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These stealthy assassins of yore...what lurks deep in their hearts?
Their whole lives are dedicated to their craft...to stealth, to sabotage, to espionage, to theft, and to assassination.
But what do they dream of when they allow themselves to succumb to sleep's gentle embrace?
What is it that they secretly yearn to do?
Watch this video and learn "The Secret Desire of the Ninja"These stealthy assassins of yore...what lurks deep in their hearts?
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New York Underwater features the art of over 50 artists, depicting a New York flooded by rising seas.The Antagonist Movement hosts weekly art shows in NYC's East Village, showcasing creative artists and writers with a nonconformist bent. The movement "antagonizes" artists to create, providing a theme, a venue, an audience and a deadline.
http://antagonistmovement.comNew York Underwater features the art of over 50 artists, depicting a New York flooded... more
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The Antagonist movement hosts weekly events in NYC "antagonizing" artists to create - providing a theme, a venue, an audience and a deadline. To raise money and promote the movement they began their own handmade clothing line, providing another creative outlet for their members. http://antagonistmovement.comThe Antagonist movement hosts weekly events in NYC "antagonizing" artists to... more
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With the recent sighting of the rare and elusive Ninja in the wilds of New Jersey, I thought it prudent to re-address an old cause of mine - saving the endangered majestic Ninja.
Where Have All The Ninja Gone?
Cheap fuel-efficient cars, VCRs, and stereos weren’t the only Japanese exports that flooded into America during the 70s and 80s. The plucky indigenous ninja cleverly smuggled themselves over the sea to dazzle American audiences with their seemingly magical martial arts abilities. They were soon to find fertile ground in American pop-culture and almost immediately a Ninja Boom was born.
There was a time when ninja were as abundant as the stars in the skies. They were everywhere in America. They were in movies, on TV programs, in comic books, in newspaper personals, on street corners.
Just opening the pages of any comic book back then you could find throngs of ninja taking on small bands of heroes. On TV you could watch ninja fight each other, the A-team, greying old ex-pats, G.I. Joe, and so on. Less respectable movie theaters showed Ninja movies every other week. In bookstores, you had your pick of ninja books that detailed every aspect about these secret warriors from their skills, their weapons, to their breakfast cereals.
Everybody wanted to be a ninja or at least own their weapons. Nun-chunks were once as plentiful as handguns in American households. No impressionable 13-year old boy could hold his head up high amongst his peers if he did not own at least half a dozen shurikens (”throwing stars”). That these JC Penny shurikens failed to stick in anything did not deter their popularity one bit.
As for the real Ninja, they served as the perfect martial arts foil for any aspiring hero whether they were samurai, shaolin monks, police officers, superheroes, or redneck truck drivers. Ninja were readily available for heroes to test their mettle against. It didn’t take much to find a few ninja back then as they were just about everywhere. A hero could hardly go for a leak without bumping into a pack of them along the way.
Then the butt-kicking would begin.With the recent sighting of the rare and elusive Ninja in the wilds of New Jersey, I... more
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Apparently the sight of a ninja in the woods these days can send a school into a panic but this school wasn't in Japan but in the US. I wasn't aware that ninja were such a problem in New Jersey.
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BARNEGAT, N.J. - It's the case of the nonexistent ninja. Public schools in Barnegat were locked down briefly after someone reported seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school.
Turns out the ninja was actually a camp counselor dressed in black karate garb and carrying a plastic sword.
Police tell the Asbury Park Press the man was late to a costume-themed day at a nearby middle school.
The lockdown began shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday and lasted until 9:30.
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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE ENRON SCANDAL
The Shocking Truth Behind The Scandal At Enron And The Possible Cause of Kenneth Lay's Retirement and Early Death.
It seems the whole thing was a cover-up to avoid the embarrasment of saying what really happened to the investment money and employee pension fund that was presumed to have been stolen by crooked Enron execs.
Even the California Energy Crisis which Enron was blamed for profitting off of by manufacturing black-outs is mentioned in this documentary.
The Truth may shock and scare you! Your financial savings are never completely safe from these masked rogue traders of death and dismemberment!
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE ENRON SCANDAL
The Shocking Truth Behind The Scandal At Enron... more
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Ninja Demonstrate their skills in Iga-Ueno, Japan - the home of Ninja.
Learn to fight the Ninja Way - ie Dirty and Underhanded!
For more on Ninja in American Pop Culture see my essay on "Where Have the Ninja Gone?" :
http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2006/07/23/where-have-the-ninja-gone/Ninja Demonstrate their skills in Iga-Ueno, Japan - the home of Ninja.
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Another year has come and gone and in soppy melodramatic fashion, it's time to look back on all we've done and didn't do. Instead of focusing on love or lack there of or personal growth, I've look back through the magic of film and video on all the places and things I saw in 2007.
The following is a photo montage video of the travels, festivals, and events I experienced in 2007. It's a little too long for Current (8 and half minutes!) so I'm just posting my Youtube Link.
I've got photos of sumo, ninja, geisha, samurai, medieval Italian towns, German castles, a slew of Japanese festivals, and one good ole dog.
For more info on the photos, check my blog at:
http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2008/01/02/samurai-daves-2007-in-review-travels-festivals-and-events/
Music by - Seven Cycle Theory:
http://www.myspace.com/sevencycletheory
The song is called "Only Once" which I think appropiate for life and traveling. You've only got one life - go somewhere and do something.
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Ask a Ninja is a collection of interviews with a ninja on all sorts of topics from dating to the stealthy nature of a Ninja. With the distinction of being mentioned on the floor of congress in 2006, Ask a Ninja is hilarious in every way possible. Combining a unique editing style with a deep voiced actor in a skimask, the podcast is one of the most watched videos on the web. I heard them at Pop!tech, a technology conference that brings together revolutionary thinkers from all over the world. Believe me if you enjoy family guy or south park, Ask a Ninja will have you laughing for hours after you leave your computer. Check it out and post what you think!Ask a Ninja is a collection of interviews with a ninja on all sorts of topics from... more
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Frank Hong crushes the crowd at the DC Improv Comedy Championships with his unique brand of stand up comedy.Frank Hong crushes the crowd at the DC Improv Comedy Championships with his unique... more
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