The Gods That Failed

The Gods That Failed: How Blind Faith in Markets Has Cost Us Our Future by Larry Elliott + Dan Atkinson is an interesting book on current problems, the way money has been created and lent beyond the worth of assets and incomes. And who is to blame for this mess? I think pinning the blame on any one participant isn't fair, they all did it.

Useful link:
www.thegodsthatfailed.co.uk

Dabbawalas

Economist writes about dabbawalas, their strong teamwork, strict time-management + analytic models, technology, efficient business practices vs human and social ingenuity + other viewpoints @ http://www.economist.com/business/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=11707779

Useful link:
www.mydabbawala.com

Maurice de Vlaminck

Souren Melikian writes about Vlaminck + leaders of the Fauve movement + other viewpoints @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/12/arts/melik12.php

Useful links:
www.von-der-heydt-museum.de
www.museeduluxembourg.fr
www.wadsworthatheneum.org

Modern Pakistani Art

Ilyas Khan writes about Pakistan's increasingly speculative art market + the beneficiaries + other viewpoints @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7478109.stm

Art Galleries in Pakistan
- ART AGENCY
Shop #3, 11-C, Stadium Lane 4 Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 584-4325

- ART EMPORIUM
Shop #4, 45-C, 27th Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-8563

- ART SCENE
28-C, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A. Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 585-6703, 584-3961

- ARTASTE GALLERY
#4, Jason Centre, BC-8 Block 9, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 586-3742, 586-3837

- AVENUE ART CAFE
33-C, 6th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase 5, D.H.A.Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 582-3972, 583-0983

- CANVAS ART GALLERY
A-3 Hassan Homes, Block 5, Clifton, Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-8563

- CLIFTON ART GALLERY
11, Al-Habib Apartment, Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-5827

- DREAM ART GALLERY
34-D, Ground Floor, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 584-4109

- EYE FOR ART
22-C/2, 6th Commercial Lane, Zamzama Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-8368

- FRAMER
15-C, Stadium Lane, 1 Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 534-1653, 585-6703

- FRAMES ENFRAMED
Shop No. 10, BC-4 & 5 Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-0477, 587-2026

- GULMOHAR ART GALLERY
D-128, KDA, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 438-5440

- IMAGE
D/17, Block 8, Chaudhary Khaliq-uz-Zaman Road, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-3751, 537-3752

- LOUVRE ART GALLERY
9 Pearl Haven, Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-2126

- MASTER ART GALLERY
7, Habib Center, FL 5 Block 5, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 537-9919, 587-2700

- REEVAJ
Park Towers, Ground Floor, Shahrah-e-Firdousi, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 583-2525 Ext.133

- SADEQUAIN GALERIE
Frere Hall, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 920-4325

- SHAKIL ISMAIL ART GALLERY
DC-1, No. 3, Ground Floor, Marine Point, Block 9, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 530-9040

- VISION
45-C, 27th Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 530-4256

- ZENAINI
#1, 5-C, 34th Commercial Street, Tauheed Commercial Area, Phase 5, D.H.A, Karachi, Pakistan.
Tel: (92-21) 587-3944, 536-2749

Random Thoughts

There are times, as they say, when you worry about the return on your capital, and there are times when you worry about the return of your capital. These days you should worry about the return of your capital.

- Mohamed El-Erian

How true!

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil is one of Brazil's most beloved and respected artists + he is known for his exploration of Afro-centric culture in his music + his Brazilian 'roots music' revolution helped 're-Africanize' Bahian music that lead to one of the country's most successful and popular periods.

Useful link:
www.gilbertogil.com.br

Lively

Lively is Google’s 3D social network, a series of chat rooms that can be embedded directly into pages on the Web + it's a mash up of instant message, chat room, virtual world, and Web page. I liked it.

Useful link:
www.lively.com

Green Technologies

Knowledge@Wharton shares a proactive approach by two companies, DuPont and NetJets, and their green story @ Two Companies, Two Different Blueprints for Reducing Global Warming

Useful link:
http://emertech.wharton.upenn.edu