Before the Rains directed by Santosh Sivan is a romantic drama/tragedy set in the Colonial India of the 1930's. A strong narrative, interesting characters and good acting = Good movie. A must see.
Useful link:
www.beforetherains.net
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Video Games Artwork
Louis Marchesano gives a tour of video games artwork designs @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7514493.stm
Useful link:
www.getty.edu
Useful link:
www.getty.edu
Sir John Marks Templeton
Sir John Marks Templeton was an American-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist. It was very inspiring to read the obituary of Sir John Marks Templeton @ http://www.economist.com/obituary/displayStory.cfmsource=hptextfeature&story_id=11745591, a man with such great a life philosophy, who seemed to live close to God and at the same time a dedicated investor. Congratulations to the Economist.Useful links:
None of us know what’s going to happen after we die, any more than that caterpillar knows.
- Sir John Marks Templeton
Thomas Schütte
Thomas Schütte is an important German contemporary artist + his Model for a Hotel 2007, a sculpture that has occupied the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square since last November is rather interesting. It's made from transparent plates of red, blue and yellow glass stacked like bookshelves. What's intriguing is its simplicity. Great concept.Useful link:
Millimeter Wave Technology
According to TSA (Transport and Security Administration), Millimeter Wave Technology, another form of body-imaging technology, uses non-ionizing electromagnetic waves to generate an image based on the energy reflected from the body. The images generated through millimeter wave are lower-resolution than that of x-ray backscatter, and as a result, privacy may be less of a concern for the traveling public. TSA anticipates that both 'passive' and 'active' millimeter wave technology will be deployed at pilot sites in the near future.
Rafi Gabay, Head of Customs at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, believes that the ‘Millimeter Waves’ device, manufactured by TSA can be used to detect smuggled diamonds.
Useful links:
www.tsa.gov
www.iaa.gov.il
Rafi Gabay, Head of Customs at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, believes that the ‘Millimeter Waves’ device, manufactured by TSA can be used to detect smuggled diamonds.
Useful links:
www.tsa.gov
www.iaa.gov.il
Making Diamonds Work For Development
The Madison Dialogue has published a new white paper that looks at the efforts being made to use diamonds for sustainable development. Great work.
Useful links:
www.madisondialogue.org
www.srk.com
www.fataltransactions.org
www.mineralpolicy.org
www.earthworksaction.org
Useful links:
www.madisondialogue.org
www.srk.com
www.fataltransactions.org
www.mineralpolicy.org
www.earthworksaction.org
Heard On The Street
The gem market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.
A Floating Ecopolis
Vincent Callebaut's designs are phenomenal, a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. A unique biomimicry. What a great concept! I hope Callebaut's designs will inspire creative solutions to climate change problems.Useful link:
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