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Friday, May 01, 2009

The Maiden Heist

Planning a Romantic Getaway
http://www.artnewsonline.com/issues/article.asp?art_id=2674
http://www.yarifilmgroup.com/films/themaidenheist

.... at the core of the film is that intangible attraction people have to art of all shapes and sizes. And not necessarily people who have a profound art education, but those who know very little about it and still have that visceral reaction.
- Peter Hewitt

Useful link:
www.yarifilmgroup.com

Should be an interesting movie.

Freetailing

'Freetailing': US jeweller sets new trend in silver
http://www.commodityonline.com/goldnews/Freetailing-US-jeweller-sets-new-trend-in-silver-2009-04-30-17357-3-1.html

Useful links:
http://silverjewelry.com
http://www.thelongtail.com

An interesting free business model online.

Sharing The Wealth

Sharing the Wealth: Leonard Abess and the $60 Million Gift to His Employees
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2228

Useful link:
www.citynationalcm.com

Inspiring story, really. He decided to share the wealth as a way to reward the people who had helped make the bank successful.

The National Design Awards 2009

Scorecard / The National Design Awards
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/30/scorecard-the-national-design-awards/?hpw

Useful link:
www.nationaldesignawards.org

Truly the winners represent an interesting cross-section of the design world.

Martin Rapaport Viewpoint

The 'W' Effect
http://www.diamonds.net/news/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=26174

Older people are scared and scarred. They are moving into saving survival mode and cannot be relied upon to fuel consumer spending. Most young and middle-aged Americans have also reached their credit limits. The era of excessive “spend-what-you-don’t-have” consumerism has ended. America can no longer fuel economic expansion through consumerism based on artificial wealth. That bubble has burst.

Useful link:
www.diamonds.net

How true! Today money is scarcer than diamonds.

Chaim Even Zohar Viewpoint

Justice in the Antwerp Diamond District
http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullEditorial.asp

Useful link:
www.diamondintelligence.com

Spot on.

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Museo Archeologico Virtuale

The interactive Museo Archeologico Virtuale has 70-plus multimedia installations that recreate nearby Pompeii and Herculaneum in their heyday, before Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. Check out the link www.museomav.com

The Wall Street Experience

A Wall Street Trader (Andrew Luan) bring its past and present alive via www.thewallstreetexperience.com