Eddie Borgo

Select items from Borgo’s new man-jewels line will be available on his web site www.eddieborgo.com

Handspring Puppet Company

I think puppetry is very interesting. I think the craft of making puppets that move well is intriguing to an audience which is used to the most incredibly sophisticated technology around. It is 17th Century technology pulling audiences in the 21st Century. Amazing, really.

Useful link:
www.handspringpuppet.co.za

Saadiyat

Saadiyat (island of happiness): Coming soon, an offshoot of the Louvre + a new Guggenheim museum + a National Museum inspired by the British Museum + a performing arts centre designed by the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid + several art schools/pavilions +++ If all goes well, by 2013, Abu Dhabi will become one of the world’s most important emerging regions in terms of contemporary culture. www.saadiyat.ae

Creativity

Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi provides brilliant insights on the complexity of the creative person and process. A must read.

Ten Thousand Villages

I think poverty can be alleviated if tiny businesses in poor countries are able to sell their goods in rich ones for a fair price. I am really impressed with The Ten Thousand Villages concept because it helps the craft workers to find their niche in the commercial marketplace.

Useful link:
www.tenthousandvillages.com

Stairway To Heaven

There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.

There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
'cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook
There's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.

There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who standing looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.

And its whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now,
Its just a spring clean for the may queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you’re on.
And it makes me wonder.

Your head is humming and it won't go
In case you don’t know,
The pipers calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.

And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How everything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.

And shes buying a stairway to heaven.

- Led Zeppelin

What a great song that has such sweet convergences and divergences.

Intelligent Community Forum

The ICF = building a knowledge-based workforce + combining government and private-sector digital inclusion + fostering innovation and marketing economic development + doing the right thing.

Useful link:
www.intelligentcommunity.org

Swarg Thi Sunder Gujarat

A new Gujarati film titled 'Swarg Thi Sunder Gujarat' has been released in Surat, India. The movie highlights the hardships being faced by diamond workers.