September, 2008

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28
Sep 08

Pablo Taba en Cinema Cafe

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I didn’t have the time to write about last Tuesday, a magical night, where I was invited to play about 5 songs. Besides the rain, the concert was a big success attending more than 400 people, the place was packed and was other place at the same time due magic and excitement was all around. I must say my dear old friend Taba was amazingly inspired, and I thank him for let me remind my old roots. Rock ‘n Roll.

Back 16 years, we used to play in DR Rock arena. I just felt that part of my life come back that night. Alive.

Here the photos:

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74419&l=74d65&id=728282456
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74829&l=c2a15&id=728282456

The event in facebook:

http://www.new.facebook.com/inbox/#/event.php?eid=31410635422

A blog I didn’t know about wrote about the event too:

http://www.republicalternativa.com/wp/?p=759#more-759

From Taba’s blog:

http://yosoyanalogo.blogspot.com/2008/09/vi-vaaaaaaaaadreeeeeee.html

Business — 1 Comment
25
Sep 08

Financial crisis…

This crisis may affect all US dependant economies, I will try to stay tuned to what’s going on.

President Bush explains big bailout as high-stakes debate heats up

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — President Bush used a prime-time TV address on Wednesday night to press his case for a $700 billion bailout of the nation’s shaky financial system.

Bush’s proposal – to allow the Treasury to buy troubled assets threatening the health of financial institutions – aims to restore confidence to the credit markets.

In the past week, short-term borrowing that businesses rely on to make payroll and cover other operating expenses has shown signs of freezing. Further problems in the credit markets could cause the U.S. economy to seize up – threatening Wall Street and Main Street alike with a loss of jobs and a severe economic downturn.

“We are in the midst of a serious financial crisis,” Bush said. “Our entire economy is in danger.”

Read More:

http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/24/news/economy/bush_address_financialcrisis/index.htm

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25
Sep 08

Economic Crisis

Economic data released yesterday:
Existing Home Sales: U.S. August Existing Home Sales were lower by 2.2% to 4.91 Million rate; U.S. August Existing Home Sales Consensus 4.95 Million rate; U.S. Inventory Of Unsold August Homes at 10.4 Months Supply; U.S. August Median Existing Home Price fell 9.5% on the year to $203,100.

Hot Stock picks on the move today for day trading:
Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) had a trading range on the session of five points. Massey provided a fairly appealing long position shortly after the opening bell. Into mid-day, Massey reversed and moved lower, playing into the hands of short-sellers hungry for a short position to trade. At the closing bell, Massey was in the red zone by just over a quarter of a point.

At the NYSE closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange, here is how the major world indices and major U.S. stock indices ended the session on the world market as well as the emerging markets including the stock market closing bell price:
DOW (Dow Jones Industrial Average) loss of 29.00 points on the day to end the trading session at 10,825.17
NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) loss of 16.45 points to end the trading session at 7,768.82
NASDAQ gain of 2.35 points to end the trading session at 2,155.68
S&P 500 loss of 2.35 points to end the trading session at 1,185.87
FTSE All-World excluding U.S. loss of 0.83 points to end the trading session at 202.83
FTSE RAFI 1000 loss of 25.86 points to end the trading session at 4,714.07
BEL 20 (BEL20) loss of 26.76 points to end the trading session at 2,866.17
CAC 40 (CAC40) loss of 25.28 points to end the trading session at 4,114.54
FTSE100 (UKX100) loss of 40.55 points to end the trading session at 5,095.57
NIKKEI 225 (NIK/O) gain of 24.44 points to end the trading session at 12,115.03

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) stock market indicators for the day:
Advanced stock prices 1,289; declined stock prices 1,904; unchanged stock prices 71; stock prices hitting new highs 9 and stock prices hitting new lows 130.
NYSE quotes for volatile stocks and market trends, as well as stock quotes, stock prices and stock symbols of Day Trading Stock Picks on the New York Stock Exchange stock market for Day Trading online and active Day Trading for those who are or would like to be Day Trading for a living: Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (NYSE: GS) stock price gained 7.95 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $133.70, low on the trading session $126.02 with a closing stock price at $133.00; Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) stock price gained 0.10 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $35.75, low on the trading session $34.08 with a closing stock price at $34.27; Worthington Industries Incorporated (NYSE: WOR) stock price gained 0.53 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $17.74, low on the trading session $16.72 with a closing stock price at $17.11; Textron Incorporated (NYSE: TXT) stock price shed 1.41 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $34.11, low on the trading session $31.85 with a closing stock price at $32.55; Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated (NYSE: CLF) stock price shed 2.44 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $73.85, low on the trading session $68.00 with a closing stock price at $69.39; Potash Corporation Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) stock price gained 1.52 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $170.40, low on the trading session $160.86 with a closing stock price at $162.59; Transocean Incorporated (NYSE: RIG) stock price gained 2.62 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $126.06, low on the trading session $122.37 with a closing stock price at $124.49; State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) stock price shed 0.93 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $55.89, low on the trading session $49.82 with a closing stock price at $53.10; General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) stock price shed 2.18 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $79.80, low on the trading session $76.75 with a closing stock price at $77.73; Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) stock price shed 3.90 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $10.60, low on the trading session $6.06 with a closing stock price at $6.36; SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) stock price shed 4.70 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $92.55, low on the trading session $85.69 with a closing stock price at $86.79.

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) stock market indicators today:
Advanced stock prices 984; declined stock prices 1,883; unchanged stock prices 147; stock prices hitting new highs 10; stock prices hitting new lows 123.
NASDAQ quotes, volatile stocks and market trends, as well as stock quotes, stock prices and stock symbols of Day Trading Stock Picks on the NASDAQ stock market for Day Trading online and active Day Trading for those who are or would like to be Day Trading for a living: Sequenom Incorporated (NasdaqGS: SQNM) stock price gained 7.00 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $28.29, low on the trading session $23.95 with a closing stock price at $27.56; Energy Conversion Devices Incorporated (NasdaqGS: ENER) stock price gained 7.28 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $66.30, low on the trading session $62.13 with a closing stock price at $63.74; Sonic Corporation (NasdaqGS: SONC) stock price shed 0.50 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $16.00, low on the trading session $14.74 with a closing stock price at $15.43; James River Coal Company (NasdaqGS: JRCC) stock price shed 4.67 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $31.34, low on the trading session $27.12 with a closing stock price at $28.59; SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGS: SPWR) stock price gained 5.49 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $98.60, low on the trading session $92.49 with a closing stock price at $93.00; First Solar Incorporated (NasdaqGS: FSLR) stock price gained 10.91 points on the trading session, high on the trading session $229.56, low on the trading session $218.02 with a closing stock price at $221.80.

Market trends on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and stock market indicators for today:
Advanced stock prices 420; declined stock prices 732; unchanged stock prices 72; stock prices hitting new highs 3; stock prices hitting new lows 68.

Chicago Board of Trade Futures Market activity for the day, at time of this posting for December 2008 Contracts:
E-mini S&P 500 (ES) end of day price 1,192.00 change -1.00
E-mini NASDAQ-100 (NQ) end of day price 1,671.25, change -0.75
E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 (SMP) end of day price 370.50, change 0.0
$5 DJIA (YM) end of day price 10,855 change -5

World Currencies for the Forex Market, for Forex Trading by active Forex Traders, at time of this posting:
Euro 0.6843 to U.S. Dollars 1.4614
Japanese Yen 106.190 to U.S. Dollars 0.0094
British Pound 0.5416 to U.S. Dollars 1.8464
Canadian Dollar 1.0385 to U.S. Dollars 0.9629
Swiss Franc 1.0914 to U.S. Dollars 0.9163

Commodity Markets:
Energy Sector: Light Crude (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.88 on the day for a closing price of $105.73 a barrel ($US per barrel)
Heating Oil (NYMEX: NYM) gained $0.01 on the day for a closing price of $3.03 a gallon ($US per gallon)
Natural Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.24 on the day for a closing price of $7.91 per million BTU ($US per mmbtu.)
Unleaded Gas (NYMEX: NYM) shed $0.00 on the day for a closing price of $2.59 a gallon ($US per gallon)

Metals Markets:
Gold Market Price (COMEX: CMX) gained $3.80 on the day for a closing price of $895.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Silver (COMEX: CMX) gained $0.27 on the day for a closing price of $13.44 ($US per Troy ounce)
Platinum (NYMEX: NYM) gained $13.00 on the day for a closing price of $1,225.00 ($US per Troy ounce)
Copper (COMEX: CMX) shed $0.05 on the day for a closing price of $3.11 ($US per pound)

Livestock and Meat Markets (cents per lb.):
Lean Hogs (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.50 on the day for a closing price of 68.95
Pork Bellies (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 3.00 on the day for a closing price of 98.00
Live Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 0.75 on the day for a closing price of 104.20
Feeder Cattle (Chicago Mercantile Exchange: CME) gained 1.50 on the day for a closing price of 107.45

Other Commodities (cents per bushel):
Corn (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) gained 2.75 on the day for a closing price of 563.00
Soybeans (Chicago Board of Trade: CBT) had no change on the day for a closing price of 1,190.50

Bond Market:
2 year bond gained 7/32 on the day for a closing price of 100 25/32 with a Yield of 1.94, Yield Change -0.13
5 year bond gained 18/32 on the day for a closing price of 101 with a Yield of 2.90, Yield Change -0.12
10 year bond had no change on the day for a closing price of 101 17/32 with a Yield of 3.80, Yield Change 0.00
30 year bond shed 12/32 on the day for a closing price of 101 15/32 with a Yield of 4.41, Yield Change +0.03

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18
Sep 08

Discover the Top 100 Safest U.S. Banks

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Life — No Comments
18
Sep 08

Pursuing Happiness

Today surfing the web I found this Website with notable quotes by years, since 1999 to 2007. This one is very true.

“You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness. You become happy by
living a life that means something. The happiest people you know are
probably not the richest or most famous, probably not the ones who
work hardest at being happy by reading the articles and buying the
books and latching on to the latest fads. I suspect that the
happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful,
and reliable, and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are
busy doing those things. You don’t become happy by pursuing happiness.
It is always a by-product, never a primary goal.”

Harold Kushner
in When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough

Business — 7 Comments
18
Sep 08

Tricom es comprada por movistar/telefónica

tricom

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Pero tiene problemas de acceso…

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user ‘tricomsql’@'localhost’ (using password: YES) in /vweb/tricom.net/funciones.php on line 6

Access denied for user ‘tricomsql’@'localhost’ (using password: YES)

Además de los usuales problemas de acentos en su página.

Fun — 2 Comments
18
Sep 08

Sarah Palin’s Emails Hacked And Published Online

sarah_palin Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s private email account has been hacked and a number of her emails and photos have been published online.

The-email account has since been shut down, but its contents which includes photos, contacts and snapshots of e-mail exchanges the Alaska governor had with colleagues.

Palin has come under fire for using private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, and that appears to have been validated with the posted contents of her Yahoo! account. Critics believe she was using the non-government email account to conduct state business and thus get around public records laws.

One of the e-mails apparently shows an exchange with Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell discussing a talk show host who had been critical of Parnell, but nothing terribly scandalous other than confirmation that Palin was in fact using a private email address to conduct state business so that no record would be kept — which is quite serious in itself.

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17
Sep 08

You make my life complete, You make me feel so sweet

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15
Sep 08

Today’s Financial Outlook

US Crisis rebounds: Merryll Lynch and Lehman Brothers enter the fray

Last weekend the US damaged economy had to deal with a new severe blow. Merryll Lynch was sold to the Bank of America for $29 a share at a value of $50 billion. Meanwhile, Lehman Brothers faces the bankruptcy after failing in its attempt to find potential buyers.
The Federal Reserve board announced on Sunday several initiatives to provide additional support to financial markets, including enhancements to its existing liquidity facilities.
On Monday, the news are affecting world stocks and all the financial markets are already reacting to the crisis.

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OPEC draws a line in the sand at $100

OPEC surprised the oil market in the past week by announcing a cutback in oil production of roughly half a million barrels a day. Indirectly, OPEC made it clear that the cartel would not accept a price below $100/bbl. However, there has been a shift of sentiment in the oil market in recent months.

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