links for 2008-06-26

• Helvetica – Movie – Review – The New York Times
  NY times review of the film.
  (tags: helvetica film documentaries typography)
• Arial versus Helvetica. How to tell them apart. Is Arial just a poor copy? | i love typography, the typography blog
  What it’s wrong to do is criticize Arial as a clone or rip-off of Helvetica. It’s not. If Arial is a rip-off of Helvetica, then Helvetica is a rip-off of Akzidenz Grotesk; or we could simply say that they are both rip-offs of earlier Grotesque faces
  (tags: typography helvetica fonts arial design comparison)
• Rachel’s RSI homage to Dr. John Sarno
  mind/body approach to healinvg rsi
  (tags: rsi)

Helvetica – Not the font, the film

Helvetica (2007).

I think this will make a great collectors item DVD (hint hint family and friends ^_^ ). The font celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. Its almost the same one I used to do this. ‘Almost’ because I’m on Windows -so I have its almost identical cousin, Arial.

links for 2008-06-24

• A Glossary of Literary Terms
  name sez it all.
  (tags: literature terms reference definitions writing)
• Glossary of Literary Terms
  one more collection of literary terms.
  (tags: literature reference terms dictionary writing)
• Jamaica Gleaner News – Red Stripe honours contract – Monday | June 23, 2008
  “Don’t forget our strong support of the Reggae Boyz over the years, our continued contributions to the sectors of health, education, sport and to the economy,” she said.
  LMAO HAHAHA
  (tags: red_stripe redstripe marketing image_management sponsorship)
• Obama Camp Closely Linked With Ethanol – NYTimes.com
  “Corn ethanol generates less than two units of energy for every unit of energy used to produce it, while the energy ratio for sugar cane is more than 8 to 1.”
  intarresting i say!
  (tags: bio-fuels corn ethanol go_greenies)
• village voice > blogs > Status Ain’t Hood > Ranking the “A Milli” Freestyles
  dissection of the more prominent ‘a milli’ freestyles out there. Lil, Mama, Jay-Z, Fabolous
  (tags: a_milli lil_wayne hip_hop hits)
• Over ‘A Milli’ Remixes : VIBE.com
  Bangladesh, the producer of every rapper’s favorite beat, talks about the best and worst remixes.
  Includes audio clips of the remixes
  (tags: a_milli bangladesh remix music hip_hop hiphop lil_wayne carter_3)
• The Mis-Education Of Mumia Abu Jamal | Columns & Editorials > HipHopDX.com
  The latest on Mumia Abu Jamal. INcludes news of a recent attempt at getting retrial
  (tags: mumia_abu_jamal race)
• 6-13-08FinalBootsPOCC.mp3 (audio/mpeg Object)
  recent interview with Mumia Abu Jamal in .mp3 format
  (tags: interviews mumia_abu_jamal race poltics americas_business)
• YouTube – Shabu One Shant – “A ver si hoy” (freestyle mañanero)
  Shabu One Shant freestyling on the baltimore riddim. this dude KILLS IT!! Oh fuck!!
  this version has very prominent snares placed on top of it.
  Also you’ve gotta love how they work the vocals from the Tamlins version in @ the end
  (tags: baltimore_riddim sly_and_robbie tamlins shabu)
• The Great War | PBS
  PBS resource site on WWI
  (tags: ww1 reference pbs history)

links for 2008-06-23

• racist Obama pins
  America is probably the greatest country on earth. Them and the Canadians (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22277602752&ref=share)
  (tags: racism discrimination hypocrisy damn_it_sucks_to_be_black_sometimes_sigh)
• Tamlins version of ‘Baltimore’
  Tamlins are my favourite crooners from dem time deh. They did a version of ‘Baltimore’ (think Nina Simone) too. Can’t wait to get my hands on it
  (tags: baltimore jamaican_musicians covers music_history tamlins nina_simone)

links for 2008-06-19

• Mimbo 2.2 | Darren Hoyt Dot Com
  This is the same theme used on the renowned First Jamaica website.
  (tags: wordpress themes out_an_bad)

links for 2008-06-18

• Guide to Caribbean Law Research
  Yemisi Dina reviews state of Caribbean legal literature
  (tags: law caribbean reviews)
• Comparative law – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  # to attain a deeper knowledge of the legal systems in effect
  # to perfect the legal systems in effect
  # possibly, to contribute to a unification of legal systems, of a smaller or larger scale (cf. for instance, the Unidroit initiative)
  (tags: comparative_law legal_concepts law)
• Tort – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Wikipedia to the muthafuducking worl’
  (tags: tort laws law_of_tort)

Firefox 3

The direct implications of this?

Quite possibly that I am better than you. Well, certainly until you get it too

links for 2008-06-17

• Catenaccio – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  defensive minded footballing approach. Think AC or Inter or Chelsea under Mourinho.
  (tags: football tactics coaching)
• Calabashing Naipaul : Stabroek News
  my thing is this. When Walcott goes after Naipaul lyrically its great but when Bounty and Beenie et al go after it, its ‘dry, empty’ and ‘our culture at its worst’
  *sigh*
  I guess I need a post to flesh this one out. Or not. Ppl will be who they are.
  (tags: caribbean_literature walcott vs_naipaul rivalry)
• Barbados Local Listings at Totally Barbados
  so u wanna live in Barbados huh?
  (tags: barbados cost_of_living relocating expenses islands)
• Abroad – For Blacks in France, Obama’s Rise Is Reason to Rejoice, and to Hope – NYTimes.com
  (tags: race france negritude obama)

links for 2008-06-13

• YardFlex.com: YardFlex Interview With Multi -World Clash Champions Killamanjaro
  Yardflex interviewing Papa Jaro, founder and owner of Killamanjaro. My all time favourite sound system.
  (tags: Killamanjaro music dancehall interviews sound_systems)
• Cricinfo – ‘Ponting’s not in the Lara, Tendulkar league’
  Geoffrey Boycott says Ponting is not that nigga! He ain’t got enough swagger in his style.
  (tags: cricket ricky_ponting opinion greats)
• A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh
  Criticisms of Grameen Bank style Microfinancing organisations
  (tags: microfinancing 9_day_wonder_solutions jamaica_economy grameen)

links for 2008-06-12

• The Vancouver Voice Blog » Blog Archive » Reel Politique: Movie Review, Dark of the Sun, D. K. Holm Film Fest 2
  Little known fact. This was the first feature film shot on location in Jamaica.
  (tags: movies history dark_of_the_sun jamaica film)
• The Complete Rod Taylor Site: Dark of the Sun / The Mercenaries
  More “Dark of the Sun” info. It was shot in Jamaica because of political and logistical problems in the Congo where the story is based.
  (tags: dark_of_the_sun film movies)