Archive for January, 2010

Currently Reading: “POWERSHIFT” by: Alvin Toffler

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“Power – the control of company money and information backed by the force of law – is shifting out from under those with legal or formal position and toward those with natural authority based on knowledge and certain psychological and political skills.”

- Alvin Toffler, author of Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century

Whether in the boardroom (“Greed is good!”) or the concrete jungle (Money, Power, Respect), you’ll come across books that encourage you to increase your power base. The 48 Laws of Power, How to Win Friends & Influence People, The Art of Persuading an Airline Hostess to Give you a Double Before Take-off, the list is endless. And I’ve read ‘em all, once loved ‘em all, and, eventually, came to hate them all. Until I came across Powershift.

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THI CHIEN: DOSE PHOTOGRAPHY IN OZONE MAGAZINE!

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BY ANY MEANS 2009 Re-Cap

New millennium…New Money. So while we get ready for our 2010 releases take a moment to peruse over some of our most popular projects of 2009. BY ANY MEANS!!!

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CREATIVE CONSULTATION x DESIGN: ELITE -”THE GROUNDWORK”

Here it is kids…. “Elite…Thats Me Productions” x “By Any Means” is proud to present “The Groundwork”. An instrumental mixtape from super producer ELITE. You might know him from such classics as “Shootouts” with Kiss x SP or the “Why” remix feat. NaS, Common, Anthony Hamilton and SP orrrr maybe you were watching highlights on ESPN and found yourself nodding as Kobe was dunking on someone…most likely an ELITE beat. So now that your well informed check out the artwork from By Any Means (designed by TaVon and Creative direction by Aristotle x TaVon) and go download the mix tape. NOW! **BONUS: Elite’s message to fans inside….

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DOWNLOAD “THE GROUNDWORK” HERE

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