The 62nd Cannes film festival opened on May 13, 2009, with Disney/Pixar's 'Up'. The event runs until May 24, 2009 when the Palme d'Or prize will be announced.
Useful link:
www.festival-cannes.com
Cannes 2009: The films in competition - PALME D'OR
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8014606.stm
Thursday, May 14, 2009
PhotoScribe
PhotoScribe™ will launch its first collection of personalized stainless steel jewelry, a one-of-a-kind jewelry with a lifetime guarantee.
Useful links:
www.photoscribe.com
www.memorialpendant.com
Today personalization is a major consumer trend, and I think PhotoScribe's concept definitely connects the dots. Brilliant idea, really.
Useful links:
www.photoscribe.com
www.memorialpendant.com
Today personalization is a major consumer trend, and I think PhotoScribe's concept definitely connects the dots. Brilliant idea, really.
Psychedelic Trip
David Kraftsow’s YooouuuTuuube project is an interesting mashup. The simple-to-use site turns YouTube’s video archive into a mesmerizing swarm of microvideos arrayed in a grid.
Check out the link www.yooouuutuuube.com
Give it a try. I enjoyed it, really.
Check out the link www.yooouuutuuube.com
Give it a try. I enjoyed it, really.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Random Thoughts
It's wonderful to be trusted. Some think if we just had more compliance checks and process, virtue would be maximized. At Berkshire, we have subnormal process. We try to operate in a web of seamless trust – deserved trust – and try to be careful whom we let in.
- Charlie Munger
www.berkshirehathaway.com
- Charlie Munger
www.berkshirehathaway.com
Andrew Rogers
The 'land art' of Andrew Rogers
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p17s01-algn.html
In every society, there's a normal bell (curve) distribution of intelligence, but some lack opportunity. In the West, if you work hard and have some intelligence you can get somewhere. Life's a matter of choice. But there [in remote regions], destiny's a matter of chance.
- Andrew Rogers
Useful link:
www.andrewrogers.org
A must see.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0512/p17s01-algn.html
In every society, there's a normal bell (curve) distribution of intelligence, but some lack opportunity. In the West, if you work hard and have some intelligence you can get somewhere. Life's a matter of choice. But there [in remote regions], destiny's a matter of chance.
- Andrew Rogers
Useful link:
www.andrewrogers.org
A must see.
Ernesto Neto
Hey, Drill This! Park Avenue Armory Goes Sci-Fi
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/arts/design/13neto.html?_r=1&8dpc
In the end, there’s a way these pieces express themselves that is beyond the rationality of the design I make. You know, man? I just sit back and watch it come to life.
- Ernesto Neto
Useful link:
www.armoryonpark.org
How true!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/arts/design/13neto.html?_r=1&8dpc
In the end, there’s a way these pieces express themselves that is beyond the rationality of the design I make. You know, man? I just sit back and watch it come to life.
- Ernesto Neto
Useful link:
www.armoryonpark.org
How true!
Harish Hande Viewpoint
Powering our way out of poverty
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8046112.stm
Useful links:
www.selco-india.com
www.ashdenawards.org
Spot on.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8046112.stm
Useful links:
www.selco-india.com
www.ashdenawards.org
Spot on.
Polar Music Prize 2009
Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan composer Jose Antonio Abreu have won this year's Polar Music Prize. Congratulations!
Useful links:
www.polarmusicprize.com
http://petergabriel.com
www.musakad.se
Useful links:
www.polarmusicprize.com
http://petergabriel.com
www.musakad.se
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