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Midas, how did you like the CEO Webcast with Hugo?
Hey clowns, have you taken the time to listen to the webcast or are you going to spend all your time vilifying the Green Baron because they fell for the exact same scam as you did.
Listen to the webcast and if you have anything constructive to say about the direction Hugo is taking the company, then please let your voice be heard.
http://www.thegreenbaron.com/Webcasts.htm
Squeegee
TMXU ready to go again!!!
Rabble, if that is the case... please take that up with the other board's moderator or Matt with I-Hub.
Happy Trading,
Squeegee
Check out the "Havana Night Show."
http://www.havananightclub.com
Fuego to receive 20% of the tour's revenue as a royalty.
Nicole “ND” Durr still revels in the real-life story behind HAVANA NIGHT SHOW, wherein she, the native of Germany who went to Cuba and created a touring homage to Cuban music, helped 52 cast members defect to the United States. But the creator and producer of the celebrated music revue says she doesn’t want the heartwarming saga to obscure what’s happening onstage.
“When we started out here, everybody was only writing about the story,” says Durr, “and the passion that comes alive onstage couldn’t be so intense without the story. But now I think it’s time to look at the artistic side and to not only see it as a Cuban show. It’s the biggest Latin show in the world.”
Durr isn’t taking Havana out of Havana Night Show – originally called Havana Night Club – but she says the production coming to Hard Rock Live in Hollywood on Tuesday expands on her original vision. “It’s a whole new version”, she says.
The show still illustrates the development of Cuban music through song-and-dance numbers, and anyone who saw Havana Night Show last year in Coral Gables will see the basic timeline intact. What’s new is a growing emphasis on the whole of Latin music. Havana Night Show connects Cuba to other countries, including Mexico and Brazil, through their shared musical traditions.
“Havana Night Show is now the journey of the drum,” she says, “because if you think
about all Latin music it is very driven by rhythm, by the drum.”
The show begins with a kind of creation myth, what Durr calls “the birth of the drum” and from there its productions numbers touch on various milestones: the fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythm with melodic traditions brought by the colonists of Spain; the explosion of Cuban music both in the city and the countryside; the rise of rumba and mambo; the glory days of the Havana night life in the ‘40s and ‘50s.
It ends with a celebration of contemporary Latin music and rhythm as heard in the streets of Havana, San Juan, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro. “Because everything new is born in the streets,” says Durr, adding, “so you’re going to hear that crazy hip hop reggaeton with the rumba in there.”
The journey of the drum isn’t so much completed as brought to the present day in a production that can adapt over time to any new wrinkles in Latin music.
Durr calls the Tuesday performance a test run for an even larger fall tour that will open at New York’s Madison Square Garden and include a Nov. 10 visit to American Airlines Arena in Miami. “Since we stopped at the Stardust (in Las Vegas),” Durr says, “I wanted to concentrate solely on rehearsal to change the show. So the Hard Rock in a way is a show to see where I stand from the technical point.”
With 13 musicians, 14 singers and 32 dancers, it is a show with a lot of moving parts. But most of the original cast members that Durr assembled in Havana eight years ago remain with the company which is based in Las Vegas. Durr says that a couple of dancers have gotten married and left, but she’s been able to find other expatriate Cubans to fill those roles.
The defectors are settling into their new American lives. They have Social Security numbers and make their homes in greater Las Vegas. With the assent of the Cuban government, many who left spouses and children behind in Cuba are finally being reunited with those loved ones.
“But you know on the other hand they have to adapt to this life that is very different, and they are very young,” Durr says. “They are learning what it means to have credit in this country, and all these crazy things that we take for granted.”
She says that recently two cast members, a dancer and the troupe’s musical director, just got married to each other. The cast of Havana Night Show is, she says with a laugh, “becoming a society unto itself.”
rabble, rabble, rabble...
Please do not make personal attacks or judgement of other board members.
BTW, everything that was posted is readily available through a simple Google search. There is a tons more out there if you want to take the time and do a little DD rather than continue the clown act.
Happy Trading,
Squeegee
The two of ya'll remind me of Abbott & Costello...
Who's on first?
Is this what you are looking for?
BTW, "cut off date" is not a valid term....
Squeegee
WESTMINSTER, Colo., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arete Industries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ARET - News; Arete) announced today the finalization of the plans for the spin-off shares of Avatar Technology Group Inc. subsidiary (AVT) to its shareholders.
Arete Industries, Inc. will spin-off its shares of AVT to its shareholders of record as of July 3, 2006. The spin-off will be a dividend of 1 share of AVT for every 975 shares Arete owned on the record date. In addition, there will be no fractional shares or odd lots of AVT issued as a part of this dividend. This means that the minimum number of shares of AVT issued to any shareholder of Arete will be 100. (i.e., 97,500 shares of Arete equal 100 shares of AVT) An information statement is expected to be mailed to the shareholders of record around the 15th day of July 2006. If the shareholder of record wants a stock certificate mailed to them they should contact AVT and make arrangements for the certificate to be mailed. The transfer agent will need to receive $30.00 to process the certificate and mail it. The stock will be unregistered common stock and when AVT completes its registration process with the SEC, it will send out the registered stock certificates. The registration process is expected to take six months or more and AVT plans to start this process in the third quarter of 2006. Charles Gamber CEO of Arete stated, "This dividend completes a part of our plan to reorganize Arete and comply with terms in the letter of intent received last month."
If this is what you wanted.... it was as simple as reading the PRs.
Repost of previous update...
There seem to be questions concerning the dividend.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=12436336
Spread tightening a bit... .51 x .90
Lucy, looks like the A/D line got dropped...
Did we find a bottom?
Check out the GHLT chart from May 25th... That 3 week run was largely sparked by a mailer program like SOEN's.
Today marks the beginning of the second week in SOEN's campaign. If we use GHLT as a possible glimpse at the future... we may have a very bullish 2 weeks ahead of us.
Happy Trading,
Squeegee
If you build it... they will come.
Miratu, welcome aboard and thanks for your enthusiasm.
On the surface your suggstion would seem to make sense. In fact, as a full time trader of the BBs and Pinks I was thinking the same thing too. That is what OTC stocks do, right?
About a month ago I had a conversation with Hugo that involved this very subject and it shed a tremendous amount of light on his vision. I am going to condense the 10 minute conversation down to one main point.
He said that he knows the primary factor that determines a stocks long term pps. It is one thing and one thing only... attractive financials and strong revenue. Sounds like the statement of a big board stock CEO and I like that... He said that he had no intentions on promoting Fuego or putting out fluff PRs for the sake of trying to move the stock price up. The higher pps will come on its own when it is justified and I will be there to enjoy it.
As an investor who is planning on holding his position for quite some time, I'm not interested in a wild rollercoaster ride. I'd prefer to see regular updates from the company and outstanding financials.
Slow and steady wins the race...
Squeegee
lucyinthesky, would you mind adding the Accumulation/Distribution line to the chart?
Guys, if a positive PR comes out the only way to get shares will be to chase the crap out of ARET and only get partial fills. My guess is that the MMs are a bit short and have been walking the price down to try and shake shares. Instead of shaking shares, people are accumulating and averaging down. The short is being reported at over 15 million so far and each month it goes up.
Look at the Accumulation and notice that it has been level as when we were trading at .02. Anyone selling is met head on with a buyer.
I am not suggesting that you buy shares and I have no idea when further information will come out, but chasing a runner really sucks.
Squeegee
ckintele, have you talked to Dan York the IR guy yet??
214-675-2531
So, Hugo has hired the the Sales Manager from the Telemundo affiliate??
Now that is vote of confidence for that guy to jump ship from a massive powerhouse and join the new guys!
By the end of the month the station will be live and I bet the sales manager will already have the advertising slots packed.
Can't wait to see the financials!
Trailer running in Puerto Rico: http://www.echovant.com/citytv/animacion.html
Thanks Ed
Nice job ckintele!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend! eom
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The U.S. Hispanic population continues to grow in numbers and influence, fueling another year of anticipated double-digit growth in spending by marketers.
For 2006, TNS Media Intelligence is forecasting 12.9% growth in Spanish-language media, compared to 4.9% for all U.S. media (TNS doesn't yet measure the fast-growing English-language Hispanic media targeting bilingual and English-speaking Hispanics). Validating this optimistic outlook, TNS reported 14.2% growth in first quarter 2006 spending in Spanish-language media.
Vigorous growth
Among the top 50 Hispanic ad agencies, 28 posted double-digit growth in 2005. And of the top 50 advertisers to Hispanics, 26 increased their ad budgets by double-digit amounts for the year. Marketers aren't just spending more. They are also looking at new ways to sell more to Hispanic consumers. Home Depot, for example, successfully introduced a paint palette called Colores Origenes with vibrant colors and names that are not just in Spanish but evoke familiar Latin foods and images.
Advertising Age's third annual Hispanic Fact Pack presents data about marketers' ad spending by category and company, demographic trends, language usage and rankings for the leading TV, radio, newspaper, magazine and online media. Ad Age has also compiled an exclusive ranking of the top 50 U.S. Hispanic ad agencies, and a first-ever ranking of the top Hispanic media buying agencies. And from Ad Age's Hispanic Market Survey, there are charts on marketers' own spending forecasts.
Hispanic TV industry changes
In big changes for Spanish-language television, Univision Communications was put up for sale in February 2006 and in June announced a $13 billion deal, scheduled to close in 2007. Spanish-language TV networks Univision, NBC Universal-owned Telemundo and Azteca America joined the Nielsen Television Index (NTI) in December 2005 after participating in a separate Hispanic TV service. The move allows more direct comparison with the English-language networks that Univision in particular is trying to pry viewers and ad dollars away from. The separate Nielsen Hispanic Television Index (NHTI) will be phased out by September 2007.
The biggest categories for Hispanic advertisers continue to be automotive and retail. Spending by the seven auto marketers among the top 50 grew 9.5% with Ford, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda showing growth in the double digits. Media spending by the top 50's retail category grew 4.3%, a tally weighed down by a 22.7% decline in outlays at Sears Holdings Corp. Without Sears in the mix, retail advanced 26.6%.
http://adage.com/article?article_id=110568
Advertising Age is one of the best sources for Media related News, and Adversting developments. They have a special section dedicated to "Hispanic Marketing."
http://adage.com/section?section_id=123
8/3/2006 Update
I just spent the last 40 minutes on the phone with John Herzog the CFO of ARET. Just the type of guy I want at the helm and anyone who has spoken to him will attest to the same.
1. Avatar Dividend: They will be submitting a Form 10 by the end of August and these dividends will appear in your account as restricted shares. If you want certs, simply contact your broker. If you wish, they can remain in street name until they file for quotation on the OTCBB in the near future.
2. Merger: The merger is still very much in the works. If the merger was off it would have been reported via an 8k and PR immediately. There have been several delays and we will have further details before long.
3. Cobra Oil and Gas: He was glad to hear that I was up to speed on the July 24th SB2 and said the proceeds of the sales of shares will go directly towards the development of the properties mentioned in the SB2. There is no overlap between Cobra and Arete in terms of money changing hands for the sale of shares.
Sidenote: I find it positive that one of the leases that Cobra will be be drilling in the future is a property from Colorado Oil and Gas. If something was not changing in the structure of Arete, why address this property outside of Arete?
One interesting topic we discussed was the staging of sell orders after an event that may drive the price up on a stock and the preservation of "free shares" to into the future. John also suggested that the full value of a some up and coming oil and gas plays may not be realized for about 2 to 3 years as oil price continue to sky rocket and revenues are factored in.
Sidenote: John and the Arete team obviously see the their industry on a different time table than the rest of us. While we are looking for news tomorrow, they are looking at a grand scale play with a 2 to 3 year timeline. He knows we are anxious and he said that they would have offical news before long...
I also brought up the stock PGPM. He said that he wanted to do a little research on Pilgrim himself because a nickle seemed like an attractive price on a stock that was producing 180 barrels a day and sitting on large reserves. Maybe ARET is a good buy at just over a penny?
I am a practical trader and try not to read to much between the lines. Hopefully this was of some help to others. The truth of the matter is that John is more concerned about leaking information that might raise a red flag than he is about soothing day trader's concerns. They are not about diluting or pumping this stock, yet John is taking considerable time of his schedule to maintain contact with shareholders and drop hints of the long term value of oil and gas plays overall.
Happy Trading
Squeegee
Mikey, come on in the water feels great!
I don't know who you called and I am not about to call John at his home, but this is what the phone directory says...
http://www.google.com/search?sa=X&oi=fwp&pb=f&q=303-699-5835
Happy Trading
I tracked down some very important developments and I have the Phat Man to thank. The second phone number goes to:
Cobra Oil & Gas CO, 17790 E. PURDUE PLACE, AURORA, CO, 80013
303-618-2855
This is one of the numbers that John has called shareholders from...
They just filed an SB2 on July 24th for the future sale of 2 million shares at a price of 10 cents each. In the filing you will find the name John Herzog and a joint venture agreement for the development of certain Colorado Oil and Gas properties.
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1350421/000100201406000538/cogsb2.htm
Could it be that this property like Avatar needed to be addressed before the un-named oil and gas company would bring their assets into the shell?
I feel a merger coming soon! Loading up....
Well one of the numbers is John's residence. Lucky him to have that number plastered all over I-Hub!
Phat Man... when did you have your conversation with John? Was it before or after the last update.
I have talked to him on several occasions, but have had a hard time getting in touch with him most recently.
I'm still very positive on the merger and realize that timelines are hard to predict on deals that involve attornies, pricipals, assets and filings.
Squeegee
Actually, it is confirmed that the 24 page promotion mailers are showing up in mailboxes. No longer a rumor.
Following is the disclaimer from the mailer.
IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: This featured company sponsored advertising issue of Groundfloor Stocks does not purport to provide an analysis of any company’s financial position, operations or prospects and this is not to be construed as a recommendation by Groundfloor Stocks or an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any security. SolarEnertech (SOEN), the company featured in this issue, appears as paid advertising, paid by Pearl Star Communications, Ltd., by their description, a non-controlling shareholder, to provide public awareness for SOEN. SOEN’s management has approved and signed off as “approved for public dissemination” all statements made herein regarding SOEN’s history, assets, technologies, current as well as prospective business operations and industry information.
Groundfloor Stocks and Capital Financial Media (CFM) have used material provided by SOEN to create the advertisement coming from Groundfloor Stocks about SOEN.
Although the information contained in this advertisement is believed to be reliable, Groundfloor Stocks and CFM makes no warranties as to the accuracy of any of the content herein and accepts no liability for how readers may choose to utilize the content. Readers should perform their own due-diligence, including consulting with a licensed, qualified investment professional or analyst. Further, readers are strongly urged to independently verify all statements made in this advertisement and perform extensive due diligence on this or any other advertised company. Groundfloor Stocks is not offering securities for sale. An offer to buy or sell can be made only with accompanying disclosure documents and only in the states and provinces for which they are approved. Many states have established rules requiring the approval of a security by a state security administrator. Check with http://www.nasaa.org or call your state security administrator to determine whether a particular security is licensed for sale in your state. Many companies have information filed with state securities regulators and many will supply investors with additional information on request.
CFM has received and managed a total production budget of $1,200,000 for this print advertising effort and will retain any amounts over and above the cost of production, copywriting services, mailing and other distribution expenses, as a fee for its services. Groundfloor Stocks is paid $10,000 as an editorial fee from CFM and also expects to receive new subscriber revenue as a result of this advertising effort. *More information can be received from SOEN’s investor relations firm, or at SOEN's website www.solarenertech.com. Further, specific financial information, filings and disclosures as well as general investor information about publicly traded companies like SOEN, advice to investors and other investor resources are available at the Securities and Exchange Commission website www.sec.gov and www.nasd.Com. Any investment should be made only after consulting with a qualified investment advisor and after reviewing the publicly available financial statements of and other information about the company and verifying that the investment is appropriate and suitable.
Investing in securities is highly speculative and carries a great deal of risk especially as to new companies with limited operations and no history of earnings. The information contained herein contains forward-looking information within the meaning of section 27a of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, and section 21e of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding expected growth of the featured company. In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, SOEN notes that statements contained herein that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s actual results of operations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the size and growth of the market, the Company’s ability to fund its capital requirements in the near term and in the long term; pricing pressures, technology issues etc.
Mailer Confirmed!!
Just got a call from Brad, the IR guy for SOEN. He has 30 requests today so far for IR packages. All the calls are being generated by the "Ground Floor Investor" mailer.
Brad can be contacted at: 1-866-378-7372
Gone mute?? I am glad that I am not an investor in a pumper company that puts out fluff PRs just to keep the enthusiasm up and sell shares into the market. When there is something of material value to report we will hear about it.
Thanks for your support!
I guess you could say we are getting from you what we pay for... Diddly Squat!
I really do enjoy yall hanging out here. Truly I do. See, one day this board might have lots of curious eyes stopping in to do a little DD on Fuego. By then you will have populated our little obscure board with thousands of posts. That's cool!!
Thanks again for your support. lol
If it was not for the two of you this board would be in a coma. Thanks for the comedy!
Even rabble knows that share price is a matter of "supply and demand."
You know, "Market Sentiment."
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/marketsentiment.asp
Market Cap?...lol
Young grasshopper, return from you journey after the 10k is filed and we can discuss fundamentals.
Hey midas, it must be a slow day for you to be poking fun at a stock with zero daily volume and less than 100 shareholders... lol
Hasher, if you looking for FUGO on the list it will not show up for a while. Do you know why?
Here is a hint...
At best, it will not show up until 09/27/06 at 4:00.
kkgd, your right. We thought it would be at least after August 25th that we would be trading near to a dollar. If the MM was not short it might be even higher.
Roger, thanks for the info. Stick to cash accounts guys!
Rabble, your correct.
How can the MM sell something they don't have. The SB2 holders know what they have and are not selling any shares at this price. The MM is scared of being caught short so they quote a rediculous spread to stall the buying and try to scare longs into selling with a rediculously bid.
It is not working and I have no idea what their next move is....
Yeap, that spread is massive! Serious question... Do you guys know why QUIN trades it like that?