Transforming the Environment of Siberia and Russia

The new agreements between Russia and China involve transforming Siberia. They involve monetizing the US Dollars that China holds to build projects including mining, and high speed rail to transport raw materials.

This is important to the United States, since $800 billion in dollars that China hold are now being used as a credit dollar. The US Dollar does not have to collapse. The gold bugs and speculators can go to hell. These projects in Russia, China and India too can be connected physically to the United States, with the Bering Straits tunnel to Alaska and the rest of the Americas.

Bronx Economic Summit on Nov. 18th, 2009

The Bronx Economic summit will be held this year at the Bronx NY, Botanical Gardens. The New Borough President, Ruben Diaz stated at the beginning of his administration, that business organizations and merchants associations have worked separately to improve their own neighborhoods for too long, an issue which must be addressed to make a better Bronx. He wants to work together to develop a strategic plan that will ensure the strength of all our business districts, and to position them for positive growth in the years to come. With that in mind, I want to invite you to take part in The Bronx Economic Summit: a Blueprint for Success, a full-day event designed to create an economic plan for the future of our great borough.
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Edward Mazria, Founder and Executive Director
Architecture 2030

Meet Moderators: Brian Warner, Director Policy Analyst, New York Power Authority

Daniel Massey, New York Business Reporter, Crain's NY (publication)

Jonathan Bowles, Director, Center for an Urban Future

Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
Paul Lipson, Chief of Staff, Congressman Jose E. Serrano Office

Steven J. Jerome, President, Monroe College

Registration, 8:30 am; Breakfast, 9:00 am, Welcoming Remarks by the Bronx Borough President, 9:30 am

Morning panel: Poised Growth: Opportunities on the Horizon
~ This panel will examine potential areas of growth and large scale developments, including the development of a Bronx marketing plan.

* Moderator:
Steven J. Jerome, President, Monroe College

* Panelists:
Greg David, Editorial Director, Crain's New York Business
Paul Chapman, President, ABC Carpet Co. Inc.
Donald L. Ashkenase, Executive Vice President, Montefiore Medical Center
Daniel Garcia, President & Owner, Salsa Caterers and Special Events

Retention & Expansion: Capitalizing on Our Assets
~ This panel will explore how to attract and retain businesses on our commercial corridors, including the critical role of cultural organizations in the borough economy.

Panelists:
Adam Friedman, Director, Pratt Center for Community
Hon. Robert Walsh, Commissioner, NYC Small Business Services
John Shapiro, AICP, PP, Principal, Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates
Deidre Scott, Managing Director, Bronx Council on the Arts

Cashing in on the Green Economy
~ This panel will explore the opportunities offered by the green economy, including planet friendly transportation and development of vacant land/Brownfield.

* Moderator:
Brian Warner, Director Policy Analyst, New York Power Authority

* Panelists:
Christina Ficicchia, Executive Director, NYC and Lower Hudson Valley Clean Communities
Jared Haines, President & Co-Founder, Mercury Solar Systems
Josslyn B. Shapiro, Deputy Director, Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation
Majora Carter, President, Majora Carter Group, LLC.
Neil Pariser, Senior Vice President, SoBRO

Afternoon Panels 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM

Building Tomorrow's Workforce
~ This panel will examine unemployment factors in the borough, job training needs for future jobs, and that role of start-ups in employment.

* Moderator:
Daniel Massey, New York Business Reporter, Crain's

* Panelists:
Clarence Stanley, Director, NYS Small Business Development Center
Cristina Shapiro, Assistant Commissioner for NYC Business Solutions
Joseph McDermott, Executive Director, Consortium for Worker Education
Miquela Craytor, Executive Director, Sustainable South Bronx

Retail Corridors: Meeting Merchants' Needs
~ This panel will explore the benefits of Business Improvement Districts and Merchants Associations, the presence of the informal sector, encouraging local purchasing between merchants, and technical assistance needs of merchants.

* Moderator:
Jonathan Bowles, Director, Center for an Urban Future

* Panelists:
Bernadette Nation, Director, Business Outreach Team/Energy Response Unit NYC Department of Small Business Services
John Bonizio, President, Assoc. of the Merchants & Business Professionals of Westchester Square, Inc.
Jeremy Waldrup, Assistant Commissioner for District Development, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Wilma Alonso, Executive Director, Fordham Business Improvement District

Stimulus Money & Other Public Funds: Immediate Opportunity
~ This panel will provide information on upcoming streams of stimulus money for businesses and access to other sources of capital.

* Moderator:
Paul Lipson, Chief of Staff, Congressman Jose E. Serrano Office

* Panelists:
Kate Shackford, Executive Vice President, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation
Raul Hiraldo, Vice President, Commercial Loan Division, Citibank
Seth W. Pinksy, President, NYC Economic Development Corporation
Pravina Raghavan, New York District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration

Foreclosures and Gold are Up

Gold and real estate foreclosures are up. Where can you sell gold in NY? Well, Manhattan Gold Buyers Albert and Sons Jewelry INC is located in New York City’s Diamond District Specializes in buying gold in New York. Albert and Sons is family owned and operated and has been in business in NYC for over 20 years. Take a look at realtytrac.com and see if there are some foreclosures for you to buy. Just be aware that the future is not bright until we get the national bankruptcy reorganization.

From the Bronx to Afghanistan

Arianna Huffington seems to want to fight and die there, I wonder why. She says: As Newsweek's cover story on Biden makes clear, the vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign. Generations to come will be grateful if he does, instead of following the pattern of "opposition" we've become all-too-accustomed to. You know the drill: after the dust settles, the mea-culpa-laden books start to come out, and suddenly we hear how forceful this or that official was behind closed doors, arguing against the war, then going home each night distraught at the unnecessary loss of life. Well, how about making the mea culpa unnecessary? Instead of saving it for the book, Biden can unfetter his conscience when it can actually do some good for the country.

It seems pretty strange. Maybe Arianna wants to invade the Bronx, NY too.

The Pig, the Farmer and the Artist Show in NYC

This is from villagevoice.com


Written and Composed by the three time Grammy nominee David Chesky
featuring a cast and orchestra of 20


DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT MISSING THIS!!!

To avoid being slaughtered by a lunatic farmer, Shirley the cow (a former hooker from Amsterdam), and her transvestite husband, Harvey, escape to New York's East Village, where they soon become all the rage of the highbrow art scene. Back on the farm, the Pig gets wind of their fame and follows to seek his artistic fortunes as well. Will the elitist critics accept the Pig's trendy conceptual art? Will the psychotic homesteader arrive in time to reclaim his prized hog?
Will swine become the new black?
This outrageous Fellini-esque satire superimposes the world of contemporary music onto the modern art scene, scorchingly skewering them both.


October 2nd - 17th, 8PM

Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond Street - NYC


GET YOUR TICKETS @ www.theatermania.com


SHOW DETAILS
Title: The Pig, The Farmer, and The Artist
Music, Book and Lyrics: David Chesky
Director: A. Scott Parry
Conductor: Anthony Aibel
Lighting Designer: Rob Scallan
Art Designer: Anna Dineli

Theater: Gene Frankel Theater, 24 Bond Street, NYC - between Bowery & Lafayette


Performances: Wednesday through Saturday, 8:00PM
Admission Price: $25 per person
Subway Directions: R to Prince Street; B, D, F, V to Bdway Lafayette, 4, 6 to Bleeker
Tickets: www.theatermania.com