Heard On The Street

The best time to buy is when we have a negativity bubble.

The New Jewelry.com

Go to the newly-designed fresh-looking website @ www.jewelry.com for updates, tips on researching and buying jewelry. A must visit.

Random Thoughts

After several failures, I finally remembered some advice I once got from a golf pro: 'Practice doesn’t make perfect; practice makes permanent.' Therefore I received my strategy and tried to buy good business at fair prices rather than fair business at good prices.

- Warren Buffett

How To Detect Art Forgeries

The Economist article on art forgeries + new technological advancements in detection and profiling + other viewpoints @ http://www.economist.com/science/tm/displayStory.cfm?source=hptextfeature&story_id=11877571 was brilliant. A must read.

Useful links:
www.ieee.org
http://infolab.stanford.edu/~wangz/home
www.kmm.nl
http://www3.vangoghmuseum.nl

Giant Kites = Renewable Energy

Alok Jha's article on sourcing renewable energy via giant kites + the experimental versions by researchers in Europe/USA @ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/aug/03/renewableenergy.energy was interesting and insightful. Who would have thought that childhood pastime of flying kites would become a potential source for renewable energy!

Useful links:
www.makanipower.com
www.bwea.com
www.foe.co.uk
www.lr.tudelft.nl/live/pagina.jsp?id=8d16d19a-e942-45aa-9b52-48deb9312e92&lang=en

The World's Best Airport

According to an annual survey conducted by Skytrax, a U.K-based consultancy, the Hong Kong International Airport (www.hongkongairport.com) was named the world's best for the seventh year.

Congratulations!

Go to www.skytraxresearch.com for further information.

Imitation Jewelry Update

We are seeing a new trend in the jewelry market in India. Price-sensitive rural and middle classes are opting for imitation jewelry, and the market has grown considerably over the years. The choices are there + designs and prices are beautiful and sweet. Thanks to soaring gold prices. Signs of the time, I guess.

Useful link:
www.rangeelaexports.com

Edinburgh Festival

(via Wiki) Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for several simultaneous arts and cultural festivals which take place during August each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. These festivals are arranged by a number of formally unrelated organizations, meaning there is no single event officially termed the Edinburgh Festival.

Useful link:
www.eif.co.uk

A must visit.