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Hangout Fest 2011 : P. Simon, Foo, WSP, MMJ, Primus, Lips, Keys

February 1st, 2011 | No Comments

UMPH, WEEN, KELLER WILLIAMS, PRETTY LIGHTS, GIRL TALK, BASSNECTAR, SLIGHTLY STOOPID, DRIVE-
BY TRUCKERS, G. LOVE, WARREN HAYNES BAND, GALACTIC, MMW


Paul Simon

The Hangout Music Festival is thrilled to
announce its 2011 lineup featuring Paul Simon, Foo Fighters, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, My Morning
Jacket, Flaming Lips, Cee Lo Green, Primus, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Pretty Lights, Bassnectar, Girl Talk, Ween,
Matisyahu and dozens more. The festival takes place May 20 – 22 on the beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama –
just minutes from the Florida border. Tickets go on-sale this Wednesday at 9 am CST. A confirmed lineup is listed
below. More bands, amenities and activities will be announced in the coming weeks.

A limited quantity of festival tickets will be available for $159 and will go on-sale Wednesday, February 2 at 9 am
CST at www.hangoutmusicfest.com through Front Gate Tickets and at The Hangout Restaurant in Gulf Shores, AL.
Once tickets at the $159 price level are sold-out, tickets will then go on-sale for $174. VIP ticket packages and
travel packages start at $525 and are also available online or by phone at 1-888-512-SHOW.

CONFIRMED ARTISTS:

Paul Simon
Foo Fighters
Widespread Panic

The Black Keys

My Morning Jacket

Flaming Lips

Cee Lo Green
Primus

Michael Franti & Spearhead

Pretty Lights

Bassnectar

Girl Talk
Ween

Matisyahu

Warren Haynes Band
Umphrey’s McGee
Slightly Stoopid

Drive-By Truckers

Amos Lee

Old Crow Medicine Show

G. Love & Special Sauce

Medeski, Martin & Wood

Keller Williams

Galactic

Xavier Rudd

Minus the Bear

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Portugal. the Man

Beats Antique

Dead Confederate

Jonathan Tyler & Northern Lights
Easy Star All-Stars

Mariachi El Bronx
Truth & Salvage Co

Kristy Lee
Civil Twilight

Rich Aucoin

A Thousand Horses
Jon Black

Cas Haley

Roman Street


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Jan 13: Singapore stocks may rise as Europe debt woes ease

January 13th, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore shares may rise on Thursday, tracking gains in U.S. markets overnight as a successful bond auction by Portugal eased investors’ fears about the euro zone debt crisis.

Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> gained 0.11% on Wednesday to 3,244.94 points.

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EUR/USD Performance Chart as at 7:30 p.m. Singapore time, 12/01/11

January 12th, 2011 | No Comments
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HISTORICAL DETAIL

1 Wk -1.27%

1 Month -3.05%

3 Months -7.82%

6 Months 1.88%

1 Year -10.55%

 

52 WEEKS

 High 1.4579

Low 1.1877

 

BLOOMBERG MEDIAN FORECASTS

 Q1 2011 1.29

Q2 2011 1.31

Q3 2011 1.31

Q4 2011 1.30

DAILY DETAILS
The euro gained on the US dollar earlier this morning after a successful Portuguese bond auction this morning. The Portuguese government sold €1.25 billion in four– and ten-year bonds today, with yields on the four-year notes rising to 5.4%. The yield on the ten-year note, however, fell to 6.7%. Interest in the bonds was strong, with a bid-to-cover ratio of 2.6 times for the four-year and 3.2 times for the ten-year. It was feared that yields above 7% may have forced Portugal to turn to rescue funds in order to prevent rising borrowing costs spreading across the region. Bond buying from the ECB earlier in the week and Japan and China’s stated intentions to purchase the region’s debt helped ease some of the liquidity concerns heading into the auction. Comments from EU Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn also supported the euro, as he said that the ‘the effective lending capacity of the current European Financial Stability Facility should be reinforced and the scope of its activity widened.’ [1] With Portugal’s bond auction completed, the euro may rise in the short term. However, Spain and Italy will test the bond market tomorrow and the structural weaknesses in the euro are yet to be addressed. As a result, any gains in the euro may be short-lived. David Choe, London

Notes: Sources: [1] Reuters (12 January 2011), [2] Bloomberg news (12 January 2011). Chart data sourced from Bloomberg. Bloomberg Median Forecasts are produced by Bloomberg by taking the median level from rates forecast by a number of contributors. These contributors consist of leading banks and security firms.

 

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Jan 11: Eurozone fears weigh, Tiger Airways in focus

January 11th, 2011 | No Comments

Singapore shares may open slightly lower on Tuesday tracking losses on Wall Street overnight, as investors turn more cautious amid fears that Portugal will be the next euro zone member to need a bailout. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> was down 0.98% on Monday to 3,229.27 points.

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Cristiano Ronaldo keeps Real Madrid close to Barcelona

January 4th, 2011 | No Comments

Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid are again just two points behind Spanish leaders Barcelona, after a stormy 3-2 win Monday at local rivals Getafe. League top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo led the charge with two goals for the whites, and Mesut Oezil scored the other goal. Dani Parejo and Juan Albin scored for Getafe, who stay in seventh place. [...]

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Smith Westerns: New LP & Winter Dates

December 15th, 2010 | No Comments

SOPHOMORE ALBUM OUT JAN. 18 ON FAT POSSUM RECORDS


Smith Westerns

Chicago’s Smith Westerns
will release its sophomore LP, Dye It Blonde, on Fat Possum on Jan. 18. The first single from the
record is “Weekend” which fans can listen to here.

The record was produced by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, !!!, TVOTR, Beach House, etc.) in New York
City. The
band is currently in Europe on tour with MGMT, and today announced a slew of early 2011 dates, including two NYC
dates in Jan and later dates with the UK band and Fat Possum labelmates Yuck.

SMITH WESTERNS

Tue-Dec 14: Lyon, France – Le Transbordeur ^
Wed-Dec 15: Bordeaux, France – Saint EX
Thu-Dec 16: Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz ^
Fri-Dec 17: Madrid, Spain – La Riviera ^

Sat-Dec 18: Lisbon, Portugal – Campo Pequeno ^

Tue-Jan 18: Brooklyn, NY – Glasslands
Wed-Jan 19: New York, NY – Pianos
Fri-Jan 28: Nashville, TN – The End*
Sat-Jan 29: Knoxville, TN – Pilot Light*
Sun-Jan 30: Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506*

Mon-Jan 31: Athens, GA – 40 Watt Club*

Tue-Feb 1: Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn*
Thu-Feb 3: Orlando, FL – Backbooth*

Fri-Feb 4: Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder*
Sun-Feb 6: Houston, TX – Fitzgeralds*

Mon-Feb 7: Austin, TX – Emos*
Tue-Feb 8: Dallas, TX – The Loft*

Thu-Feb 10: Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room*
Fri-Feb 11: Los Angeles, CA – Echo*

Sat-Feb 12: Costa Mesa, CA – Detroit Bar*
Sun-Feb 13: San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill*

Tue-Feb 15: Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Wed-Feb 16: Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Thu-Feb 17: Seattle, WA – Crocodile Cafe
Fri-Feb 18: Boise, ID – Neurolux
Sat-Feb 19: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Mon-Feb 21: Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge

Tue-Feb 22: Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar
Wed-Feb 23: Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
Thu-Feb 24: Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock Social Club
Fri-Feb 25: Madison, WI – The Frequency
Sat-Feb 26: Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle

Mon-Feb 28: Toronto, ON – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
Tue-Mar 1: Montreal, PQ – La Sala Rossa
Wed-Mar 2: Boston, MA – Great Scott
Fri-Mar 4: Washington, DC – Rock and Roll Hotel


^ = w/ MGMT
* = w/ Yuck

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Portugal asks China to buy bonds

December 13th, 2010 | No Comments

Portugal’s finance minister is in Beijing to try to persuade Chinese authorities to buy Portuguese government bonds. The visit by Fernando Teixeira dos Santos comes as Portugal continues to try to sort out its finances without needing a European Union-led bail-out.

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SingTel, Portugal Telecom sign collaboration agreement

December 13th, 2010 | No Comments
Singapore Telecommunications said it signed an agreement with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA to share operational and commercial best practices in fiber optic and IPTV based pay TV services. The companies also agreed to develop innovative applications for ultra high speed fixed and wireless networks, SingTel said today in an e-mailed statement.
 
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The Economy Cannot Recover Until the Big Banks Are Broken Up

December 11th, 2010 | No Comments

A lot of people still haven’t heard that the economy cannot recover until the big banks are broken up.But virtually all independent economists and financial experts say that it is vital to break up the giant banks, including:Nobel prize-winning economi…

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Perfume: Making sense of scents

December 9th, 2010 | No Comments

A new way to describe a fragrance

PERFUMES have colourful descriptions, such as floral or musky, to give buyers an inkling of their aromas. But perfumers often disagree about how to describe a particular fragrance, so the classification of scents is inconsistent. Now researchers have revealed a new system to bring some order to this odoriferous business.

One reason why people describe smells differently is a weakness of the nose. Although the human sense of smell is keen, it is hampered by a lack of precision. When presented with hundreds of odours, the nose can simultaneously distinguish only a few. Keenly aware of these problems, Alirio Rodrigues at the University of Porto in Portugal and his colleagues compiled an extensive list of scent descriptions from the existing databases used by the perfume industry. They found that eight general terms for scents (citrus, floral, green, fruity, herbaceous, musk, oriental and woody) could work as families to which more than 2,000 specific scents could be assigned. The team then plotted these eight families onto a map that resembled the plots on a radar screen. …

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China: U.S. In Worse Shape than Europe | Rogers: “Britain is totally insolvent”

December 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Reuters notes:Li Daokui, an academic member of the central bank’s monetary policy committee, said that U.S. bond prices and the dollar would fall when the European economic situation stabilized.”For now, market attention is still on Europe and for t…

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Nouriel Roubini Confirms Double Dip In Housing

December 6th, 2010 | No Comments

I noted last week that there is a double-dip in housing.Today, Nouriel Roubini agreed:The country’s real estate problems are “underappreciated,” and banks could face another $1 trillion in housing-related losses, Mr. Roubini said in a phone int…

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Russia will host 2018 World Cup

December 2nd, 2010 | No Comments

Russia has been selected to host the 2018 World Cup by the decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in Switzerland’s Zurich on Thursday. Russia won the right to host the Cup in a tight race with bids from England, Portugal and Spain (jointly), and Belgium and the Netherlands (jointly).

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Dec 1: SIA, Amtek, C&O Pharma, Sound Global, Chuan Hup

December 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Singapore shares may open lower on Wednesday after Wall Street fell overnight as news that Portugal’s debt could be downgraded reignited selling.

Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> fell 0.43% on Tuesday to close at 3,144.70 points.

Stocks and factors to watch, say Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg:

Bulk-shipping companies: The Baltic Dry Index, which measures the cost of shipping commodities, fell 2.1% in London yesterday, extending its four-day decline to 5.2%. Cosco Corp. Singapore (COS SP), a China-based shipbuilder that also operates bulk carriers, slipped 1.5% to $2.02. STX Pan Ocean Co. (STX SP), South Korea’s biggest bulk carrier, gained 0.2% to $13.68.

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It’s Not Just the “Peripheral” European Countries … Financial Contagion Could Spread to “Core” Eurozone Countries and the U.S.

November 27th, 2010 | No Comments

It’s not just the “peripheral” European countries which are in trouble.As Ambrose Evans-Pritchard reported yesterday:The escalating debt crisis on the eurozone periphery is starting to contaminate the creditworthiness of Germany and the core states of …

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EU denies Portugal is seeking bailout

November 27th, 2010 | No Comments

Head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has dismissed reports that Portugal is joining Ireland in seeking a European bailout.

Speaking in Paris, he was pressed on claims that a majority of euro zone countries and the European Central Bank were pushing Lisbon to accept financial aid.

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Greece → Ireland → Portugal → Spain → Italy → UK → ?

November 26th, 2010 | No Comments

It is now common knowledge that there is a potential domino effect of European sovereign debt contagion in roughly the following order:Greece → Ireland → Portugal → Spain → Italy → UKWhile some people have been writing about this for well ove…

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NATO set to endorse Afghan exit plans

November 19th, 2010 | No Comments

NATO’s exit strategy from Afghanistan will dominate a crucial summit starting today.
Arriving in Portugal for the talks, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will hear plans to withdraw most of the 150,000 foreign troops within four years.

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Supreme Court upholds Monika Bedi”s conviction in fake passport case

November 9th, 2010 | No Comments

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of gangster Abu Salem”s girlfriend actress Monika Bedi in the fake passport case. The apex court bench rejected Monika”s appeal that she could not be convicted in India as it would amount to ”double jeopardy” since she had been convicted by the Portugal court for the same [...]

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CWT reports dip in net profit of $5.5m in 3Q

November 8th, 2010 | No Comments

CWT, the provider of integrated logistics solutions, today announced a net profit attributable to owners of $5.5 million for the three months ended 30 September 2010 (3QFY10), which is slightly lower than the $ 6.0 million recorded in 3QFY09.

For the quarter under review, the group recorded revenue of $192.7 million, up 23% from $156.9 million in 3QFY09 on the back of higher business volumes transacted under Freight Logistics, including maiden contribution from its newly established offices in Slovenia and Portugal. In addition to that, its Contract Logistics arm successfully secured new customer wins, further contributing to the top line performance for 3QFY10.

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