Taken from #14 Dirty, Dangerous and Destitute: New York in the 70s.

Hope nobody minds some of these are older links, been lagging behind for sure. The one article (#4) on how China will affect food prices is ridiculously interesting and it will be crazy to see how things unfold as China and India and their middle class start eating more labor and resource-intensive food.

-Eugene

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China Corner
#1. Mr. Softee Sets Sight on China and Beyond
Too bad the Mr. Softee’s in Hong Kong have poop in it.

#2. Spotlight Complicates China’s Steps on Currency
The Chinese think there’s a hidden agenda behind the world wanting to re-value the Yuan.

#3. China Starts New Bureau to Curb Web
If they weren’t on lock down before… shit is getting s-e-r-i-o-u-s.

***#4. China’s Role in Worldwide Food Prices
Ain’t that some shit, it isn’t so much that the Chinese will continue to consume more and more food, but there is a MASSIVE trickle down effect. Think machinery, fertilizer, the whole supply chain gets a boost.
China Corner/

#5. Android Tries Harder
Android wants Apple App programmers to look at Android too with free phones.

#6. Pictures: Manabu Numata: Chronicling Tokyo’s Host Clubs
The life of being a male host in Tokyo.

#7. Drawn to Larger Scale
Scott Campbell goes from somebody with no art training to tattooing for some huge celebrities and having huge art shows… good on him.

#8. ***Studying Sea Life For A Glue That Mends People
Can humans make a glue that works in wet/moist conditions? Mother Nature 1, Humans 0 thus far.

#10. New Razors Place Focus on Comfort, Not Blade Count
I guess we won’t see any 6-blade razors any time soon.

#11. Hidden Depths
Some funky seafood… not the usual shit you eat.

#12. ***Pictures: Dirty, Dangerous and Destitute: New York in the 70s
The not so pretty side of New York City in the 70s.

#13. Reaction on Military Blogs to WikiLeaks Video
WikiLeaks released a video of some helicopters mowing down innocent civilians in the Middle East… debate rages on about whether the gunmen knew who they were shooting or if the fact that their surroundings (aka the warzone) skew their perception of what they see.

#14.Calorie Restriction Leads Scientists Molecular Pathways That Slow Aging, Improve Health
Not all that surprising…

#15. The Case of the Soccer Con Artist
Time to put together a stunning albeit fake CV and make my way to Highbury!!!

#16. How Apple Designed the iPad Out in the Open
How various Apple innovations over the year all came together into the iPad.

#17. Laboratory Life
While laboratory testing has been a prominent aspect of seeing how biological life reacts to drugs and what not, could it be that it’s no longer an accurate measure due to genetic mutations in laboratory animals?

#18. 4 Self Defeating Attitudes That Stand in the Way of Happiness
Get rid of that shit…

#19. The World Will Cost You $5,800… in Atlas Form
Balla

#20. Marine Stayed Faithful to Dream of Playing Football
Cool story how Brandon Crawford was hoping to get drafted as a 33 year old in the recent NFL draft. He’s gone through a roller coaster of a life to say the least… but after checking the 2010 NFL Draft, I think he was un-drafted.