If you don’t know who David Rosenberg is, you should start by watching the enclosed video. Â For those of you who know David, he’s been pretty consistent of assessing the state of US and global economic affairs over the past 5 years
Courtesy of Barry Ritholtz
I continue my 2009 bearish call on US real estate for all the same reasons … and I see nothing to even begin changing my mind. Â The best Americans can hope for is a base at current levels … but my call is that US real estate is going to get worse.
If for no other reason, consider the fact that US real estate prices have failed to move higher despite US Federal Reserve ZIRP (zero interest rate policy), which we now know will continue into 2013. Â God help homeowners if the bond markets decide to take matters into their own hands and demand higher rates, or if the Chinese decide enough is enough.
In the meantime, have a look at the following graph illustrating US home inventories, courtesy of the good people over at Calculated Risk … Â Despite the fact that home inventories are actually lower to the tune of 8.9% over last year, the months of supply is moving higher due to a slower sales pace. That kind of divergence can only be described as bad … very bad.
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Company Highlights
The Blue Quartz Property is located in the Beatty Township (Ontario) 73km East of Timmins. Access to the property is excellent as a gravel road from Highway # 101 runs directly through the property. Situated on the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, The Blue Quartz property is surrounded by numerous past and presently productive gold mines. Most notably the Black Fox mine (Brigus Gold), the Hislop mine (St Andrews Goldfields) and the Ross mine. The Blue Quartz Property is 43-101 Compliant.
Recent Acquisition
The company has recently acquired a 100% interest in 8 contiguous mining claims totalling 240 hectares located directly west of the Blue Quartz Property in East Timmins Ontario. The additional claims more than double McLaren’s current strike length on the Blue Quartz Property.
History
Gold was first discovered on the property in 1907. The Blue Quartz mine was reported to have been produced in the 1920s and 30s from underground mining operations from the 514-foot deep mine shaft, including 6000 feet of crosscutting and drifting, over half of which was on the 500 foot level and lateral workings, to a depth of 740 foot level. Recent drilling programs in 2010/2011 confirm a strong potential for discovery on the property.
Blue Quartz Property Geology
The Blue Quartz Property Straddles both the Pipestone Fault as well as a subsidiary sub-parrallel fault, the Painkiller Fault. The rocks along the trace of these two faults have been silicified and are anomalous in gold. Bedrock mapped on the project area is Early Precambrian belonging to the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.
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As you all know very well by now, I love to share data pertaining to our accomplishments.  Why? Talk is cheap and data is the only way to differentiate who is actually getting the job done in the world of online investor relations.
Despite what all the “Johnny Come Lately IR Experts“ have been telling you as of late, AGORACOM has been proving to small-cap CEO’s for years that online investor relations is the key to attracting the widest possible audience of investors.
ONLINE INVESTOR RELATIONS PLATFORM IS BEST FOR SMALL-CAP INVESTOR RELATIONS
Moreover, we’ve been pounding the table on the fact that a unified small-cap investor relations platform such as AGORACOM is a cheaper, faster and easier way to achieve that goal.  We simply don’t agree that solo social media efforts are sufficient because individual small-cap companies simply don’t push out enough content and information to attract a meaningful audience and presence.
To this end, AGORACOM has been working hard at casting the widest net possible via our own site, sister sites, social media and small-cap videos.  That effort is paying big dividends in terms of driving traffic into our network.
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING – 503,420 INVESTORS IN 2011 … AND COUNTING
Here is the irrefutable visitor data (independently tracked by Google Analytics), as well as, the list of Top 10 countries … and here is how you contact us to discuss your online investor relations needs.
To put this success into further perspective, this traffic does not include data from our social media sites (Twitter, YouTube and Facebook) which are enjoying their own success per our January 5, 2011 post. Â Look for an update on these in the coming week.
Regards,
George Tsiolis, Founder
AGORACOM WIRE – MONDAY AUGUST 15, 2011
TOP STORY … OMAGINE 10Q AFTER HOURS FRIDAY REVEALS …
“His Majesty The Sultantan of Oman Is A 25% Owner Of Omagine LLC … We Believe The Final Development Agreement Will Be Signed By September 15, 2011”  Full Release
*** OMAG Is A Client … We Own Shares and Options …Â Go To OMAG HUB
$2,000 GOLD – Bank Of America Makes The Call …Â Full Story
NIXON FROM THE GRAVE … Today Is The 40th Anniversary Of Nixon Removing $USD From The Gold Standard … Not A Celebration … The Case For $USD Demise … Watch Video
GOLD FOR CASH FOR MORE GOLD : Junior Gold Producers Rising to the OccasionVia Prospecting Journal Full Story
VIDEO: BLACK BOX TRADING: Want To Trade Against Black Boxes … AKA Algorithmic Trading … AKA Skynet? 1 Second Of Trades Stretched To 1 Minute
HOW GEORGE SWING TRADES: See How George Traded 2 Positions In Avalon Ventures Between Wed – Friday AGORACOM Twitter
VIDEO: US REAL ESTATE STILL DOOMED – In Case You Didn’t Believe Geore’s OCT/09 Prediction – Which Has Come True – Here Is More Support From Barry Ritholtz In AUG/11Â Watch Video
Subsequent to Nixon’s decision 40 years ago, the U.S. dollar has fallen from 1/35th of an ounce of gold to 1/1750th of an ounce of gold today.
I urge everyone to watch this video and read the excerpts to this great article on ZeroHedge. Â Though I don’t want to believe the demise of the $USD is imminent, I have to believe it is inevitable.
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You may have heard the time high-frequency trading (HFT), also known as algorithmic trading and most well known amongst the masses as black box trading. There is plenty of debate about the value of HFT, with dissenters referring to the network of HFT as “Skynet”, the computer that took down the world in the Terminator Series and defined as:
“an artificially intelligent system which became self-aware and revolted against its creators. Skynet is rarely seen onscreen, and its actions are often performed via other robots and computer systems, usually a Terminator.”
I personally don’t bother trying to trade in seconds and still believe 1-3 day swing trades are profitable. You can form your own opinion after reading up on it … but here is a visual as to how sick HFT has become … this is 1 second of trading stretched over a minute, otherwise your eyes simply wouldn’t see a thing.
The first 30 seconds or so are the world we used to know … after that it is HFT world … all of it takes place in 1 second.
Enjoy
NON_CARBON BASED LIFE FORMS from arc w on Vimeo.
I’ve been unwavering in my call for continued US real estate carnage since 2009 … nothing has changed my mind and I continue to believe it gets worse … my friend Barry Ritholtz agrees BUT he does pitch a great solution around immigration policies that I totally agree with.
… The only happy investors on the planet this year … Courtesy of Bespoke
AGORACOM WIRE – TUESDAY AUGUST 11TH, 2011
BREAKING … 11:25 AM EST …
… DID S&P TIP OFF BANKS LAST WEEK? Full Story
WAIT FOR THE FED – FOMC Meeting Later Today Will Be Pivotal …Â Fast Trades Only In The AM Or Stay Out
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