Montreal Jazz Festival 2010

All that jazz. Don't miss. www.montrealjazzfest.com

Stephen Doyle

Cogratulations to Stephen Doyle for winning this year's National Design Award for communications design. www.doylepartners.com

Random Thoughts

The raw data they were using dates back to '70s and '80s. These resources are not worth anything if you can't get there or don't have enough security to get them out of the ground.

- Stan Coats
www.bgs.ac.uk

So true.

Design Thinking: Changing Consumer Behavior One Water Bottle At A Time

John Edson was spot on. Design thinking is making a big impact in business/life.

Useful links:
www.dmi.org
www.ethoswater.com
www.korwater.com

Money Lessons From Mom And Dad

Tom Lauricella's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about his personal experience watching his parents with their money was educational and insightful. Many thanks for the brilliant total internal reflection.

Plan far ahead. A 10-year plan is of no avail. A 20-year plan is insufficient. A 50-year plan is what you need, and ignore the 'charge it' and 'cash it in' impulse. Teach your children to do the same.
- Tom Lauricella

Michael Crawford

I loved the deconstructed map of America. www.michaelcrawford.org

Diamond Market Update

Michael Allen's opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal about Angolan's current blood diamond problems was insightful. Many thanks. It's the alluvial diamond mines that are difficult to secure causing the problems. No easy solutions, really.

Random Thoughts

You can tell a lot about what you're up against in a sales pitch by the way they serve you coffee.

- John R Grizz Deal
www.hyperionpowergeneration.com

Spot on.