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★ Exxon Mobil Evaluates Energies

News Analysis: Exxon Mobil (EM), the World’s Largest Energy Company has provided its view of  the World’s Future Needs.  The Corporation thinks a “Diminishing Play” in Coal will occur. This will make “Carbon” an ‘Also Ran’ as to Energy Sources (ES) in the future. Other relationships of ‘ES’ need to be examined to determine how Entrepreneurs can profit from the Energy Industry. This Analysis for Investors Profiting commences herein.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/mvu45h7

“Supply and Demand” as to an Energy Concept is well understood to Investors. Sources of ‘Supply:  Coal, Natural Gas, Oil, Solar, Wind, Etc. are generally known, Location-Wise, to those in their respective Energy Businesses.

Beyond simply purchasing stock in Companies, one can be more Productive in terms of Investment. Such activity can take place on the “Demand” side of the ‘Ledger’.

Demand for more “Advanced” (Non-Nuclear) Forms of Energy,  beyond wood-burning, will be taking place in Secondary and Tertiary areas of the Globe. Governments in Africa and South America, in particular, will want to improve the lives of their peoples.  To assist in this process, Investors may consider using  “Bundling Blocks” (BB) of VARIOUS Energies for sale to the Countries.

‘BB’ is Purchasing from ALL the various  Energy Sources, Large Options to Purchase  their Products over time. Investors can then offer Nations a plethora of Types of Energy. Since each geographic area will have its own specific needs, this process will allow for intelligent Energy Selection. ‘BB’ will essentially allow for the Re-Sale of Energy Forms at a discount. The Nations could not achieve themselves (due to their individual smaller purchases); “Economy of Scale” wins. 

Additionally, when a choice(s) have been made, Investment Opportunities may exist in Infrastructure Creation for Energy Delivery to geographic areas of the country decided by the Government.

At a lesser level, Investors, may consider financing Energy Delivery Transportation outside of the Country. For example, if a large Natural Gas Sale is made to a Government, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Ships will be required to transport the Energy to the Country. Financing the Ships can bring profits; Owning the ships may bring even more.

Solar or Wind Energy systems need financing typically. Providing a Nation with the Energy Equipment as well Selling the Energy provided can be most profitable to Wise Investors. Technology will drive an increase in Energy Consumption by providing User Capability in many New Areas of the World.

Many more additional Avenues to Energy Wealth are available to those who ask.

Reality.

☆ Cook Islands Is “A Banker’s Bank”?

News Analysis: The Banking System operational in the Cook Islands in The Pacific Ocean was  designed in large part by a Denver, Colorado, USA Attorney. In doing so, he created “A Banker’s Bank”, some say,  in terms of   assets being retained by the  Depositor.

An Analysis of the Cook Island Banking System actually reveals the truth Investors should know.

Reference: http://www.icij.org/offshore/paradise-untouchable-assets

The Cook Islands were an ‘affiliate’ of New Zealand. It received its “Freedom” some years ago and decided to incorporate the best Legal Elements of the ‘British Common Law” while modernizing its Banking Laws. Assisted by a capable Denver, Colorado Attorney, it established not only “Non-Visibility Of Deposits” but also “Non-Access Of Deposits” by others than the Depositors themselves.

A person deposits his or her monies in a local  Bank because of the obvious inherent Protection offered by the Establishment. The Cook Islands does similar, but MUCH BETTER, for Foreign Depositors in that locale.

Trusts originating anywhere in the World can establish Accounts in Cook Island Banks and attain a level of Safety from ‘Raiders’ (Legal or Otherwise) from removing the Assets. Individuals who merely want to NOT put “All their Eggs in One Basket” should consider the Cook Islands. All they have to do is Declare the Deposits to their Tax Authority where they live.  This is not Tax Evasion, nor even Tax Avoidance but  “Active Asset Protection” (AAP).

For: Professionals subject to Spurious Lawsuits; Relationships that are morphing through time  into ‘Common-Law’ Marriages; or, High Profile Occupations subject to Extortion or  Kidnapping by Miscreants, Cook Islands Banking is Ideal.

An “Ounce of Safety is worth a Pound of Cure” especially to Entrepreneurs, Nabobs, or Professionals who want to Sleep Restfully at Night. Cook Island Bank Deposits can provide them with  “Comfortable Beds”.

Reality.

☆ Mozambique Minerals May Make Investors More Money

News Analysis: Mozambique, sitting in the Southeast Corner of Africa, has Abundant Mineral Resources such as: Aluminum (Bauxite); Coal; Gemstones (Aquamarine, Morganite, and Tourmaline); Gold; Iron Ore; Niobium; Tantalite; and, Titanite. Smart Investors are beginning to discover the Methodology of entering this Market and Profiting. Find out what should be done to earn Substantial Wealth in Mozambique.

Reference: http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?id=7404&page_type=story_detail

The Government of Mozambique, in Maputo,  wants to have its citizens benefit from the country’s Great Mineral Wealth; as they should. But rather than Nationalize all mining Businesses as some other countries have done, it is  Wiser.  It understands that Investors need to make a profit in conjunction with the level of risk they will be undertaking. The Inflow of Capital is essential for the country’s growth.

The old adage: “Money is Worth only 40%”, as applied in the Motion Picture Industry, largely applies to entering a country to extract its Natural Resources. Smart businessmen will know that Infrastructure Development benefits the population while it can benefit the business at hand. They have an understanding that the Health of their workers must be good; they provide Medical Personnel to handle this issue. Wise businessmen KNOW that ‘Good Interpersonal Relations With The Community Means Long Term Growth And Profitability” for businesses.

In having Harmonious Relations with all, Strikes will not occur, Productivity will be high, the Labor Pool will be great and,  the Project will bring Wealth to Investors.

All Humans have an “Unwritten Sign” ‘hanging from a chain around their necks’.  It says: “Make Me Feel Important”. Those who implement this ‘Fact’ in dealing with All Others are called: “Winners”.

Reality.

★ Russian President Vladimir Putin’s View Of America’s Spying On The World

Premium News Analysis: President Putin is an Expert in the World of Espionage. He understands the necessity for a Nation to detect its possible enemies. The United States National Security Agency has been revealed for its Unequalled Omnipresence of  Eavesdropping/Locating Electronically of  Everyone, Everywhere (ELEEE).

In order for Businesses and Individuals to maintain a Modicum of Privacy from ‘Electronic Snooping’, by Intelligence Agencies of various Nations, there are some procedures which can be followed by “Alert Citizens”. These methods are available to the Wise of the World.

There are essentially at least Two Spheres of Transmitted Data in Electronic Communications and One Sphere For Processing and Locating therefrom.

One Sphere is the data “Search Engines” provide. It involves Queries of various sorts, Videos, and established information sources such as Newspapers, etc. This First Sphere tells essentially “What the viewer may be Thinking”.

A Second Sphere is E-Mail Correspondence Business to Business,  Business to Individual, Individual to Business, and Individual to Individual.  As used in this monologue ‘Business’ shall also include ‘Government’. This Second Sphere reveals perhaps, “What the correspondent may be Planning”.

A Third  Sphere for Processing and Locating a Sender or Recipient’s locale is a relatively simple matter of time calculations being performed from certain centers. By measuring time delays to transmission towers as they occur, Algorithms can predict the  location of Electronic Communicators. Thereby, Agencies know: When you where there, Where you are now,  Where you might be going, and, Who you might be seeing. “Quite Impressive” one might think.

The  ‘Effective LONE Wolf’ is great for Motion Picture Fare, but infrequent in Reality.

Civilization is far too complex to have a ‘Unibody” create ‘Catastrophe’. Groups, small or large, engage in the Ideation, Formulation, Persuasion, and Detonation in Man-Made Catastrophes. As a group increases in complexity to perform a Diabolic Task, it becomes more available to Intelligence Agency(s) awareness and scrutiny. The bigger it gets the more vulnerable it becomes to ‘Snooping’.

Many “People in the Know” say that it is Unfathomable that ANY Purposive Man-Made Catastrophe which occurred  since after the Vietnam War, was not be Known In ADVANCE by at least one Nation’s Intelligence Apparatus. Whether it did anything to prevent the activity would depend on the Leaders and any “Vested Interest” they may have; Such is the ‘Real World’.

The Systems and Procedures to which Billions of Dollars have been spent, will not be relinquished at the behest of some naïve and weak Politicians.

The pronouncements that: “ALL DATA COLLECTED IS SOLELY FOR FIGHTING TERRORISM” is based on a premise by ‘Fools who want to fool the Fools with Foolishness’.

Economic data gets transmitted to vested interests tied to the Nation’s Intelligence Agencies many people think. The Nations are run by Politicians; enough said. The Intercepted Data  may be provided to your competitor (for a Price).

There are Methodologies than can be employed to Maintain Commercial Privacy (known by those who have been in the International Business Arena for years). Contact them and they may Sell you their Wisdom (or remain Passive and lose).

Reality.

Reference: http://www.arabnews.com/news/495156

 

 

★ Chinese Buying Real Estate In American Cities

Premium News Analysis: American Real estate purchases by Chinese are increasing at a high rate. Cities such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City, and Orlando are feeling the Positive Effects. The on-going process should continue into the future many predict.

How does one maximize Return on Investment in such a Market?

The sophistication of many Chinese Real Estate Buyers is quite advanced. One has to understand their ‘Reference Points’  used in judging Suitability of a Building, Home, or Project. Beyond that, their view of the property’s financial Return on Investment (ROI) is extremely important.

Several considerations they use are:

What is the nature of the property: Residence, Commercial,  or Industrial?

What State is the property located?: Coastal States are generally preferred.

What City?: Las Vegas or Searchlight, Nevada?

What Is the Age and Condition of the property?: Deferred maintenance issues are generally not pleasing to the Chinese since they cannot readily verify the quality of  repairs nor the timetable in which  they might occur beforehand. Since they will be returning to China, visibility in this regard in curtailed. Even if they have a family member oversee the repairs by others, some uncertainty may be present in the Purchaser.

What is the “Feng Shui” of the property?: Are ‘Correct’ Energy  Forces present in the structure which will enhance ‘Xi’ Flow or are there impediments to it? Part of this determination is the Direction the land and the structure face. Are there hills or mountains nearby that may obstruct ‘Xi’ flow? Is there an underground river present (such as one along portions of Las Vegas Boulevard (The Strip)? Energy flows with water; leaving a property can be very negative for ‘Xi’.

What earthquakes are probable of occurring in the immediate future in the State?

Are there ‘Seismic Faults’ close to the property?

What about a “Flood Plain” for the property? In coastal cities, both strong storms such as the Weather Debacle which occurred in New York City recently or Tsunami generated floods can devastate a property. In New York City many of the high-rise residences lacked electrical power (Basement Back-Up Units flooded) to operate elevators and to their units. Residents had to ‘hike’ up to their abodes. Also, the flooding caused numerous “Rat Encroachments” into tenants’ units. The animals were trying to escape the flooding. The Chinese are well aware of these possibilities.

Investors should anticipate what some one’s  concerns are regarding  a property. If a good Property Management Team is available for a Building(s), so much the better. For a Single Family Residence being bought on “Spec”, a Reliable Maintenance Person(s) should be accessible if there are Plumbing or other problems for tenants. This assistance may help facilitate a Chinese Buyer’s decision to “Do The Deal”.

“Spread Sheets” depicting Cash Flow and “ROI” will be suspect by many Chinese. They will perform their own Financial Analysis of a property or project (and probably be more accurate also).

If an Investor engages in Due Diligence in securing a property to “Flip” to a buyer or has a property already, its lack of any maintenance will be a “Plus” in helping its sale.

Pricing  using “Comparables” while of some value, might not be of significance to a Chinese Buyer since the elements contained therein typically do not have any “Feng Shui” Analysis in them. Since it is of vast importance to the Chinese, a Wise Investor, considers the adage: “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound Of Cure”. He or she anticipates a Buyer’s thoughts and performs “Due Diligence” ahead of the game to “Bag The Buyer”.

Chinese Buyers are VERY SMART and VERY WISE when it comes to Investments.

Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/l87kklj

★ Computer Climate Warming Models: Garbage In; Garbage Out (GIGO)?

Premium News Analysis: Computer Climate Warming Models: Garbage In; Garbage Out ‘GIGO’ is debated by many familiar with Software Information ‘Frailties’. A Computer digests and expounds conclusions from inputs received based on its Programs which  contain Processing  Algorithms. As such, problems immediately arise as to data input by  Computer users.

When NO ONE agrees on a Starting Point to be used as a ‘Baseline Number’, how can  “Downstream” data regurgitated by a Computer be held to be Inviolate? For example, does one start a Baseline date for Weather Change at 2000 BC,1000 AD, 1560 AD, 1970 AD, or when? How are naturally occurring Methane releases by plants in to the atmosphere to be valued? What about Methane released by cows? The Variables which contribute to weather change are Innumerable. To aver that inputs for a Computer Model have been correctly deduced for ALL of the possible interacting numerical variables of World Weather CORRECTLY is Laughable. Only Politicians, many of whom do not know any better, can sign up to such brash Ignorance.

Science is based on the “Principle of Refutation”. While different Arguments may lead to the Same or different Conclusion or the Similar Arguments lead to the Same Conclusion, the Validity of the Conclusion may still be Suspect. The Conclusion derived from the Facts are where men Error. The aforementioned Arguments may be based on a Misinterpretation of the Facts. Science continually: Tests the Facts; the Assumptions that were used to establish an Argument as to what the Facts really mean;  and, the Veracity of the Conclusion itself. If the Epistemology is wrong, Science will refute the Conclusion and start over again. That is the beauty of the Scientific Method. Brilliant Scientists do not take themselves too seriously; they are Always Learning, so they remain Humble.

Many people are suspect about “Climate Change” or “Global Warming”  as being anything other than Natural, nothing more.  The Debate will continue since Man does not yet have enough evidence to conclude: if it is ONLY a Natural Process; a Man-Made Process; or Both.

In the Long Term, the Scientific Method will deliver the Truth to Mankind about this Important Subject.

Nothing is Constant In Nature.  Reality.

Reference: http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/03-12-2013/126293-global_warming_fraud_science-0/

★ China’s Yuan Does NOT Make People Yawn

Premium News Analysis:  China’s Yuan Does NOT Make People Yawn since it Excites Them by providing an Additional Trading Choice, for One Reason.  The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) has its Second Most Utilized Currency as the Yuan. Since the Yuan has beaten out the Euro for its current position, it bodes very well for an even Greater Market Share.

People want to deal with “Winners”.

A Second Reason for the Yuan’s Growing Popularity is that the Issuing Country does not have $17 Trillion+ in Debt as does the Leading Currency Country. The Dollar, some would suggest, can only be de-based by Continued printing of Prodigious Amounts of Currency; with “Little to back it up” Now or in the Future. It’s Manufacturing Base has declined over recent years due, in part, to effects of Treaties signed. Manufacturing/Technology has moved overseas . It now has “Less demand for Goods To Sell in the World. Fewer sales produce less Federal Taxable Revenue for balancing the budget. Why join that “Card Game”?

Rationale behind a Third Argument for the Yuan is that it Trades readily in the Purchase and/or Sale of Goods and/or Services  to/from  the Business Behemoth, China. Dealing in the Yuan as the Mutually Agreed upon Currency in a transaction can mean even larger purchases and sales as a result. Blocks of Yuan Currency in Central Banks (which more Countries are depositing), in the Trading Countries of businesses,  help facilitate this process.

A Psychological Reason, fourth, for the Yuan’s growth may be the Increased Popularity of China’s “Dollar Diplomacy”. The “Bayonet Diplomacy” used by some World Powers is Abhorred by People of the World. Why Trade using a “Bully’s” Currency or the businesses in that Country; Especially when it Spies on ALL Electronic (Currency) Transactions in the World? Perhaps, Countries want to give the “Bully” something, not of its own, to look at: The Yuan. Reality.

Reference: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/yuan-passes-euro-to-be-second-most-used-trade-finance-currency.html

★ Carbon/Carbon Composite (CCC) Cremations Could Create Customer Chaos

Premium News Analysis: Carbon/Carbon Composite (CCC) Cremations Could Create Customer Chaos by its Inherent Fire Capacity. Carbon is Flammable as are the Petrochemical Adhesives used to bind the Carbon/Carbon (CC) Textiles together. Automobiles, such as the Incinerated Porsche Carrera GT widely discussed in the Los Angeles County, California is one example. The tragedy of the  Actor’s alleged “Cremation” from a fire last week in a One-Car Accident, is that the Porsche’s Body and Under Carriage was built from ‘CCC’ like some New Aircraft.

The Fuel of the Aircraft Fuselages, ‘CCC’, being added to the abundant Air surrounding the Airliner only needs the Third Element for a Conflagration: Heat. The Engines or the Auxiliary Power Unit are more than capable of providing that Element. In fact, Mere Electrical Wiring has actually Caused Fuselage  Fire on ‘CCC’ Airplanes! Once a fire commences, the Adhesive weakens and the ‘CC’ Fabric commences to De-laminate (thereby weakening the aircraft). 

Passengers riding in a Commercial Aircraft built of Carbon/Carbon Composites today is Analogous to passengers riding in a Hay Wagon of Yesteryear, some people would say. The main benefit to those in the Hay Wagon is they would merely Jump Off  of it if there was a fire; Airline Passengers typically do not have that luxury (especially while in flight).

If an Aircraft  fire develops and the Landing Gear becomes dis-functional a “Belly Landing” will evidence a Shattering of the Fuselage, like a cracked Egg Shell. How many passengers might be expected to be tossed out of the Aircraft thereafter?

Airframes have sold the Airlines and the Public the “Lighter Weight” Benefits of Composite Aircraft. They Absolutely Ignore the Inherent Frailties of  this Flammable Material. If possible, they want the Mass Media to not discuss (nor show photographs of) the Electrical Wiring Fires Damages that have occurred in their Airplanes to date.

Metal Aircraft (or Automobile Construction) does NOT provide “Fuel For Fires”; but in Terms of Product Marketing, ‘Metal’ is not “Sexy”. Reality.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/n69zejr

★ Too Much Aerospace Technology May Create Aircraft Scatology

Premium News Analysis:  Too Much Aerospace Technology May Create Aircraft Scatology more people are thinking. Soon Airline Boards will have to admit that their Engineering Departments did not properly advise their Managements as to foreseeable flaws in New Airframe Design and Manufacture. The Boards themselves used very poor judgement in leaping on the Airframes’ ‘New Sell”: “Lighter Weight Cannot Wait” ‘LWCW’. Thus, ‘LWCW’ became the ‘Holy Grail’ in Aircraft Design.

Some Airframes took a ‘Greater Plunge” into ‘LWCW’ than others. Those who went “All In” are now suffering Aircraft Event by Aircraft Event. How did they go “All In” regarding Aircraft Weight ? Electronic Systems  replaced Hydraulic and/or Pneumatic Technologies in order to save weight; Carbon/Carbon Composites replaced Metals in Structure and Fuselage Exteriors; Four Engines were replaced by Two; Engines Components were designed to be lighter ‘not necessarily stronger’; Passenger seats were made Narrower and Thinner; Even, Blankets given out to Cold Passengers are not readily available; and so it goes. Does the Technology aforementioned make an aircraft better or does it make it more  ‘Scatologic’? Only time will tell.

Aircraft Fuel Consumption became the Cause Celebre of the Airline Boards. Airlines were told “Oil is going to $200.00 a Barrel”; it did not. The Changes made helped produce the present Conundrum of the Airframes: Aircraft Reliability is now being questioned; Justly so. Recurring Down-times support the Public’s Growing Concern.

The ‘LWCW’ had the intended effect desire by Retiring Airframe Executives: It elevated the prices of their Companies’ Stocks; the ‘LWCW’ was marketed to airlines. When the airlines ‘Took The Bait”, Airframe Executives  Self-Concern was Financially Rewarded. Some people say, this ideology moved the Aircraft world into its present condition. While others support the ‘LWCW’ principle by arguing that Military Aircraft have had similar technologies, they forget something important in Engineering. To wit, “Increases of Unit Scale May Bring Decreases in Unit Efficiency”. That which works for a physical smaller Fighter Plane exhibits different: Acceptable Research, Development, and  Production Costs, Expend-ability, Operational Parameters, Longevity, and other norms from large Commercial Aircraft. Governments pay for Military Aircraft while ‘Individuals’ pay for Commercial Air Planes.

An Apple is not an Orange; But Both are Fruit.

Reference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25068222

The Seeds of Failure are Hidden by the Dirt Covering Them

The recent failing in Brazil of a major corporation, in which Bankruptcy Protection has been requested, is an ever-present reminder of the Foibles of Man.

Seed

It seems that those who rise to the top of business hierarchies in many countries are gifted with huge egos. Properly balanced, this my be good. All too often though the reverse is true: They believe their own publicity. If they are surrounded, as they usually are, by Sycophants, they will be in deep trouble. The advisors who they entrust, learn quickly to tell them what the Nabobs want to hear [rather than what they should hear]. In listening to them, years of effort and monies, are wasted when the corporation fails.

One hearing about these “Masters of the Universe” [MUs], before their failings become public knowledge, seldom critically examines the gestation of the founding business. They keep ABSOLUTELY SECRET their founding financial sources.

Seed

A corporation is founded upon an initial idea and then is morphed into a business model.  All too often it seems the ‘Founder[s]’ of the corporation did not ab ibnitio create the idea. Instead, they quietly ‘borrowed’ the mental construction from another party. Since they were developing the idea into a business model, absolute secrecy from the actual creator is maintained vigorously. Or, through dissimulation, they let the other party in on the idea’s evolution [but represent it as having been their same idea long ago]. Lawsuits by claimants against “Founders” can ruin the business.

Seed

A misrepresentation game often played by MUs is to misrepresent the source[s] of initial funding ‘seed money’. Currently in the Information Technology [IT] Arena, one can readily infer that many “Start Up Companies” have been secretly funded by intelligence agencies or other governmental bodies. If the founder’s IT Capital requirements are too large, who better go to than “Big Brother”. “He” has the capital and will keep the secrecy of the funding since it is in his espionage interest. If information about this is released to the public, decline or failure in business is probable.

Seed

Due to the expansive reach of Organized Crime [OC], the need to “Launder” their money is an on-going problem of gigantic proportions. More established  Criminal Cartels have a plethora of Attorneys, Accountants, Economists, and others to advise them on where to invest their ill-gotten gains. Often, an area such as “Silicon Valley” in California is  ripe for exploitation by OC interests. A naïve creator of ‘Software’ or even ‘Hardware’ used in IT can be mesmerized by the quick offer of  Capital for his invention. Since he or she is not appraised of the true source of the funds [and never asks] an investment occurs by OC in the venture. As a Cancer works inside a body, the business gets “milked” of its subsequent assets [from follow-on investors], and fails.

Seed

If one looks at the ownership interest by the Founder in any public corporation and sees that it has been diluted from “100% Ownership” to a mere pittance of that amount, then caution is advised. The founder may have taken the early road to riches and quickly sold off his or her ownership to others. Perhaps the influence of “ECC 10:19” overwhelmed his judgement. In any event, he can be easily ousted by the other shareholders. His early contributions are of no concern to those who want his corporation for themselves. This is a world-wide occurrence one can read about in the financial pages.

The Bottom-Line of this brief discussion about “Seeds Sown”  is : “Trust, But Verify”.