http://www.wikio.co.uk/blog/search/Belmont Wikio Blogs - search: Belmont wikio wikio http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68518166 This weekend I saw the recently finished Belmont Station apartments on the old soccer field at 2nd Street and Beverly near Belmont High and wondered... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:20:18 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68518166 Kevin 2008-08-21T17:20:18Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68183554 Crack down leads up to Labor Day weekend. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:24:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68183554 2008-08-19T00:24:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68094004 Keating’s new release, “BELMONT” is songwriting at its purest. Tough and tender, the twang infused songs tell stories of hope and struggle with a refreshing honesty, grit and timelessness. The Village Voice raves, "Keating is a wise mix of Lucinda... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:22:56 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68094004 Arnaud LEGER 2008-08-18T11:22:56Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68056445 Commenter RAH at the Belmont Club speculates on how the Green Movement and CO2 hysteria has played into the hands of the Russians. Russian President Medeyev was Gazprom President. In his new position he is buying contracts from other countries. Venezuela sells oil to Russia; Libya just signed a contract with Medeyev and Gazprom. I believe that they got the contracts from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Saudi Arabia provides oil to the US as well as Kuwait and they are our client countries. They have been trying to secure outside sources for oil and gas. They recently this spring went to the artic to lay claim to the sources that may be there. Both Sweden and Finland are contesting those areas. Canada also has interest in the artic. The sea ice in the artic actually has changed and the melt has been prominent in the Russian area. The Canadian ice has been getting thicker. The Russia took advantage of the open sea to explore and lay claim. Russia has been the primary interest in the PARS field in Iran that the French company just pulled out. So Gazprom has known about the need to get more sources since this is Medeyev’s obsession. The clash for oil sources will be the 21st century issue for some time to come. The fools who decry no oil for blood are clueless about how seriously nations will get to secure their energy. Energy is really the life and blood of a nations economy. After the Soviet fall the Communist and Marxists groups and agitators went into the Green Movement. The Green Movement and the global warming scare have been targeted at Europe. Now it is curious that Russia has been from the 1990’s trying to become Europe’s energy supplier as the Green movement has insisted that power generation be only from natural gas and not coal that Germany has in abundance. Also they forced Germany under Schroeder to phase out the nuclear power generators. Later Schroeder went and worked for Medeyev’s Gazprom. There is a true collusion from the promoters of Global Warming and the Green Movement that has been strangling Europe to work against its own national interests. The vociferous attack against those that speak out about global warming as a product of human produced CO2 has been very strong and picked up by the liberal left and almost accepted doctrine in the West. Now we are just starting to show the cracks in that movement and science with bad methodology and sensors and cook algorithms. Now what would be a good idea is to look at the funding of these groups and see if they have been funded or a disinformation campaign by Russia. The timing is right and the interests do coincide. Russia never stopped working against the US and since we are their competitor on the world stage it is not surprising. Russia has fomented terrorism in Libya from the 1970’s and then in Syria and Iraq and Iran. They are also working in South America with Venezuela and Bolivia. So Russia has never stopped the Cold War it just went in different direction and form Speculation of course. But it rings true. The parts fit. So who is funding AL Gore? And isn't it time McCain dropped his carbon tax ideas? In any case it also fits with the idea of the Uber Enviros being like Watermelons: Green on the outside Red on the inside. They should be ashamed of themselves. Starting resource wars and all especially in the midst of plenty (at current prices). Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:01:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68056445 M. Simon 2008-08-18T02:01:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67907221 There are currently no active polls at this time. to view other polls on our site and past poll results. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:11:32 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67907221 2008-08-16T00:11:32Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68057839 Commenter RAH at the Belmont Club (5:26 pm) speculates on how the Green Movement and CO2 hysteria have played into the hands of the Russians. Russian President Medeyev was Gazprom President. In his new position he is buying contracts from... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:55:22 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68057839 2008-08-18T02:55:22Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67857895 Catalina Side Chair in Brushed Steel - Pastel - CL-110-BSPrice is per chair.Upholstery: Passion Suede Fawn Finish:Brushed Steel Dimensions:16.25″(W) x 21.75″(D) x 37.5″(H) More on Catalina Side Chair in Brushed Steel - Pastel - CL-110-BS Office Furniture DMI - Belmont Executive Office Package #1Download Catalog (PDF)Shown with 7130-80 Executive Leather High Back Chair, sold separately.Includes:1 x 72 [...] Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:39:06 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=67857895 admin 2008-08-15T07:39:06Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68554469 Someone has wonderfully installed some great public art...yellow butterflies, made of metal, attached to utility poles. I have seen these in several locations west of Broadway E along Summit E and Belmont E, but hopefully they are in other locations as well. I wish I had a picture to post, but I am one of those rare individuals who doesn't own a camera. I think this is an outstanding example of true art, e.g. that which adds color and beauty to the streetscape, and which is devoid of any self-aggrandizement or advertising....as opposed to graffiti, all of which is just vandalism, or postering, which can be OK initially but quickly becomes a mess because the postering regulations are ignored. To whoever created and installed this wonderful art: THANK YOU a million times! Bob Advertisement Advertise Here Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:26:47 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68554469 calhoun 2008-08-21T22:26:47Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68542407 Barack Obama and John McCain have agreed to three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the fall presidential campaign. They will debate foreign policy and the economy Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi, take town hall questions Oct. 7 at Belmont University in Nashville, and debate economic and domestic policy Oct. 15 at Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:33:57 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68542407 doc_sarvis 2008-08-21T21:33:57Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68555061 Belmont, Calif.-based IXI Mobile, which makes Ogo mobile devices, has cut 40 employees or 25 percent of its staff and is closing facilities to save money, San Francisco Business Times reports . The company lost $21.5 million a year ago and was able to cut its second quarter loss to $11.4 million, but sales are dropping at a good clip, and one customer made up 69 percent the company's entire sales in the latest quarter. Last week the company's sales staff was cut from 21 people to nine. Gideon Barak, its executive co-chairman, and CEO Amit Haller, were fired and CFO Lihi Segal quit. Israel Frieder has been named chairman and CEO and Motti Gill is replacing Segal. At the close of the most recent quarter, IXI's accumulated deficit peaked to $180.2 million. Back in 2004, IXI made a deal with AT&T ( NYSE: T ) Wireless to sell Ogo, a quirky mobile device termed a 'Personal Mobile Gateway,' which was geared towards teens for IMing, emailing and surfing the Web. But AT&T Wireless never sold many and discontinued the device soon after. Last week IXI decided to essentially abandon any business dealings in the U.S., and focus exclusively abroad. Related AT&T Wireless Preps New IM Device, Service Messaging Solutions Company IXI Mobile Secures $20-Million Financing Social Media Deals Report: This 199-page report, filled with charts and data, examines the categories, number and size of VC and M&A deal in social media from 2007 through 2008. Visit the ContentNext Reports page Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:34:24 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68555061 Matt Kapko 2008-08-21T23:34:24Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68429194 Why? Because after the conventions come the debates : First presidential debate: Friday, September 26 University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS Vice presidential debate: Thursday, October 2 Washington University in St. Louis, MO Second presidential debate: Tuesday, October 7 Belmont University, Nashville, TN Third presidential debate: Wednesday, October 15 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY And we're gonna need graphics. Lots and lots of graphics. driftglass Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:52:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68429194 driftglass 2008-08-21T00:52:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68228425 Big Brown , the horse that dominated the 2008 Kentucky Derby and the 2008 Preakness Stakes before being blown away by the field at the 2008 Belmont Stakes in a devastating loss, is racing again . The question is why. The Rail 's Alex Brown explains why continuing to race Big Brown doesn't make economic sense back on 20 May 2008, before Big Brown's blowup: Big Brown is off to Three Chimneys with a $50 million valuation. Let us explore the economics of the deal. Investors and breeders want a decent return on their investment in four years, before the progeny of the stallion starts to run. Once the progeny starts running, the value of the stallion is tied to its record as a producer. Before they run, the value is dictated by the economy and the initial deal. Getting the majority of the money back before the progeny starts running limits the risks associated with standing a stallion whose runners may not be too fast. Assume Big Brown stands for $100,000 and covers 112 mares a year. The latter number is conservative. I chose it because that is the number the Three Chimney’s stallion Smarty Jones covered in 2006 . In 2007, Stormy Atlantic led the way with the most mares covered in the northern hemisphere, with 199. Johannesburg covered 195. Johannesburg also covered 139 mares in the southern hemisphere, for a total of 334 in one year. So the numbers can go much higher. Based on Smarty Jones’s numbers of 2006, each year Big Brown will earn $100,000 x 112, $11.2 million. In four years, he will have earned $44.8 million before his progeny starts running. With interest, he will then need to earn perhaps another $15 million or so through his stallion career to make the $50 million valuation appropriate for all involved. Of course, I use the numbers loosely, but they are a close approximation and illustrate the reality of breeding economics. From an investment standpoint — and Big Brown’s owners are investors — to keep Big Brown in racing beyond his 3-year-old career, he would need to earn more than $11.2 million a year plus the additional costs of insurance as a racehorse versus insurance as a stallion. Obviously the economic decision has to be to retire Big Brown. Meanwhile, Big Brown's owners were stating at the time that they would indeed race Big Brown after the Belmont, as The Rail's Joe Drape reported , also back on 20 May 2008: Rick Dutrow says he’d like to see Big Brown race beyond the Belmont and in the Travers Stakes, or the Midsummer Derby, and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, where the reigning Horse of the Year Curlin could await. While the colt's co-owner, Michael Iavarone, has said Big Brown will not race next year, he has indicated that the colt may run in the summer and the fall. Iavarone’s International Equine Acquisitions Holdings struck a deal for Big Brown's stallion rights for more than $50 million with Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky. "We have the right to race him through the end of the year and make decisions as he goes," Iavarone told the Thoroughbred Times . "As far as Big Brown is concerned, as long as he keeps coming out of his races well, we'll sit down and discuss each race with Three Chimneys on a race-by-race basis. We don’t intend to race him after he's 3." Note those races in which Big Brown's owners were targeting back before Big Brown's upset loss at Belmont: the Travers Stakes and the Breeder's Cup Classic . Today, we know that Big Brown will not run in the Travers Stakes/Midsummer Derby and while perhaps still intent on running in the 2008 Breeder's Cup, Big Brown's owners have gone out of their way to avoid racing 2007's horse of the year, Curlin . Now consider the races being discussed for Big Brown instead of these large purse races: Dutrow wouldn't commit to where Big Brown will make his next start -- assuming he isn't retired. The Pennsylvania Derby, Mass Handicap and Jockey Club Gold Cup have been mentioned as possibilities." These potential future races were mentioned in the aftermath of Big Brown's victory at the Haskell Invitational on 3 August 2008, his first race after the devastating loss at Belmont. Even so, Big Brown's win at the Haskell Invitational was best described as a disappointing performance as it came against a comparatively inferior field. The takeaway is that it would appear that Big Brown's owners don't have anywhere near the confidence they had prior to the Belmont Stakes. Otherwise, why not pursue bigger purses in bigger races? From our standpoint, it would seem that Big Brown's owners may be pursuing a strategy similar to one used by boxing champions who are past their prime. Here, after climbing to the top ranks of the profession, a top boxer's manager seeks to pit his fighter against much lesser opponents, seeking to guarantee a continued winning streak rather than face a potentially equal or better competitor, who might jeopardize the boxer's status and income-earning potential as a top draw. By following this strategy, the boxer's manager seeks to maximize the amount of revenue that might be gained before the boxer's career inevitably declines. For racehorses, the situation is somewhat different. Most of the money that stands to be gained from their racing prowess comes after their racing days are past and they are put out for stud. So what possible reason could there be for extending Big Brown's racing career by matching the thoroughbred up against the horse racing world's equivalent of a bunch of palookas ? The answer lies in Big Brown's extremely poor performance at the Belmont Stakes. Already committed to a $50 million USD stallion career, Big Brown's last place finish at Belmont very likely seriously damaged the horse's stud income-earning potential. As a result, it may be that the only way Big Brown's owners have of generating this level of income within the available window of time is to incrementally build up the Big Brown's winning record as a way to increase their stud fees. The strategy may only produce a marginal improvement in those stud fees, but multiplied by hundreds of mares, the strategy makes sense. They stand make more money by adopting it than they might without it. And in the world of horseconomics, that would appear to mean racing palookas. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:47:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68228425 Ironman 2008-08-19T12:47:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68555734 The official Presidential debate schedule for John McCain and Barack Obama has been finalized and released in a joint statement from each campaign. There will also be a vice presidential [...] Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:06:59 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68555734 Nate 2008-08-22T00:06:59Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68550905 Remember me? Yes, it has been a few days since I checked in, hasn’t it? I can’t believe it is already Thursday, when it feels like just yesterday I posted a Feel Good Friday video! My week has been both great and as stressful as it could be. Let’s focus on the great, shall we? Monday [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:57:07 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68550905 GingerSnaps 2008-08-21T21:57:07Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68261232 Belmont, CA., August 18, 2008 - Fantasy Sports Reality, Inc. recently launched www.gamedayritual.com, a fantas 1 Vote(s) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:43:17 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/info?id=68261232 2008-08-19T17:43:17Z