After the recent financial troubles it must be tempting to think that we never should've dumped the gold standard.
In the old days gold was the standard by which all monies were measured. After the Second World War America dropped the gold standard and make the dollar the standard. And the dollar hasn't been that healthy of late.
Some people have said the Euro could be the standard of the future but after Greece needed to be bailed out by the rest of the Euro zone it showed the weaknesses in the pan-European currency.
For all that people say the gold standard should not have been dropped we have to realise there are physical limitations. Look at it this way, all the gold that has ever been mined has been estimated at around 142,000 metric tons. At US$1,000 per ounce the total value of all the gold ever mined would be around $4.5 trillion. That's less than the value of circulating money in the U.S. so you see that problem. And quantitative easing isn't possible under those restrictions.
However, the limitation on the amount of gold is a plus point if you think about gold as an investment. While supply is restricted and demand if free to grow the price will tend to increase. A quick look at the gold price shows is has been on the up for the last two weeks without a break.
With all this in mind it may be time to buy gold bullion. If you want to see more have a look at the www.usgoldbureau.com website.
Monday 30 August 2010
Self-Tie Shoes
Sports giant Nike has taken out a patent of the self-lacing sneakers worn by Marty McFly in Back to the Future 2.They would've been better off taking out a patent on a time machine. That's the thing with Nike, they don't see the big picture.
If you patent the time travelling machine, when someone invents it you get to make money from it, buy one, go back in time and patent the self-lacing shoe. It's win-win.
There's hope the self-lacing Nike could really be in stores by 2015 after Nike took out a patent for the technology involved in making them.
Really? Shoes that tie themselves? Aren't we obese enough yet? For some people putting on shoes is the most exercise they get.
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Lap Dancing In The News
A study of lap dancers has found that one in four has a university degree.That's a bit pointless. It's always nice to be the cleverest person in a room but if they can walk and not dribble they'd be smarter than all the blokes they work with.
The majority of women in the industry were attracted by the money after finishing school and gaining qualifications, according to the research. Most said flexibility was the main attraction of the job.
Hmm. Flexibility is the main attraction of the women too.
But the academics called for better regulation to improve dancers' safety, including the banning of private booths in clubs.
Dancers are also open to exploitation by the clubs, which can impose "unfair" charges or fines on them.
They'll be used to unfair charges because they have to deal with tuition fees these days.
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If you don't know what we're talking about here is some research from the web...
Friday 27 August 2010
Gold
Did you know, gold coins are back in fashion? I don't mean as some sort of accessory to a nice yellow dress. People are buying more gold these days as an investment.
If you have a look at www.usgoldbureau.com you can see what I mean. You can buy gold as a coin or ingot form. Gold has always been used as an investment because it is rare, it is easy to store and we all like the look of it.
Buying gold as an investment has been around for ages. It is the perfect way to express one's wealth and purchasing power. During times of economic instability people flock back to investing in gold as you have something solid that represents your money. While a company could fold and take your money with it, gold will always be gold. Prices vary but they never go down to zero.
If you want to see more click the link above.
If you have a look at www.usgoldbureau.com you can see what I mean. You can buy gold as a coin or ingot form. Gold has always been used as an investment because it is rare, it is easy to store and we all like the look of it.
Buying gold as an investment has been around for ages. It is the perfect way to express one's wealth and purchasing power. During times of economic instability people flock back to investing in gold as you have something solid that represents your money. While a company could fold and take your money with it, gold will always be gold. Prices vary but they never go down to zero.
If you want to see more click the link above.
Unsecured Loan
The credit crunch was defined as a time when the cheap and easy credit that was had got used to in recent times came to an end. Financial institutions didn't think we were a good gamble with their money. That's something of an irony because it was the financial institutions losing our money that caused all of these problems in the first place.
Using that definition, the credit crunch is now over. There is no crunch. There is credit. Thanks to websites like www.firstamerigo.com you can get Unsecured Personal Loans. You go to the website, fill in the online application, get your approval and then get the cash. How simple is that?
It is good that Unsecured Loans should still be an attractive product to financial institutions. Some companies have tried to avoid laying people off by asking staff to work fewer hours. That means we still have the means to pay back loans but we have an increased need for them to help us cover any short term cash flow issues.
So, if you want to know more about getting an Unsecured Loan have a look at www.firstamerigo.com to see.
Using that definition, the credit crunch is now over. There is no crunch. There is credit. Thanks to websites like www.firstamerigo.com you can get Unsecured Personal Loans. You go to the website, fill in the online application, get your approval and then get the cash. How simple is that?
It is good that Unsecured Loans should still be an attractive product to financial institutions. Some companies have tried to avoid laying people off by asking staff to work fewer hours. That means we still have the means to pay back loans but we have an increased need for them to help us cover any short term cash flow issues.
So, if you want to know more about getting an Unsecured Loan have a look at www.firstamerigo.com to see.
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Warranties
The trouble with some warranties is that you don't really need them. When you buy electrical items like DVD players they are now so cheap that if they break you could buy a new one for much less than you would spend on the extended warranty. Even items like netbooks and BluRay players, right now they are still expensive buy buy the time your item might break a replacement would be so much cheaper.
Other items like mobile phones can often be covered by your home contents insurance if they break, and the manufacturer's warranty often covers it without the need to buy extra cover from the mobile network provider.
But when it comes to your car the extended auto waranty makes sense. When your car breaks it is unlikely that you will be able to fix it yourself. You will have to pay for someone and that can be expensive. You don't be able to throw it away and buy a new one like a cheap netbook computer. If something goes wrong within the first few years it could reduce the value of your car when it comes to resale. With the extended car warranty you can get your car working again, it works out much cheaper and the investment in your car is protected.
If you are interested in such cover, have a look at the US Direct Protect website. They are a national seller of extended car warranties. They use some tailored software that lets you shop around to see what coverage would be best for you and your situation. So, you can get the best price for what you want.
Other items like mobile phones can often be covered by your home contents insurance if they break, and the manufacturer's warranty often covers it without the need to buy extra cover from the mobile network provider.
But when it comes to your car the extended auto waranty makes sense. When your car breaks it is unlikely that you will be able to fix it yourself. You will have to pay for someone and that can be expensive. You don't be able to throw it away and buy a new one like a cheap netbook computer. If something goes wrong within the first few years it could reduce the value of your car when it comes to resale. With the extended car warranty you can get your car working again, it works out much cheaper and the investment in your car is protected.
If you are interested in such cover, have a look at the US Direct Protect website. They are a national seller of extended car warranties. They use some tailored software that lets you shop around to see what coverage would be best for you and your situation. So, you can get the best price for what you want.
Thursday 19 August 2010
Katy Perry
Katy Perry says she doesn't like to sleep in the dark.
So what you're saying is that Katy is young, attractive, sexy... and likes to keep the lights on? Oh my.
I'm glad she's in the newspapers again. I was worried about her. She was doing really well being this raunchy and oddball singer and then Lady GaGa came along and kind of did the same thing just better and blonder and she got all the attention.
Keep it real, Perry fans. She's back.
Double Dipper
It seems we may be heading into a second phase of this recession. They say the rate of inflation could go up and yet the rate of pay increase will not make up for it. This double-dip has been predicted and it might not be pretty.
It has the effect of prolonging the period of financial uncertainty we are going through. One thing that tends to happen during a recession is that investors move away from products like property and stocks as a place to invest their funds, and they move towards precious metals.
You could invest in silver, which is available as a coin or in the form of an ingot. Demand for silver out strips production, so the price has seen increases.
Gold is also a success story during times of economic instability. Once again, you get it as a coin, as an ingot or as bullion. It means you have a physical item that is your investment. That is far more certain than some shares in a company that could go under.
It has the effect of prolonging the period of financial uncertainty we are going through. One thing that tends to happen during a recession is that investors move away from products like property and stocks as a place to invest their funds, and they move towards precious metals.
You could invest in silver, which is available as a coin or in the form of an ingot. Demand for silver out strips production, so the price has seen increases.
Gold is also a success story during times of economic instability. Once again, you get it as a coin, as an ingot or as bullion. It means you have a physical item that is your investment. That is far more certain than some shares in a company that could go under.
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Apparently Jennifer Love Hewitt is a ghost whisperer...
...it's like being a horse whisperer, but you have to kill the horse first.
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She has something of an animal theme in her career. She's a bit like a horse whisperer and she was in the Garfield. They say never work with children or animals. Well, sometimes they just say it, other times the court enforces it if you are Gary Glitter.
The Garfield films are one of the few things I have ever seen in the cinema and slept through. I liked the idea of the films but they weren't as much fun when you actually try to want them. The first one was billed as "lots of fun with the big fat hairy pussy..." well, it wasn't what I expected.
...it's like being a horse whisperer, but you have to kill the horse first.
She has something of an animal theme in her career. She's a bit like a horse whisperer and she was in the Garfield. They say never work with children or animals. Well, sometimes they just say it, other times the court enforces it if you are Gary Glitter.
The Garfield films are one of the few things I have ever seen in the cinema and slept through. I liked the idea of the films but they weren't as much fun when you actually try to want them. The first one was billed as "lots of fun with the big fat hairy pussy..." well, it wasn't what I expected.
Rachel Weisz
Rachel Weisz claims she begged director Alejandro Amenabar to include a masturbation scene in her new film Agora.
And he turned her down? Well, Rachel, I have a webcam and a comfy chair... call me...
Do you think that is really what happened? Or did someone walk in on her doing the act and she came up with the excuse? "Er, I was just researching for the scene I have to film where... er, my character... er, has a fiddle. Yep, that's what I was doing."
I hope she doesn't suggest it for all her films. There was no need for one in The Mummy or The Mummy Returns. And I really hope she didn't suggest it in About A Boy. That's just wrong.
Still, it's nice to know I have some acting skills.
And he turned her down? Well, Rachel, I have a webcam and a comfy chair... call me...
Do you think that is really what happened? Or did someone walk in on her doing the act and she came up with the excuse? "Er, I was just researching for the scene I have to film where... er, my character... er, has a fiddle. Yep, that's what I was doing."
I hope she doesn't suggest it for all her films. There was no need for one in The Mummy or The Mummy Returns. And I really hope she didn't suggest it in About A Boy. That's just wrong.
Still, it's nice to know I have some acting skills.
Sunday 15 August 2010
The Old Ways
Some times it is nice to do things the old ways. Making a cup of tea using a kettle on a stove. Buying something hand-made rather than knocked out from a factory. This is a fact that is also true when it comes to investments.
You can buy gold coins with the United States Gold Bureau as an investment. Obviously, it's not just gold, of course, there are other precious metals to invest in, but gold is the one with the most history. You buy the metal and can have it delivered if you have the secure storage or have it kept in an independent bank or depository. Then your money is invested in a solid, physical asset.
Buying gold has been the way to invest for centuries, if not longer. It worked back then and it is working now. In part, it is because of the recession. During times of economic failure investors get scared about putting their wealth into companies that could collapse if the companies they do business with collapse. One large business failure can have a knock on effect. But a bar of gold will always be a bar of gold, and that level of stability is what attracts the nervous investors.
If you want to see more click the link in the text above and see what there is available.
You can buy gold coins with the United States Gold Bureau as an investment. Obviously, it's not just gold, of course, there are other precious metals to invest in, but gold is the one with the most history. You buy the metal and can have it delivered if you have the secure storage or have it kept in an independent bank or depository. Then your money is invested in a solid, physical asset.
Buying gold has been the way to invest for centuries, if not longer. It worked back then and it is working now. In part, it is because of the recession. During times of economic failure investors get scared about putting their wealth into companies that could collapse if the companies they do business with collapse. One large business failure can have a knock on effect. But a bar of gold will always be a bar of gold, and that level of stability is what attracts the nervous investors.
If you want to see more click the link in the text above and see what there is available.
Jodie Marsh
It's Jodie Marsh.
She's had some new false boobs. Well, whatever draws attention from the nose.
I miss the good old days when she was having a war of words with Jordan. I know what you're thinking, "They were using words? Jeeze, try to go with your strengths."
They called each other names. Jordan called Jodie a nasty word, Jodie called Jordan another nasty word. And the rest of us read it and thought, "They both have a good point."
Sadly it all came to an end. Jordan married Peter Andre and then split from him and now she is with a cage fighter who wears dresses. Ironically, I think that's how she described Jodie Marsh once.
She's had some new false boobs. Well, whatever draws attention from the nose.
I miss the good old days when she was having a war of words with Jordan. I know what you're thinking, "They were using words? Jeeze, try to go with your strengths."
They called each other names. Jordan called Jodie a nasty word, Jodie called Jordan another nasty word. And the rest of us read it and thought, "They both have a good point."
Sadly it all came to an end. Jordan married Peter Andre and then split from him and now she is with a cage fighter who wears dresses. Ironically, I think that's how she described Jodie Marsh once.
Sohpie Anderton
Here's Sohpie Anderton who turned up for a shoot...
...A shoot, or fix, or whatever the young people call it these days.
P.S. Here's a blog post about Sophie Anderton's latest trouble with the police. And here's an interesting link. For a model, Sophie Anderton doesn't like wearing clothes.
She has come a long way. She used to be a successful underwear model making lots of money and being on the front of magazines like Loaded.
After lots of hard work she is now lucky enough to go from the public eye for most of the time unless she has broken a law when the tabloids newspapers see what she's up to.
Good work, missus. Good work.
...A shoot, or fix, or whatever the young people call it these days.
P.S. Here's a blog post about Sophie Anderton's latest trouble with the police. And here's an interesting link. For a model, Sophie Anderton doesn't like wearing clothes.
She has come a long way. She used to be a successful underwear model making lots of money and being on the front of magazines like Loaded.
After lots of hard work she is now lucky enough to go from the public eye for most of the time unless she has broken a law when the tabloids newspapers see what she's up to.
Good work, missus. Good work.
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