Glass As An Art Form

If you love glass as an art form, go to www.contempglass.org for further info.

Giorgio Morandi

James Gardner's opinion piece in Wall Street Journal on Giorgio Morandi @ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122635879493815429.html was interesting. A must read.

Useful link:
www.guggenheim.org
www.metmuseum.org

Lebônê

Cate Doty's report on Lebônê, a start-up company looking at sustainable lighting technologies for Africa + other viewpoints @ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/11/news/11africa.php was interesting and insightful.

Useful link:
www.lebone.org

Hats off to the founders of the Lebone team.

Lessons From Goalkeepers

Elli Malki's opinion piece in Seeking Alpha on soccer goalkeepers @ http://seekingalpha.com/article/105168-what-investors-can-learn-from-goalkeepers was insightful. I think this behavioral phenomenon is not only seen in the stock market but also in gem business and art markets.

Useful link:
www.inbest.co.il

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008, the sequel to the 2005 film Madagascar follows the former occupants of a New York City zoo in the African savannah. An enjoyable movie, really.

Useful links:
www.madagascar-themovie.com
www.dreamworksanimation.com

Leseli La Letseng

A 478-carat rough diamond recovered from Letseng Mine in the African kingdom of Lesotho earlier this year has been named 'Leseli la Letseng,' which means, 'she is the light of Letseng'. Go to www.gemdiamonds.com for further info. Expect more breaking news from Gem Diamonds.

Indian Gold Economy

The CommodityOnline report on India's booming gold economy @ http://www.commodityonline.com/news/13000-tons-of-Gold-rest-in-India-12633-3-1.html was interesting. I had no idea 13,000 tons of gold were circulating within the system. Amazing, really.

Useful link:
www.gold.org

Telepresence

I was really impressed with the new form of teleconferencing when John Chambers, Chairman of Cisco Systems, summoned to the stage Marthin De Beer, head of Cisco's emerging technologies at a conference in Banglore, India. To me De Beer's full-size, 3-D hologram-like figure, looked similar to what CNN used in its 2008 US presidential election night coverage. Brilliant! I think it's great business tool if it's affordable and used in moderation. Go to http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2006/hd_102306b.html for further info.

Watch it @ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcfNC_x0VvE

Useful links:
www.cisco.com
www.telepresencing.com