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Fred Vidal's Business Log 2008-2009
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
FRENCH COP MASS PRESS RELEASE - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008
Mood:  energetic
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

November 1st 2008 Begins an Important Program of Promotion and Notoriety for our products in development and pre-production (Motion Pictures, Vidgames, Music Albums), the name of this program is MASS PRESS RELEASE 1 (Press Release for the Mass Media), a press file of 5 pages, to be sent by mail and Fax, about our business and artistic activities, in order to get articles and interviews in the Press (newspapers, radio & TV) NationWide (USA) and on the Internet.
The PR Website associated is www.french-cop.com (in preview one week before).
Thanks (10/28/08).
Fred Vidal, PhD

Details: http://fredvidal.wordpress.com

 


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Updated: Wednesday, 29 October 2008 11:49 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008
CANDICE JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP AND PAINTER NEXT EXHIBITIONS IN PALM SPRINGS, MIAMI AND MOSCOW
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: WORLDWIDE

CANDICE JOHNSON, PRESIDENT OF MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP AND PAINTER NEXT EXHIBITIONS IN PALM SPRINGS, MIAMI AND MOSCOW.

DETAILED LIST OF FACE2FAC4US WORLDWIDE ART TOUR for Candice Johnson TODAY (10/21/08). Thank you.

American Tour In Progress, New Dates, New Towns for Candice Johnson Art.

October 22, 2008 by candicejohnsonllc

BREAKING NEWS (10/22/08):

Candice Johnson Next Exhibitions in California are the following:

- WARNER PARK FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW, November 1-2, 2008,
at Warner park, 5900 Topanga Canyon, Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA
Show Hours will be from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday,

- DOWNTOW BURBANK, FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, November 8-9, 2008,
in the Street on San Fernando Rd., between Magnolia and Olive Avenue, Burbank, CA,
Show hours will be from 10:00 am -5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday,

- PALM SPRINGS DESERT ARTS FESTIVAL, November 28-30, 2008,
at Frances Stevens Park - 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA,
Shows hours will be from 10:00 am -4:00 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

More on MIAMI, Florida, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, NEW YORK, New York and MOSCOW, Russia pretty soon.

Thanks.

Management.

http://candicejohnsonblog.wordpress.com

UPDATE:

Candice Johnson in Moscow, Miami, Las Vegas again and on Etsy.Com

October 25, 2008 by candicejohnsonllc

BREAKING News diffused on TWITTER.COM (www.twitter.com/fredvidal):

1. CANDICE JOHNSON IN RUSSIA WITH LUXOR STYLE 
http://luxorstyle.blogspot.com It’s Signed!
The Artist Visit in Moscow to be organized soon! 

2. IT’S ONLINE: Begin to Visit Candice Johnson Shop on ETSY.COM.
It looks so attractive. Congratulations Candice!! 
www.candicejohnson.etsy.com

3. LAS VEGAS 2 for Candice Johnson: Permanent Exhibition Art Design with FAME FARM (Henderson, NV) & famous ZEN INTERIORS, Inc 
www.famefarm.com 

4. CANDICE JOHNSON MIAMI: New Postcard next week to promote
December 12 – 14, 2008: The Miami Midtown Art District
http://miami.artexpos.com

Candice Johnson: A Unique Portraitist of Imaginary Friends.

Managed by Dr. Fred Vidal and her Talent.


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Updated: Saturday, 25 October 2008 5:23 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 14 October 2008
GRASSROOTS 2 PROGRAM: AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP TO SUSTAIN HOLLYWOOD AND THE STATES
Mood:  lucky
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

It's a Breakthrough for our Company with confirmation of all our local programs, on location in Hollywood, we are building thanks to the Web and a mailing/phoning effort that just began a couple of days ago the first experience of HOLLYWOOD 2.0 with GrassRoots2, a plan to mix Nice Film Facilities with our other targets: Success, Solidarity, Production development in both Music and Movie industries.

www.fredvidal.us

www.fredkelly.us

and, beginning tonight, www.fredericvidal.com

and always: www.fredvidal.com

That's it and thank you for your support.

Management

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/bramstocker-communique-preview-fred-vidal-phd-will-direct-the-first-music-video-of-the-band-to-be-shot-in-nice-homage-to-jacques-demy-musicals/

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/fred-vidal-phd-will-hire-a-french-manager-for-its-new-company-in-nice-comme-ci-comme-ci-sarl-to-be-created-in-january-2009/

 http://fredvidal.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/to-fight-the-crisis-operation-grassroots-2-fred-vidal-is-preparing-the-relocalization-of-a-part-of-his-activities-in-nice-france/

 

 


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 7:35 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 14 October 2008 7:54 PM EDT
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OPERATION GRASSROOTS 2: CREATION OF A SARL (FRENCH LLC) IN NICE, FRENCH RIVIERA
Mood:  energetic
Topic: WORLDWIDE

Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 7:28 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 14 October 2008 7:34 PM EDT
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Thursday, 9 October 2008
FRED VIDAL JOINED TODAY THE TOASTMASTERS CLUB OF BURBANK
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: ROTARY

Tongue outI like so much the Toastmasters Organization and network of clubs. It helps you to improve your communication skills and in this CRISIS OF OUR SOCIETY, it is so good to have new friends, real advisers who share with you their program of work to be the perfect PR person or 100% communicating manager.

So I joined today the nice club of BURBANK and I invite you to visit our club, meetings every Wednesday at Noon (one hour meeting) at the Burbank Chamber of Commerce (on Magnolia).


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 1:18 AM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 9 October 2008 5:32 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 7 October 2008
HOLLYWOOD 2.0: My Decentralized SOCIAL INTRANET is ONLINE (TEST #1)
Mood:  suave
Topic: WORLDWIDE

NEWS ON THE WEB: MANY ACTIVITIES, UNIQUE GOAL:
THE WIN-WIN (Fred Vidal Hollywood 2.0)

SmileNEWS ON THE WEB: MANY ACTIVITIES, UNIQUE GOAL: THE WIN-WIN (Fred Vidal Hollywood 2.0)

THIS IS A SUMMARY. More Links and Details in a Second Time.

IMPORTANT TEST THIS AFTERNOON: FIRST GLOBAL MESSAGE TITLED NEWS ON THE WEB #1, INTER-DIFFUSION ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB TODAY 10/07/08, THANKS TO MySpace.com (primary diffusion to our MySpace Web(Net)Work of 3,200 friends). We are testing the concept/program of a Decentralized SOCIAL INTRANET called HOLLYWOOD 2.0, in order to prepare the success and the social impact of Fred Vidal's MESSAGE TO THE (FLOATING) VOTERS diffusion (Oct.9-Nov.3, 2008). Thank you. Management (3:29PM PT).

UndecidedFirst test for Fred Vidal's Decentralized SOCIAL INTRANET this afternoon (10/07/08) with the diffusion, to a dozen of MySpace Pages Communities, included in the Fred Vidal's Web(Net)Work (around 3,200 friends), of:

- a first NEWS ON THE WEB inter-blogs MESSAGE, listing the actions in progress for the companies, the social research and the solidarity work of Frederic.

The second 'NEWS ON THE WEB' MESSAGE will be the announced MESSAGE TO THE (FLOATING) VOTERS, next week, with a first diffusion, after the 2nd Presidential Debate (probably Friday or before), of this important article on Facebook.com only (the YouTube.com video will be broadcast this weekend and promoted on the Web until November 3).

Thank you.

Fred's Management.

Frederic's Message:

Cool"Friends on MySpace.com and my Business Log 2008-2010 (http://nextrainbow.tripod.com/blog/), I did not send you a message for a while (I mean 2 or 3 days for MySpace...).

(to be continued)

5:21PM PT:

So let's begins. Basically, it's just a list updating/upgrading what you already know about my current activities but, in fact, it's a lot more because of the publishing strategy of it, not the number of websites where it's online. I will explain why Viral Process (it was never something about marketing...) is obsolete beginning December 31st of this year (Time dates and deadlines are very important for computers).

Here is the list and I will do more comments about the methods and strategy of communication in a second time:

(to be continued)

5:48PM PT

1) FINE ART INVOLVEMENT:

CANDICE JOHNSON WEB is the new POSTCARD EVENT online on MySpace before midnight Today.
FACE2FACE4US American Tour 2008-2010 in Progress.
This Weekend IN STUDIO CITY:
FALL ARTS FESTIVAL, Oct 11th-12th, 2008, organized by THE ROTARY CLUB OF STUDIO CITY-SHERMAN OAKS.

More Details on the Management Blog of Candice:

http://candicejohnsonblog.wordpress.com/

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GhLv6wpDdRE&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GhLv6wpDdRE&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object

(to be continued)

6:25PM PT

My other activities in HOLLYWOOD 2.0 universe and a Social INTRANET WEB 2.0 will be developed tomorrow, because I know you watch the debate and me too (I comment it on www.twitter.com/fredvidal)

2) VIDEO GAMES (Vidgames, I like this Variety word)

THE FRENCH COP FIRST SYNOPSIS FOR VIDGAME #1 HALLOWEEN/POKERIZED/MILLENNIUM/DARKPOL is... ONLINE!!

http://www.3d-publishing.com

3) FEEDBACK PROJECTS

Our strategy is to improve our competitivity in a Country that needs solidarity. THE WALL STREET CRISIS INSPIRED ME MORE PRO-ACTIVITY TO GIVE MORE OF MY TIME ON NEW SPECIAL PRODUCTS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ENTERTAINMENT to do in a civic way my work of filmmaker.

Consequently, 2 important new projects called FEEDBACK PROJECTS and a personal interest for an European style Movie:

a) SPIROU & FANTASIO

A special website with all the details and Blog articles on my wordpress Global Hollywood. I WILL CREATE A SPIROU US FAN CLUB soon, this character has an important potential, I am a fan, that's it:

http://www.thedailyfilm.com

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com

10/08/08 10:40PM

b) MANDRAKE

Like for Spirou, it's another project about a non-owned franchise, conceived to be an anti-Crisis vehicle (movies can make you dream, they can also change the world). I studied that Mandrake project already in 2005 and I will contact the owners in New York next week.

www.fredvidal.wordpress.com

c) PROJECT OF MOVIE ABOUT THE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL COUPLE

I'm looking for a good screenplay for a short or a feature about the love story between Nicolas Sarkosy and Carla Bruni. It's an important and personal project. An ad will be published in BACKSTAGE WEST this week.

www.fredvidal.wordpress.com

4) Music Business

My tracklisting for the album PLANET AMERICA (BRAMSTOCKER) is online. More details on the band's blog:

www.bramstocker.com

http://fredvidal.livejournal.com

5) Owned Franchises

IMPORTANT UPDATES TOMORROW OR FRIDAY...

(to be continued)

COMMENT FOR THE TOP PIC: OFFICIAL HOLLYWOOD 2.0 FIRST DAY PICTURE:

"I propose a new definition of the concept of INTRANET that is now obsolete because of the Web 2.0 SOCIAL MEDIA. New definition: 'Intranet means an Inter-Sites Network/TeamWork of Friends/Fans/Users''. For a Private Net in a company, let's call that... 'a MININET or PRIVANET or JOBNET'". FV 10/07/08

 

 


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 6:43 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 9 October 2008 1:56 AM EDT
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Saturday, 27 September 2008
PAUL NEWMAN WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN (WORLDWIDE)
Mood:  blue
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

HE WAS NOT A REGULAR ACTOR, HE DID SO MUCH FOR SOCIAL AND SPENT HIS LIFE NETWORKING FOR FUN AND BIZ WITH ELEGANCE.

Fred Vidal, PhD, for his Business Corporate BLOG.

 In the Martin Scorcese movie, THE COLOR OF MONEY, with Tom Cruise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulletin Board diffused to my 2,660 Main Page friends on MySpace:

OUR PRESS RELEASE ONLINE ON OUR MYSPACE MAIN PAGE BLOG
.
Enjoy, Friends, and Communicate about it, we need your Good Buzz:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=62922516&blogID=435017866

Paul Newman Pics (from the movie THE COLOR OF MONEY) on our Main Page too:

http://www.myspace.com/fredvidal

Our Hollywood message about the lost of Paul:

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com/2008/09/27/hollywood-is-dressed-in-black-today-after-paul-newman-death/

Bye now.

F r e d Vidal


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 12:20 PM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 27 September 2008 12:28 PM EDT
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Thursday, 25 September 2008
NEW ARTICLES ON OUR GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD BLOG
Mood:  rushed
Topic: WORLDWIDE

New Article about Wall Street (THE WALL STREET BUG), Pre-Production Process stopped for, at most, 3 months.

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com

Picture: Alvin Toffler, inspiration of the new article.


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 5:56 PM EDT
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008
FRED VIDAL ATTENDS L.A. CITY HALL THIS THURSDAY
Mood:  energetic
Topic: CHAMBERS
First, Fred Vidal message after John McCain decision of Hiatus is online at:
http://fredvidal.wordpress.com
Secondly, Fred Vidal will meet L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a lot of other City managers, L.A. City Councilmembers, Civil Servants and entrepeneurs, Tomorrow, Thusday morning, September 25, 2008, during this important event organized by the Los Angeles Chamber:
ACCESS L.A. CITY HALL 

http://www.lachamber.com/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=advocacy_advocacytrips_lacityhall&category=advocacy


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 11:37 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 25 September 2008 12:17 AM EDT
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008
IMPORTANT UPDATES ON MY SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY (POST-DOCTORAL) AND MY INTERNET ACTION
Mood:  energetic
Topic: WORLDWIDE

 

JUST CHECK MY WORDPRESS FVGHB (Global Hollywood Blog) at:

http://fredvidal.wordpress.com

I was at UCLA today to prepare my 3rd Scientific Conference (Nice's CUM - 2002, UCLA - 2004) about the Internet in the 2000's.

Picture: Marshall McLuhan, my master and a great mind.


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 10:49 PM EDT
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Sunday, 21 September 2008
FRED VIDAL 24 HOURS PREVIEW OF HIS PRESS RELEASE TO THE NEW YORK TIMES ON HIS NBC BLOG IS A SUCCESS
Mood:  vegas lucky
Topic: HOLLYWOOD
UPDATED: 09/23/08, 06:39AM PT
Our American Universities Press Communique is now online for everybody on our Hollywood Primary Blog, FVGHB™ (Fred Vidal Global Hollywood Blog™) on wordpress.com and will be diffused in 250 U.S. Universities in 2 days (Today, Tuesday and Tomorrow, Wednesday) by Web 2.0 messages and by Fax:
http://fredvidal.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/161/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NBC’s Social Networking site has been Fred Vidal’s choice to publish, from Las Vegas, a 24 hours preview (Sunday) on the Web of his press release to the New York Times (our favorite newspaper) about Modernscope™ Inc’s CASTING IN THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, a 6 months 24/7 Modernscope™ Inc strategic program that began, Monday, September 22, with an email sent to the Direction of the New York Times introducing our New York Press Release (Fax and Mail to be sent Today, Tuesday, September 23, 2008). 

Hundreds of newspapers, press magazines, TV and Radio Companies, nationwide and worldwide, will be informed beginning this week and before Mid-October.

Other exclusive contents on Fred Vidal SNS NBC Blog (SNS: Social Networking Site) probably this week (Fall 2008 - Week #1):

http://my.nbc.com/FredVidal?v=1

Message diffused, Sunday, to NBC (still online on Fred's NBC Blog) and for our Networks on the Web:

“Thank you NBC, your social networking site is great and important for our Web 2.0. You help me to improve my communication and to think big because your programs are like this new site: INSPIRED.
On the Web 2.0 everybody can be ambitious and creative and I hope that I will become a good example for that in order to attract more and more serious people who will understand that it’s enough for blah blah blah and time to build a career with new ideas, smart commitments and fair friendships on the Web and on location, NEVER only on the Web but ALWAYS thanks to the Web.
Let’s have a great NBC week together to begin the Autumn 2008.
The PhD Guy (F r e d) (09/21/08)”.

Picture: Fred Vidal's Profile Page on my.nbc.com with the Conan O'Brien Web Design. Conan is a friend of Fred Vidal on myspace.com Main Page (Top 40) and other pages since the beginning of the French Cop™ promotion program on myspace in 2007 and now on facebook Fred Vidal SAG pages too (Top 12). Thank you Sir!

Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 10:13 PM EDT
Updated: Tuesday, 23 September 2008 10:07 AM EDT
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SHARING WITH YOU MY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT THE ROTARY CLUB OF LOS ANGELES (LA5) LAST WEEK
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: ROTARY

I love the Rotary, it's just necessary in our crazy world to have a wall that never collapses and a network of strong people who give a lot of their time to help others who deserve our support.
Fred Vidal, PhD,
member of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles (LA5).


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 1:27 AM EDT
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Thursday, 18 September 2008
MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP WILL JOIN THE LAS VEGAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEXT WEEK
Mood:  suave
Topic: CHAMBERS

Fred Vidal, General Manager, is informing you that: MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP WILL JOIN THE LAS VEGAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEXT WEEK. It will be the first Chamber of Commerce for Modernscope Invest Corp that has also the project to join the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in October, in Washington DC.

Fred Vidal, new member of this nice and useful club/organization, will attend a Mixer of Vegas Young Professionals (VYP), division of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, this evening.

A Press Release will be sent from Vegas Saturday (09/20/08) about Modernscope Invest Corp 2008-2012 Strategic Plan: 'Web 2.0 and Finance Teamwork'.

www.lvchamber.com

www.vegasyp.com


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 11:36 AM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 20 September 2008 11:07 AM EDT
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FRED VIDAL IN VEGAS FOR A MUSIC DEAL TOO: BRAMSTOCKERa??
Mood:  amorous
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

Fred Vidal and the management of the historic French Punk Rock band BRAMSTOCKER™, relocated in Los Angeles, decided yesterday to record their 2009 Studio Album (a first Web Album will be released in October) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contacts and networking begin today (09/18/08) for the organization of the recording sessions before the end of the year.

Picture: The official 'BRAMSTOCKER in Las Vegas: Development of the next Studio Album' Image (to be print for postcards). Photo shot yesterday night (09/17/08).

www.bramstocker.com


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 11:22 AM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 18 September 2008 11:33 AM EDT
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Tomorrow: LAS VEGAS
Mood:  party time!
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

Tomorrow.


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 1:12 AM EDT
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Monday, 15 September 2008
FROM WALL STREET TO LAS VEGAS, FRED VIDAL BEGINS A CRUCIAL WEEK FOR HIS STRATEGICAL PLAN 2008-2012
Mood:  energetic
Topic: WORLDWIDE

Bulletin on myspace.com/fredvidal (2,606 friends) 10 minutes ago (09/15/08):

Will 2009 be another 1929? At Modernscope Invest Corp, we hope not. But this September Wall Street Crisis is the evidence that you must be more in touch with the Stock Exchange news and network better to manage your interests and prepare the future. Beginning now, you are invited to join our Business Network on the American Web only: THE FINANCE TEAMWORK (For the BIZ and On the WEB).

A Press Communique will be sent nationwide from Las Vegas, the most important Entertainment Economic Pole in the United States, according to our corporation. MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP believes in Vegas and in MySpace and I believe in you, my 2,606 main page friends.

Have a good week and see you on the Web or in Town.

Fred Vidal, PhD
General Manager,
MODERNSCOPE INVEST CORP

PS: JOIN THE FINANCE TEAMWORK GROUPS at

http://groups. myspace. com/businesscredit

http://groups. google. com/group/businesscredit

http://finance. groups. yahoo. com/group/usabusinesscredit/

http://groups. msn. com/modernscope

http://www. linkedin. com/groups?about=&gid=156346

TIMESONLINE ARTICLE

Wall Street meltdown: your two-minute catch-up
http://business. timesonline. co. uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article4756071. ece

The past weekend has been one of the most turbulent ever seen on Wall Street, in which some of the biggest names in the financial sector have been brought to their knees.

Lehman Brothers

The smallest of America's so-called bulge bracket banks said this morning that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Rescue talks with rivals started on Friday and were overseen by the US Treasury. However, discussions failed after the authorities refused to give potential buyers billions of dollars in credit facilities to keep Lehman going until a deal was done.

The US Treasury and Federal Reserve feared infuriating voters by rescuing another bank after pouring $29 billion (£16 billion) in federal funds into Bear Stearns in February, and backing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the US mortgage debt giants, to the tune of $200 billion.

Barclays, the British bank, was a key player in the rescue talks but said today that it "did not proceed because it was not possible to conclude a transaction in the best interests of Barclays' shareholders".

Lehman said today that it would continue to try to sell its asset management businesses and would take action that should allow it to continue to manage its operations, including paying staff wages.

Merrill Lynch

Bank of America (BoA) and Merrill Lynch quietly agreed a deal in which Merrill will be bought by BoA for $50 billion in shares.

Merrill had been hard hit by the credit crunch, having written down more than $40 billion worth of assets over the past year. The deal will make BoA, one of America's bigget retail banks, a banking and investment management giant.

Merrill owns 45 per cent of BlackRock, the profitable asset manager worth more than $10 billion, which was apparently interested in buying Lehman Brother's fund management assets.

AIG

AIG, one of the world's biggest insurers, is looking for $40 billion in emergency funding. According to the New York Times, AIG has asked the Federal Reserve for a $40 billion short-term loan to fight off downgrades by credit rating agencies.

It is also reportedly hoping to raise up to $20 billion from investors that reportedly include the private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, TPG and JC Flowers

The insurer has hired JPMorgan Chase to advise it on a refinancing package and will put out a trading statement today.

Banks' $70bn rescue fund

A group of banks, including BoA, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, are putting together a $70 billion fund to improve liquidity in the market.

Each of the participating companies will provide $7 billion to establish the fund and will be allowed to borrow up to a third of the total fund.

Other banks, such as Barclays, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and UBS, will also take part and the fund could expand to allow other companies to join.

US Fed eases lending

The Federal Reserve said that it would make it easier for companies to access the central bank's cash by accepting a wider range of assets, including equities, as collateral for direct loans to investment bank.

The Fed, which is due to meet tomorrow to decide interest rates, also raised the size of the pool of available loans to $200 billion and suspended rules that prevent banks from using deposits to fund their investment banking businesses.

IT'S THE ECONOMY: WALL STREET'S A MESS

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/15/1398147.aspxy,

Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:22 AM by Mark Murray
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The big news of the day: “In one of the most dramatic days in Wall Street’s history, Merrill Lynch agreed to sell itself on Sunday to Bank of America for roughly $50 billion to avert a deepening financial crisis, while another prominent securities firm, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy protection and hurtled toward liquidation after it failed to find a buyer,” the New York Times reports. “The humbling moves, which reshape the landscape of American finance, mark the latest chapter in a tumultuous year in which once-proud financial institutions have been brought to their knees as a result of hundreds of billions of dollars in losses because of bad mortgage finance and real estate investments.”

Ex-Clinton senior adviser Howard Wolfson writes on his TNR blog that it's 3am on Wall Street and wonders which candidate will answer the call.

Obama released this statement at 6:18 am ET: “The challenges facing our financial system today are more evidence that too many folks in Washington and on Wall Street weren’t minding the store. Eight years of policies that have shredded consumer protections, loosened oversight and regulation, and encouraged outsized bonuses to CEOs while ignoring middle-class Americans have brought us to the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.”

“I certainly don’t fault Senator McCain for these problems, but I do fault the economic philosophy he subscribes to. It’s a philosophy we’ve had for the last eight years – one that says we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else. It’s a philosophy that says even common-sense regulations are unnecessary and unwise, and one that says we should just stick our heads in the sand and ignore economic problems until they spiral into crises. Well now, instead of prosperity trickling down, the pain has trickled up – from the struggles of hardworking Americans on Main Street to the largest firms of Wall Street.”

“This country can’t afford another four years of this failed philosophy. For years, I have consistently called for modernizing the rules of the road to suit a 21st century market – rules that would protect American investors and consumers. And I’ve called for policies that grow our economy and our middle-class together. That is the change I am calling for in this campaign, and that is the change I will bring as President.”

McCain released this statement at 8:02 am ET: "The crisis in our financial markets has taken an enormous toll on our economy and the American people -- first the decline of our housing markets followed by the collapse of Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and now Lehman Brothers. I am glad to see that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have said no to using taxpayer money to bailout Lehman Brothers, a position I have spoken about throughout this campaign. We are carefully monitoring the financial markets, including the duress at Lehman Brothers that is the latest reminder of ineffective regulation and management. Efforts must also be focused on ensuring that the deposits of hardworking Americans are protected.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas (often abbreviated as "Vegas") is the most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for shopping, entertainment, and gambling. Although established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911. With the growth that followed, Las Vegas became the largest American city founded in the 20th century, proceeding the 19th century founding of Chicago. As the 28th largest city in the United States, Las Vegas is one of the largest cities in the American West.


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Updated: Monday, 15 September 2008 11:12 AM EDT
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Friday, 12 September 2008
CANDICE JOHNSON'S FACE TO FACE U.S. TOUR 2008-2009
Mood:  happy
Topic: WORLDWIDE

Candice Johnson begins her FACE TO FACE exhibition of paintings, an Art Fair American Tour 2008-2009 this Sunday at:

The 14th Annual Brentwood Art Show
Los Angeles, on San Vicente Blvd
(East-bound lanes from Saltair to Darlington)
Sunday, September 14, 10AM-6PM.

The Art Fair Tour will continue nationwide until december 2009 (an European Tour is scheduled for 2009-2010). The U.S. FACE TO FACE Tour will be:

- in Studio City, California: October 11-12,
Arts and Crafts Shows organized by the Rotary of Studio City/Sherman Oaks.
Moorpark Park in Studio City (Northeast corner of Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Moorpark St.).
10AM-5PM, Saturday and Sunday.

- in Woodland Hills, California: November 1-2,
Warner Park Fine Arts and Crafts Festival,
at Warner Park, 5900 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
10AM-4:30PM, Saturday and Sunday.

- in Burbank: November 8-9,
Fine Arts Festival, Downtown Burbank, on San Fernando Blvd., between Magnolia and Olive Ave.
10AM-5PM, Saturday and Sunday.

More locations and festivals will be post on this Art Blog this year and in 2009:

http://candicejohnsonblog.wordpress.com

SPECIAL EVENT: Candice Johnson will celebrate the FACE TO FACE U.S. TOUR in progress in Las Vegas for ARTEXPO 2008:

at the MANDALAY BAY RESORT AND CASINO,
3950 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89119

September 19 to 21st, 2008,
Friday: 12PM-6PM,
Saturday: 11AM-6PM,
Sunday: 11AM-5PM.

The artists first 2 Music Videos are online on YouTube since August:

- for the BRAMSTOCKER™'s single 'Pacific Coast Hwy.™'
(already more than 500 people watched it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhLv6wpDdRE

- for VIDAL JUNCTION™'s single 'Short Symphony™'
(selected by the New Musical Express site, nme.com)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvrKZfyWP6g

Bio: American Artist from Seattle, Washington, living in Los Angeles, California, Candice Johnson is well known for her Paris exhibitions, from 1997 to 2002, dedicated to her imaginary portraits (Heads, Têtes), conceived in Ménilmontant. She is currently working on a new series of Heads and sculptures for the Internet and the American Art galleries, in her atelier in Hollywoodland.

facebook: Candice Johnson
MySpace: www.myspace.com/neopyramid
Website: www.candicejohnson.com

Management: Fred Vidal, PhD
www.fredvidal.com
www.fredvidal.org
www.vidalpartco.com

the official postcard © 2008, Candice Johnson LLC. All rights reserved.
Managed by Fred Vidal, PhD, the painter Candice Johnson will present her Art in Las Vegas, at the MANDALAY BAY RESORT, during ARTEXPO: Friday, September 19 (12pm-6pm), Saturday, September 20 (11am-6pm) and Sunday, September 21, 2008 (11am-5pm), 3950 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Picture: the official postcard © 2008, Candice Johnson LLC. All rights reserved.

Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 10:49 PM EDT
Updated: Saturday, 13 September 2008 11:34 AM EDT
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NEW POSTCARD TO BE SENT TO HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION COMPANIES IN OCTOBER 2008.
Mood:  suave
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

My new Postcard (09/11/08), promoting the 4 Screenplays-Franchises registered at the Writers Guild of America West: The French Cop, The German Spy, Parallel People and The Past Machine (Copyrights and Trademarks, 2008, Fred Vidal and Modernscope Inc).

www.fredvidal.com

www.fredvidal.org

www.vidalpartco.com


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 12:15 PM EDT
Updated: Friday, 12 September 2008 12:24 PM EDT
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Thursday, 11 September 2008
FREDVIDAL.ORG SUPPORTS THE 9/11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM PROJECT
Mood:  special
Topic: WORLDWIDE

Hello friends:

I'm on the set this afternoon.
To work on this Remembrance Day is all about
meditation at the same time and I dedicate my September 11
Shooting Day to the Victims of September 11, 2001.

We will find Bin Laden and punish him.

www.fredvidal.org participates in the promotion of the
MEMORIAL and MUSEUM building process:

www.national911memorial.org

Hello to all my friends in New York City.
We belong to the same Nation,
Internet Nation, Freedom Nation: the United States.

Hello to my international friends, you are a part of our dream too.

God Bless You.

F r e d V i d a l
www.fredvidal.com
www.vidalpartco.com


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 1:06 PM EDT
Updated: Thursday, 11 September 2008 1:10 PM EDT
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008
BIRTHDAY PARTY NEXT WEEK IN VEGAS WITH JANET JACKSON IN CONCERT
Mood:  party time!
Topic: HOLLYWOOD

FRED VIDAL BIRTHDAY CORPORATE VIDEO
(#3 - 09/10/08)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLe6gFoDa5Y

Fred Vidal: "Hello everybody, I'm Fred Vidal and sorry to read this text but it's going to be an important one, diffused on my blogs and to my groups on the Internet. It's my birthday today, September 10, 2008 and I acknowledge than in 365 days, I will be 50. Waaoou!

You must know that I work everyday on the Pre-Production of my 2 first movies: The French Cop and The German Spy. So far so good. More details soon. The shootings MUST begin in April 2009.
 
In this new business model of the Web 2.0, I prefer to say 2.2, it's time to speak and write about reality, to share and build together. More than 2,500 friends on MySpace and 1,100 on Facebook, this is a first greast success but now let's be more corporate too on LinkedIn and TheBiz.
I will focus this Automn on my participation to the Chambers of Commerce and also my acting career...

We will celebrate my birthday next week in Las Vegas for the Candice Johnson exhibition and the Concert of Janet Jackson on the 19th.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I called the chambers of commerce of the LA County and the Century City Chamber seems ready to begin a new session of meetings of the Entertainment Industry Business Council. I will do my best to support that reactivation that I proposed last month on YouTube.

I recommend to you the following:
- the famous MIPCOM in Cannes, October 13,14,15,16 and 17
www.mipcom.com
I won't be there but I schedule to go to the Cannes Film Festival for 3 days in May 2009 if the production of my movies allows me that promotion break,
- Hollywood: Past, Present & Future, a Luncheon with L.A. Councilman Tom LaBonge, Thursday, September 18 at the Avalon Hollywood
www.hollywoodchamber.net
- the All Roads Film Festival, "Image & Story: A New Generation", organized by National Geographic at the Egyptian Theater, September 25, 26, 27 and 28.
www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads

Thank you, take care and good luck for your own projects.
It was my third corporate online video.

See you around."


Posted by Modernscope Inc. at 10:10 PM EDT
Updated: Wednesday, 10 September 2008 11:32 PM EDT
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