Mid-Missouri Energy

Julia Hanna's opinion piece in HBS Working Knowledge on ethanol business @ http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6070.html was educational and insightful.

Useful link:
www.midmissourienergy.com

I think the Mid-Missouri Energy venture is a fascinating entrepreneurial story.

Color Green

Life in Color: Green, and its dramatic hues in nature @ http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/life-color-green.html was brilliant. Thanks NG!

Seven Days In The Art World

Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton is an insightful book on the world of art and the perceived value created/traded by a rare, elite few, really. A must read.

Useful link:

http://sarah-thornton.com

Forevermark

I found Forevermark, a new consumer website by the De Beers group interesting. Go to www.forevermark.com for an immersive experience.

Alternative Energy

Basic facts on biofuels, solar power, wind power, fuel cells +++ @ http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/alternative-energy Great info. Thanks NG!

The Vision Of St. Bruno

I found the CNN story of a lost painting (The Vision of St. Bruno) by Italian master Sebastiano Ricci, and the old-fashioned detective work of tracking the painting's journey from Italy to Texas @ http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/11/03/us.art.ap/index.html very interesting.

Useful links:
www.ha.com
www.kimbellart.org

Middle East-China Diamond and Jewellery Summit

The first Middle East-China Diamond and Jewellery Summit will be hosted by Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) on November 8 - 9, 2008, in Dubai.

Useful links:
www.dmcc.ae
www.dde.ae

The Axis of Growth. The spotlight is on China, India and the Middle East, home to a vibrant and fast-growing jewelry industry.

Malcolm Gladwell Viewpoints

Malcolm Gladwell's opinion piece in New Yorker on Sidney Weinberg, nicknamed 'Mr. Wall Street', and his social skills @ http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/11/10/081110fa_fact_gladwell was brilliant.

Useful links:
www.gladwell.com

The story of Sidney Weinberg, the rags-to-riches story, is inspiring. As Gladwell rightly put it Wall Street needs a few more Sidney Weinbergs, really.