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	  <link:definition>0012 - Disclosure - Note 5. Equity in Investment Partnerships</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0023 - Disclosure - Note 16. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0025 - Disclosure - Note 18. Business Segment Reporting</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0028 - Disclosure - Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0029 - Disclosure - Note 3. Earnings Per Share (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0030 - Disclosure - Note 4. Investments (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0031 - Disclosure - Note 5. Equity in Investment Partnerships (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0032 - Disclosure - Note 6. Consolidated Affiliated Partnerships (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0033 - Disclosure - Note 7. Assets Held for Sale (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0034 - Disclosure - Note 9. Property and Equipment (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0035 - Disclosure - Note 10. Goodwill and Other Intangibles (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0036 - Disclosure - Note 16. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0037 - Disclosure - Note 18. Business Segment Reporting (Tables)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0038 - Disclosure - Note 3. Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0039 - Disclosure - Note 4. Schedule of fair value of Investments (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0040 - Disclosure - Note 4. Schedule of investment gains/losses (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0041 - Disclosure - Note 4. Investments (Details Narrative)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0042 - Disclosure - Note 5. Summarized financial information for Equity in Investment Partnerships (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0043 - Disclosure - Note 5. Equity in Investment Partnerships (Details Narrative)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0044 - Disclosure - Note 6. Schedule of Consolidated affiliated partnership (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0045 - Disclosure - Note 6. Schedule of Investments Held by Consolidated Affiliated Partnerships (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0046 - Disclosure - Note 6. Schedule of gain/losses on affiliated partnership (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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	  <link:definition>0047 - Disclosure - Note 6. Schedule of redeemable noncontrolling interest (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
	  <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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	  <link:definition>0048 - Disclosure - Note 6. Consolidated Affiliated Partnerships (Details Narrative)</link:definition>
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	  <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
	  <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
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	  <link:definition>0049 - Disclosure - Note 7. Schedule of assets held for sale (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
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	  <link:definition>0050 - Disclosure - Note 7. Schedule of assets held for sale in numbers (Details Narrative)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0051 - Disclosure - Note 9. Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>0052 - Disclosure - Note 10. Schedule Of Intangible Assets (Details)</link:definition>
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