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Archive for July, 2008

Major Sovereign Funds Thinking Twice About U.S. Dollar

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Our ever-changing world, and the drop in the value of the U.S. dollar sees some countries around the world wanting to lessen their holdings of (more…)

LA’s First All Digital TV Station Debuts Commercial Free Movies

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Victor Ives sent me the following announcement…

KFLA Channel 8 is L.A.’s newest and first all digital TV station. Now, its Channel 8.2 is home of an eclectic mix of movies presented 24×7 without commercials interrupting the movies. KFLA TV is one of those “new” multicast channels created in the FCC mandated transition from analog to digital.

KFLA transmits its digital signal from (more…)

Your Possessions Are Your Currency

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Saving your hard-earned money today in today’s economy can be accomplished by (more…)

Where Will Baby Boomers Be In Five Years?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

According to John L. Graham, a UC Irvine professor of marketing and international business, boomers in the near future will be moving in with their kids. Why? (more…)

Barter In The 21st Century Involves New “Partners”

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Here is an example of the practicality taking place in the world marketplace. (more…)

Red Paperclip Trader Kyle MacDonald Is Back In Action

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Kyle MacDonald of the red paperclip fame–he started out by trading a red paperclip and 15 moves later he had acquired a modest two-story home in Kipling, Saskatchewan. He’s now moved back to Montreal and is busy on (more…)

Roger Staubach Takes Next Step

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Football great (ex quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys) has sold his real estate firm with an intent of being part of the top real estate firm in the world within the next five (more…)

Slow Food Nation Convention Slated For San Francisco

Monday, July 14th, 2008

August 29 through September 1, 2008 Slow Food Nation ‘08 comes to the table. Thousands from around the country and from around the world will be in attendance for what promises to be an extraordinary conference to explore the connection between (more…)

IRTA Announces Keynote Speaker For Convention

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Catherine Austin Fitts will be the keynote speaker at the coming IRTA 29th Conference scheduled for September 22-24 at the Westgate River Ranch Resort, south of Orlando, Florida.

Catherine is president of Solari, Inc. and the managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services, LLC. She previously served as managing director and member of the board of directors of the Wall Street investment bank Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.

She also served as Assistant Secretary of Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner at HUD (more…)

Monentary Expert Tom Greco Finishes Another Book

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The latest from monetary expert Tom Greco…

Well, the baby has been born and it looks pretty healthy to me. It weighed
in at 320 pages and about 85,000 words. I sent it off to my publisher late
yesterday afternoon. Whether it will thrive in the hands of the editor
remains (more…)