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Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions

Las Vegas Residential Sector Begins Recovery

January 18, 2010

Analysis of:Home Sales Finish Strong in '09 | www.lvrj.com

The gradual stabilization of the Las Vegas real estate market was the theme of December’s residential housing data.     Sales continued to gain strength;      Inventory continued to decline; and      Prices remained relatively stable.Perhaps the most striking statistic was that the number of foreclosures was considerably less than expected, down for both the month and the year 2009.Here are the details:

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Our Current Method of Feeding the World is Slowly Killing Us, Pay Attention

December 30, 2009

Analysis of:Food System Raises Risk of Widespread Contamination | www.foodconsumer.org

The article of reference here in is a startling reminder of what is wrong with our overall food chain. Yet ,we see no public outrage. We seem to complain about lines at the airports, prices of fuel, need for a more fuel efficient automobile, we continue to allow our elected officials to squander our taxes without any accountability, and yet we tend to take for granted our sources of food are never ending and safe. This could not be further from the truth. We are headed for disaster.

Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions

LAS VEGAS: Better Than Expected!

December 21, 2009

Analysis of:Brookings Report Finds Las Vegas among Hardest Hit | www.lvrj.com

   November housing data will make the Holiday Season somewhat merrier for the Las Vegas real estate community.  The situation is far better  than was expected.    It is also a tale of two markets – new and resale. To paraphrase Dickens: “It was the best of recent times. It was no longer the worst of times.”   November housing data decorated the holiday with: Stable prices; Solid sales; Declining inventories; and Fewer foreclosures than had been forecast.     Here are the details:

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Pollock Continues To Be Headline News

December 21, 2009

Analysis of:2010 pollock harvests lowest in 32 years | www.adn.com

Pollock as a white fish, is really unknown to the vast majority of it's consumers. It does not make traditional headlines, even though it is the largest fisheries in the world and one of the most important food sources, not only for us humans, but for a large population of animals in the Alaskan and Russian north pacific regions. It has been up front due to the questions of the TAC and what catch levels will be set for 2010. Now that it has been set, there are more questions than answers.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Aquaculture Feed Alternatives Are Now Available and Proven

December 8, 2009

Analysis of:There Be Dragons: Examining the alternatives to unsustainable aquaculture fish feed | www.ethicurean.com

There seems to be two panic buttons being pushed here. One, we desperately need to provide replacement and additional people food; aquaculture sure seems to be an answer to this. Two, what do we feed the ever increasing aquaculture animals; this seems to be a huge problem based on species and region. It is not.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Bananas: The Wars And The Misinformation

December 2, 2009

Analysis of:EU: The banana wars are over | www.freshplaza.com

What do you know, banana wars are over. Really? I don't think so. We see that the EU is about to settle the tariff issue that has been at the core of these banana wars since 1993, but latest information tells us that the prediction made yesterday is not so valid today. Some of the APC nations and the USA may not be ready to sign on just yet.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The Big Fish Are Gone, Think it's Time to Pay Attention to Aquaculture

November 25, 2009

Analysis of:Ocean Issues Are Profoundly Important, Though Mostly Invisible | www.huffingtonpost.com

Can this figure be correct, 90 percent of all the big fish in our oceans are gone? Sadly, yes it very well could be accurate. Even if it it slightly exaggerated, it is a startling number. If we have been paying attention to the plight of the oceans it should not come as a surprise. As we continue to allow the destruction of our natural resources, we are now talking about fisheries, we must expand our ability to supplant these fish with farm raised.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Pollock front and center again, despite no one knowing why

November 20, 2009

Analysis of:Pollock quotas likely to drop again | www.publicbroadcasting.net

The latest prediction on the Total Allowable Catch totals for the USA pollock industry for 2010 appear to be solidly in favor of lowering them once again. This makes Greenpeace happy (not really) but is bad news for the industry as a whole. Jobs will be lost, companies may be headed for continued hard times. Yet most consumers of fish say, so what, I never eat pollock. How wrong they are.

Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions

A Happy Thanksgiving for Las Vegas

November 18, 2009

Analysis of:NEVADA ECONOMY: State showing some life at last | www.lvrj.com

 This year, October data could make Thanksgiving a happy holiday for Las Vegas real estate professionals. 

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Aquaculture Can Feed The World, Tilapia Is a Big Part Of The Answer

November 9, 2009

Analysis of:Can Aquaculture Feed the World | blueridgepress.com

We read more and more about aquaculture and how the industry is progressing, and reading about its issues of concern as well. We see that the carnivores of the industry may be more of a problem than a solution. We must work on a better feed to product ratio, but more importantly, we have part of the solution, tilapia culture.

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