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New 2012 - 02 - 16:

[04:30 am] Video - Poor America - P a n o r a m a [B B C] - Broadcast Date: 13th February 2012 Must Watch!

This video shows how the American dream has turned into a real nightmare for many people, and many more to come. From whole families that are living in their cars, people who make 'ketchup soup' for dinner to families that are even eating rats. This video should be a real eye-opener for people who do still think that they are living in the greatest country on the planet. Those who do think this way, are simply ignoring the facts.....O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave?

Also check out this article: Many Of You Will Not Believe Some Of The Things Americans Are Doing Just To Survive

New 2012 - 02 - 14:

[02:15 pm] Let's just try to make the most of it: Your Bank Account Full Of Time – How Are You Spending It? Must Read!

"Being concerned about your financial situation is, of course, a very important matter. Everyone needs money to survive, to buy food for a family or to put a roof over their head. Money does make the world go ’round, there is no escaping this. But while this site has been focused, and will remain focused, on all issues surrounding money – credit, debt, investing, shopping – I beg you to also consider your other incredibly important asset you start each day with – time. Without time, money is useless. It’s up to you to start using both money and time to the best of your ability, in order to take full advantage of both."

This article reminds us to cherish every second of our life, because unlike money, time doesn't come and go, it just goes. It really doesn't matter where silver will trade in a year or two, if you understand that life is much more than thinking about investments, money and future wealth. Life is also about the present we live in, the time we have left and the duty to make the very best of every single day. Be happy, live life to the full...and you'll be rich forever.

New 2012 - 01 - 22:

[08:00 am] Now scientifically proven: Study proves 95% of people really are sheeple

[08:00 am] On the Cayman Islands and others: The Global Elite Are Hiding 18 Trillion Dollars In Offshore Banks

New 2012 - 01 - 08:

[12:30 pm] News from Spyphone & Co: Leaked Memo Says Apple Provides Backdoor to Government

In a tweet early this morning, cybersecurity researcher Christopher Soghoian pointed to an internal memo of India's Military Intelligence that has been liberated by hackers and posted on the Net. The memo suggests that, "in exchange for the Indian market presence" mobile device manufacturers, including RIM, Nokia, and Apple (collectively defined in the document as "RINOA") have agreed to provide backdoor access on their devices.

These cellphone makers would do anything to increase their market share.

New 2012 - 01 - 07:

[05:00 am] Impressions from the Bosnia-collapse from 1992 to 1995: my shtf expirience-wartime

After three months rumors started abouth first deaths from starvation,deaths from low temperatures, we stripped every door , window frame from abandoned houses for heating, i burned all my own furniture for heating, lot of people died from diseases, mostly from bad water (two of my family members), we used rain water for drink, several times i ate pigeons, once i ate rat.

That wasn't just an economic collapse, but also a war.

New 2012 - 01 - 06:

[04:15 am] It's definitely going to be a difficult year, and even more difficult if you're not prepared properly: Eight Simple Truths You Need To Know About 2012

1) Public and private debts included, most western nations are insolvent. Big time.

2) History shows that economic growth in such an environment is nearly impossible when such a large percentage of GDP must be allocated solely to interest. Most countries in this position either default or [hyper]inflate. Both have catastrophic consequences.

3) Continued political and monetary intervention in the economy is counterproductive. From ‘Cash for Clunkers’ to negative real interest rates, such intervention only serves to make the problems, and their impacts, much worse.

4) The combined ingredients of sovereign insolvency; a global financial system based on worthless paper currency; and consumptive, import-oriented, public entitlement economies have created conditions for an epic, long-term economic depression.

5) Deteriorating economic conditions drive social unrest. [In fact, there's a great paper by two European economists which defines an explicit correlation between government budget cuts and things like rising crime rates, riots, and even attempted revolution.]

6) Faced with a marauding population that threatens their own survival, governments will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo: their power, our expense. Again, history shows that police states, boogeyman enemies, a total loss of privacy, capital controls, higher taxes, etc. will all become the norm.

7) None of these delay tactics can prevent human and financial capital from eventually migrating to where they are treated best. This will ultimately force a complete system reset by starving the beast.

8) This is not the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last. This time is NOT different. Our modern society is not a unique and special snowflake that can ward off the consequences that have plagued empires for millennia.

New 2012 - 01 - 05:

[01:45 pm] Banks are gambling with their clients stocks: How Banks Are Using Your Money To Create The Next Crash

We've seen the results of such unprofessional business practices, considering the example of MF Global.

[02:00 pm] Are you prepared? Bill Gross Warns Of Financial Market Implosion And The End Of Economic Life As We Know It

The financial markets are slowly imploding – delevering – because there’s too much paper and too little trust. Goodbye “Old Normal,” standby to redefine “New Normal,” and welcome to 2012’s “paranormal.

It's time to take a seat in your golden an silvern life boats.

If you don't have 'enough' life boats yet, then this should be the right time to increase your precious metal investments. Better be safe than sorry.

New 2011 - 12 - 31:

[02:15 pm] brotherjohnf.com: TPTB Are Screaming at The Top of Their Lungs – Get Out of Paper!

[02:15 pm] Bob Chapman - "to purge the system": International Forecaster December 2011

"It is not that EU leadership doesn’t want a solution; it is that there isn’t a solution, other then to purge the system. In that environment the politicians, bankers and bureaucrats have their power to control the people taken away from them and the citizens take back their countries and their liberty and freedom."

New 2011 - 12 - 30:

[05:15 pm] A new way to save some dough: Uninsured Americans Turning To Daily Deals Sites For Healthcare

The deals are popping up across the nation. In New York, a full medical checkup with blood, stool and urinalysis testing sold for $69 in December on Groupon – below the regular price of $200. In Seattle, a flu shot was offered on AmazonLocal for $17, down from $35. In Chicago, LivingSocial sold a dental exam, cleaning, X-rays and teeth whitening trays for $99, a savings of $142.

[05:15 pm] Real role models: Charitable Donations From Rich Doubled In 2011, Report Says

New 2011 - 12 - 23:

[01:30 pm] This is what the future will look like all over America: At Mall Of Big Dreams, Few Shoppers Must Read!

"There is no purchasing power," Shakeel sighed, as another potential sale evaporated. "Today should be busy. It's just like any other Saturday."

Despite a jolly Santa Claus, audible carols and hanging wreaths, one big holiday tradition was missing at Center City -- shopping. Kids Corner Toys has seen its business dip by about one-fifth this year, according to Shakeel. A half hour drive away at the luxurious Mall at Short Hills, the parking lots were packed as shoppers poured in to visit Miu Miu, Chanel and Neiman Marcus. But in Paterson, New Jersey's third largest city and a community rife with joblessness and economic anxiety, the mall seemed desolate by comparison.

Only a few years ago, in the midst of a national real estate boom, Paterson and myriad other American communities embraced shopping malls and spreads of new condominiums as portals to economic growth, hoping that construction jobs and retail could transcend the post-industrial urban decay that had gripped them for a half-century. Now, with little hope that consumer life will snap back to its pre-recession incarnation anytime soon, the future of such developments is uncertain. [....]

What happens when you bet the future on retail and shopping money dries up? Paterson offers some answers. Homeless people take over some of the massage chairs. Alternative retailers with a local flavor pop up in storefronts that are cheap and easy to procure. The busiest days at the cash register tend to coincide with when the state hands out public assistance. Window-shopping replaces the real version, as the mall becomes a community gathering place more than a center of consumption.

Welcome to the United States. That's what happens when megalomania takes over. In good times people tend to think that prevailing growth rates can be kept up forever. A brutal error in reasoning.

New 2011 - 12 - 22:

[01:45 pm] Because we're close to the end: If A Global Recession Is Not Looming, Then Why Are Bailouts Flying Around As If The End Of The World Is Coming?

[01:45 pm] Anonymous-Video: MESSAGE TO THE ILLUMINATI AKA NEW WORLD ORDER

New 2011 - 12 - 09:

[03:30 pm] Huffington Post Couple Accused Of Receiving Welfare While Living In Mansion

Federal investigators say a Seattle couple lived in a $1.2 million mansion while one of them received welfare payments.

The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that Lyudmila Shimonova is accused of collecting $135,000 from various federal and state programs for housing, disability and food assistance while living in luxury with access to bank accounts containing tens of thousands of dollars.

Money goes where money is. Additionally, it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand's doing, which only becomes possible in a country with too much bureaucracy, such as the US.

[03:30 pm] Got a 150 grand? If You Make More Than This, Americans Consider You Rich

More than half of those recently polled by Gallup said an income of no more than $150,000 would qualify that person as rich. When asked how much money per year would be necessary for them to consider themselves "rich," 53 percent mentioned an income of $150,000 or less, and 71 percent said an income of $300,000 would be enough.

New 2011 - 11 - 30:

[04:30 pm] Also called 'the wealth gap': Older Americans are 47 times richer than young

Whether by choice or due to the weak economy, today's young people are getting their independent lives started later in nearly all respects, taking out more debt, living with parents longer and putting off key milestones like employment, marriage and home ownership longer.

Some of those trends come hand in hand with more young people attending college, which can be a double-edged sword.

While those college credentials could lead to income gains for many young people down the road, surging tuition costs are also leaving them burdened by more student loans than prior generations.

Not only do these kids leave college with a prestigious Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, they also earn a "Master of debt slavery for life - degree" which perfectly prepares them for a long and submissive life in the hamster wheel, with almost no chance of ever being able to free themselves of their debts, let alone the slightest chance to accumulate wealth.

Kids, field work is awaiting you!

New 2011 - 11 - 25:

[09:45 am] Financialsense: Gerald Celente on MF Global, Fascism, and the Culture of Corruption

New 2011 - 11 - 19:

[05:00 am] Even mightier than Bilderberg - due to their 'divinity': What price the new democracy? Goldman Sachs conquers Europe

[05:00 am] This is the single most dangerous market environment of our lifetimes: Something Big Is Coming... and It's Going to Be BAD

New 2011 - 11 - 10:

[01:45 pm] The perfect example about how NOT to do it: How a financial pro lost his house Must Read!

ONE night a few years ago, when the value of our home had collapsed, our debt was out of control and my financial planning business was shaky, I went to take out the trash.

[...] I’m a financial adviser. I get paid to help people make smart financial choices, and I speak and write about personal finance issues for this publication and others.

This guy acts like being a 'financial adviser' (something he seems to be very proud of, probably because it's still regarded as a very prestigious job) is a big advantage, even though it is the exact counterpart of an advantage, it just means that someone put you in a suit and asked you to sell whatever financial product or policy you can sell to some other douchebag that is just as unaware of the quality of the product as you are. People finally have to realize that financial advisors aren't giving you any 'good advice', they are salesmen whose primary goal is to sell, sell and sell, in order to earn their commission. A financial advisor isn't particularly the guy who works due to some altruistic motives, he's rather the bloodthirsty cutthroat who has got to sell as much of his inferior product as he can, to be able to service debt and finance his extravagant lifestyle.

[...] I felt we could afford around $350,000. We called a real estate agent named Mitch, who had signs on all the bus stops: Talk to Mitch! He picked us up in a gold Jaguar, and suddenly we were looking at houses that listed at $500,000 or more. It felt a little crazy to be shopping for houses that cost half a million dollars, but my income was growing rapidly.

This is yet another wrong conclusion, which is particulary made by members of the middle class. A growing income is not a free ticket to live beyond your means. The sheep will never understand this.

[...] But prices just kept rising, and when people kept buying, that made it seem safer. I knew from my work as a financial adviser that following the crowd could be costly. But like everyone else, I felt safer in a crowd.

There you have it, the herd instinct. You can call them whatever you want: sheep, lemmings, etc. All of them have one thing in common: they jump of the cliff together, it simply feels better than jumping all alone;-)

[...] We borrowed 100 percent of the purchase price. In fact, I was told I could borrow even more if I wanted. I had perfect credit and a solid income that was growing.

That hurts...

[...] There was some truth to that, but we were also borrowing against the house to finance our lifestyle.

The next widespread 'disease' among the middle class. They love to spend more money than they earn, cause it's fun to own all this flashy stuff, iphones, SUVs, maxed out credit cards, you name it...buy today, pay tomorrow. That's the middle class way of life: work, buy, consume, die.

[...] It was extravagant, but it seemed modest compared to what some of our neighbors were doing. Our house was the smallest model in the neighborhood (though at 3,500 square feet it was hardly tiny), and we drove a Chevy and a VW. Cori and I and some of our friends had a lot of conversations comparing our spending habits to those around us. How can so-and-so afford a boat? How are people buying new trucks and four-wheelers and 5,000-square-foot homes? Do they know something we don’t know?

Everybody wants to be like the Jones, but the Jones are going bankrupt.

PLEASE DON'T IMITATE!

New 2011 - 11 - 06:

[06:45 am] Celente on G20: "The systems will collapse": Gerald Celente RT America - 03 November 2011

New 2011 - 11 - 03:

[12:30 pm] Soon: We are now looking straight into the face of a great depression

New 2011 - 10 - 27:

[11:15 am] Huffington Post: Good News For The Super Rich

And although incomes at all levels have risen some, they've skyrocketed for the very wealthiest of earners.[...]

Wages for the lower and middle classes have hardly moved for the last three decades

There's just one thing that's been growing within the middle class: debts, debts, debts. The middle and lower class members get eaten alive by inflation and debts.

New 2011 - 10 - 26:

[01:30 pm] A good piece of advice about what NOT not to do: Ten Ways You Can Screw Up Your Life

New 2011 - 10 - 22:

[05:45 am] What people do to get a job: 6-Figure Salaries, but Homeless

Newer arrivals who can't find vacant hotel rooms or apartments sleep in their cars or in sleeping bags on spare patches of grass along the highway. The luckier ones nab a spot in one of the dozens of dorm-like facilities, known as "man camps," that the oil companies have built to house their workers.

[05:45 am] Seems like the sheep are being talked into real estate again: I Bought My Dream Retirement Home -- Cheap!

The question is: What to do with the property when you have so many years to kill before retirement?

To help cover the expenses of an extra mortgage and other bills — like utilities and property taxes — some pre-retirees are renting their homes out on long-term leases; others who bought in vacation hot spots rent to vacationers, said Mike Sannes, a Keller Williams broker with Big Bear Real Estate in San Bernardino County, Calif.

It doesn't always cover all the costs, but it helps.

We doubt that buying a home makes good economic sense, at least not right now. Things might look different in a couple of years, since we expect prices to come down a lot more when credit will no longer be available, as soon as the dollar collapses.

Until then, the rats have to run a bit faster in order to pay their extra mortgage, costs of repair, etc. Is this what they call 'quality of life'?

[04:30 am] Video: How to silence a Nobel Prize winning economist: Ask him about the economy

New 2011 - 10 - 12:

[11:45 am] If you intend to earn a very prestigious MBA degree, then you should check this one out: The Hardest Business Schools To Get Into

What do Warren Buffet, Charles Schwab, and George W. Bush have in common? They all went to business school... and then made millions.

...and where did Steve Jobs and Bill Gates go? Which degrees do they hold? How many billions did they make? Once more for those who still didn't get it: a degree can be useful, but it absolutely isn't an essential qualification to make it in life. If you are smart and work hard you can make it as far as any degree holder on the planet, and on top of that, you can reach a lot more than them.

The only very big advantage people who attend such 'elevated' business schools have, is the network of people they are able to set up. That's pretty much it.

New 2011 - 10 - 10:

[11:45 am] The consumption crazed sheep are still going hard to get their hands on igod's latest product, the price doesn't matter: Apple says iPhone 4S broke pre-order record

New 2011 - 10 - 08:

[05:45 am] Huffington Post: Move Your Money & 3 Other Ways You Can 'Occupy Wall Street' From Home

1. Move Your Money from a Wall Street bank to bank or credit union in your community.

2. Get rid of your credit cards. Most of them are issued by Wall Street banks. Dropping your credit cards will take money out of Wall Street's pockets and put it yours.

3. Get rich slowly. (???)

4. If you fit into the world of self-employment, now is a time to think about it.

New 2011 - 10 - 06:

[11:15 am] iGod is dead: Steve Jobs: Imitated, never duplicated

New 2011 - 10 - 05:

[01:45 pm] Huffington Post: Corporations Race To Pay Their Bosses The Most Of Anyone

The American economy may be faltering, but corporate executives needn't worry: Regardless of how well they perform, each one of them stands a good chance of getting paid as much as all the others -- if not more.

A salary in the 8 figures which is not the slightest bit linked to the performance of the employee - a perfect dream which is only dreamt at the very top of the corporations. Everybody on lower levels has to bring something to the table in order to receive a salary, and - if they are good at what they are doing - receive a performance-related bonus.

Recent studies have shown that the richest 1 percent of Americans control about 24 percent of the country's wealth -- an imbalance that has grown especially pronounced in recent decades, as the salaries of the affluent climbed higher and higher while middle- and lower-class incomes became more or less stagnant.

As always - the sheep are left with nothing.

[01:15 pm] They are not yet frugal enough: Americans forced to be increasingly frugal

The Great Recession is officially over, but the good old days of conspicuous consumption -- maxing out credit cards and buying homes with no money down or proof of income -- are long gone.

Two lies in just one sentence: The 'Great Recession' is far from over - the truth is that it hasn't yet begun, let alone the depression which will follow the recession with a probability of around 99,9567%. An the second lie is that credit cards aren't maxed out anylonger. They are as maxed out as ever! Ain't nothing changed...

New 2011 - 10 - 03:

[12:30 pm] The Apple disciples still have too much money left: InMobi Smartphone Study Reveals 41% of Mobile Users To Buy Apple iPhone 5

This is yet another prove that there is still too much credit floating around or in other words: the 'credit-skin' of this herd of sheep is still too thick.

[06:00 am] People are taking to the streets: Groundswell: economic and ethnic tensions spark wave of protests across the globe

New 2011 - 09 - 22:

[01:45 pm] The key to life: running and reading

You can make a fortune, but it takes a lot of sweat and hard work.

New 2011 - 09 - 20:

[02:30 pm] Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban: The Most Patriotic Thing You Can Do

So be Patriotic. Go out there and get rich. Get so obnoxiously rich that when that tax bill comes , your first thought will be to choke on how big a check you have to write. Your 2nd thought will be “what a great problem to have”, and your 3rd should be a recognition that in paying your taxes you are helping to support millions of Americans that are not as fortunate as you.

These are definitely some nice thoughts from the point of view of an individual, since there is nothing wrong about trying to get rich. Mark thinks that by getting rich, many other people will profit from your wealth, which may be right, but his point is that by acting like this, we do have a chance to improve the state of the economy, which may also be correct, yet another 'but', by improving the economy we have the chance to save the system. However, we think that our present system does not deserve to be 'preserved', since it has some major construction faults, for example the ones that were just named in the article on the info-united-states page (fractional reserve banking, no link between the official money and the physical world, etc.)

New 2011 - 09 - 14:

[10:15 am] It's time to leave the thought of social security behind: Blast From Paul Krugman's Past: "Social Security Is A Ponzi Scheme And Will Soon Be Over"

New 2011 - 09 - 12:

[04:00 pm] The divide between rich and poor continues to get bigger: As Middle Class Shrinks, Products Begin To Be Tailored To Rich And Poor

The erosion of middle-market product lines reflects a trend where economic pressures are making it increasingly harder for Americans to maintain a traditional middle-class existence. Jobs are less secure, home ownership rates are falling and a college education is not the guarantee of financial stability that it once was.

You see, the good times are over. Those who still have the privilege to be living in the lap of luxury will soon be brought back down to earth with a bang. No more 'barbecue everyday'.

New 2011 - 09 - 10:

[05:00 am] Video - looking for the perfect wage slave: Monty Python - Job Interview

New 2011 - 09 - 03:

[10:15 pm] The Internet: the greatest threat to elite domination: Decentralized Communication

New 2011 - 09 - 02:

[01:45 pm] These examples show that a college degree is not a must-have in order to succeed in life: Surprising 6-Figure Salaries

Common sense, hard work and diligence are sufficient characteristics to stay ahead of the curve, cause this is what many people are lacking

New 2011 - 09 - 01:

[09:30 am] Haha: good girl gone bad, one more time: Rihanna Claims She Was Tricked Into Buying $7 Million Mansion

You see, there is no difference between the Jonses, who waste a couple hundred thousand dollars throughout their lifes or a young millionaire/ female singer/ celebrity like Rihanna, who dumps a couple million dollars in a very short time for a rundown ruin mansion. No one ever taught them how to handle money - so they just blow it.

The "S&M" singer's lawsuit claims she would not have paid $6.9 million for the home in 2009 if she had known about the problems. She claims water leaked into several rooms of the house from a balcony that lacks the proper slope and drainage after a rainstorm in early 2010. The suit states the damage left the home "uninhabitable."

How about doing a due dilligence before giving someone 7 million bucks, how about taking a look at the house before signing a deal? Typical sheep behavior.

New 2011 - 08 - 27:

[03:00 pm] From Yale directly to unemployment-ville: Life After College: An Undocumented Student's Story

She left New Haven and returned to her home in Texas. Now her daily routine consists of nine-to-five job shifts at fast food restaurants and laundromats, the advantages of her Yale degree negated by her undocumented status.

Sometimes even a prestigious degree from an Ivy League College can't get you out of the mess.

[06:30 am] Exercise Equipment, Swimming Pools, Wine Cellars, Outdoor Kitchens, Espresso Makers: 5 Things You Spend On, Then Never Use

There are a lot of forces that drive us deeper and deeper into debt. The need to flaunt affluence (whether or not you have it) is among them. There is also that green-eyed monster of envy — warned about in both the 10 Commandments and Seven Deadly Sins — driving us to up the ante for our homes, clothes and cars to look just that much better than the neighbors.

This is mainly a problem of the middle class, where wages get spent before they are earned. People who belong to the upper-class also spend money on luxury goods and other comforts of life. But there is one important difference: the upper class buys things 'cash', while middle class folks plunge themselves into debts to buy these gadgets. That's why they need jobs so badly, to pay off debts and interest. Welcome to slavery.

New 2011 - 08 - 26:

[05:30 am] Will this also be the job title on his business card? Jobs' new job at Apple could be 'chief visionary'

[05:30 am] iGod finally calls it quits: Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO After Cancer Battle

New 2011 - 08 - 24:

[01:45 pm] They better stick to what they know,..like acting: 10 Celebrity-Owned Restaurant Fails

Over the last 10 years it has become very prestigious and cool "to own" a restaurant or a club. The celebrity status alone simply wasn't enough anymore, you had to be an 'owner' as well. Unfortunately, most of these celebrities don't have the slightest clue about how to manage a company. They may not fit the typical definition of an employee and they may not think like the average employee, but at the end of the day, they are miles away from thinking like a real entrepreneur, which is the key to succeed in any business.

[05:15 am] "Would you rather be a doctor or a lawyer, or a guy who writes a check to doctors and lawyers?" Ryan Blair: From Delinquent to Self-Made Multimillionaire

As an entrepreneur, having a college degree or getting classroom training won't hurt your chances for starting a successful business, but it's ultimately not necessary.

If you are employee minded you will never understand what being an entrepreneur feels like. If you are the entrepreneurial type of guy and if you are thinking about setting up your own business you can probably relate to what Ryan Blair says in this article. He's a role model for all aspiring entrepreneurs.

New 2011 - 08 - 23:

[09:00 am] Huffington Post: Black-Owned Banks Struggle To Stay Out Of The Red

New 2011 - 08 - 21:

[04:15 am] The masses, the elites and democracy: Stop Clinging to False Hope and Face Reality

New 2011 - 08 - 19:

[01:15 pm] There are a whole lotta multi-millionaires on that list: The 50 Richest Members Of Congress

New 2011 - 08 - 18:

[10:30 am] He's not the first and he will definitely not be the last: Locked Out: NBA Player Applies For Job At Home Depot

Troubled NBA combo guard Delonte West, who played last season with the Boston Celtics, wrote on Twitter that he recently applied for a position at Home Depot. It would seem that West hasn't been saving his NBA wages. Meanwhile, the NBA Lockout has assured that he won't be doing any playing to bring in more cash any time soon.

There is no difference between an average employee who makes 10 to $100.000 a year or a sports millionaire who makes between 1 to $10 million each year. In many cases these former sports millionaires have to apply for normal jobs anyways, after their career is over. They simply can't handle the money, don't matter if we're talking thousands or millions. There's just one thing all of them have in common: fancy houses, big mortgages, shiny cars, expensive wrist watches, private jets, etc. No matter how much they earn, they'll spend it all, and even more.

Work - buy - consume - die.

[06:00 am] Chris Duane: Honest Work For Honest Silver Pay

Let’s put it another way, I would have probably had to have paid some one $10 an hour for 10 hours to do what I did yesterday. (And they probably would not have done as good of a job.) If we take that $100 value for the labor and relate that to 1/10th of an ounce of silver that works out to $1,000 an ounce for silver. The sick thing is, that is what it is valued today. It does not take into consideration the trillions of future deficits, bailouts, unfunded liabilities and economic collapse.

We are running out of time where you can buy this incredible value. If you do not go out today and buy yourself at least on ounce of silver, I think you are a fool.

Silver below $50 per ounce is dirt cheap. It really sells at a bargain price right now. Unfortunately, most people prefer to pay prices which will then be at least 10 times higher than todays prices. The sheep want to be sheared and skinned, by any means.

New 2011 - 08 - 17:

[12:45 pm] For those who are politically hyper-correct: The Greenest Colleges

New 2011 - 08 - 16:

[01:00 pm] UK: The upper middle class and the upper class are still extremely decadent, too decadent: Surge in plastic surgery for pets

Nose jobs and facelifts were once the preserve of Hollywood A-listers and ageing celebrities. However new figures show that Britons are spending millions of pounds a year on plastic surgery for their pets.

This kind of behavior will also come to an end soon.

New 2011 - 08 - 15:

[02:30 pm] This number will increase heavily over the next years: Employees Bid Farewell to Corporate America

[08:30 am] If you are interested in making money, instead of earning a prestigeous degree, you should check this one out: The Best-Paying Jobs That Don't Require A College Degree

1. Commercial Airline Pilot | 2. Software Developers | 3. Construction Managers | 4. Police Chief | 5. Nuclear Power Plant Operator | 6. Web Developers | 7. Elevator Installers | 8. Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 9. Gaming Manager | 10. Captains, Mates, Pilot of Water Vessel

However, this list is still incomplete. They forgot 'Investor' and 'Trader'. It's certainly not bad to have a degree, but it isn't everything.

New 2011 - 08 - 08:

[08:45 pm] For those who have neither gold nor silver...better don't try to imagine: Americans wonder where the misery will end

[08:15 pm] After the crash

New 2011 - 08 - 05:

[07:45 pm] Pictures of poverty from the entire world: Scenes from the recession

[07:45 pm] The English Indice is having its fifth biggest decline in history: Debt crisis: live

[07:45 pm] About the current stock market crash: Marc Faber: "Next Week We Will See If Bernanke Is A True Money Printer Or Just An Amateur"

New 2011 - 08 - 01:

[04:15 pm] If you are going on holiday anytime soon, like we do tomorrow: 10 Things You Shouldn’t Keep in Your Wallet or Purse

[09:45 am] That's how bad it already is: Sex For Sale: College Students Using 'Sugar Daddies' To Pay Off Loan Debt

In her profile on the site, Taylor describes herself as "a full-time college student studying psychology and looking to meet someone to help pay the bills." Photos on the site show her in revealing outfits, a mane of caramel-colored hair framing her face. But unlike other dating sites, where a user might also list preferred hobbies or desired traits, Taylor instead indicates preferences for a "sugar daddy" and an "arrangement" in the range of $1,000 to $3,000 a month.

These girls will get even cheaper as soon as the real depression kicks in. They'll be 'at your service' for one silver ounce per month/or something to eat.

New 2011 - 07 - 29:

[06:45 am] Vaclav Klaus: Green agenda has parallels with excesses of communism

[05:00 am] For the weekend, if you are located in the US: PHOTOS: 10 Restaurants With The Best Sunset Views

New 2011 - 07 - 25:

[03:45 pm] Huff Post: How High School Dropouts Are A Burden To The Economy

Not only are high school dropouts a cost to the economy, but a cost to themselves as well. Of the 3.8 million students that start high school this year, a quarter won't receive a diploma. Those who don't finish will earn $200,000 less than those who do over their lifetime, and $1 million less than a college graduate, Sanchez says.

Dropouts are not eligible for 90 percent of the jobs in our economy, and a student drops out of high school every 26 seconds in the U.S., contributing to a rising unemployment rate.

[07:15 am] Showing-off on credit isn't just a phenomenon in the United States: Peacock Syndrome - America's Fatal Disease

For example: why are all prestige-cars leasing-financed?

[05:45 am] A good example for the self-service society we are living in: Charity Director's Salary Went From $35,000 To Half A Million

But this whole monetary self-service prerogative only applies to people who have an MBA degree or some other kind of management job.

New 2011 - 07 - 24:

[11:00 am] About the elites: Edwin Vieira, Jr. on the Power Elite, the Police State and Opposing the Authoritarian Trend

New 2011 - 07 - 15:

[06:45 am] Huff Post: Corporation Culture Wars

"If you have a sense that your money is somehow, even indirectly, contributing to a cause that you find morally problematic, then it seems somewhere between reasonable and obligatory for you to vote with your dollars," he said. "Your individual purchasing decision isn't doing a lot to further the cause of the company's CEO -- maybe just a few pennies -- but there's also symbolic value, and you're responsible for that."

If you are politically hyper-correct, than this is an article for you to read.

New 2011 - 07 - 14:

[04:15 pm] Aljazeera: Mass psychosis in the US

A lot of people are drowning in debt, which might be an important reason for the mass psychosis, but we are swimmers, we got gold and silver.

[04:15 pm] Huff Post: U.S. Cities With The Most Millionaires

1. NY | 2. LA | 3. Chicago | 4.Washington | 5. San Francisco | 6. Philadelphia | 7. Boston | 8. Houston | 9. Detroit | 10. San Jose

New 2011 - 07 - 07:

[06:15 am] Don't-tread-on.me: Our Country On The Brink of Disaster

"If we are to survive as a nation we must make some difficult choices. Everyone will have to tighten their belt.  We must fix the housing debacle and we must restore the value of the dollar.  None of it will be easy.  It will take sacrifice on the part of every citizen,but it can be done.  It must begin at the voting booth.  We have to quit voting parties and start voting people.  We must teach our children what is right and the true nature of character and respect.  We must insist that our schools teach reading comprehension,math,science and history,and further;we must insist that they quit teaching that everyone is a winner and diversity is of more value than moral character.  If we do these things we can get our country back on track.  If we fail,this Republic is doomed.  With God’s help we will prevail.  God Bless America."

Hm, we absolutely appreciate the work of Chris Duane, he's done an awesome job so far and we regularly recommend his website as a great source of information, but does he really believe what he says there, that there is a realistic chance to save the country by implementing some of the measure he has named up above? Well, there might be a chance if the right people were in charge, but todays system is run by a couple of banks...and the rest is politicians who just seem to be in charge, but who in fact aren't. It is no longer Mr. Obamas business to make decisions concerning the economy and money flow in general. Banks and huge corporations tell him what to do 'best' and everything that is done is certainly in their favor and for their own good.

[04:45 am] Societe General: A new world order - when demand overtakes supply Must Read!

Hope you bring a little time with you since this report is quite long, but we still think it is worth reading it. It gives you a good sense of how the world is likely going to change over the next 20 years and what this means for the way we live.

New 2011 - 07 - 06:

[10:30 am] Thanks for 100 likes on FB

Hi guys, we justed wanted to say thank you for the first 100 'likes' on our Silver-Info Facebook page! We try to keep up our work in order to provide you with the best daily information about precious metals and investing.
The community of silver investors gets bigger everyday and it will continue to grow, but we still need your help and support - very badly!
Talk to your relatives and friends, try to educate them about our financial system and fiat money. Tell them where they are headed if they do not put some of their money into gold and silver. Inform them about good sources of information which are relentlessly trying to spread the unique chance silver offers as an investment, as a currency and as a reliable store of purchasing power. Such sources are for example zerohedge, don't-tread-on.me, or Silver-Info itself. We appreciate every recommendation we can get! Remember that word-of-mouth recommendation is extremely important for getting the silver opportunity into peoples heads, because we can't expect the mainstream media to spread the word around. That's where you get in! Do your best!

New 2011 - 07 - 05:

[03:45 pm] Generation 'comfortable': Poll: Young Americans Most Satisfied With Standard Of Living

They probably think that their standard of living continues to go linear to the upside just the way it did over the past 50 years. That's gonna be a very rude awakening for them.

[05:15 am] Why? Because divorces can be expensive sometimes? Founder Of eHarmony Advises: 'Don't Get Married'

New 2011 - 07 - 01:

[05:30 am] "They don't have any skills at all.": 'Skills gap' leaves firms without worker pipeline

Educators and business leaders say that a "college for all" mentality is no longer realistic, if ever it was. Many positions -- known as "middle-skill" jobs -- don't require a degree from a four-year institution.

So this is how bad the situation already is. How come that almost the whole world still wants to go to college? Is it the prestige that comes with a college degree? We think the main problem is that most of the kids are looking for jobs which don't require to get their hands dirty. They rather prefer a 'clean' job at the office on a pc, even though they earn much less than a halfway skilled craftsman.

Let's see how helpful a degree will be when all their cool and clean jobs are suddenly no longer available because of a further deteriorating economy. They will probably realize that earning a degree was pretty much nonsense as soon as they will get their new jobs, as field workers, harvesting potatoes.

New 2011 - 06 - 29:

[10:30 am] If you are unsatisfied with what you are currently doing, check this out: How to Find Your Dream Job and Life

New 2011 - 06 - 28:

[05:30 am] Huffington Post: The Dangers Of Getting Rich In Your Divorce

So, if you get a call out of the blue from your ex's money manager talking you up about how much she has always respected your strength and wisdom and wanted to warn you about your ex's wild investing habits, beware!

This teaches us to deal with our investments all on our own. Get educated, read good books about finance and investing, which will eventually lead to your own financial independence. There is no need for you to have a money manager. Having someone else to manage your money always means being dependent on this person and this is something we absolutely want to prevent.

Gold and Silver bugs are their own money managers anyways. This is exactely why we started investing in precious metals: we love our independence!

New 2011 - 06 - 18:

[04:00 pm] Something for the women on Silver-Info: Study: Do We Really Like Rich Men More?

...and for all guys with an inferiority complex.

New 2011 - 06 - 17:

[06:00 am] Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Ex-IMF Chief Claimed Diplomatic Immunity After Being Arrested

NEW YORK -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn declared he had diplomatic immunity and complained that his handcuffs were too tight after he was taken into custody on allegations he tried to rape a Manhattan hotel maid, court documents filed Thursday show.

Cry us a river, Dominique. We are with you.

New 2011 - 06 - 16:

[10:30 am] Advisors always have to be hopeful, otherwise they wouldn't get their clients to invest new money: Wealthy sour on economy but advisers hopeful

[05:30 am] How Apple manipulates its disciples: 12 Jaw-Dropping Facts About The Apple Store

In-store technicians are asked to deal with emotional customers by using "simple reassurances" that they are listening, like, "Uh-huh" and "I understand."

Well, we totally get this point. You gotta use some sort of simple language when talking to sheeple, right?

New 2011 - 06 - 14:

[11:45 am] Anthony Weiner, Dominique Straus-Kahn and Arnold Schwarzenegger: Bad Boys In Power: Are Their Brains Wired For Trouble?

New 2011 - 06 - 11:

[03:15 pm] Something about the higher education bubble: Education Industry faces a Multidecade Peak

"Higher education" is a prestige bubble, everywhere in the western world. Everybody wants to study. Our society doesn't need more than 10% academics. It's already a lot more than these 10%.

[05:00 am] “If you play by the Elite’s rules, the Elite will rule”: .The Game Changer- Unite or Die

New 2011 - 06 - 09:

[12:15 pm] Almost: The American dream has died

New 2011 - 06 - 06:

[04:00 pm] You've got to get rid of it somehow, don't you? What Millionaires Did With Their Bush Tax Cuts: 'I Built A Dance Floor In My House'

"I got a bigger boat than I used to have," said Dennis Mehiel, the founder and chairman of cardboard box manufacturer U.S. Corrugated, Inc. He lamented that the construction of his 150-foot sloop didn't create any jobs for American workers. "The problem is, it was built in Italy."

Not all millionaires are as decadent as the dance floor builder and the boat owner. The average American millionaire lives a pretty modest lifestyle, with almost no shiny gimmicks. That's why they became millionaires. They could afford a lot of that stuff, but usually they don't, contrary to the middle class. As soon as a member of the middle class gets his hands on some money, he spends it like a bastard for all kinds of consumer products.

New 2011 - 06 - 05:

[05:45 am] For the weekend, we tried to find something to just sit back and relax, so we found these videos of Mark Cuban, the well-known owner of the Dallas Mavericks. That boy has always been an inspiration to us. Perhaps you can find some additional motivation for yourself, too, by watching these videos:

Beyond The Glory - The Mark Cuban Story - Part 1/4

Beyond The Glory - The Mark Cuban Story - Part 2/4

Beyond The Glory - The Mark Cuban Story - Part 3/4

Beyond The Glory - The Mark Cuban Story - Part 4/4

[05:30 am] A Bloomberg/Businessweek study: Countries With the Most Millionaires

No. 1: Singapore
No. 2: Switzerland
No. 3: Qatar
No. 4: Hong Kong
No. 5: Kuwait
No. 6: United Arab Emirates
No. 7: United States
No. 8: Taiwan
No. 9: Israel
No. 10: Belgium

New 2011 - 06 - 02:

[05:30 pm] Ready for the rat race: WATCH: Despairing Graduates Hope For Jobs, Not A Better Future

JOB = Just Over Broke

New 2011 - 06 - 01:

[06:30 am] Still decadent: Now renting: luxe condos built for the global rich

Brian Moynihan, the CEO of Bank of America, says that would-be homeowners in some parts of the U.S. should look elsewhere for long-term investment returns. "It's sobering to think, but some people shouldn't be thinking of (their home) as an asset," Moynihan told a gathering of attorneys general at their 2011 conference in April.

True words from the bankster. As Robert Kiosaky pointed out in his book "Cash Quadrant", a credit-financed house is never an asset, it's a liability.

New 2011 - 05 - 31:

[05:30 am] Definitely a tough question: Does Porn Cause Divorce?

New 2011 - 05 - 29:

[03:00 pm] No, there isn't: Is There A Peak Age for Entrepreneurship?

Age is only one factor among many to predict the success of entrepreneurs, and anybody at any age can break any molds put forward by “experts.” However, it’s clear that the stories of a few “college-dropout turned millionaire” (or billionaire) startup founders have clouded both the mass media and the tech industry from reality. We have romanticized the idea of a young founder because, well, it’s a great story, but these stories are not the norm. In the end, classic biases of gender, race, and age need to be discarded for a real science of success.

As we have already said in a previous article, being an entrepreneur is a state of mind. You can become an entrepreneur at any age, theoretically. However, chances are lower that you'll become an entrepreneur the older you are, simply because peoples willingness to take risks and their energy decrease in the course of a lifetime.

New 2011 - 05 - 27:

[04:30 pm] "food, news and sex": What Rich People Do Online

New 2011 - 05 - 26:

[04:30 pm] Surprise: Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg At G-8, Still Hates 'The Social Network'

While chatting with European leaders at the G-8 summit in France Thursday, the Facebook founder could be heard apparently discussing the movie as they walked into a conference room.

"I saw it and I liked it," German Chancellor Angela Merkel was heard by reporters saying as she walked in with Zuckerberg, who was wearing a suit-and-tie instead of his trademark hoodie and t-shirt.

She then turned to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, saying, "Did you see it? Did you like it?" Sarkozy appeared to nod, according the White House pool report.

"And did you see it?" she asked Zuckerberg.

"I didn't like it," he said smiling as the others laughed.

"Well, you don't like this one? Maybe you'll like the next one," Merkel replied.

Haha, that girl Angela Merkel has a pretty dry sense of humor. Mark seems to have no humor at all.

Damn it boy, you're worth a couple of billion dollars, it's time to get out of your Facebook bubble and start to get a real life, otherwise you wouldn't take every comment or film that is made about your spying comany so personal.

New 2011 - 05 - 20:

[11:30 am] Zerohedge: The Rich Are About To Get Very, Very Rich: Study Finds Global Millionaire Wealth Set To More Than Double By 2020

There are people who are millionaires today who are set to lose everything, because just being a millionaire doesn't mean that you'll be one forever. You gotta own the right assets.

[06:15 am] There you have it - Apple is a religious sect: Apple causes ‘religious’ reaction in brains of fans, say neuroscientists

New 2011 - 05 - 19:

[03:45 pm] Hilarious: Shaming of the world's top banker: Strauss-Kahn forced to wear prison 'suicide smock' - as he quits as head of IMF

[01:15 pm] Huffington Post: Are High-Poverty Schools Educating Students To Stay Poor?

Yes, they are. And we can say this without having studied the statistics. Our entire system was built to keep the rich rich and to prevent the poor from becoming rich. Exceptions prove the rule.

[01:15 pm] Kiss kiss, good bye, Mister Straus-Kahn: IMF Chief OUT

He could have afforded a ton of good-looking girls, instead he chose to penetrate the hotel maid. Now he wants to concentrate on proving his 'innocence'. Dude, we totally buy that one, haha...

New 2011 - 05 - 18:

[04:15 pm] Field work is waiting for them: Recent Grads Are Hit Hard By The Recession

[11:30 am] Because of its decadence: America becoming third world country

[11:15 am] For young credit slaves: 7 Tips For Repaying Student Loans

New 2011 - 05 - 09:

[12:45 pm] For those who are thinking about leaving their job behind: Should You Really Be A Startup Entrepreneur?

"And I mean this.  I’m sure everybody has their own definition of the attributes of an entrepreneur.  Some of the ones I would identify are:

[12:00 pm] There are simply too many academics no one needs: What's Wrong With American Higher Education?

In 1950, 2.6 million Americans – less than two percent of the population – were enrolled in college. By 1990, the number of Americans in college had jumped to 13.2 million, or more than five percent of the overall population. And between 1997 and 2007, undergraduate enrollment rose by 25 percent.

Many of these young academics with degrees in literature or sociology will end up as fieldworkers, trying to make a living pickig potatoes.

New 2011 - 05 - 03:

[01:00 pm] The head behind wikileaks about the number 1 social network: Assange: Facebook Is Most Appalling Spy Machine Ever Invented

New 2011 - 04 - 27:

[09:45 am] Talking about the education bubble: Newly Graduated And Drowning In Six-Figures Of Student Loan Debt

Angello is on the hook for about $120,000. With six-figures in debt, she has little choice but to save every little bit that trickles in. And still, it's a struggle.

It will be really hard for her to pay back $120.000 plus interest, since she probably has to pay the Iphone bill as well.

“Thirty years ago, college was a wise, modest investment,” says Fabio Rojas, a professor of sociology at Indiana University. He studies the politics of higher education. “Now, it’s a lifetime lock-in, an albatross you can’t escape.”

Welcome to the rat race.

Recently, student loan debt exceeded credit card debt, meaning that Americans now owe more on their student loans than they do their credit cards. By year’s end, student debt is on track to hit the trillion dollar mark.

Welcome to the United States. Not only is the nation itself pretty much bankrupt, but its individuals, too.

Angello, a scrupulous saver, finally moved to New York City earlier this year, where she began work as a full-time, paid intern. It pays $12.50 an hour.

Good luck paying back the $120.000 with a job that pays $12.50 per hour. Was it really worth to go to college girl?

So far, while her debt has yet to fundamentally realign the direction of her eventual career path, Angello says that she’s now willing to take any permanent offer that comes her way, so long as it's in her related field, rather than hold out for the possibility of something better coming along.

This is the point where she sells her soul. She's ready 'to take any permanent offer that comes her way',...which makes us think of...ahh no, we're not going there.

Wait till interest rates rise gurl, when you won't be able to pay the interest on your loan anymore. This will be the day when when you wished you never ever even thought about going to college.

New 2011 - 04 - 25:

[04:30 pm] Because of 'family breakdowns': Why Half The Kids In The U.K. Are Doomed

New 2011 - 04 - 21:

[02:30 pm] Many people gonna end up like this: My First Night: A True Story Of Being Homeless In Los Angeles

This is definitly a sad prospect, but unfortunately, many people preferred to buy an Iphone instead of precious metals. Wonder who is going to pay the Iphone bills then...

[02:30 pm] That boy is truely a pain in the ass: 2012 Election: Obama To Supporters: I Understand Your Frustration

SAN FRANCISCO — President Barack Obama told supporters on Thursday he is pressing ahead with his agenda in a difficult political environment in Washington and that "change turned out to be a lot tougher than expected"

Obama addressed about 200 people who paid up to $35,800 apiece for the fundraiser at a San Francisco hotel, the first of four fundraisers of the day.

Even though he's running for re-election from the White House, Obama said he still wants to mount a grassroots campaign. "We need you now more than ever," he said. "Your engagement, your involvement, your commitments are going to be critically important."

We still don't get why he wants to be president so badly, when America files for bankruptcy. Whenever people will be thinking about the American default in the future, they will be thinking of Barack Obama. His name will be inextricably linked with the demise of the Empire.

New 2011 - 04 - 20:

[01:15 pm] Why this society MUST go to hell first: WATCH: Little Boy Gets A Leg Wax

New 2011 - 04 - 14:

[01:30 pm] Huff Post: How Lack Of Sleep Could Cost You Money

In case of gold and silver it's definitly better for the unexperienced investor to stay asleep. Rookies often tend to sell after the first 100%. This might make sense in normal times, but not in a primary bull market. The best is still to come, which means another 500-1000%. So try to stay asleep for at least 2 more years...

New 2011 - 04 - 13:

[05:15 pm] Students and parents, wake up: Students: You Are Exploited Debt-Serfs

New 2011 - 04 - 12:

[12:00 pm] We've already written about that topic: Peter Thiel: We’re in a Bubble and It’s Not the Internet. It’s Higher Education.

Instead, for Thiel, the bubble that has taken the place of housing is the higher education bubble. “A true bubble is when something is overvalued and intensely believed,” he says. “Education may be the only thing people still believe in in the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the absolute taboo. It’s like telling the world there’s no Santa Claus.”

Like the housing bubble, the education bubble is about security and insurance against the future. Both whisper a seductive promise into the ears of worried Americans: Do this and you will be safe. The excesses of both were always excused by a core national belief that no matter what happens in the world, these were the best investments you could make. Housing prices would always go up, and you will always make more money if you are college educated.

New 2011 - 04 - 11:

[04:00 pm] "everyone else is doing it": Why people cheat on their taxes

New 2011 - 04 - 06:

[10:15 am] Cell Phone Surveillance: Some Cell Phones Record Your Location Hundreds Of Times A Day, It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know

Sivio Berlusconi stopped using cell phones either, because his phone was tapped too often.

New 2011 - 04 - 05:

[05:00 pm] The dirty credit sheep: One of five homeowners having difficulty paying the mortgage

More than one out of every five (22 percent) of people with mortgages are having difficulty meeting their mortgage payments, and this includes 7 percent who are having "a great deal of difficulty,” according to a new Harris Poll Monday.

Furthermore, 21 percent of those with mortgages are "under water" in that they think their homes are worth less than the amounts that they owe.

We are looking very foward to the day when interest rates rise up in the air (in the desperate attempt to get inflation under control), cause this will be the day when all these people won't be able to meet their mortgage payments, which in consequence means that they'll have to leave their homes. You might ask yourself 'why that dude from silver-info says that they won't be able to meet their mortgage payments, because we all know, mortgage interest is fixed'. But here's the error in reasoning. Mortgage interest rates in fact aren't fixed, the bank can adjust them at any given time, at their convenience. Never forget to read the small print of your credit agreement!

Most of these wage slaves haven't read the small print which means a rude awakening for them.

New 2011 - 04 - 04:

[05:00 am] Hilarious: EAT THE RICH!

New 2011 - 04 - 03:

[04:30 am] "My monthly rent just went from $1,500 per month to $350 per month": Small Financial Sacrifices For Big Achievements

This type of life is definitely not for everyone, but with the right changes/choices, your dream life can be possible too. It just takes a little courage and some planning and you can be on your way to living life the way you want to, not the way others expect you to. In the big picture, I am not sacrificing anything of any true importance; rather I am giving up some things and exchanging them for an experience more valuable to me than “stuff” could ever be. You only get one shot at life — make it count.

He's hell of a role model. Couldn't have said it any better myself than that boy says it in the copied paragraph. If your ultimate goal is to get out of the rat race, that's how you should do it. All it takes is determination, courage, self-confidence and brains. (ME)

New 2011 - 04 - 01:

[05:45 am] Eco fascist - that's the right term: Eco Fascist Schellnhuber Says World Needs to Be Managed by Elite Authoritarians

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