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What specific solar stock should I buy?

~ Jonathan Halley

Solar stocks are a tricky investment.

Because of major subsidies by the Chinese government to Chinese solar companies, many solar companies outside China are losing money and hence a bad investment.

This situation caused a company called 'Solar City" to come close to bankruptcy before the CEO's cousin, Elon Musk arranged for his company Tesla to acquire it and add it to their portfolio, which also includes manufacturing Lithium ion batteries in a giga-factory that are used for storing the energy from solar panels and also for the electric cars which they produce.

So..it seems buying Tesla stock would give you not only a good solar buy but also an electric car maker AND a large manufacturer of the batteries that store the energy. Simple.. buy Tesla...except that the stock has been running up for years and recently surpassed the value of GM and Ford despite the fact they produce only one-tenth the amount of cars. So..it is probably overpriced.

This is the same overpriced argument that kept investors from buying both Apple and Amazon stock.

Simply put, buy Tesla, preferably on a pullback in price, but hold for the long-term to compensate for overpaying for a HOT stock that in the long run is probably worth it!

Where is the best place to store the blood of my enemies? Barrels don't work as well as one would think. ~ Kendall Cupp

Why would you want to store the blood of your enemies?

Just use their blood to make sausage, then invite your other enemies to a feast with barrels of ale, then, after you slay those enemies, you can fill the empty ale barrels with the new blood of your enemies to make more blood sausage...

Or you could simply make a very large Bloody Mary

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“What is Gemstone Art?”

Zee Haag’s art has been purchased by Clint Eastwood, Lawrence Fishburn, Steven Seagall, and Steve Wynn, and more.

James Michael West created Gemstone Art llc in Knoxville, TN in 2013 to publicize and distribute the artistic creations of Zee, Salvador Duran and other notable artists.

We have an exclusive arrangement with Zee to represent his art in the eastern United States. In Knoxville the only place to view any of the art at present is in Uncorked at #20 Historic Market Square, in the Jewelry Television headquarters, or by private appointment. Pictures do not convey the beauty and intricacy of the art which must be seen in person. Mike is happy to have the opportunity to allow you to view these incredible works of art and hopes that you are as inspired with them as we are.

“How is Gemstone Art Made?”

Well, after millions of years of heat and pressure, Zee Haag steps in.

Gemstone Art is a type of mixed-media art produced by Zee, who utilizes a proprietary process for inlaying gemstones, fossils, mineral crystals, metals and other materials, that the artist places inside an encapsulating metal frame. Each stone is carefully laid in by hand to achieve the pattern combinations that produce the envisioned design. This material is then joined together with hi-strength chemical resins resulting in a hard aggregate.

Next, grinding and polishing takes place over many days using diamond grinding equipment. This finishing process of the piece to a high polish allows the working of the different sections in order to create visual effects of depth, color, light-play and intricate pattern. These methods require hours of labor just to inlay a small area of the art piece. The artist also uses various metalworking methods to create the surface patina of the metallic sections. The unique combination of crystalline minerals, fossils, metals, and resins then cures into a composite material surface that can never be duplicated. The sophisticated methods of metal and stonework that are utilized were developed over three decades of laborious trial & error research and are crucial elements in the creation of these one-of-a-kind art pieces which are unique in the world of art.

Contact:

MichaelWest@gemstoneart.net / 865-312-1982

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Throw a party for your friends in the middle of everything! Birthday party? Anniversary? To listen to your new favorite record? Festivus?

Whatever the occasion we are your first choice for a great evening. Call Mike West today and reserve your space. 865-312-1982

She comes out of the South.

Charlotte, North Carolina, and grew up before the war and after the time of peace. Her father was an Italian. Her mother a Dominican who loved the Church. She got her musical beginning there. She beats the story out of her music. It jumps and hollers and shouts. It reaches out and takes your mind. She sings, but her music talks.

Miss Rhythm in lights. Traveling in her own car with her own band down South, like it was the ‘50s. Riding through the land of man, dressing in sheds and outhouses by candlelight. Hanging gowns in dressing rooms, looking like a million bucks.

Folks who haven't suffered much can’t appreciate it.

For Liz, music’s simple and music’s complex. Music is Pop Staples’ tremolo-soaked guitar riffs. It’s Libba Cotten’s simple genius. It’s Mahalia Jackson’s glorious voice. It’s soul. It’s Motown. It’s the Wall of Sound and the Wrecking Crew. It’s labels like Stax and Vee-Jay, Sun and Chess, King and Fame. It’s all been done before, but ain’t nothing new under the sun.

It seeps into her and pours out. So when she sings, what comes out is what she feels. No more. No less. But what she feels is all of it.

She’s got it together as good as any ever can and puts more into a song than most people put into a lifetime. She’s got no gimmicks. No gambles. No gestures. She’s pure. She doesn’t just play music. She explodes. Real Gospel. Real Country. Real Soul and R&B ballads. The truth. The baddest feeling that’ll make you feel you lived.

LIZ BRASHER ~ SATURDAY JULY 15TH AT PRESERVATION PUB

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Party band extroadaniaire Way Sneaky Eddie will be bringing the hits from the 70's up to present day.

Friday July 14th at Preservation Pub!

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