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Currency Market

-- currency market trades about $5 trillion a day, more than 100x more than NYSE's $49 billion in daily trades

-- daily fixing price, based on market action at the time of the fix:

------World Markets/Reuters fix, it measures the British Pound against the $ at 4:00PM UK time

------ European Central Bank fix, it measures Euro against other curencies, usually 1:15PM UK time

VIRTUAL REALITY

- by 2020  expected to be  a more than $100 Billion market

- content applications- hot field, not much available yet!!!! (holographic Apps), Gaming...

--- need to have high holographic density ( ~2.5K radiants ) and be connected ( anchored ) to the world around you: more radiants plus more light points=better hologram

- The Rogue Initiative;  NextVR; Jaunt VR; Penrose Studios/companies
- Gear: Samsung Gear VR/ Oculus Rift (Facebook)/ HTC Vive

- Capital sources: The Virtual Reality Fund etc.

- HoloLens ( Microsoft ) as "Augmented-Reality" Glass

--- projecting holographic images into sight without blocking out the real world

--- fully self contained unit, no cable necessary like for the VR devices

---"HoloStudio"- hologram creations

---"HoloTour"

www.cbinsights.com

Unicorn club of start ups worth +$1 billion

Y-Combinator

http://www.ycombinator.com/

-- most-influential incubator of start ups in Sillicon Valley

-- Stanford University: course on start-ups

-- received 10,000 applications for summer 2014 class

-- CEO Altman: "IF yo are dependent on raising money, you will die"

-- since 2005 it has funded over 700 start ups: twice a yr 120k is invested into +-85 start-ups, which move to Silicon Valley for three months of rigorous validation and business trial

B- Corporation

- become a B-Corporation, granted by B Lab, non-profit from Wayne, PA.

- blend social purpose with corporate mission

- http://www.healthyvending.com/metro-directory/healthy-vending-services-in-los-angeles-ca/

- http://www.kenaisports.com/

- sell shareholders/investors on your social mission is before taking their money!

BILLBOARD WATER PRODUCTION

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/water/a-billboard-that-condenses-water-from-humidity-15393050?click=main_sr

-- Engineers from Peru's University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) and Mayo Publicidad have devised a way to turn that humid air into usable water. Last December, they erected a billboard in the Bujama District of Lima that by early March had produced 9450 liters (about 2500 gallons) of water.

-- Electricity from the city's power lines runs the five condensers inside the billboard. Like the condenser in your home air conditioner, the ones in the UTEC billboard are cooler than the air outside. When air contacts the cooled surfaces of the condensers, the air also cools, and the water vapor in the air condenses into liquid water. After reverse-osmosis purification, the water flows down into a 20-liter storage tank at the base of the billboard. The billboard generates about 96 liters of water each day, and a simple faucet gives local residents access to the water. UTEC has not yet announced whether the water will be available for free, but the billboard reportedly cost only about $1200 to install.

-- French company Eole installed a wind turbine (WMS1000), the price tag for a single turbine was about $660,000, in Abu Dhabi, which the company claims generates more than 1400 liters of water each day. The WMS1000 is 24 meters (about 78 feet) tall, and its 13-meter rotor turns at up to 100 rpm to run a 30-kilowatt generator. This in turn powers a cooling compressor inside the turbine. An intake pulls air into the compressor, and moisture condenses out as the air cools. The water runs down into a purification and storage tank at the base of the turbine.
The turbine needs winds of at least 15 mph to generate enough power for the compressor. In a desert climate with an average temperate of 95 degrees Fahrenheit and average relative humidity of about 30 percent, the WMS1000 generates about 350 liters of water a day. In humid coastal climates, production increases to about 1200 liters a day. Adding a solar power unit to the turbine could increase output by a few hundred liters more.

http://www.water-gen.com/about.html

Water-Gen Ltd. has several pending patent applications (PCT, US Patent, European Patent and others) for "DEHUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS", “WATER GENERATION UNIT,” and for “SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WATER SUPPLY, PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT,” covering various methods and technologies related to the implementation and operation of Water-Gens technologies.

Independent atmospheric Water Generation Unit that produces pure, fresh, and cold water. The unit is designed with an integral water tank that is kept continuously sterile, to preserve the quality of the water. The unit can be easily transferred, assembled, and disassembled, making it an integral part of military camps, isolated civilian living quarters, remote industrial operations, etc.

Models offered:
GEN-350G – produces 450 liters/day (120 gallons/day) at conditions of 25°C and 55% RH requiring only 310 WH/Liter. Based on the new GENius™ technology.

SOLARE KUEHLUNG- SOLAR COOLING

http://www.mp-tec.de/Solare-Kuehlung.175.0.html

-- Klimatisierung durch Sonnenwärme

Im Gegensatz zum Solarstrom werden bei dieser Methode nicht die Sonnenstrahlen zur Stromgewinnung, sondern die Wärme der Sonnenenergie durch solarthermische Kollektoren aufgenommen. Zunächst wird in einem Vakuumbehältnis lauwarmes Wasser erhitzt und zum Verdampfen gebracht. Der hierbei entstehende Wasserdampf hat eine Temperatur von 10 – 18°C und wird – ähnlich wie bei der adiabaten Kühlung – in den zu kühlenden Raum gepumpt. In einem weiteren Behälter befinden sich sogenannte hygroskopische Zeolith-Kristalle, welche den Wasserdampf wieder aus der Luft ziehen und mithilfe der Sonnenwärme, die durch die Solarkollektoren aufgenommen wurde, trocknen lassen.

Der hierbei entstehende Wasserdampf wird erneut in den Raum geblasen, kühlt sich auf die Umgebungstemperatur ab und kondensiert. Auf diese Weise wird die Umgebungstemperatur gesenkt – das Kondenswasser wird in den Verdampfer geführt und der Kreislauf somit geschlossen. Dieser Prozess wird pausenlos wiederholt und garantiert somit eine konstante solare Kühlung, ohne auf Strom aus der Steckdose zurückgreifen zu müssen!

WOOD

- to power... Europe!

-- Europe: 20% of energy must come from renewable sources by 2020!

-- U.S....pellets!

-- private, independent forest owner; 89% of more than 214 Mio acres of forest land in America's South

-- (twigs and limbs, thinning operations ATL )

-- Forest owner governd by federal and State laws: National Environment Policy Act, Endangered species act, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Healthy Forest Initiative etc

-- exprinced licensed foresters for proper forestry management

-- Georgia- 24 Mio acres of forested land

WIND

- Wind Turbine knowhow:

-- Rated Energy output? Know turbine's monthly/annual KW output for the AVERAGE wind speed measured at your site

-- UL listed Inverter- at least UL 1741 standard

-- BUDGET for total cost for the turbine, the tower, electrial connection to grid, labor , equipment rental, concrete, lightning protection, shipping, sales tax, and maintenance

-- Warranty? It should cover labor and parts, usually five yrs. Did you ask previous owners about reliability and performance?

-- Vendor info: how long in business, how many sold, are turbines certified, licensed to repair/maintenance

-- Interconnection policy with grid provider? whats the pay for excess energy you feed into the grid

-- Local zoning/city building permit/codes, homeowners association reg's, electrical codes

SOLAR

- Solar panels for rent;  financial plan, monthly rent of 50-100$, for example 60$ for x months; total care package: planning of tailored panel system with or without electrical storage/battery; investment plan; installation, Surveillance and control plus maintenance; insurance.

- build network of certified installers to enable spotless and decentralized customer service/satisfaction, guarantee and success/continuity/ sustainability

https://www.aglocal.com/

Matching ranchers with Chef's!

PLASTIC REVOLUTION

-- Procter & Gamble, new manufacturing process, makes plastic packaging up to 75% thinner- savings up to US$ 1Bill./year anticipated

-- Coleoptera: plastic that is water and heat resistant up to 200 degress C. By designer Aagje Hoekstra. Heat pressed Chitin from darkling beetles!

-- Nanocellulosic plastic: Sao Paulo University. Made from Coconut shells, agave, pineapple: 30% lighter than traditional plastics but 3 to 4 times as strong- new impact protection?

Graphene

--200 times stronger than steel but lighter than a feather= best conductor of heat

3D Printing- see Youth/Education Tab

GOATS

--- Maneuverability in terrain/ Cost effectiveness/ Food or Fuel/ Life expectancy

--- Alternative to chemicals, prefer wood vegetation to grassy plants

--- eliminate invasive plants, poison ivy, chicory, thickets

--- Eco-Goats, Maryland

Llama and Burros

--- scare away coyotes

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp

Dun & Bradstreet Corp

-- credit report giant

-- "sell" a biz credit monitoring service- the resulting credit report is used by federal agencies and others to reward contracts!

---- for example, 69$/mo to monitor information that banks, vendors and others see when receiving a report on your biz from D&B on your creditworthyness. A credit report also lists how many days it takes to pay the company's bills.

-- sell credit management products like "Creditbuilder": it allows businesses to improve their credit rating while adding promt bill payments to their profile...

www.forbes.com

GAME PLAN TO RETIREMENT

-- age 20+: Pay off your student loans. Get a full match off your employer offered  match on your 401 (k). FUnd a Roth IRA- it grows tax free for retirement. If opportunity arises, drop out of schol and get your degree later! Put your company's stock in a "grantor retained annuity trust" for not yet conceived children ( should stay estate-tax free...)

-- age 30&40: Home purchase or continue to rent- depends on high taxed States. Sign a will. Purchase a $ Mio 20-year level premium life insurance policy- to cover your kids if something happens to you. Help young entrepreneurs by mentoring and investing in them, putting low-basis start up stock in a self-directed ROTH IRA, to grow tax free. Consider a prenuptial agreement before marriage.

-- age 50: happy with what you have? Think beyond age 67... review your asset allocation. Form a charitable foundation, make a difference! Use the $5.25 Mio per person " gift and estate tax exemption" to provide for grandkids through "generation- skipping trusts".

-- age 60+: Update your estate plan. Pay attention to State taxes- 18 States and D.C. have estate or inheritance taxes. What about Social Security? Don't file before 66 if still at work. If liquidable, collect "Spousal benefits" at 66, then the big checks later at 70. Give.

Blueberry Farming

Suncoast Berry Farm, Dade City, FL

Biz plan, secure water rights, permits, land for planting, well drill, create pond and ditches, irrigation pipelines, fences, pine bark, 4-5 years befor plant reaches full maturity, produce fruit for up to 25 yrs

LITTLE PASSPORTS

www.littlepassports.com

A travel related box-of-the-month suscription service for children- filled with fun educational items to help kids learn about culture and history of countries around the world!

CELL PHONE DRYER

http://www.dryboxrescue.com

A patent pending drying chamber that removes moisture at the molecular leel from small electronic devices! It will NOT remove a "tripped", usually red, indicator in the battery compartment of your cell phone- thus your cell phone warranty will continue to be void!

TOUCH BIONICS

http://www.touchbionics.com/

-- handicapped and missing a limb/hand? Check out "I-limb"! There is even an App for certain motions if finger are involved...

-- The Million Dollar man- recreating human body parts; state-of-the-art bionic technology.

---- Skull via 3-D printer creates replica of skull ( Creator: Cavendish Implants, U.K.)

---- Eyes: video camera mounted on glasses, electrodes covering the retina ( Second Sight MEdical Products, SUI )

---- Lungs, Spleen, Kidney, Blood, Arteries, Ears, Trachea, Heart, Pancreas, Arms, Hips, Knees, Robotic Exoskeleton "REX" ( for use if lost the use of the legs ), Ankles and feet.

GAME PLAN TO RETIREMENT (forbes.com)

-- age 20+: Pay off your student loans. Get a full match off your employer offered  match on your 401 (k). FUnd a Roth IRA- it grows tax free for retirement. If opportunity arises, drop out of schol and get your degree later! Put your company's stock in a "grantor retained annuity trust" for not yet conceived children ( should stay estate-tax free...)

-- age 30&40: Home purchase or continue to rent- depends on high taxed States. Sign a will. Purchase a $ Mio 20-year level premium life insurance policy- to cover your kids if something happens to you. Help young entrepreneurs by mentoring and investing in them, putting low-basis start up stock in a self-directed ROTH IRA, to grow tax free. Consider a prenuptial agreement before marriage.

-- age 50: happy with what you have? Think beyond age 67... review your asset allocation. Form a charitable foundation, make a difference! Use the $5.25 Mio per person " gift and estate tax exemption" to provide for grandkids through "generation- skipping trusts".

-- age 60+: Update your estate plan. Pay attention to State taxes- 18 States and D.C. have estate or inheritance taxes. What about Social Security? Don't file before 66 if still at work. If liquidable, collect "Spousal benefits" at 66, then the big checks later at 70. Give.

BECOME A BOARD MEMBER

-- www.nacdonline.org: get onto the list of board hopeful's maintained by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

-- take a course through NACD

SAVE BIG (forbes.com)

-- tax deferred individual retirement account ( also non-deductible)

-- "solo" 401 (k): self employed must decide to save for retirement and then pick a way through several offered plans- beware of each plans benefits and gotcha's. Self employees can put a lot more away on a tax-favored basis than average wage slaves.

-- one-person defined-benefit pension plan ( you must make contributions each year) combined with a solo 401 (k). Tax-deferred growth possible. Federal income taxable, unless: retired to Nevada or Florida ( income tax-free ). Sample math, sole proprietor, entrepreneur, age 52, maximum contributions into different retirement plans for 2013:

--- Net earnings from self employment $50,000: SEP IRA= $10,000, Solo 401(k)=$33,000, Defined Benefit +401(k)= $47,400

---Net earnings from self-employment $300,000: SEP IRA= $51,000, Solo 401(k)= $56,500, Defined Benefit + 401(k)= $169,800

PLASTIC RECYCLING

www.BionicYarn.com

--- turn plastic bottles into clothing and bags

www.shapeways.com

-- 3-D printing- design and sell products online

-- if you have something that you can design with 3-D software, you can print it out!

-- 8 mio products sold through 16000 online shops

-- no warehousing costs- have what you truly want- no waste on prodcuts that never get sold- total freedom of design, even if you do not like that handle of that favorite coffee mug- simply ask the designer to redo it

SMART MANUFACTURING:

1. Design (CAD;Autodesk 123D Design, Google Sketch up, Tinkercad )

2. Manufacturing via Desktop 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC routers, pressing and stamping, Hydro/Vacuum forming, Injection molding; or send your CAD to Shapeway 3-D printing service, Tech shop or NextFab.

3. Financing- start up cash from Kickstarter etc.

4. Sourcing- of parts and material

5. Staffing- core team, stafing companies, freelancers ( "Elance" for digital, TaskRabbit for radnom daywork like office, cleaning etc. )

6. Manufacturing- NEVER lt demand outpace your initial production capacity. Industrial space via Showcase.com, used industrial equipment from Biditup.com; get a contract manufacturer via MFG.com

7. Sales and Marketing- small manufacturer? Sell it directly to the consumer. Online services like Amazon. Do social networking, FB, Twitter etc. Use your smartphone to read credit cards ( "Square")

"MAKERSPACES"

www.techshop.ws

-- affordable access to industry tools and shared work spaces

-- eight location U.S. wide, worldwide ambition

-- go through your own personal industrial revolution and launch a company and products within 90 days

-- low-cost access to powerful tools and studio places, and entrepreneurs, marketers etc. of all kind!

-- cut development costs by up to 98% through shared space

--- examples: SQUARE credit card reader; PEBBLE smartwatch; MakerBot 3-d printer; worlds fastest electric motorcycle; 3-D printing pen

--- Support from: Arizona State Univ., DARPA, Rutgers, Stanford, Georgia Tech have either backed new TechShop sites or opened their facilities

visit for more on USAToday.com/money 05 Aug 14

HYDROPOWER

-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; e-library, hydroelectric licenses

-- Hydrowest, Inc.; www.hydrowest.net

-- insurance, bonded against accidents, environmental standards, endangered fish species spawn and migrate, renewable energy credits

-- FREIBURG- Wasserkraftschnecke, BEA Electrics GmbH

---- http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/fliesstext/OTS_20080826_OTS0075

---- Fallhöhen von 1 bis 10 Meter und Wasserdurchflussmengen zwischen 0,1 und 5,5 m3/sbestimmen Größe und Länge der jeweiligen Maschine.

---- 100 % sichere Abstiegshilfe für lokale Fischpopulation

http://www.gekgasifier.com/

Our project started in 2008 with the open source Gasifier Experimenter’s Kit (the GEK), supporting research, education and DIY hacking in biomass thermal conversion.  Five years later the GEK has evolved into the Power Pallet, a full solution for personal scale biomass power generation.  Today you can find over 500 of our systems in over 50 countries, and supporting research in over 50 universities.

SECOND HOME 

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--- Emerald Bay, Bahamas, www.rokerpointestates.com

--- Southern Oregon Coast, www.overlookpreserve.com

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Work in the Alps,on a farm and live/eat for free in return-= check it out under the travel tab...

http://www.emptylegmarket.com/

empty charter legs- check it out!

Are you a Space Junky? Go check out millions of public accesssible pictures:

http://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/space-imaging/amateur.html

Do you know what episodic memory is and what its susceptibility to failure can lead to? Its failure is normally called Amnesia, or worst case: "AD- Altzheimers"

Quantum Computers are coming!

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