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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (59248)	12/22/2009 6:58:54 AM
From: elmatador	1 Recommendation Respond to of 217542

Indian Summer of the Anglos draw to a close. American century was no more than the Indian Summer of the British Empire. It was not a new dawn. The British Empire went down and that would be it for the Anglos. There came the US rise 1930 to 1970. Enabled by a the concoction of the English Keynes brain behind Bretton Woods Agreement. It extended the Anglo empire by proxy for 40 years more. Once Nixon went out of the Gold Standard, from then on it was just managed return to natural size. Quite a feat to have lasted for 30 years more. Now the unavoidable will happen. The Anglos face they Gotterdammerung.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (59248)	12/22/2009 10:23:08 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217542

Fiber will filled in: Company owner Isabel dos Santos to buy 10 pct stake at 26 pct premium. A company owned by the daughter of Angola's president agreed to buy a 10 percent stake in Portugal's pay TV and Internet company Zon in a deal that also marks the beginning of Zon's expansion to Africa. Portugal's Zon sells 10 pct stake, to expand to Angola Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:04pm EST * Isabel dos Santos to buy 10 pct stake at 26 pct premium Stocks \| Mergers & Acquisitions * Zon Multimedia (ZON.LS) to expand to Angola, Africa LISBON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - A company owned by the daughter of Angola's president agreed to buy a 10 percent stake in Portugal's pay TV and Internet company Zon in a deal that also marks the beginning of Zon's expansion to Africa. Zon said in a statement on Sunday the price of 5.3 euros ($7.63) per share to be paid by Isabel dos Santos' Malta-registered Kento Holding represents a 26.4 percent premium over Friday's closing level and an 18.9 percent premium over the three-month average price. Zon is selling a 4.53 percent stake in shares it had bought back in the market. State-run Caixa Geral de Depositos bank will sell its 2.5 percent stake in Zon and another Zon stockholder, Cinveste, will sell around 3 percent. The total to be paid for these stakes is about 164 million euros. Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, runs various businesses in the construction, telecommunications, retail and banking sectors. Zon said its expansion into Angola, a former Portuguese colony where the economy continues to grow despite the global recession, will be done via a 30 percent stake in a joint venture with Isabel dos Santos. The joint venture will develop satellite-based pay TV in the southwest African country. Under Angolan law, foreigners cannot hold more than 30 percent in local media companies. "ZON has repeatedly stated its ambition to explore international growth opportunities and this move represents a first step in a broader strategy to develop operations in the African continent," the company said. Zon, which was spun off from Portugal Telecom (PTC.LS) in 2007, is Portugal's leading pay-TV operator and top provider of bundled TV, Internet and telephone services. It actively competes with Portugal Telecom in Portugal. ($1=0.6949 Euro)

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (59248)	12/22/2009 10:31:46 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 217542

Only Snowshoe is lurking without posting. The world's four biggest emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- are receiving increasing volumes of investment as their economies grow faster than those in the developed world. Real economic growth from 1999 through 2008 averaged 9.75 percent in China, 7 percent in India and Russia and 3.3 percent in Brazil. In all four countries, GDP has more than doubled since 1998 and in China and India it has trebled. see table in: reuters.com

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (59248)	1/23/2010 1:21:06 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217542

Wild cats mauled to death by dog: animal welfare group Last Updated: Friday, January 22, 2010 \| 1:52 PM CT The organization People for Animals works to help cats living on the streets. It says six animals have been mauled to death by a dog. (People for Animals)A Regina animal rescue agency says it has discovered six cats, mauled to death by a dog in the city's Core community. The dead animals were part of a feral cat colony, according to People for Animals. The first deaths were noted in November. More dead cats were discovered as recently as last week. Alanna Whippler, a spokeswoman for the group, said members are concerned that the violence could escalate. "It's entirely possible that a dog that is regularly attacking and killing cats will move on to attacking other animals, other dogs, and potentially people," Whippler said. She is advising residents of the neighbourhood to be vigilant and report any sightings of at-large dogs. People for Animals works to help street cats, in part by providing feral colonies with regular access to food, water and shelter. The animal deaths have been reported to police and the Regina Humane Society. cbc.ca