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An inevitable global government crackdown on cryptocurrencies will trigger a new rush to gold, / ...said emerging markets guru Mark Mobius. Digital currencies are bound to catch the eyes of lawmakers, largely due to their popularity among illicit segments of societies, the executive chairman at Templeton Emerging Markets Group, told Bloomberg in an interview on Monday. “Cryptocurrencies are beginning to get out of control and it’s going to attract the attention of governments around the world,” Mobius said. “You’re going to get a reversion back to gold because people are going to wonder, can I really trust these currencies?” The famed investor pointed out that digital currencies like bitcoin are often used by terrorist groups and drug dealers, making a crackdown on them unavoidable. == > http://www.kitco.com/news/2017-09-06/Mobius-Investors-To-Flock-To-Gold-As-Governments-Crackdown-On-Cryptos.html

Metro Manila subway up for Duterte's okay P 355.6-B project, three others, approved by Cabinet-level panel Construction of the country's first subway has taken a step forward following the project's approval by a Cabinet-level committee. + Now up for Du-30's approval as head of NEDA + Cost up from P 225B to P 356B, as the line has been extended from Taguig to NAIA complex in Paranaque + Ground-breaking expected in Q4-2017 + Japan's JICA is expected to fund the project at a 0.10% interest rate, with a 40 year term, and a 10 year grace period Build-Own-Transfer was approved for a P 15.4 Bn expansion at Clark Airport

Let HER do it! She can virtue-signal after six months or so of real-life experience Cher: House and Protect DACA Dreamers in Your Homes

Amorsolo Creek's clean up & daylighting challenge Someday - the creek running next to the Post Office & the Fire Station may get cleaned up. Amorsolo Creek, A dirty old Creek flows by the Post Office next to the Rise Just before I took this photo, I watched an empty wine bottle float by, and thought: "this photo will be a message in a bottle to the future". One day it will get cleaned up. And if it was truly clean, it was be wonderful to sit by the creek and have a meal in an outdoor restaurant. But right now, with the odor you will find there, you might lose your appetite. Daylighting the Amorsolo Creek: the Role of Participatory Design in ... www.academia.edu/.../Daylighting_the_Amorsolo_Creek_the_Role_of_Participatory_... .... a buried and forgotten urban waterway that is situated within a dense section of the Makati Central Business District. The research puts forth the relevance of the Amorsolo Creek as an urban waterway that needs to be reinstated, rehabilitated, and optimized into a functional city asset, as a response to the adverse effects of uncontrolled development and unsustainable urban practices. With the aid of Participatory Design, the revival of this creek is seen as an impetus to re-establish urban ecology and reorient people towards the preservation of streams into their natural states, most especially in unregulated built-up areas, and transform them into environment-sensitive public realm investments... > http://www.academia.edu/29803477/Daylighting_the_Amorsolo_Creek_the_Role_of_Participatory_Design_in_Reviving_a_Vital_Waterway_in_the_Makati_CBD Amorsolo Creek Drains water from Amorsolo Street in Makati starting from the area around Makati Medical Center. A section of has been built over by the developers of the Pasay Road on-ramp of the Manila Skyway. Passes through San Lorenzo Villiage and Don Bosco Church.Dumps water into Estero de Tripa de Gallina. > water formations: https://wesharewisdom.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/philippine-water-formations/ A restored creek would fit in with the environment Ayala is aiming to create at City Gate

Tiara Hotel - ringside seat to watching The Rise grow taller Tiara Oriental Hotel is immediately to The Rise. Some rooms look out on that Tiara Oriental Hotel Lobby ------------------------------------------------------------------- : Cafe / breakfast room HOTEL RATE Card - at Sept. 2017 =============== Standard Room : Php 2,950 / per night De Luxe Room --------- : 3,300 Junior Suite --------------: 3,980 Executive Suite : 1BR: 5,300 / 2BR: 8,400 Extra Bed per p : Php 800 ======== Discounts available for 14 night and longer stays, or via online, by negotiation "promotional rates are available upon request through the sales department" (try asking for discount for owners of The Rise, and refer to RiseMakati.com, it might work - I suggested they consider such a discount.) Website: http://Tiara.com.ph : Email: Sales@Tiara.co.ph Tel. Nos. 7297888 or 888-41-46 to 49

Interesting overview of Antarctica in this interview But not much new material, & some are suspicious of Corey Goode, his main source Alien's and Ancient City Discovered underneath the Antarctica! Author Michael Salla

Lamudi lists 7 areas for property hunters - Manila Times, pg. B5 ====== FRINGE AREAS with good supply and low prices "If you are looking for Value-for-money real estate but still covet a city address, these are your best alternatives" == 1 / Bgy. San Antonio, Makati : being touted as an extension of Makati's CBD; nightlife, & foodie scene : Existing: Belton Pl., Linear, Avida Makati West : Coming: Rise, Air, San Antonio Res., Asten, One Antonio 2 / Bgy. Ususan, Taguig : a stone's throw from both McKinley Ave. & BGC; c5 etx. & new bridge : Condos: Acacia Estates, Grace, Cyprus Towers, C5 Mansions 3 / Bgy. Western Bicutan, Taguig (Arca South, FTI) : Coming: Ayala's: Lanes, Veranda, One Union Pl.; AFPOVAI Village 4 / Bgy. Palanan, Makati : Under-radar. where Makati, Manila & Pasay meet. Near Makati CBD, Skyway stage 3 ext. : Condo: Melbourne residences (9 floors) 5 / Santa Ana, Manila : Where Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong & San Juan meet, nr. MMS-stage 3 : Condos : Manila Rivercity, Rivergreen 6 / Tandang Sora, Quezon City : QC is metro-manila's largest city, being reinvented by Vertis North : Condos: Zinnia Tower 7 / Chino Roces Ave, Makati : Also known as as Pasong Tamo, near Makati CBD, Liitle Tokyo, food scene & lower prices : Condos: San Lorenzo Place, Paseo de Roces; coming Fortis Gardens

"Echo Chamber" (Verrit) I love the way that Styx frames this... and explains this Clinton Still Feebly Trying to "Resist" Something, Spouts Off about Laughable Meme Website This (new) attempt to the Left to control things may (again) backfire. Styx finds much humor in the Left's ham-fisted efforts "I'm still not seeing anyone, apart from Bernie Sanders maybe, who can take on Trump" "You've got an echo chamber they built... This goes with all the other echo chambers at Youtube, Facebook, Google, etc. But it is less user friendly. Who is going to use it? What about being for all people? This is only for those who voted for Hillary" See, Hillary's new Propaganda machine, Verrit: > http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=21671

Gran Colombia Gold Announces Resumption of Normal Operations at Segovia TORONTO, Sept. 05, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (the “Company”) (TSX:GCM) announced today that operations at its mines and plant in Segovia have returned to normal over this past weekend with the 42-day civil disruption having come to a conclusion on September 1, 2017. Commenting on the news, Lombardo Paredes, Chief Executive Officer of the Company said, “We are pleased to see the civil strike in Segovia and Remedios has been lifted and we can get back on track with our 2017 operating and capital plan. We appreciate the support we have received from the various levels of government and from our employees during this period. Through our commitment to economic development in Segovia and Remedios, we will incorporate additional small mining collectives into our contract mining model which will allow continued operation of ancestral mining within our title in accordance with the government’s requirements for health, safety and environmental responsibility. Although our production in August was below normal, we continue to expect that we will meet our annual production guidance for 2017 of 150,000 to 160,000 ounces of gold.” During the course of the civil disruption, the Company continued its discussions regarding the financial and operating parameters that would enable it to bring additional mining collectives operating within its title into its contract mining model, under which over 2,500 miners in Segovia and Remedios are currently working with the Company. Over the next few months, the Company will negotiate specific operating contracts with each of the mining collectives based on general terms agreed to last Friday between the Ministry of Mines, the Governor of Antioquia, the Mayors of Segovia and Remedios, the Mesa Minera and the Company. The monetary compensation under these new operating contracts will be established for each mining collective individually with the Company retaining between 10% and 60% of the spot price for each ounce of gold produced. The contracts will also require that all ore is to be processed at the Company’s Maria Dama plant. > http://www.grancolombiagold.com/news-and-investors/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Gran-Colombia-Gold-Announces-Resumption-of-Normal-Operations-at-Segovia/default.aspx Explains why the GCM price jumped to C$1.60 yesterday, after lagging for some days

Top or Dip? Bitcoin dips another $300 after China’s cryptocurrency crackdown Bitcoin hit a low of $4,037 Tuesday - falling by more than $300 - as it continued to digest a Chinese clampdown on cryptocurrencies The latest drop indicates a 20 percent fall following the coin's $5,000 high over the weekend Several Chinese regulators announced a ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) on Monday China bans companies from raising money through ICOs, asks local regulators to inspect 60 major platforms 11 Hours Ago | 00:47 Bitcoin fell by another $300 on Tuesday after the fallout of a Chinese ban on cryptocurrency crowdfunding methods saw the price of the digital coin slump earlier this week. The virtual currency fell from $4,584 to $4,350 on Monday... "The price action has certainly been led by this Chinese salvo - but healthy profits and moving traders to take gains off the table too until the panic calms," Charles Hayter, chief executive and founder of digital currency comparison website CryptoCompare, told CNBC via email. The bitcoin analyst said that the cryptocurrency crackdown was expected due to "irrational excesses" in the Chinese market. == > https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/05/bitcoin-dips-another-200-after-chinas-cryptocurrency-crackdown.html

(HK's Property-related Meet-ups, etc): Real Estate Investors and Professionals Group 500 Professional Members @HK Overseas Property Discovery 183 Overseas Property Investors Global Investors Meetup 141 Members ValueAsia -- Hong Kong Value Investing 347 Members Dead-Serious Financial Traders' MeetUp 181 Sheep

The real market is NOT the price the developer sells at - since it is not repeatable. "I wish they had released more stock in the Bay Area because the price per square meter is now around PHP240,000 -- that's almost the Ayala Premier price of a couple of years ago" (Mainland China buyers love M-Bay, since they go gambling there... & they meet many Property sales agents. But when they try to rent out their newly-completed units all at once, they are likely to have some problems. The rents they achieve may be WAY below what they expected, and yields much lower. When they go to on-sell their expensive properties at a profit, or what they paid, they will be disappointed once again.) YOU cannot sell at that price, nor can I. (( The following is a discussion about Fair Market Value from a Viber group )) . A: I have a problem with how many people define "Market Value" Is it: == + The high price that many developers LIST their properties for? + The (much lower) price you get if you pay Cash?, or + The (still lower) price you would get if you resell the property? I AGREE that if you buy from the developer you are paying the HIGHEST price. To get a better price, PAY CASH and/or BUY IN THE SECONDARY MARKET, and negotiate well B: Market value is the value in which a willing seller and a willing buyer will pay for a property exposed in the open market for a reasonable period of time both acting diligently and knowledgeably without any pressure or undue influence and acting in arms-length transaction. so, I would assume that fair market value is a value acceptable to both seller and buyer without any undue influence on them and that they are both knowledgeable about the market condition. C: I wonder if buyers from developers are aware of the market conditions as suggested by the definition of fair market value? A: Yup, so NOT the price offered by a Developer, and supported by Strong marketing, and financing packages - Maybe: the price at which you can resell a property in the secondary market C: I agree with A that secondary market will provide a better indicator of FMV as you can't sell it back to the developer anyway. FMV I feel has to be some sort of 2-way street A: Yes, exactly: " FMV (is) ... some sort of 2-way street" I reckon CONDO developers are often selling at 20-30% above Market value to unwary OFW's and Foreigners. Price difference, if any, in the HOUSE market may be much smaller RiseMakati.com tracks resale interest at The Rise Imagine how much better price you could get for (a secondhand property you want to sell), if you had armies of agents roving malls, and passing out brochures advertising your properties Those (expensive) marketing efforts cost big money, and achieve a better price than you would find "between a willing buyer and seller". Also primary sales by developers are backed up by "financing packages" which you do not get with resales. In fact, I have heard that banks are reluctant to finance buyers in the secondary market, or may finance only a lower amount. Thus, they might provide a 70% loan against a P 8 million new property, but if the same property is resold at P 7 million, they might finance only 60 or 65% of that lower figure. To me, this is pure madness by banks (I used to be a banker, btw). Yet it may be reality. In my example, the bank finances P5.6mn (80% of FMV) for the developer, and only 60-65% of FMV for the resale market for EXACTLY THE SAME PROPERTY. I have been told this is happening, and if it is, it is because the banks are doing a poor job of assessing FMV consistently. C: A, could it be that the lower prices in the 2ndary market is because the units have been used by users/tenants, hence, physical depreciation has kicked-in..just like bnew cars vs used cars? B: Yeah, it is true that buyers from developers are usually not well informed about the market conditions especially if it is on a pre selling basis.. there are no actual comparable available in the market.. so, the buyer is just influenced by the marketing effort, the financing scheme, the promotional campaign and others.. actually,, fair market value is best determined by the secondary market.. but the problem in the secondary market is also the comparable because you can not get a good comparable from the Register of Deeds, from the BIR AND other sources.. A: "could it be that the lower prices in the 2ndary market is because the units have been used " I have seen many cases were a property is resold when never used. - and the price is LOWER than the price offered at the same time for identical units by developers. Example: You can pay P 5.2 million to the developer for a high floor 28 sqm unit at the Rise. But if I want to buy or sell the same unit in the secondary market, the price might be P 4 to 4.2 million. Which price is FMV? I reckon it is 4 to 4.2 million B: Yes, A, the fair market value is more or less on the 4.2 million selling price in the secondary market rather than the one from the developer.. A: Yeah, so we agree - but guess what, the banks might finance 70% of the higher developers value at the Rise, because the banks have much more evidence of developers prices than they have of the actual secondary FMV But the reality is if the banks finance 70% of 5.2 milllion = that's 3.64mn, they may have a tiny actual collateral margin B: Yes, the bank knew it but the problem is that if they rely on the secondary market, they will not be able to hot their target and may not be able to loan the money that they have.. A: As a banker, these kind of inconsistencies used to drive me nuts...

King & Queen of Scandals in Israel : Real Trouble, Real soon BIBI WIFE FACES INDICTMENT BIBI FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF ARRESTED IN 'SUBMARINES AFFAIR'... Israel simulates war with Hezbollah; Largest drill in decades... Sara Netanyahu is expected to be indicted, pending a hearing, on charges of fraudulently receiving items worth 400,000 shekels ($111,851), Haaretz has learned. Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit is expected to inform Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of the charges against her in a few weeks. Sara Netanyahu is suspected of ordering chef’s meals at the prime minister’s official residence, which is against regulations, and concealing the fact that she did so. She and her husband have accused the former chief caretaker of the official residence, Meni Naftali, who is currently leading protests against the prime minister, of inflating the residence’s expenses. read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.810418 >> Explained: All the scandals involving Netanyahu, and where they stand >> http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.810567

100 West is Getting Taller Looking past 100 West to the Tech Zone Building Photo taken from the podium of Victoria de Makati. That's Avida Asten in the background

YouTube Alternatives - Rated ! RATED === T10 : T-7 : T- 5 : Alternative ----- : ---- : ---- : #01 : #01 : #01 : Vimeo #02 : #03 : #02 : Dailymotion #03 : #--- : #--- : Zippcast ..... (site dead?) #04 : #--- : #--- : Google Video (GOOG = EVIL) #05 : #04 : #04 : Metacafe #06 : #--- : #--- : Vevo ..... "I honestly don't understand why everyone hates Vevo" #07 : #--- : #--- : Twitch #08 : #--- : #--- : Xbox Video #09 : #--- : #--- : Revver ..... "Porn" #10 : #--- : #--- : Blip.TV #?? : #02 : #--- : Flickr #?? : #--- : #--- : Bitchute #?? : #05 : #--- : Photobucket (model changed, cost higher) #19 : #06 : #--- : Veoh #23 : #--- : #03 : Interactive Archive : "Not only does it have YouTube videos, it has removed YouTube videos, movies" #?? : #--- : #05 : 9GagTV ===: ===: ===: ??? : 5/17: 7/17: DATE Top 10 Best Alternatives To YouTube - TheTopTens® https://www.thetoptens.com/best-alternatives-youtube/ I'm Anti-Google due to their "privacy policy" and all the info they collect from every individual that uses any of their services. So I choose Vimeo because, although they also collect "certain" information about you (as do most sites) it's not a fraction of what YouTUBE does merely because they form part of Google.M+91 Vimeo has been around just as long as YouTube, except it's much better, and much less popularity. They deserve the amount of users YouTube has.M+75 Vimeo shows high quality shows that aren't cluttered loganruckmanman YouTube is going downhill with its 10 minute time limit, suspending users for no reason, and you can't get your account back. It wouldn't ... Where Would You Go If YouTube Died? 7 YouTube Alternatives https://www.shoutmeloud.com/youtube-alternatives.html There a few drawbacks of YouTube and that is where its competitors come into the picture. Here’s a run-down of few things that went wrong in YouTube: Suspending users for no reason and after suspending, you can’t get your account back in any conditions. Infamous comment section of YouTube, and the notorious DMCA takedown system. May 6, 2017 - Where would the internet herd head to if YouTube were to die?! Here we provide you with the best 7 alternatives for the internet video ... 5 YouTube Alternatives That You Must Try - Guiding Tech https://www.guidingtech.com/65044/youtube-alternatives/ Jul 11, 2017 - YouTube is the most popular video platform on the internet right now but at times you need some variety in your life. Here are 5 alternatives to ... YouTube Alternatives: 7 Best Video Sharing Sites | Beebom https://beebom.com › Social Media Feb 28, 2017 - Looking at the options, here are some of the best video sites like YouTube, where you can either upload or watch videos, check these ... == > New thread: http://www.greenenergyinvestors.com/index.php?showtopic=21665

VLoggers are saying GOODBYE to Youtube, Google, & the evil they uphold DAVID SEAMAN W/ GABE ZOLNA PODCAST: "MICHELLEGATE," YOUTUBE CENSORSHIP - David Seaman / FULCRUM 2166 Subscribe 5 peers | up: 0 B/s / 0 B | down: 209.72 kB/s / 3.49 MB | Aug 29, 2017 5434 233 3 Uh oh: the viral video of "Michellegate," more than 3 million views yet already shadowbanned from YouTube! We talk to Gabe Zolna, private pilot and video personality, who was recently banned from YouTube - and all of his videos deleted from the platform. Zolna shares his unvarnished views on YouTube's recent demonetization actions, as well as the viral claims about Michelle Obama taking the Internet by storm. == > https://www.bitchute.com/video/SREsf2CRux2e/

The predictive power of (some) Films: 2001, The Matrix, etc Ep. 711 FADE to BLACK Jimmy Church w/ Jay Weidner, Jay Dyer : Hollywood Decoded : LIVE

INDU to Gold still in Long term Slide? update ==

Reading DANGEROUS-ly ! - and putting the book in front of the PTB Gentle Art of subversion - as practiced by fans of Milo. In front of the Lie-Stream media, and their vile allies in Silicon Valley Reading DANGEROUS at Silicon Valley and in front of the MSM

I want to organize 200 Million Americans to Applaud Loudly WHEN HILLARY IS DRAGGED OFF TO JAIL (in my dreams) The other 100 million might be crying - but "what does it really matter?"

Hedging Rules okay? Bitcoin prices hit my Target on Bitmex, and I am now fully hedged (again). Unfortunately, I got thrown out of my previous "hedged position" at the wrong time, and experienced heavy "rollcosts". Thus, over the last 2-3 months saw an erosion in my NAV from $4000 to $3100. It has since recovered to $3600. But I now have some doubts about the ability to hedge effectively through Bitmex

Yeah - there has been a Big move UP in the Euro in 2017: (down in the USD value of EUR) (The US dollar hit its peak at the end of 2016, after Trump's election) USD in Euros ... update : Peak: Eur.$0.967 / Latest: Eur.$0843 - 12.8% EUR in PHP Pesos ... update : Recent Low: Eur.$0.967 / Latest: Eur.$0843 - 12.8% Peso-euro rate weakens 17% year-to-date By Wilson Sy (The Philippine Star) | September 4, 2017 - 12:00am The main reason why the peso has weakened substantially against the euro this year is because of the extraordinary strength of euro. The euro is one of the best performing currencies this year. Reasons why euro is strong There are a number of reasons why the euro is surprisingly strong this year. We enumerate them below: 1) Broad-based economic recovery in the Eurozone – Led by Germany which expanded 2.1 percent in 2Q17, the Euro area is growing at its fastest pace since the 2012 EU sovereign debt crisis. 2) Growth continues to surprise to the upside – The euro area economy is poised to achieve above potential growth over the next two years, according to Moody’s. In contrast to the upgrades in EU growth outlook, the US growth outlook has revised downwards. 3) Unemployment at eight-year lows – Unemployment rate in the Euro area is at an eight-year low of 9.1 percent in July 2017. In the case of Germany, the unemployment rate of 4.1 percent is at multi-decade lows. 4) Exports hit record highs – Exports grew eight percent in the first six months of 2017 on the back of vehicle and machinery exports. EU enjoys a trade surplus of EUR 107.7 billion vs. its trading partners == > more: http://www.philstar.com/business/2017/09/04/1735490/peso-euro-rate-weakens-17-year-date

Grab your Umbrella, and head for City Gate... Check out the progress at City Gate, The Rise and Air Or Stop and have a coffee at Coffee Bean (on the same corner), and see what progress is made while drinking your cappuchino. Seen everywhere. A great advertisement for the Rise... Is the building itself, rising in the distance. Example: If you walk out of the 100 West showroom on Gil Puyat Avenue, and turn right, you will see ... what's above. Not many other buildings will be so visible from a distance, and from so many places.

Prices up, Volumes down Developers have a limited number of houses in inventory - they had expected a slowdown in buying. So the market leaders, and Ayala in particular decided to RAISE PRICES to bring in more revenues per house, to stretch out their sales. I was told by one of the Sales managers at Alveo, if they had not sales prices so aggressively, they might have sold out their inventory for the year By SEPTEMBER - so the higher priced inventory may last until December The strong buying said to be coming mainly from mainland China and Taiwan, and the problem they are having is that the 40% share of inventories that can be sold to foreigners is SELLING OUT fast, and then only PH citizens are eligible to buy what is left

The Global OFFICE SUPPLY numbers are Big, very big Manila's are big too, but it has an advantage, starting with a very low vacancy rate ‘Are We Overbuilding?’ By: Amy R. Remo - Reporter / @amyremoINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 05:24 AM September 02, 2017 From the second half of 2017 up to the end of 2019, more than 700 million square feet (msf) of office space are expected to be completed and delivered across key cities globally. This is said to be the equivalent of five good-sized cities like Washington DC, Dallas, London, Singapore and Shanghai, according to global real estate advisor Cushman & Wakefield. But is there really a demand for such a huge office inventory? . . . Throughout this global expansion, it is clear that occupiers have generally favored newly-built-high-quality space over older, Grade B and C product. In the United States, for example, newly built space has accounted for 65 percent of all of the office space absorption since 2012,” the report stated. “Nevertheless, vacancy will generally be on the rise in most cities around world. The development boom will be led by Asia Pacific, particularly Greater China. In fact, nearly 60 percent of the world’s new construction will be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region. Within the region, new supply is concentrated in a handful of markets: Beijing, Shenzen, Shanghai, Manila and Bangalore,” it added. . . . Manila, in particular, is expected to have 31.5 msf of fresh office space inventory between 2017 and 2019—the fourth highest among 80 cities globally, data from the report showed. Manila is likewise forecasted to post a higher vacancy of 6.9 percent by the end of 2019, ranking 12th among the 81 cities assessed in terms of having the lowest vacancy rate. It should be noted that in 2016, Manila recorded the lowest vacancy at 2.3 percent among the cities included in the report. Average rents, however, are expected to grow at a slower pace of 2.1 percent yearly from 2017 to 2019, the report added. >more: http://business.inquirer.net/236183/are-we-overbuilding#ixzz4rc7RUUSg