⇒ the color ORANGE

Nike: used on their shoeboxes. A rich orange, almost reddish.

Aquent: part of their branding. Lighter than Nike's.

Blogger: the logo. Contains more brown than yellow?

Orange (Hutchison Telecom): the phone company.

RSS feeds: the icon/button. Also comes in shades of blue.

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⇒ grow, and progress

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=191911
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080609233936AAdecWr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton
http://www.worldrecordfederation.com/sports.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-click_hosting
http://www.wikihow.com/Wear-Thai-Fisherman-Pants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tennis_tournaments

criticism of Wikipedia: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-wtf-world-of-wikipedia/a-2008062510326553058
as much as I enjoy a wikipedia read, I do agree with the criticism. Wiki is pretty f#cked up here and there.

on a personal note:
Must come to terms with lack of excitement in personal life. Static, gormless; lack of international travel, prestige and hot women.
I really f#cked up after high school. I was so full of promise. I had it all, but now I’m a shrinking testicle. No balls at all.
I must turn this around. I am the master of the temple. Everyday must be full of little victories, determination and selfishness.
‘Death by comparison’—I’m going to be the guy that everyone compares themselves to. I will be the exception.
Failing that, I will have nothing to live for. This is my creed. NB: professional rivalry still on the cards.

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⇒ the arts

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/tekkonkinkreet/index.html
http://gizmodo.com/397866/back-to-the-future-mcfly-sneakers-unboxed-going-for-2000
http://io9.com/384799/io9-talks-to-geoff-johns-about-making-superheroes-scifi
http://io9.com/385799/what-if-you-ripped-a-planet-apart-and-something-was-inside
http://io9.com/342603/trippy-re+interpretations-of-stan-lees-comic-book-characters-at-art-show
http://www.philsfonts.com/?gclid=CNLk5Lqp35ICFQdHagods0yT-Q
http://www.udonentertainment.com/streetfightertribute/
http://www.intothepixel.com/artwork/2008_contest_winners.asp
film, footwear, pop culture, arts, fonts, streetfighter, into the pixel competition

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⇒ RSS, wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral
http://www.onestopsolution.com.au/mugs.asp
http://www.tradewave.com.au/printed_coffee_mugs.htm
http://www.mugsdirect.com.au/?gclid=CIyt2MPDtpQCFQ4hnAodGzaRTg
http://www.personalized.com.au/Text/1200656311186-7077/Mugs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_(sport)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonk_(condition)
http://60minutes.yahoo.com/segment/179/ultra_marathon_man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuked_the_fridge
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-top-10.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/podcasting-explained.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/creating-rss-feeds.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-tools.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/ms-google-rss.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/rss-feed-etiquette.htm
http://www.rss-specifications.com/5-reasons-start-feed.htm
http://rssblog.whatisrss.com/rss-feed-icons/

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⇒ tennis roundup

about the Nadal d. Federer Wimbledon '08 epic:
best rating final in 8 years here

aftermath
matches of the tournament
Nadal new king
Spaniard stretches imagination
Nadal delighted
darkest hour for Federer
Wimbledon '08 roundup
Nadal’s much more humble in defeat than Federer.
This loss really hurt Federer. He took the loss pretty personally (press conference), but was he upset at the press or himself?
I can’t stop thinking about the blistering final! It was gddmn spectacular! I also felt involvement:
Two of the very best, possibly in the history of their sport (Federer: all-time best? Nadal: best-clay-courter ever?) throwing everything
they’ve got at each other. Two of my favorites. One so smooth and dominating, he casually wins upto 95% of his season.
The other, so unyielding, fearless and intimidating that he regularly disposes of the former, and has an incredulous record on clay at
the ripe old age of 22.
The 3rd consecutive Wimbledon final between them. The dream final. The winner will create history. So much at stake.

Old, but hilarious news from the Age. Basically Mats Wilander criticizes Federer's lack of chutzpah.
French open '08
Wimbeldon '08 final match statistics
Becker's assessment of the final
Nadal closing in on #1 ranking
videos
best final ever?


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7493099.stm
supermac calls ‘08 Wimbledon Mens’ Singles finals “The greatest match I've ever seen” here
and here
bud collins’ tennis book
the Independent report from UK


Play by play
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/articles/2008-07-06/200807061215337388343.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/7491696.stm

ATP World Rankings After Wimbledon

1. Roger Federer (SUI) 6600
2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6055
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 4945
4. David Ferrer (ESP) 3045 (+1)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 2970 (-1)
6. Andy Roddick (USA) 2065
7. David Nalbandian (ARG) 2030
8. James Blake (USA) 1975
9. Andy Murray (GBR) 1805 (+2)
10. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 1760 (-1)
11. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 1515 (+1)
12. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 1430 (+3)
13. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 1375 (+5)
14. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 1365
15. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 1310 (-5)
16. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 1305 (+1)
17. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 1300 (+2)
18. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 1270 (-2)
19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 1265 (-6)
20. Juan Monaco (ARG) 1240 (+1)

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⇒ apple iPhone apeshit

iPhone 3G launched recently and everyone has gone apesh!t for it. Seriously, wtf?!? It's a phone! Ppl are going all nutty for it and yet do they realize they're gettin jacked out of $1000 for rustic tech in a slick design? My 3 yr old phone does 90% of what the iPhone does (net, music, 2mp camera, apps) and even one-ups the iPhone's camera (can record video).

All these a$$holes wanting it right a away. I can't wait for you to get burned when the next iteration comes out. Moreover, stop going so nutty, I'm trying to get some paperwork done and can't get to the front of the queue with the rabid a$$holes rampant.

Same goes for WYD. If you're going to call it World Youth Day, let's keep it to a day then.

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