invasion while furthering U.S. engagement with
the mainland.
In contrast, he criticizes the current Bush
administration’s policy of constructing “a U.S.-Taiwan defense
relationship focused on wartime cooperation.” The administration’s
decision to increase U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and to consider selling
missile defense technologies to Taiwan unnecessarily challenges Chinese
security interests in the Taiwan Strait and increases the likelihood of
conflict. Instead, Ross asserts that as long as Taiwan does not declare
independence from China, the United States can be confident that it can
continue to deter the Chinese use of force against Taiwan for decades
to come.
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People
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Tuesday, 08 August 2006 |
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 Marilyn Monroe Photo Gallery
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is one of the twentieth-century's most famous movie stars, sex symbols and pop icons. After acting in small roles for several years, she gradually became known for her comedic skills, sex appeal, beauty and remarkable screen presence, going on to become the most bankable star of the 1950s. Later in her career, she worked towards serious roles with a measure of success. However, disappointments in her personal life deepened longstanding personal problems.
The circumstances surrounding her death have been the subject of endless speculation and conspiracy theories, but this has not tarnished her reputation as one of the most legendary public figures of all time.
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Life
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Monday, 07 August 2006 |
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 ID Theft: Victim Support
National Consumer Councile (NCC) , 2006
Identity theft is reckoned to be the
UK's fastest growing crime. Celebrity ID theft regularly hits the headlines, as
do high-profile internet scams — but ID theft can happen to anyone.
In a landmark study — ID theft: victim support — the NCC puts a human face on
the misery of ID theft, illustrating how victims get caught in a web of
bureaucracy and how they are all too often made to feel like criminals.
The NCC also sets out its blueprint for action, giving recommendations
to business and government, and advocating the formation of a national
ID Theft Support Centre.
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Politics
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Saturday, 05 August 2006 |
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 Jonathan D. Spence (simplified Chinese: 史景迁; traditional Chinese: 史景遷; pinyin: Shǐ Jǐngqiān, August 11, 1936– ) is a British-born historian and public intellectual specializing in Chinese history.
He has been Sterling Professor of History at Yale University since 1993. His most famous book is The Search for Modern China, which has become one of the standard texts on the last several hundred years of Chinese history. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he has written a dozen books on China. His research takes him to many Chinese universities. |
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Law
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Thursday, 20 July 2006 |
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Copyright Law of the United States of America
and Related Laws Contained in Tıtle 17 of the United States Code
U.S. Copyright Office , June 2003
Complete version of the U.S. Copyright Law!
The Constitutional Provision Respecting Copyright
The Congress shall have Power…To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Tımes to Authors and Inventorsthe exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8
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Media
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Monday, 22 May 2006 |
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 Peter Palazzo: The Ragged Right Interview
By Tony Sutton l Issue 6, Spring 1995
Peter Palazzo,
whose redesign of the New York Herald Tribune in the early ‘60s paved
the way for several generations of newspaper designers, died in
January, aged 79. Download Tony Sutton’s 16-page interview, from RaggedRight, with him.
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Business
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Tuesday, 25 April 2006 |
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 What Is Strategy? (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
by
Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business Review
Michael E. Porter is a Harvard Business School professor and a leading
authority on competition. He has written several important novels and
articles in the field of competition and strategic management.
This paper is one of the benchmarks in strategy and management thinking. Essential reading for managers at all levels.
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