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$DSCR: *** Getting a MJ/Hemp license from Health Canada isn't easy...DSCR has the Industrial Hemp License!!! :) ***
$DSCR: Discovery Provides Supplemental Bio-Fuel Information
Date : 04/30/2014 @ 8:30AM
Source : PR Newswire (US)
Stock : Discovery Minerals Ltd. (PC) (DSCR)
RENO, Nev., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Minerals LTD. (OTC Pink: DSCR) (PINKSHEETS: DSCR) is pleased to provide shareholders with additional information regarding the Joint Venture (JV) with Syngar Technologies. As announced yesterday, the newly formed JV is being extended an exclusive North American license with Cellunol Inc. Cellunol Inc. is a joint venture formed between ANW Inc. of South Africa and Syngar Technologies.
Cellunol's proprietary technology will be deployed through a pilot project set up with one of Discovery's Industrial Hemp growing partners. An inventory of existing industrial hemp is being secured for the purposes of the pilot project. The objectives are to determine the overall cost reductions and increases in ethanol production, resulting from the technology. A typical 600 acre hemp parcel can potentially expect to generate $1,686,000 in revenue and $1,129,000 in profit, not including the possibility of applying for available carbon tax credits.
The following findings are based on a 2011 Manitoba dual-purpose crop report incorporated with a Western Manitoba farmer's report. The conclusions and yield calculations are as follows:
Hemp producing farmland yields approximately 189,000 plants per acre which produces 700 lbs of grain (seed) and 1.5 tons of stalk. Approximately 70% of the 1.5 tons of stalk is the inner hurd core with the remainder being the coveted rope-like fiber or bast. Half the stalk is reclaimed as the dried dead male plants along with any premature stalk material pass through the processing unit. A typical field size of 600 acres should yield about 315 tons of cellulose hurd and 135 tons of the more valuable four foot long green ribbon bast fiber. This estimated yield should generate approximately $1.686 million dollars offset by input costs of $557,000.
Once conclusive data is collected from the pilot project additional research data will be reported.
About ANW Inc.:
ANW is a private South African based company that has developed and owns a proprietary cellulose pre treatment technology and fermentation tank designs that can rapidly pre-treat cellulose materials into a slurry product suitable for fermentation by yeasts into ethanol. Their Oxy-hydro technologies can rapidly breakdown plant material without the use of stream, pressure, or dangerous acids.
About Syngar and PLUSWave:
The Company is a private Canadian company based in Edmonton, Alberta. Syngar licensed a technology, which we call "Pulsed Low Ultra Sound Wave" (PLUSWave) Technology. The PLUS Wave™ license is a worldwide and exclusive for application in biofuels. The PLUSWave Technology uses specific and proprietary ultrasound frequencies, at specific power levels, over set time intervals to stimulate the fermentation growth of algae, bacteria, fungus or yeast microorganisms by upwards of 30 - 50%.
About Discovery Minerals LTD.:
Discovery Minerals Ltd., (OTC: DSCR) is a production stage company formed to acquire and develop natural resource properties. Activities include gold, precious metals and petroleum minerals, including rare earth minerals production and sales. The Company initiated a new program to evaluate undervalued assets, including clean tech and alternative energy investments, for potential addition to its portfolio.
Safe Harbor: This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 27E of the Securities Act of 1934. Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Actual performance and results may differ materially from that projected or suggested herein due to certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, ability to obtain financing and regulatory and shareholder approval for anticipated actions.
Contact Person:
Bill McNerney
+1(310)961-4654
At: info@discoveryholdingscorp.com
- Go DSCR
$DSCR: Discovery Provides Supplemental Bio-Fuel Information
Date : 04/30/2014 @ 8:30AM
Source : PR Newswire (US)
Stock : Discovery Minerals Ltd. (PC) (DSCR)
RENO, Nev., April 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Minerals LTD. (OTC Pink: DSCR) (PINKSHEETS: DSCR) is pleased to provide shareholders with additional information regarding the Joint Venture (JV) with Syngar Technologies. As announced yesterday, the newly formed JV is being extended an exclusive North American license with Cellunol Inc. Cellunol Inc. is a joint venture formed between ANW Inc. of South Africa and Syngar Technologies.
Cellunol's proprietary technology will be deployed through a pilot project set up with one of Discovery's Industrial Hemp growing partners. An inventory of existing industrial hemp is being secured for the purposes of the pilot project. The objectives are to determine the overall cost reductions and increases in ethanol production, resulting from the technology. A typical 600 acre hemp parcel can potentially expect to generate $1,686,000 in revenue and $1,129,000 in profit, not including the possibility of applying for available carbon tax credits.
The following findings are based on a 2011 Manitoba dual-purpose crop report incorporated with a Western Manitoba farmer's report. The conclusions and yield calculations are as follows:
Hemp producing farmland yields approximately 189,000 plants per acre which produces 700 lbs of grain (seed) and 1.5 tons of stalk. Approximately 70% of the 1.5 tons of stalk is the inner hurd core with the remainder being the coveted rope-like fiber or bast. Half the stalk is reclaimed as the dried dead male plants along with any premature stalk material pass through the processing unit. A typical field size of 600 acres should yield about 315 tons of cellulose hurd and 135 tons of the more valuable four foot long green ribbon bast fiber. This estimated yield should generate approximately $1.686 million dollars offset by input costs of $557,000.
Once conclusive data is collected from the pilot project additional research data will be reported.
About ANW Inc.:
ANW is a private South African based company that has developed and owns a proprietary cellulose pre treatment technology and fermentation tank designs that can rapidly pre-treat cellulose materials into a slurry product suitable for fermentation by yeasts into ethanol. Their Oxy-hydro technologies can rapidly breakdown plant material without the use of stream, pressure, or dangerous acids.
About Syngar and PLUSWave:
The Company is a private Canadian company based in Edmonton, Alberta. Syngar licensed a technology, which we call "Pulsed Low Ultra Sound Wave" (PLUSWave) Technology. The PLUS Wave™ license is a worldwide and exclusive for application in biofuels. The PLUSWave Technology uses specific and proprietary ultrasound frequencies, at specific power levels, over set time intervals to stimulate the fermentation growth of algae, bacteria, fungus or yeast microorganisms by upwards of 30 - 50%.
About Discovery Minerals LTD.:
Discovery Minerals Ltd., (OTC: DSCR) is a production stage company formed to acquire and develop natural resource properties. Activities include gold, precious metals and petroleum minerals, including rare earth minerals production and sales. The Company initiated a new program to evaluate undervalued assets, including clean tech and alternative energy investments, for potential addition to its portfolio.
Safe Harbor: This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 27E of the Securities Act of 1934. Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Actual performance and results may differ materially from that projected or suggested herein due to certain risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, ability to obtain financing and regulatory and shareholder approval for anticipated actions.
Contact Person:
Bill McNerney
+1(310)961-4654
At: info@discoveryholdingscorp.com
- Go DSCR
$HPNN: Hop-on Returns One Billion Common Shares to Treasury
Date : 05/01/2014 @ 7:15AM
Source : Marketwired
Stock : Hop-on, Inc. (PC) (HPNN)
Hop-on Returns One Billion Common Shares to Treasury
TEMECULA, CA--(Marketwired - May 1, 2014) - Hop-on, Inc. (OTC Pink: HPNN) (PINKSHEETS: HPNN) is pleased to announce that today it has returned one billion (1,000,000,000) shares to treasury. These shares were held in escrow in anticipation of conversion of debt by the Company's long term debt holders, and these debt holders have elected to take, under their Debt Exchange Agreements, preferred stock of the Company, thereby allowing Hop-on to return these shares to treasury.
In conjunction with the press release yesterday, this means there will be no dilution of Hop-on shareholders from debt conversions for over a year and a positive $7.1 million paid in capital on the balance sheet.
Announced previously, the Debt Exchange Agreements removed $7,162,000 in debt from Hop-on's balance sheet. Not only was the long term debt removed from the balance sheet, but the conversion to preferred equity provided a boost to the stockholders' equity portion of the balance sheet, and this amount is now booked as additional paid in capital. This positive financial move will be reflected in the next financial statement filed by the Company.
Peter Michaels, Hop-on CEO, stated, "As promised, Hop-on is not diluting the current shareholders. In fact, with this staggering number of shares having been returned to treasury, we have compressed the shares outstanding even more. This is positive for current and future shareholders, as the value of their investment should not be diluted, adding value to their commitment to Hop-on. At the upcoming shareholders' meeting, we look forward to discussing upcoming potential mergers, our goals to become a fully reporting public company, getting off of pink sheets, and enhancing shareholder value even more as the year progresses."
About Hop-on, Inc.
Hop-on, Inc. is a global ODM and OEM manufacturer of electronics, based in the United States. Over the past 20 years, Hop-on has successfully secured essential patents for mobile communications and computing technologies, and is respected for developing the world's first disposable cell phone. Hop-on's focus on smartphones and innovative mobile device applications is bringing cost friendly solutions to today's demanding world market. Hop-on is also diversified in nutraceutical and cannabinoid technologies through its subsidiary Re-Medical, Inc. For more information, please visit www.hop-on.com and www.re-medical.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933, and are subject to Rule 3B-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and other results and further events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Shareholder Services at: (949) 756-9008
CONTACT:
Hop-on, Inc.
Shareholder Services
(949) 756-9008
- Go HPNN
Wondering if anyone ever checks this board anymore?, I am pretty slow on the stocks now and don't do day trading like I did. Still play around with the market though. Just not like it used to be.
stockgapper was a dude who ran a chatroom for stock picks but mostly end of day buys that he would sell the next morning at hopefully a higher PPS. He made a living doing this. I know he kept a chart of his gains and did over 100k a year just gapping stocks.
what's a stockgapper? lol
I think chris said he and jim and them started out on SI
but I could be wrong.
I didn't post here much the first few years after I joined. Hung out at stockgappers chatroom.
lol that was your very first post!
don't think the people you posted to are around anymore!
I was looking at my first and thought how dorky it was lol
Geez, I can't remember that far back..
Hello! Hello!
Did you make "wise investments" back then? lol
Yeah. LMAO! You must have had some pretty good support to pump that one.
http://139.142.147.19/StockChart_ImageOnly.dll?cus=0&co=ask&i_chart=0&inm=5&ind=2&idx_sym=&sb=pphm&cn=us&size=1&ind2=-24&inm2=-1&ty=1&sca=1&chk_mov=on&mov1=50&mov2=200&mov3=0&boll=0&lin=0&chk_vol=on&chk_rsi=on&rsi=8&chk_sto=on&sto1=15&sto2=5&sto3=5&wil=12&chk_macd=on&macd1=12&macd2=25&macd3=9&roc1=16&roc2=8&chk_mfi=on&mfi=14&rsc_sym=&ref_rate=180
Keep us posted on JANX, if you still exist.
Peace,
No post here in a long time. Wondering if this board is still active. I don't always post but I do enjoy reading what is posted.
Seán
NCS starts its move today....
ss
NCI Investor Presentation Nov. 06
http://www.ncilp.com/nci/pdf/annual%20reports/2006investors_NOV.pdf
FRVT looks to be a solid investment. Great news today was put out detailing the company strategy.
The next leg up for NCS should start in a few.
ss
Watch NCS leap at the next 1/4 reporting.
They are really, really, really having a good 1/4 and year.
First 3 quarters saw income higher than the entire year last year. They are holding back on bringing in alot of inventory so that the profit looks exceptionally good. IMHO.
Buy, buy, buy, IMHO. Do your own DD. or ask me about them. After the stock price goes berserk, it will probably be time to take some profits, and try buying in at the downside of the next swing lower. IMHO.
ss
One NCS analyst projected $78/share on this leg.
It's at about $60 now, That would be a 30% rise in the next 4 months. IMHO. Being a truck driver who delivers their product, and keeps his ear's open, I think that is entirely probable, let alone possible. IMHO.
ss (Ron)
NCS on the move again.
I expect it to top 70 sometime around the years end....
Not too late.....
ss
I think it wants to come my way and have a visit, Mr. Trialboss. Best regards Walk
Mr. Man. Sure hope Ernesto hasn't got
relatives in Florida that he hasn't seen for quite some time?
Be safe, Trailboss.
ss
Mr. Walk. Heavy on the Mr... Off Topic
I have a comeback for you.... "the good old days are gone and I think we saw the best of the best back then." Tain't true, man..
(By the way, NCI is having a great quarter. No telling if it will make the stock price jump, but it should.... My son and I are making about 7 or 8 grand a week now, and we are looking at buying another trailer, and another truck tractor. But it ain't goin' to my head. When things seem like they can't get any better, it is time to sell. When thing seem like our butts are draggin' the ground, it is probably time to buy. LOL.)
Anyhow, the best is always ahead of us. We just have to do the DD, and we can partake of the blessings that are always being showered down upon us... Maybe I am being a bit simplistic; but, I just think the difference between now and "back then" is nothing more than how we perceive circumstances. For instance, if we choose to think that China, or anything else, is hurting our prosperity, then we will probably go around with a bag of negativity thrown over our shoulder, and weighing us down. However, if we think that China, or anything else is actually an opportunity dressed in coveralls, then we will figure out how we can prosper from that circumstance. The old saw about, "Problems are just opportunities, dressed in coveralls," is still true today.
When the hurricane hits, it is always devastating: it can lay waste and destroy, but someone has to rebuild the infrastructure, and they will probably make a good buck, in so doing.
I am an unrepentant optimist; and, no doubt, always will be.
Always remember that while some people are complaining about the cold and snow, others are thinking about those conditions in another way. Tongue in cheek, here. Have a great day...
Santa Claus Is Back In Town
(Christmas, Christmas.. Christmas)
Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is fallin' on the ground (Christmas, Christmas)
Well, it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is on the ground (Christmas, Christmas)
Well, you be a real good little girl
Santa Claus is back in town
(Christmas, Christmas)
Got no sleigh with reindeer, no sack on my back
You're gonna see me comin' in a big black Cadillac
Whoa oh it's Christmas time pretty baby
And the snow is fallin' on the ground (Christmas, Christmas)
Well, you be a real good little baby
Santa Claus is back in town
(Christmas, Christmas Christmas)
Hang up your pretty stockings, turn off the light
Santa Claus is comin' down your chimney tonight
Whoa oh oh oh it's Christmas time pretty baby (Christmas)
And the snow is fallin' on the ground
(Christmas, wah wah wah wah wah Christmas)
Well, you be a real good little baby
Santa Claus is back in town
(Christmas, Christmas Christmas)
Your friend, and sidekick on the cattle drive...
secureresources.
P.S. Just made a little trip up to Claremore, Oklahoma, delivering 30,000 # of stainless steel shafts to an outfit called Centrilift, a subsidiary of Baker Hughes; and, brought a load of hay back down to Pilot Point, Texas, just to add a few bucks to the round trip total. When I was being loaded, I saw an old ~1950 Chevy Dump Truck sitting in the corner of the field, just like the first one I ever drove commercially, and I am going to go up there and give the old farmer person the $800 he wants for it. Just to widen my hobby base. Love those old vehicles, especially the ones that jog my memory, and put that smile on my face.
Hey there partner, how is everything in Texas? Been nice here for a change with no hurricanes yet to hit us. I think they are going to hit in your area this year for some reason, but that is just a guess. I am holding strong my position in ELN- HLSH- Google and playing lightly on a few others. It sure is not like it used to be in the market with all the new dot coms that were hitting the market monthly and everyone was making money back then. Got to be careful today with all the crooks from CEO's to market makers trying to take as much as they can and anyway they can. Oh well the good old days are gone and I think we saw the best of the best back then. Glad to hear from you and hope you are doing well in the trucking, due to high fuel cost these days. Take care and keep on trucking down that hwy to see places that I only wish I could have seen. Best regards, Walk
Mr.... (Heavy on the Mr.) Wise Investement....
Looks like PPHM might be signaling a buy flag.....
ss Hope all is well.
Hey, Trailboss.... How are things going over there in Florida?
Hope all is well, and the doldrums of the market are not getting to you..... Sure miss the good old days, when making 100% on a stock in the week was not only possible, but could be done with a Wall Street Journal and a dart.... LOL.
secure....
And another: Long post, but good info. By the way, NCI is having a killer quarter. The price per share should reflect this in the near future....... IMHO.
I have been watching NUCOR (nue) lately. They supply steel for ncs, and we've gotten an overweight permit for our trucks, so we have been doing lots of the steel hauling from NUCOR's Jewett, TX plant to NCI's Houston plant.
THERE IS TWO VERY IMPORTANT FACT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS COMPANY:
ONE: TONS OF SCRAP RECYCLED
11,316,943 tons this year.
TWO: SCRAP STEEL AIN'T GOIN' AWAY.....
http://www.nucor.com/indexstory.aspx?story=13
NUCOR is a piece of work: When you drive in, the first thing you see?:
Read all about them. They are as sure of a thing as China, which could outlast the USA.
http://www.nucor.com/indexinner.aspx?finpage=aboutus
Nucor's Mission
Nucor Corporation is made up of 11,500 teammates whose goal is to "Take Care of Our Customers." We are accomplishing this by being the safest, highest quality, lowest cost, most productive and most profitable steel and steel products company in the world. We are committed to doing this while being cultural and environmental stewards in our communities where we live and work. We are succeeding by working together.
Nucor's History
Nucor Corporation is the largest steel producer in the United States and had net sales of $12.7 billion in 2005. Nucor is the nation's largest recycler. In 2004, Nucor recycled approximately 17 million tons of scrap steel, with 5 million of those tons being automobiles. Nucor's origins are with auto manufacturer Ransom E. Olds, who founded Oldsmobile and then Reo Motor Cars. Through a series of transactions, the company Olds founded eventually became the Nuclear Corporation of America. Nuclear Corporation was involved in the nuclear instrument and electronics business in the 1950's and early 1960's.
The company suffered through several money-losing years, and when facing bankruptcy in 1964, installed F. Kenneth Iverson as President and Samuel Siegel as Vice President of Finance. This change in management led to a restructuring and a decision to rebuild the company around the major profitable operations; the steel joist businesses in Florence, South Carolina and Norfolk, Nebraska called Vulcraft.
The company moved its headquarters from Phoenix, Arizona to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1966, and expanded the joist business with new operations in Texas and Alabama. Management then decided to integrate backwards into steel making by building its first steel bar mill in Darlington, South Carolina in 1968. In 1972 the company adopted the name Nucor Corporation. Throughout the remainder of the 1970's Nucor built two more joist plants and two more bar mills to supply its existing Vulcraft facilities.
In the 1980's Nucor began the decade by building its sixth Vulcraft facility and fourth bar mill which are located in the State of Utah. Later in the 1980's, Nucor revolutionized the sheet steel industry by pioneering thin slab casting technology in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Thin slab casting was a revolutionary process that substantially reduced the capital investment and costs to produce sheet steel. Forbes magazine described this accomplishment as the most substantial, technological, industrial innovation in the past 50 years. Nucor continued to enter into new markets and products by building and commissioning its first structural beam facility in Blytheville, Arkansas, through a joint venture with Yamato Kogyo in Japan.
In the 1990's, Nucor expanded its Nucor-Yamato facility by adding a second mill on its site which made Nucor-Yamato the largest structural beam facility in the Western Hemisphere. Nucor continued to grow its core businesses by building sheet mills in Hickman, Arkansas and Berkeley County, South Carolina. Nucor continued to grow by building an additional beam mill on its Berkeley County site which led to the Berkeley County facility becoming the largest mini-mill in the world producing over 3 million tons annually.
Since 2000, Nucor has continued its growth by entering the plate market by building its first plate mill in Hertford County, North Carolina. Nucor also expanded its Vulcraft product group by building its seventh plant in Chemung, New York. Nucor has also embarked on a four part growth strategy which has led to an unprecedented level of growth and profitability. The first part of the strategy is to optimize existing operations. Nucor has executed on this strategy by completing a three year bar mill modernization program adding vacuum degassers to our sheet mills and additional capital expenditures at each of our other divisions.
The second of the four part strategy is to pursue strategic acquisitions. In 2001, Nucor purchased substantially all of the assets of Auburn Steel Company, Inc.'s steel bar facility in Auburn, New York. In November 2001, Nucor announced the acquisition of ITEC Steel Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Steel Truss and Frame Corp. The name change of Nucon Steel Commercial Corporation happened in 2002. Also in 2002, Nucor completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Birmingham Steel Corporation, which includes four operating bar mills in Alabama, Illinois, Washington, and Mississippi. Also in 2002, Nucor's wholly owned subsidiary Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC purchased substantially all the assets of Trico Steel Company. This sheet mill is located in Decatur, Alabama. In 2004, Nucor's wholly owned subsidiary, Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc., purchased substantially all the assets of Corus Tuscaloosa, which is a plate mill located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In February 2005, Nucor purchased the assets of Fort Howard Steel, Inc.'s operations in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. This facility is a producer of cold finished bars. In the second quarter of 2005, Nucor purchased substantially all of the assets of Marion Steel Company located in Marion, Ohio. Nucor's most recent acquisition happened on May 1, 2006, when we completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Connecticut Steel Corporation.
The third of the four part strategy is to continue Greenfield growth via the commercialization of new technologies. We have now successfully commercialized the Castrip process at our Crawfordsville facility. Castrip is the world's first production installation with a direct strip casting of carbon sheet steel. Nucor is currently building its second Castrip facility at the Nucor-Yamato beam facility in Blytheville, Arkansas.
The fourth of the four part strategy is to grow globally with joint ventures. Nucor is currently executing on this strategy in Australia by partnering with The Rio Tinto Group, Mitsubishi Corporation, and Chinese steel maker Shougang Corporation on a HIsmelt plant located in Kwinana, Western Australia. Production started in January 2006. Nucor has also entered a joint venture with Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) to construct and operate an environmentally friendly pig iron project in northern Brazil. Production of pig iron at this facility, Ferro Gusa Carajas S.A., began in the fourth quarter of 2005. Nucor continues to look for other opportunities globally.
Today, Nucor has operating facilities in 17 states. Products produced are: carbon and alloy steel in bars, beams, sheet, and plate; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; cold finished steel; steel fasteners; metal building systems; and light gauge steel framing.
Management Philosophy
The company's success comes from its more than 11,500 employees. Nucor seeks to hire and retain highly talented and productive people. Nucor has a simple, streamlined organizational structure to allow employees to innovate and make quick decisions. The company is highly decentralized, with most day-to-day operating decisions made by the division general managers and their staff. The organizational structure at a typical division is made up of only three management layers:
* General Manager
* Department Manager
* Supervisor/Professional
* Hourly Employee
Employee relations at Nucor are based on four clear-cut principles:
1. Management is obligated to manage Nucor in such a way that employees will have the opportunity to earn according to their productivity.
2. Employees should be able to feel confident that if they do their jobs properly, they will have a job tomorrow.
3. Employees have the right to be treated fairly and must believe that they will be.
4. Employees must have an avenue of appeal when they believe they are being treated unfairly.
By implementing these four basic principles within a relatively simple organizational structure, Nucor has been able to attract and retain highly talented and productive employees.
Performance Based Compensation
Nucor provides employees with a performance related compensation system that rewards goal-oriented individuals. All employees are covered under one of four basic compensation plans, each featuring incentives related to meeting specific goals and targets.
1. Production Incentive Plan: Operating and maintenance employees and supervisors at the facilities are paid weekly bonuses based on the productivity of their work group. The rate is calculated based on the capabilities of the equipment employed, and no bonus is paid if the equipment is not operating. In general, the Production Incentive bonus can average from 80 to 150 percent of an employee's base pay.
2. Department Manager Incentive Plan: Department Managers earn annual incentive bonuses based primarily on the percentage of net income to dollars of assets employed for their division. These bonuses can be as much as 80 percent of a department manager's base pay.
3. Professional and Clerical Bonus Plan: This bonus is paid to employees that are not on the production or department manager plan and is based on the division's net income return on assets.
4. Senior Officers Incentive Plan: Nucor's senior officers do not have employment contracts. They do not participate in any pension or retirement plans. Their base salaries are set lower than what executives receive in comparable companies. The remainder of their compensation is based on Nucor's annual overall percentage of net income to stockholder's equity and is paid out in cash and stock.
In addition to these established bonus plans, Nucor has periodically issued an extraordinary bonus to all employees, except officers, in years of particularly strong company performance. This bonus has been as high as $1000 for each employee.
Egalitarian Benefits
Nucor takes an egalitarian approach to providing benefits to its employees. That is, the upper levels of management do not enjoy better insurance programs, vacation schedules, or holidays. In fact, certain benefits such as Nucor's Profit Sharing, Scholarship Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Extraordinary Bonus, and Service Awards Program are not available to Nucor's officers. Senior executives do not enjoy traditional perquisites such as company cars, corporate jets, executive dining rooms, or executive parking places.
Customer Service and Quality
Nucor is committed to uncompromising quality, responsive service, and competitive pricing. Through continuous innovation, modern equipment, dedication to the customer, and concentration on productivity from a highly motivated work force, Nucor has distinguished itself as a leading producer of quality steel and steel products. Many Nucor locations are ISO 9000 Certified. Nucor employees are committed to providing customers with the highest quality levels at the most competitive prices. And, while steel and steel products are Nucor's business, the real business of Nucor is its commitment to each and every customer on each and every order.
Technological Leadership
Nucor's strong emphasis on employee communication and commitment carries with it the commitment to provide the work force with the best technology available to get the job done right in a safe working environment. As evidence of that commitment, Nucor aggressively pursues the latest advancements in steel making around the world to determine what technology it can adapt in its facilities.
Please see the Annual Report and News Releases for information on Nucor's current and future growth plans.
Board of Directors and Executive Management of Nucor Corporation
Nucor's Stock Listing
Nucor's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE:NUE
Stock Transfers, Dividend Disbursing, Dividend Reinvestment:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 800.937.5449
Fax: 718.236.2641
Nucor's Corporate Offices
Nucor Corporation
2100 Rexford Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
Phone: 704.366.7000
Fax: 704.362.4208
Email us at: info@nucor.com
Just for kicks:
Wonder if the blue line or the beige line will do the best in the next six months????
In case you are interested in money and banking:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-466210540567002553&q=mises
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS - News) announced that, after the close of the market on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, it will issue updated financial guidance for fiscal 2006, reflecting the accretive acquisition of Robertson-Ceco Corporation. The Company will also provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its conference call on Wednesday, May 10, 2006. The live broadcast of NCI's conference call will be available online at www.ncilp.com or www.earnings.com on May 10, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The online replay will be available at approximately 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) and continue for one week.
NCS up 89% since 9/05. Yawza....
Press Release Source: Design Power, Inc.
Design Automation Technology Praised in $370 Million Deal
Tuesday April 25, 10:00 am ET
Design Power's Largest Customer Is Acquired by NCI Building Systems
CUPERTINO, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 25, 2006 -- Design Power, Inc., a supplier of design automation technology for complex engineered systems, announced that the largest user of its engineering/design automation technology, Robertson Ceco Corporation (RCC), was acquired by NCI Building Systems (NCI) of Houston, Texas (NYSE:NCS - News) for $370 million on April 7, 2006. During a conference call and webcast on February 22, following the announcement of the impending acquisition, NCI management praised RCC's fully automated engineering and detailing systems and its ability to significantly lower cost, eliminate errors and reduce cycle-time. These automated systems were originally architected by Design Power using the company's Design++ technology.
Much of the discussion in the webcast Q&A centered on RCC's advanced design automation and NCI's intention to utilize it across other NCI operations. In response to a question about RCC's engineering process, Norman Chambers, President and COO of NCI, said that design and engineering tasks that take NCI companies a week or more to do now, can be done by RCC in a matter of seconds or minutes, and that NCI envisions incorporating the cost benefits of this kind of error free design by the virtue of computerization throughout the organization in the future.
A transcript of the web-cast can be accessed at
http://www.ncilp.com/nci/pdf/transcripts/2006_03acquisitionCall.pdf.
"We see this deal as a $370 million endorsement of our technology," said Ulf Strom, president of Design Power. "It is exciting to know that this acquisition will result in more than 15,000 buildings annually that will be engineered and detailed using the application. Design automation is absolutely crucial for the competitiveness of any manufacturing and engineering organization that custom-engineers systems and products to order. That is why we worked closely with RCC, to provide them with a design automation platform and a solution architecture that allowed their design engineers to capture the rules of the very complex metal-building design process. The system we developed with them can engineer and detail almost any metal building of any shape and size up to class ten in an almost completely automated computerized process."
Lets talk NCI. Up 78% since Sept. 2005.
This company is a Clydesdale Work Horse. They deal in steel. They buy it and slit it, coat it, and punch holes in it and form it, and all the requisite engineering concerning the taking of raw steel and turning it into building components. They are a no nonsense, in your face, American manufacturing concern who is beating the odds and staying profitable. They do more welding in a day than a welding shop does in years.
And they sell alot of the products they produce to their competition. How long will the trend continue? I would guess at least another 5 years. (But a caveat emptor, here. I ain't no rocket scientist.) But I know what I see, and not being a rocket scientist is OK by me, for I do understand intelligent business decisions...... They believe in servicing their customers, and making their product the best they can. One of the main reasons they are in the acquisition mode is they are buying minds and building component technological improvements. They are not a GOOG; but, they sure as hell deserve your consideration. And, in the long run, they are helping Americans to keep America strong. They remind me of one of Walter Brennan's character's famous lines. "No brag. Just facts." Do what you want, but never forget that you knew about it when it was just a piddly little $65 dollar stock, before the split. What more can I say???
I'll go back to sleep now. LOL. Sorry for the rant. But, remember old Walter Brennan.
ss
Howdy folks. Just thought I'd post this.
http://finance.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?.mm=FN&action=m&board=7080041&tid=ncs&sid=7080...
Guess I am not the only one looking for a split. I really anticipated more of a hiccup. But, being wrong is not bad. Just not learning from your mistakes is wrong. Later friends.
ss
You know how I have thought how crooked the market really is and here is some proof of what can be done, when it comes to money and people with power.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060324/20060324005559.html?.v=1
Incidentally, I think I might consider
taking some profit in NCS at this time. IMHO
Not changing my thoughts on the company. Just think there is going to be a hic cup here, on the way to $70.
IMHO. Do your own DD. A bit of a slowdown at NCI temporarily.
If you own it, do not let it out of your portfolio for too long. I would think that an 8% drop would be all I would look forward to, but what do I know? I ain't no Warren Buffet.... LOL
ss
relax trailboss. Mailboxes are nice, but....
You have your program in order. Don't sweat the small stuff.
ss
S&P to add Google to S&P 500 Index on March 31
Thu Mar 23, 2006 5:32 PM ET
Stock up ~8% after hours.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes to U.S. Indices
NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes to the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600 and S&P REIT Composite indices:
* Google Inc. (NASD: GOOG) will replace Burlington Resources Inc.
(NYSE: BR) in the S&P 500 after the close of trading on Friday, March
31. Burlington Resources is being acquired by S&P 500 constituent
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) in a deal expected to close on or about that
date, pending final approvals.
Been flipping GBNT for 2 days now and havn't had this much fun in a while. Don't know how long it will last, but have flipped it 5 times so far with a minimum average of .25 profit each time. I could probably flip it several more times today, but am running out of bullets on the 3 day rule. Dang, Walk
My GAWD do I feel stupid. I just for the first time looked up and saw that I have a mail box here on I-hub and even have a message from Scrooge back in 03. I have gone to the boards to the right of it many times before and just never paid attention to the mailbox. Some of you that sent me mail and I did not respond, I apologize sincerely and just have to claim " stupidity" Regards, humble Walk
Hey there SEC: I have been busy trying to make some money and have been lucky of late on a few specs. I have not been keeping them too long anymore except for my core positions. Sold ERHE at .971 and will rebuy if it goes low enough that it looks attrative again. It is a long hold until oil and that takes a while to develope and that way it doesn't become dead money sitting idle. I have been also playing NVAX, SLXA and CWPC of late. The last several weeks have been good to me. I have been picking up some tips on different boards like i-hub and yahoo. Takes a lot of screening through many post, but can be rewarding and worth the effort. You take care and keep TRUCKEN safely. Walk
Hello, trailboss. Hope all is well.
I have been watching ERHE and doing my homework. It looks good. Wish you well with it. I'll continue to watch it. If it continues to move upward it looks like it could be a very good investment.
I am fine. But, overworked and understaffed. LOL.
Have a good week.
ss
I hope someone else bought ERHE when I posted it, because today the contracts were signed and it is going up. Walk
Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:34 PM ET
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UPDATE 1-Nigeria, Sao Tome sign long-delayed oil deals
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ABUJA, March 14 (Reuters) - Nigeria and Sao Tome on Tuesday signed production sharing contracts with oil companies on two of the deep-water exploration blocks the two countries jointly administer in the Gulf of Guinea, after months of delays.
Nigeria, Africa's top oil producer, and the tiny twin island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, which has not yet started producing oil, have a joint development zone in one of the world's exploration hotspots.
The Joint Development Authority (JDA) signed a production sharing contract for block 3 with a consortium led by U.S. independent Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC.N: Quote, Profile, Research). The signature bonus for the block is $40 million.
Anadarko has a 51 percent stake in the block and is the operator. Other stakeholders are Houston-based ERHC (ERHE.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) and Canada-based Addax who together have 25 percent, DNO (DNO.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) and Energy Equity Resources (EER) of Norway with 10 percent, and smaller partners Ophir of South Africa and Broadlink of Nigeria with 4 percent.
The JDA also signed a production sharing contract for block 4 with a consortium headed by ERHC and Addax, who together have 60 percent of the block and are the operators. The signature bonus is $90 million.
Others with stakes in block 4 are Nigerian firms Conoil (NTOL.LG: Quote, Profile, Research), with 20 percent, and Godsonic, with 5 percent. Hercules, controlled by Canada-based Centurion, has 10 percent while smaller Nigerian company Overt has 5 percent.
The JDA had been due to sign a production sharing contract for block 4 on Feb. 24 but the signing fell through at the last moment in what Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Edmund Daukoru called a "very embarrassing" episode.
The failed signing came just over two weeks after U.S. firm Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (PXD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) withdrew from two of the Nigeria-Sao Tome blocks after failing to agree terms with its partner, ERHC.
ERHC, which is controlled by private Nigerian firm Chrome, has since gained approval from the JDA to bring in Chinese refiner Sinopec (SNP.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (0386.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) as its new partner in block 2.
Daukoru said the production sharing contract for block 2 would be signed on Wednesday.
Blocks 3 and 4, along with three others, were awarded last May after a turbulent five-month delay plagued by disagreements between the countries and accusations of corruption.
The JDA had previously signed a production sharing contract for block 1 in the joint development zone with a consortium led by U.S. energy giant Chevron (CVX.N: Quote, Profile, Research). The drilling of the first well on that block was completed a week ago but the results are still a closely-guarded secret.
"So far drilling is progressing steadily with indications of activity in the well of a positive sort. We are awaiting a discovery very soon," Daukoru said during the signing.
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I should quit mentioning NCI, but.....
doing it for the reader, not myself. Have a good day.
NCI serves well known companies.
Harley Davidson
Federal Express
Home Depot
McDonnell Douglas
Boeing
Georgia Pacific
Frito-Lay
Dollar General
just to mention a few. And I have been at 1,000,000 sq ft. projects on numerous occassions: Ross Perot interests, for example. All the way to to fish plants. LOL.
Real products, real sales and real profits. IMHO. ss
This report is a couple of hours old:
Note that there is an url for the recorded earnings conference call at the end of this post. There is no loss of excitment that I have for the future of this company, however it is important to note that it looks like the stock is taking a downturn, today. Perhaps it is a time to take profits, and buy back later. IMHO.
http://www.knobias.com/individual/public/news.htm?eid=3.1.e2e37fa0d6358b6048a355dbf0a04213c022bf76d8...
NCS: Volume Spike; 28% > 20-adsv, Stock -2.68%
Thursday , March 02, 2006 11:55 ET
This is the 2nd VOLUME alert for NCS in the past 7 calendar days.
Trading for NCI Building Systems, Inc. (NYSE: NCS) has been heavier than usual in today's session. By 11:55 ET, the stock had already traded 406,500 shares via 358 trades. The cumulative volume is 28.09% above its 20-day average of 317,350. Normally the stock experiences around 455 individual trades per session.
So far, today's volume surge has caused a net decline in NCS's stock price. At the time of this alert, the stock was trading at $55.460, down $-1.530 (-2.68%).
One year ago, the Company's shares closed at $39.800. The price has gained more than 39 percent since then.
Over the last 10 trading session NCS has traded in a range between $49.190 and $59.030 and is currently trading 6.05% below its 52-week high of $59.030 set on February 27,2006 and 78.62% above its 52-week low of $31.050 from May 13,2005.
In the previous 3 sessions, NCS trading has displayed a mixed trend. Closing results have been as follows:
March 01, 2006 --- closed at $56.990 down $0.690 (-1.20%) on 240,400 shares
February 28, 2006 --- closed at $57.680 down $0.380 (-0.65%) on 402,400 shares
February 27, 2006 --- closed at $58.060 up $0.840 (+1.47%) on 503,700 shares
The Company last released news on March 01, 2006 (yesterday):
"NCI Building Systems Reports First-Quarter Earnings of $0.62 Per Diluted Share on 20 0rowth in Sales"
NCI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.
Integrated manufacturer and marketer of metal products for the building industry. The Company operates a number of manufacturing and distribution facilities in the United States and Mexico.
NCI Building Systems, Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2006)
Thu, Mar 2, 2006, 10:30 am Eastern
http://biz.yahoo.com/cc/7/65967.html
I took a position in ERHE today at .65 when it had a pull back and am hoping the info I have received pans out. This could be a minnow that turns into a whale real quick. You can get all the info you would like on ihub and rb. It is a gamble that could possibly turn into big money if things go as planned for ERHE. On ihub go to boards at top and then oil and gas, then to ERHE. Keep it on your watch list. Walk
NCS up about 62% since beginning of September, 2005.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/srs/srsmain.asp?Symbol=NCS
Hope all are well. Am house sitting and dog sitting for my youngest son who is taking some time off down in the valley, here in Texas. Bored to death.....
Will NCS hit $70 and split? IMHO, yes.
Later. ss
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