The Iron Man film was just released on DVD and Comcast on Demand.  I watched it twice to understand why I enjoyed the story.

Aside from the rich, powerful persona of Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr., bombarded with attractive women, drinks and high-end cars, there are key fundamentals of the character to follow and apply in the real world.

Work space and knowledge-

They feed off of each other, diversifying his ability to conquer achievements. One would not function without the other.

Testing the limit-

                On the madden voyage of his second attempt at the flying suit, Stark pushes the fixed wing flight height record, within no experience.  An amazing decision; focused, targeted, tested.

Stark’s quality of achievements by pushing the limit adds value, attracting situations to greater his entity.

On 4/29/2008, I visited the New York Stock Exchange as a Financial Management Association Member.  Looking down from the private observation deck, the floor seemed dusty. Physical movement was slow because the new automated trading platform was directing traffic and many traders were at lunch.

Sitting in the board room with our guide for the Q&A session, there were many questions that made me want to stick a pencil in my ear. 

                How long has the NYSE been public?

                What do you do here?

                What is Arca and Euronext?

                What do I have to do to work on the floor? (Now extinct)

At this point the guide took over the discussion, informing the group of the NYSE’s business. Within his description of losing market share and what they intend to do about it, an article I read a few months ago about dark liquidly pools sparked within me. What about, 'Liquidnet, Sigma X, Turquoise, Baikial, SEI, Kellogg,' I wanted to say. They represent 8.8% of the overall daily turnover; an estimated item, not seen by the public.   Looking around at the blank faces that probably didn’t know what a dark liquidly pools is; hypnotized, I flaked on asking the question instead of presenting the issue to the table.

Source: Nasdaqtrader.com

As I sit on the Bus for the ride home, all the FMA students are buzzing with intellectual honey.  I heard everyone’s view on the economy, while the “players” hit on the attractive chick; unloading their financial q-tips.  What happens if this or that were to change course; who, what, where, when and why an individual or firm will make an impact on the financial market.  I know everything….blah blah blah.  I am all for exploring intellectual dimensions and I recognize that I don’t know enough yet to speak in value, but after showing that they didn’t know jack about the trade center they just visited and speaking like they are king is astonishing. I continued with my mundane reactions because I did not want to partake in a feather ruffling.  I would rather be under the radar at that time.

In such a way that my egalitarian background would not be disrupted, I pleasantly disembarked from the bus and refreshed with a cup of joe.  Walking, I realized the truth about the situation and the clear signal behind the student’s questions/ lack of knowledge, the information the tour guide was communicating and my reactions.  Knowledge is key, role in the market place needs to be backed with price at value and don’t let those two  speak for themselves  In other word, be political and back it up with technical skills.  

I just added MSRB.org to my site.  It is an electronic municipal market access hub providing a vast amount of information about muni bonds.  The website is slow to load, but it is worth the wait if you are interested in Muni-Bonds.

www.MSRB.org

http://www.emma.msrb.org/default.aspx

I had a monster pull a few nights ago.

Something is off, my computer should not be this fast.

Test yours at Speedtest.net

In 2006-2007, the bat colonies in the Northeastern US have declined 75%.  Over 100,000 bats have died due to a cold-loving fungus linked to white-nose syndrome, scientist at the USGA state. Affected species include little brown bats, northern bats, tricolored bats, Indiana bats, small-footed myotis and big brown bats. “Data show the occurrence of white-nose syndrome radiating outward from the site of its first appearance, and genetic identity among fungal isolates from distant caves argues for a recent introduction of this microbe.  Before the identification of white-nose syndrome, mass mortality events in bats as a result of disease were very rare,” says lead USGS microbiologist David Blehert.

Many people fear bats, but they are a critical ecological player in insect control, plant pollination and seed dissemination.  The decline in bats should have a direct impact on industries.

Source: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2058

This artist was passed to me from a friend. Immediately, I had a connection with this song and felt the need to publish his work, in respect.

http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/

Song: http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/2008/08/16/stay-crunchy-youtube-jam/3

This information is a great start, but it opens up the door to why there is no water left on Mars.  My past research shows that the Core of Mars is very important to sustaining life.

More information can be found here:

NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

It is just a testicle™

This is the trademark for my bicyclist campaign against people who don’t follow the traffic laws.

I just picked this up on my newswire, which relates to a late buddy of mine:

Suspect in Pennsylvania homicide found in Norfolk

http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-fugitive.o2,0,3178942.story