Defining-Value Inc. http://www.defining-value.com/blog The Sustainability Mosaic Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:51:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en Back to the Basics — Sustainable Farming http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1339 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1339#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:51:45 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1339 The Importance of Weather and Us. As I have worked in a wine vineyard for the best of harvest seasons and worst of harvest seasons, I have become more aware of the importance not only of Mother Nature (weather) but also human judgment (i.e. the oil calamity in the Gulf of Mexico) that is involved in determining the outcome of what we consume.

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1339 Finance & Trust http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1327 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1327#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:09:04 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1327 A Big Difference. A big difference exists between price and value. As fictitious phantom trades run rampant in the capital markets, the question of intrinsic value at its core is being analyzed. Global Institute of Finance and Trust is analyzing value and future value. 

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1327 The World In Transition http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1319 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1319#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:57:10 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1319 De-Mystifying the Internet. As Wall Street fell to its knees in October 2008, social media gurus emerged and Internet visibility was key. I believe that the Internet has potential but for the most part, noise, not valuable information, consumes the fiber optic/cable wires at this point in time. 

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1319 Land And Sea http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1313 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1313#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:43:17 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1313 Where Is World Headed? I think most of the world asks this question because the future of our planet is so important to the generations we pass it to. The world is in transition. Everything feels unsettled. The purpose of life is shifting. Old doctrines are being discarded for a new vision.

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1313 Our Sea, Our Trash Can http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1280 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1280#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:06:43 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1280 Help Clean Our Oceans and Improve World Health

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1280 Wall Street - A Successful Creation? http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1284 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1284#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:48:50 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1284 NO!

In response to Steven Rattner’s editorial, “Wall Street Still Doesn’t Get It” (The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2010, page A17). 

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1284 British Petroleum = Stock = BP = $0 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1276 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1276#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:04:22 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1276 British Petroleum Public Stock (BP Plc). Why did BP cut corners and try to reduce costs? Public shareholders and Wall Street. Why did BP risk the lives of human beings? For the greed of money and a higher stock price.

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1276 The Bells of Summer http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1246 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1246#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 22:25:31 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1246 Mood Brightens. With the sun in the sky, an inevitable sign of better times ahead seems justified. 

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1246 Gulf of Mexico Disaster http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1127 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1127#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 15:03:55 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1127 Minimizing Liabilities. As the oil spill is wreaking havoc in the ocean waters and all types of species are being obliterated, the three companies involved in the devastating leak seem to think that their liability should be minimal, say $27 million for Transocean and $10 billion for British Petroluem.

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]]> http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1127 Qatar Foundation - Leading the World Like No Other http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1123 http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1123#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 07:24:28 +0000 Amy Lauren Young http://www.defining-value.com/blog/?p=1123 Example of the Future. The Qatar Foundation, chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, is focused on three primary missions: education, scientific discoveries and community development. 

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