Solari Food Series

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Welcome to our Food Series In the post-WWII era, power flowed from control of the reserve currency backed by oil. In the emerging multipolar world, […]

About Harry

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Harry Blazer served as the Host of the Solari Food Series from 2016 to 2019. Harry is one of the most knowledgeable leaders in the […]

Food For the Soul: Venice
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Food For the Soul: Venice

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“Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one go.” ~ Truman Capote By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout May be there aren’t exactly “One Hundred Places You Need to Visit Before You Die” but Venice would definitely be nice to check out before you check out for good. For literally ages…
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Trump Report Card

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Category Catherine’s 2017 Grade Catherine’s 2018 Q1 Grade Catherine’s 2018 Q2 Grade Catherine’s 2018 Q3 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2017 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2018 Q1 Grade […]

Products
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Products

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If you live in the Western world, you tend to associate the rise of consumer markets with homes and cars. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, consumerism involves building larger homes filled […]

Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians
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Food for the Soul: Crazy Rich Asians

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“Rachel Chu: So your family is rich? Nick Young: We’re comfortable. Rachel Chu: That is exactly what a super-rich person would say.” ~ Dialog from the movie Crazy Rich Asians By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout You don’t need statistics to enjoy a comedy but here it is anyway. There are 637 billionaires in Asia, 594 out of…

Food for the Soul: Dark Money
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Food for the Soul: Dark Money

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“Campaign finance is the gateway to every other issue you might care about – whether it be education or tax reform or foreign policy.” Ann M. Ravel, former chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission. By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Dark Money is a new political documentary that addresses financing for political campaigns at a…

Food for the Soul: Brain Not Brawn – Women In Action
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Food for the Soul: Brain Not Brawn – Women In Action

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“Debbie Ocean: How long would it take you to make seven pieces of jewelry? Amita: Five or six hours. Debbie Ocean: How long if I told you you didn’t have to live with your mother anymore? Amita: Less.” ~Dialog from Ocean’s Eight By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Hollywood is rocked daily by harassment accusations…

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Watch the complete Video HERE or go to our Video page for more on The Missing Money “No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.” ~…

REITs

REITs

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Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are corporations established with the express purpose of owning and managing real estate assets. These corporate structures have become very popular […]

Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY
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Food for the Soul: Museum BRANLY

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“If Jacques Chirac is so interested in non-European art it’s largely because the 20th century discovered the quality, scope and significance of these cultures after having dominated and scorned them for such a long time.”< em>Former French Culture minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon in an interview for Financial Times By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It is…

Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet
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Food For The Soul: Following Claude Monet

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“Apart from painting and gardening, I’m good for nothing. My greatest masterpiece is my garden.” Claude Monet By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout It goes without saying that you can literally spend weeks in Paris just visiting museums, taking in sights and exploring points of interest and there will always be something new to discover….

Food For The Soul: Museum POLIN
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Food For The Soul: Museum POLIN

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“Who is this museum for? …For everybody- to give a chance to meet Jewish community that gave the world great thinkers, leaders, scientists, writers, musicians and painters.” Marian Turski – journalist, historian, Chairman of the Board of POLIN Museum, Vice President of Jewish Historical Institute in Poland, Holocaust survivor Check it Out! By Nina Heyn,…

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents

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I. Home Table of Contents Introduction Best Books for 2018 Donations Closing & Credits The Rise of the Asian Consumer (PDF) II. The Rise of the Asian Consumer The Rise of the Asian Consumer The […]

Trump Report Card
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Trump Report Card

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Category Catherine’s 2017 Grade Catherine’s Q1 2018 Grade Catherine’s Q2 2018 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2017 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q1 2018 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q2 2018 Grade Vision B- C B- B- C- C Recruiting a […]

Trends We Track
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Trends We Track

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Every day, we post links to stories in our News Trends & Stories section. Analyzing this flow provides intelligence about the deeper news. Here are the trends we are tracking for the 2nd Quarter 2018. […]

Part II: Top Ten Stories
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Part II: Top Ten Stories

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“Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.” ~ […]

Top News Videos
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Top News Videos

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  Jaron Lanier Interview on How Social Media Ruins Your Life YouTube | 15 June 2018   2014: Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) YouTube | 01 June 2014 ​ Something Unprecedented […]

Food For The Soul: Amber
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Food For The Soul: Amber

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“The man was an expert in deceit, and he came to my father’s house bringing a necklace strung with gold and amber beads. While my dear mother and her maids examined and handled it, haggling over the price, he nodded silently to the woman.” Homer, The Odyssey (Book 15) Check it Out! By Nina Heyn,…

Food For The Soul: Cannes Film Festival
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Food For The Soul: Cannes Film Festival

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“So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?” Christina Aguilera Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Every May since 1946, the most famous and the most prestigious film festival in the world starts in a small beach resort of Cannes on the French Riviera. Even though there are signs that…

Food For The Soul: “Beirut”
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Food For The Soul: “Beirut”

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” – 2000 years of revenge, vendetta, murder… -Welcome to Beirut” A dialog in the movie Beirut Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout In the olden days of cinema, circa last century, there have been plenty of political dramas to choose from. You could watch The Deer Hunter about Vietnam War or…

Food For The Soul: Ancient Egypt
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Food For The Soul: Ancient Egypt

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“For the moment – an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by – I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, ‘Can you see anything?’ it was all I could do to get out the words, ‘Yes, wonderful things.” Howard Carter…

Food For The Soul: Abacus – Small Enough To Jail
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Food For The Soul: Abacus – Small Enough To Jail

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“(The US Banks issued 4.8 trillion in fraudulent mortgages and toxic loans) … but they could not bring them trial because of the institutions were so large and so internationally connected that indicting them could wreck the entre financial system…If you are going pick on a bank, a family-owned company, wedged between a couple of…

Food For The Soul: Immersive Museums
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Food For The Soul: Immersive Museums

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“BioDesign Studio is an experience like no other. This is a space where visitors of all ages can gain a deep understanding of their own power to use synthetic biology to solve big problems, like food security and climate change. We’ll be inspiring the next generation of biotech innovators.” Tim Ritchie, President and CEO of…

Trends We Track
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Trends We Track

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“The future will be determined in part by happenings that it is impossible to foresee; it will also be influenced by trends that are now […]

Food For The Soul: The Blacklist
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Food For The Soul: The Blacklist

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“So the Federal Government has armed a cyber terrorist with a digital equivalent of a nuclear warfare. Another fabulous example of your tax dollar at work.” THE BLACKLIST TV show Check it Out! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout They say that life imitates art but of course much more often it is art that…

Muons and Neutrinos
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Muons and Neutrinos

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Our first Solari Future Science Report Imagine a technology that allows us to see into all places and all matter. Or imagine one that gives us the power to communicate across the vast expanse of the solar system in mere minutes.

Food For The Soul: Call Me By Your Name
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Food For The Soul: Call Me By Your Name

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“How you live your life is your business, just remember, our hearts and our bodies are given to us only once. And before you know it, your heart is worn out, and, as for your body, there comes a point when no one looks at it, much less wants to come near it. Right now,…

Space in the Movies
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Space in the Movies

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“I’ve always wanted to do a space movie.” ~Danny Boyle SPACE EXPLORATION 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968) It is amazing how this 1960’s movie has […]

Donations
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Donations

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Donations Boat repairs for Philippine Fishing Family Burpees For Vets Join The Challenge! Campaign for Liberty Christ Our Hope Prison Bible Ministry Christopher Mann Biodynamic […]

Scenario #3: Mind Control
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Scenario #3: Mind Control

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A commitment to command and control governance and transhuman values combined with success re-engineering government resources creates a world of “friendly fascism.” Weighting = 20% […]

Top News Videos
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Top News Videos

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Senator Schumer: Intelligence Agencies Will Get You! Former NSA Technical Director: DNC Leak was a Local Download Exclusive Interview with Fire Captain on Origins of […]

Trump Report Card
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Trump Report Card

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Category Catherine’s Q1 Grade Catherine’s Q2 Grade Catherine’s 2017 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q1 Grade Dr. Farrell’s Q2 Grade Dr. Farrell’s 2017 Grade Vision A B- […]

Fixed Income
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Fixed Income

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US Dollar Index Fixed Income US Bond Aggregate (AGG), High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) 5-7yr Treasury ETF (IEF), 20 yr. + Treasury ETF (TLT)

Equities
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Equities

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“We invest in things that are addictive…..Addictive things are very profitable.” ~ Apple shareholder Ross Gerber, chief executive of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management […]

Commodities
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Commodities

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Crude Oil (OIL) Russia (RSX), Crude Oil (OIL) Gold (GLD), Silver (SLV) Mining (GDX), Junior Mining (GDXJ) Commodities Index (CRB) Baltic Dry Index

Hero of the Year
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Hero of the Year

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Dr. Mark Skidmore “While budgets can be complex, in principle accounting relies primarily on basic math. It should be feasible to track revenues flowing in […]

Donations
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Donations

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“There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while […]

Introduction
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Introduction

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“If mind is common to us all, then we have reason also in common – that which makes us rational beings. If so, then common […]

Food For The Soul: The Post and Darkest Hour
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Food For The Soul: The Post and Darkest Hour

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“Ben Bradlee: If we don’t hold them accountable, who will?Kay Graham: We can’t hold them accountable if we don’t have a newspaper.” Dialogue from the THE POST CHECK IT OUT! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout December is the height of the Oscar season in Hollywood and this is when the heavyweight contender movies get…

2017 Holiday Greetings

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.“ ~ US Declaration of Independence Dear Friends, Clients & Subscribers: As the holidays approach, we are deeply grateful for your…

Food for the Soul: Movies to Make You Feel Good
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Food for the Soul: Movies to Make You Feel Good

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CHECK IT OUT! By Nina Heyn, Your Culture Scout Reading news in the morning and then political or financial commentaries in the afternoon can effectively keep you depressed all day long. So, to cheer everyone up for the holidays, we are offering a list of movies to check out whenever you really feel down, and…

Bibliography
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Bibliography

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Here are the materials that we reviewed to prepare this commentary on Pension Funds we found useful. STUDIES OECD: Pension Markets in Focus, 2017 Edition […]

2010 Holiday Greetings

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Our thanks to Ben Lizardi of Lizardi Communications for the card design, Lesta Frank for the artwork and title of the painting “A Bountiful Christmans Tree.” States Countries Copyright © 2013 Solari, Inc. All Rights Reserved

2016 Holiday Greetings

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Dear Friends, Clients & Subscribers: What a year 2016 has been. We are glad the holidays have arrived. Some merriment, celebration and feasting are in order! Catherine is in the Montana winter wonderland and the Solari Report team is spread across the country and around the world,  from California to Texas and Tennessee, from Florida…

2015 Holiday Greetings

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Dear Friends, Clients & Subscribers: Each of us at Solari sees and hears the need for restoration and rejuvenation throughout our lives and work. We hear the effort to apply the Golden Rule in our lives, our work and our finances. We hear a call for a positive and productive way forward through the changes…

2014 Holiday Greetings

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Dear Friends, Clients & Subscribers, The 2014 holiday season is here. We want to acknowledge our many blessings and give thanks for your presence in our lives. Every year at this time, we celebrate by sharing our good fortune. This year we thought we would chose close to home. Here they are — our choices…