The Psychopathic Mind

The Psychopathic Mind: Origins, Dynamics, and Treatment by J. Reid Meloy is insightful and practical. This is a classic/must read.

Useful link:

www.paladinnegotiations.com/security/psychological.html

Diamond Industry Update

Diamonds scary outlook
http://www.mineweb.net/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page37?oid=77195&sn=Detail

Useful link:
www.rbccm.com

Cash is King again. Even the likes of De Beers/Rio Tinto are learning lessons hard way.

Offshore Wind Power Technology

World's toughest wind turbines set to make debut off Germany's coast
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jan/23/wind-turbines

Useful links:
www.multibrid.com
www.carbontrust.co.uk
www.alpha-ventus.de
www.bwea.com
www.energytechnologies.co.uk

I think functional innovation in offshore-specific technologies will significantly advance renewable energy sector driving down costs and future development.

Rogue Traders

Rogue traders who went off the rails
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2d78785c-e755-11dd-aef2-0000779fd2ac.html

At any given time there exists an inventory of undiscovered embezzlement in – or more precisely not in – the country’s businesses and banks. This inventory – it should perhaps be called the bezzle – amounts at any moment to many millions of dollars. In good times, when people are more relaxed and money is plentiful, the bezzle grows. In a depression, it shrinks. As a financial system disintegrates, the capital cushions that mask the bezzle vanish.
- John Kenneth Galbraith

It’s only when the tide goes out, you find out who’s swimming naked.
- Warren Buffett

Useful link:
www.rdicoaching.co.uk

The unfolding events in the business world shows lessons have not been learned, really. Looks like there will be more to come.

Heard On The Street

Give better service than people expect.

Crowd Behavior

A Crowded World: Researchers use computer scenarios to study crowd behavior in time and space
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=83577

Useful link:
www.nsf.gov

Interesting tipping points.

Exploring Coffee

The Digital Ramble Coffee
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/the-digital-ramble-coffee

Useful links:
http://coffeegeek.com
http://ratemyrosetta.com
www.christophniemann.com
http://ecomm.davidlynch.com/catalog/coffee_house.php

I am a huge fan of coffee. I enjoyed it. Thank you Rosecrans.

The Winter Antiques Show

A Winter Wonderland of Old and Modern Invites Meandering
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/design/23wint.html?_r=1

Useful link:
www.winterantiquesshow.com

A must visit. Allow your eyes to selectively absorb the widest possible variety of objects.