Recession Risks: The Silver Lining
The US appears to poised on the very brink of recession. Investors are reacting as news of a contraction within the service sector for the first time in five years, an FBI investigation into predatory lending, and increasing unemployment statistics, has sent s [read more...]
Why the Fun Fun Fun Music Festival is Growing
Festivals have been steadily gaining popularity all over the world in recent years, and the larger ones have expanded tremendously. However, as a result of the high ticket prices and relatively remote locations, a few oppurtunistic entrepreneurs have taken adv [read more...]
Sluggish Fed, Why Are You So Sluggish?
In recent months, fallout from the sub-prime mortgage scandal has been estimated in the hundreds of billions, up from figures of $100 billion maximum from the Federal Reserve only three months ago. While the Fed has, in an unprecedented move, cut interest rate [read more...]
Austin BBQ: A Tour of the Town
Deep in the heart of Austin Texas, folks have been cooking up their own brand of BBQ for years and years. Unlike those other BBQ meccas like Memphis and Kansas City, where pulled pork is all the rage, in Austin it’s all about the beef. We’ll star [read more...]
Profiles in Green Building: The Austin Real Estate Market
Austin has long been a home for friendly folk- friendly to each other, friendly to animals, and friendly to the environment. What used to be considered as only the concerns of hippies and the bohemian sect, environmentalism is now at the forefront of commerci [read more...]
First Thursday’s on South Congress in Austin Texas
Austin is a great place for families. All year round the city is full of events that cater to its citizens young and old. One of the most popular destinations is First Thursdays on South Congress Avenue where once a month the shops stay open late and the ent [read more...]
Synthesizer Fundamentals: Classic 80’s Brass
Pop music is often described in cycles: retro music becomes cool, then gets reprocessed and digested by listeners, until the next big thing comes along. While the 80’s are (some would say thankfully) long behind us, the sounds from classic records from t [read more...]
Be Dazzled By Namibia’s African Diamond Skies
Have you ever wondered how it would feel to see thousands of diamonds all around you?
Well, you can, here in Namibia. Our sky is filled with thousands of stars, all night long, all year long, shining like a 1000 diamonds all around you.
In Namib [read more...]
The Organic Farmer’s Markets in Austin Texas
As many Austinites relish living a healthy lifestyle, it’s no surprise that Farmers Markets are a hit in the city. The markets bring fresh foods from locally grown areas to those looking for an alternative to the goods found in the neighborhood grocery [read more...]
Fed Restrictions Make Loans Tough
As a result of the recent sub-prime mortgage scandal, the Federal Reserve has taken many actions to avoid a global credit crisis, which it now aims to further mitigate through tightening the standards that lenders use to determine whether a potential borrower [read more...]