To: carranza2 who wrote (3627 ) 1/19/2006 7:18:23 PM From: TobagoJack Respond to of 218000 hello carranza2, <<gold>> ... on that January 22nd day, gold was at USD 282-283 and was splendid. Today, gold is at USD 558, and is gloriously splendid, meaning 98% more splendid. why? because what i guessed turned out to be the truth, then astutely discerned :0) On <<real estate in beautiful places>>, I said siliconinvestor.com "I am with you on the real estate in beautiful places hedge" ... and here, before our above discussion, I had anticipated same, as related to you a few months before January 22nd, 2002 Message 16313885 September 7th, 2001 Hi carranza2, ... My lawyer, along with his two Thai resident expatriate partners ... Message 16304822 ... is the developer of these four properties ... samuivillasandhomes.com ... and is working on his largest ... Expect 6-fold return within 36 months based on sale after completion ... It turns out that 36 months turned into 48 months, and 6 fold turned into 3 fold, but hey, why quibble, especially when we got a plot included and is doing this achamchen.com , and when finished, the totality calculation will most likely show at least a 6 fold value creation. As to <<teotwawki is possible given the Islamic insanity>> , it is not clear to me that teotwawki will have much to do with the destruction and negativism of Islamic anything. But I suppose anything is possible. OTOH, not all Islamdom is negative and destructive. I am getting very good reports out of Dubai, for example, via a British Indian friend residing there, seeking more freedom than available in London. I had always thought teotwawki will have more to do with the positive aspects of Confucianism, almost certainly, and perhaps Hinduism. Although I am very weak on Hinduism, and am not sure about its positive or negative aspects. But you are correct, I figure, that whatever the ism, <<In either case, gold and real estate in beautiful places will do very well indeed>> Chugs, J