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I'm seeing a lot of articles also Colby that talk about auto manufacturers placing greater emphasis on diesel. My only question is this: How does this help the consumer?
Here in Belleville regular unleaded is $2.24/gal. and diesel is $2.79/gal. At this point, I don't see the benefit of owning a diesel passenger vehicle right now.
HIV - called at .168 last week hits .29 today on this news....
Calypte Up After China HIV Application
Thursday January 12, 10:28 am ET
Calypte Biomedical Shares Rise After China Regulators Accept HIV Test Application for Review
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) -- Calypte Biomedical Corp. shares jumped Thursday after the tiny medical test maker said that regulators in China have formally accepted for review a marketing application for an oral-based HIV test.
Shares of Calypte surged 7 cents, or 35 percent, to 27 cents in early morning trading on the American Stock Exchange. Shares have traded between 13 cents and 49 cents over the past 52 weeks.
The company said the Beijing Drug Administration, which accepts marketing applications on behalf of the State Food and Drug Administration of China, formally accepted an application for Calypte's Aware OMT rapid HIV test. The application will now be reviewed by state regulators.
Calypte said that China has officially announced it plans to offer voluntary HIV testing to its 1.36 billion citizens. Officials estimate China has an HIV positive population of 840,000 people, with that number expected to increase to 15 million by 2010.
I told you guys the news was coming, remember?
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: stinkeye who wrote msg# 3787
Date:1/4/2006 3:40:08 AM
Post #of 3916
HIV - another one where the risk/reward is on our side...has tested .16 several times and finds support here...I would put a stop at .14-.13 depending on your risk tolerance...should have news regarding China and its rapid HIV test any day now....
closed at .168.....
A new SAG Fund Hall of Fame Inductee...
IFUE - bid/ask steadily upticking here...let's see if some volume starts rolling here....
Hey Defender.....
Don't crap on my fantasy, huh? LOL :)
hey Colby...do I have your permission to post that email from your broker about me here? It really is hilarious...
COPY - now .94 from a .80 alert on 12/30.....
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: stinkeye who wrote msg# 3723
Date:12/30/2005 1:12:20 AM
Post #of 3901
COPY - on watch for a break of .80.....should cruise to new highs if it can take out .80 and hold it....I remember a deal with Boeing about a year and a half ago...haven't kept up with it since...
I hear that Devildog!! Keep in mind, I'm working 10 hours a day Mon.-Fri. at my "day job" and then I have the eBay biz on the side of that! If I were able to dedicate those 55-60 hours/week to scanning, screening, research, etc....the SAG FUND would be unstoppable... :)
COPY - moving nicely since post on 12/30....
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: stinkeye who wrote msg# 3723
Date:12/30/2005 1:12:20 AM
Post #of 3901
COPY - on watch for a break of .80.....should cruise to new highs if it can take out .80 and hold it....I remember a deal with Boeing about a year and a half ago...haven't kept up with it since...
Dion just started a new Fund....
and no, it's not the SAG Fund...
Magnum launches low volatility debt fund
Tuesday, 10th January 2006 06:13 GMT
Magnum Fund Management’s new debt fund gives investors access to a pool of notes generating double-digit returns with low correlation to any asset class.
The MG Collateralized Debt Fund, which is open to investments from USD 100,000, invests in mezzanine debt that has been negotiated and sourced by Jericho State Fund Consulting, LLC, and other third parties. Loans sourced by Jericho since January 2004, which are similar to the types of loans in which the fund will invest, have had an average annual return of 18.3 per cent.
“We’ve teamed up with a nationally known company -- Jericho -- that has sourced and negotiated loans of this type for the past 34 years, participating in hundreds of transactions totalling in excess of USD 1 billion,” says Dion Friedland, Magnum chairman. “Not only have they yielded attractive returns, they have done so with a minimum of risk and volatility.”
The fund takes advantage of the need, particularly by commercial developers, to obtain financing beyond that provided by traditional banks or mortgage brokers in order to fully meet their required capital. Lenders like Jericho are able to write loans that generate between 10 per cent and 24 per cent per year, in addition to upfront points ranging from 0 to as much as 10 points.
The loans are made with stringent criteria to experienced borrowers with a verifiable track record and secured by a diversified portfolio of hard assets located in a range of geographical locations. The notes are backed by a sufficient loan-to-value ratio to cover even a significant decline in real-estate prices, and have shown impressive returns with low volatility.
Jericho is a financing company that since 1972 has specialized in a variety of funding capabilities across the United States, including real estate financing, bridge loans, mezzanine loans, accounts receivable financing/factoring, investor note financing as well as other non-traditional strategies.
Magnum, founded in 1994 by its chairman, Dion Friedland, focuses on identifying the leading hedge funds and investment opportunities throughout the world and combining them into funds of hedge funds designed to deliver targeted levels of return for given levels of risk. Since 1996 Magnum has also worked closely with many leading investment professionals in assisting them to establish hedge funds and has sponsored hedge funds managed by some of the leading hedge fund managers in the world.
For more information on single manager funds, please click here
Australia, US push cleaner energy....
Australia and the US have each promised more than $50m for research into cleaner forms of energy.
The pledge came at the end of the inaugural meeting of the six-nation Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate in Sydney.
The money will be used to look at ways to generate cleaner electricity, and make industries more energy-efficient.
But critics say the pledged money is not enough, and accuse Australia and the US of ducking their responsibility.
According to the BBC environment correspondent Richard Black, who is at the talks, many environmentalists say the meeting is really just a business deal which detracts attention away from the Kyoto protocol.
Top polluters
The Asia Pacific Partnership brought together Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and the US - some of the world's worst polluters.
The partnership - widely seen as an alternative way to tackle global warming outside the Kyoto protocol - insists technology and voluntary agreements can be used to combat climate change.
In a final communiqué at the end of the talks, the six nations did not set any targets, but issued a statement of commitment to curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
"The partnership aims to mobilise domestic and foreign investment into clean and low-emission technology, by fostering the best possible enabling environments," the statement said.
But it added that reductions in greenhouse gases must be achieved without hindering economic growth.
"We recognised that fossil fuels underpin our economies, and will be an enduring reality for our lifetimes and beyond," the statement said.
Figures released on Thursday by the Australian government make it clear that although this pact may slow the growth of emissions, it will not bring them down.
Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer admitted that emissions would continue to rise, but said: "The partnership efforts in technology and best practice could lead to partners emissions being 30% less in 2050 than would have otherwise been the case."
Campaign groups have seized on this admission as evidence that the partnership is nothing more than a way for some nations to avoid binding commitments such as the Kyoto protocol.
Environmentalists have long maintained that mandatory internationally agreed targets, alongside effective financial incentives, are the only way to avoid dangerous climate change, our correspondent says.
TRBM - a new one to watch and perhaps still has a long way to go...I'll state my case:
1) In the right space - TRBM is a holding company for 2 firms:
Proxim Wireless -
"Proxim Wireless Corporation is a global leader in providing Wi-Fi and other broadband wireless solutions to meet the performance, scalability, and security requirements of enterprises, government, and service providers."
--and--
Ricochet Networks -
"Ricochet Networks, Inc. is a leading portable Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) with operational markets in Denver and Aurora, Colorado and San Diego, California."
I'd say these are 2 good spaces to operate in right now.
2) Even after today's move, they are still cheap relative to industry:
Price to sales : 1.61
Price to book : 1.17
3) About to turn the corner to profitability:
this came out today,
Terabeam Forecasts Profitability in Fourth Quarter 2005
Tuesday January 10, 4:16 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2006--Terabeam, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRBM - News), a leading developer and supplier of broadband wireless solutions, today provided updated guidance for its expected financial results for the fourth quarter 2005. The company currently believes that revenue for the fourth quarter will be in the upper range of the previously-provided guidance of $23 to $27 million. In addition, the company currently believes that it will be both profitable on a net income basis and cash-flow positive for the fourth quarter 2005.
The updated guidance contained in this press release is based on information currently available to the company and is subject to change based on the completion of the company's financial statements and the related audit of its year-end financial results. The company expects to release its fourth quarter and full year 2005 financial results in late February or early March 2006.
We'll watch for a pullback to enter...with a breakaway gap like today drew on the chart, there's almost always a chance to buy cheaper when they try to fill the gap...and if there isn't, you just let it go and find another mover...
STXN - I got on this train a bit late and have been shaken out twice...but I took a nibble today on the $1.70 break...let's see how it holds up here...
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: stinkeye who wrote msg# 3589
Date:12/15/2005 4:18:53 AM
Post #of 3897
STXN - on watch for a strong move through resistance at $3.47....
Posted alert on ZL on 11/8 at $1.80....
from post #2941...
ZL - chips for digital TV's - chart says overbought - I don't think so...look how it dipped to give back half of yesterday's candle then pulled back up....then $1.80
Now hits intraday high of $2.46 today....
[edit] now I see that Cramer called it yesterday...how many is this he's been behind me on now?? [end edit]
Yet another MUST READ for IFUE longs....
State Orders Ships to Use Cleaner Fuel
By: California Air Resources Board
Published: Dec 9, 2005 at 08:49
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) adopted two measures that will greatly reduce emissions from activities related to moving goods into and out of California. Aimed specifically at curbing emissions from port-based cargo-handling equipment and diesel engines used to produce electric power on ocean-going vessels, the measures will reduce the exposure of coastal and port community residents to harmful air pollutants.
"We recognize the economic importance of the goods movement industry to our state, but we must ensure that trade is conducted in a manner that protects public health," said acting ARB Chairman Barbara Riordan. "We are examining all aspects of this issue to assure that we protect air quality. Our efforts today will help to lessen the health risks associated with breathing the polluted air in communities near ports and rail yards, many of which are busy 24 hours a day moving cargo in and out of our state."
Today, the Board adopted two regulations to reduce emissions of diesel particulate matter (PM) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Both rules are the first of their kind in the nation. The first controls emissions from mobile cargo handling equipment such as yard trucks and forklifts that operate at ports and intermodal rail yards. It is expected to reduce diesel PM emissions by 690 tons and NOx emissions by 19,000 tons between 2007 and 2020. These reductions will occur in areas near ports and rail yards, areas where emissions have significant impact on nearby communities. The regulation calls for the replacement or retrofit of existing engines with ones that use Best Available Control Technology (BACT), and will require, beginning January 1, 2007, that newly purchased, leased, or rented cargo handling equipment limit PM and NOx to very low levels.
Exposure to high levels of diesel PM has been shown to cause lung cancer as well as lung and cardiovascular conditions that increase the risk of premature death. NOx is a key ingredient of ozone, which is a precursor of smog. The ARB has identified diesel particulate as a toxic air contaminant, which is responsible for approximately 70 percent of the airborne toxic risk in California.
In the second action, the Board adopted a regulation to reduce emissions of diesel PM, NOx, and sulfur oxides (SOx) from the use of auxiliary diesel engines and diesel-electric engines operated on ocean-going vessels located within California waters. Auxiliary engines provide electric power which is used to provide lighting, cooling and on-board power for navigation equipment. Some vessels, principally cruise ships, also use these engines to run large electric motors that propel the vessel.
Reductions will be accomplished through the use of cleaner burning marine distillate fuels or equally effective emission controls. The regulation is expected to yield immediate emission reductions upon implementation in 2007. Specifically, for the nearly 75 percent of vessels now using heavy fuel oil in their auxiliary engines, compliance with this measure will result in an estimated 75 percent reduction in diesel PM, 80 percent reduction in SOx, and 6 percent reduction in NOx. Between 2007 and 2020, it is expected to reduce diesel PM emissions by more than 23,000 tons, NOx by 15,000 tons, and SOx by 200,000 tons.
"Goods movement," the term applied to the transport of commodities and merchandise, is a cornerstone of California's economy, accounting for more than $200 billion per year of the state's economic activity and producing more than $16 billion in annual tax revenues to state and local government. However, this trade comes at a price. A recent study conducted by the ARB concluded that, for the current year, pollution from the international goods movement is estimated to be responsible for 750 of California's estimated 9,000 annual premature deaths associated with air pollution.
Colby, what did I tell you?? SAG Fund strikes again....
Posted by: selfpossessed
In reply to: None
Date:1/9/2006 11:53:54 AM
Post #of 3894
going to put a limit to sell SELA today. I will part with some at this price!!!!!
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: selfpossessed who wrote msg# 3835
Date: 1/9/2006 12:07:50 PM
Post #
just keep moving your stops up Colby....this thing has room to go higher....I think it sees $2.60's this week...
closed at $2.60 today....
I'll check 'em out....thanks longandlean....keep in touch...
MUST READ for IFUE longs.....
The article is focused on Corning (GLW) but it applies to IFUE as well.....
The Sweet Smell of Diesel
Written by Justice Litle
Edited by Eric Fry
More than a century has passed since Ransom Eli Olds introduced the first mass-production vehicle, the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, in 1901. (Ford was hot on his heels.) A hundred years later, developments in automotive technology have not slowed down.
Electronic gadgets may capture most of the "Ooohs" and "Ahhhs" at auto shows, but these modern marvels are of small consequence compared to what's happening under the hood...and inside the tailpipe. Corning Inc. – the "fiber optic company" – has developed an exhaust-filtration technology that could dramatically boost demand for diesel- powered vehicles. This is a long-term play on an exciting, and perhaps inevitable, development in the automotive world.
Even without Corning's innovative exhaust filter, diesel is superior to conventional gasoline in two key respects: It releases 15-20% less (CO2) per mile driven than regular gasoline and gets about 30% more miles to the gallon. These advantages were long hidden by a few nasty drawbacks. The diesel engines of old were loud, dirty and smelly. You could hear a diesel truck coming from a quarter mile away, see the soot half a block away and smell the exhaust as it rolled past. But after years of research and refinement, the vast majority of diesel's problems have been licked. European refineries have long since removed the sulfur from their diesel production, allowing for a sharp reduction in smell and smoke. And the rising price of gasoline has made fuel efficiency all the more important, offsetting the extra cost of building a diesel engine.
These elements give diesel an edge in capturing global market share. But diesel also benefits from a much bigger, and potentially decisive, factor: the existence of petroleum alternatives. As it turns out, you don't need crude oil to make diesel. You can make it from coal, plant mass, cooking oil or even spare turkey parts (a small refinery in Missouri turns gobblers into fuel, cranking out hundreds of barrels per day). Biodiesel has taken off in Europe: Germany is in the lead, raising output 40-50% a year. Drivers love biodiesel, because it saves them money at the pump; governments love biodiesel because it offers justification - partial at least - for the countless billions gone to farm subsidies. It seems diesel can be made from just about anything with semi-organic origins. If you run a restaurant or a cafeteria, you may be tempted to invest in a cooking oil converter kit; this h! andy kit lets you deep fry a batch of potatoes and later reuse the oil in your delivery truck.
All well and good. But the final hurdle for diesel dominance can be summed up in a three-letter word: "NOx." Short for nitrous oxide, NOx is one of the soot-causing pollutants emitted by diesel engines. While engineers have figured out how to thoroughly "scrub" diesel exhaust through the use of catalytic converters and particle traps, getting out the last bit of NOx has been tricky. In embracing diesel so many years ago, Europe chose to make a tradeoff - accepting the downside of NOx-type particulates in exchange for lower CO2 emissions and greater fuel efficiency. Now both continents face a challenge: the high hurdle of tightened emissions regulations. "By 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require a 90% reduction in the amount of soot," Forbes reports. "Between 2007 and 2010 the agency also mandates a phased 92% reduction in the a! mount of NOx emitted from a truck's tailpipe." Europe has committed itself to a similar mandate.
The American trucking industry, which depends on diesel, is in a tizzy. A 92% NOx reduction is no small thing, and yesterday's pollution technology is not quite up to snuff. Tailpipes must be upgraded; the entire trucking industry must find a way to comply by the EPA deadline. This is where opportunity comes into focus...He who slays the NOx dragon wins the fair maiden's hand: the lucrative exhaust- filtration market. Corning – to continue the metaphor – may be the lucky knight-in-shining armor.
This 150-year-old company has enjoyed a long history of maverick innovation. Its intense focus on research and development, combined with a willingness to take risks on new ideas, is woven into the fabric of the company. In testament to its research prowess, the town of Corning, N.Y., challenges Los Alamos, N.M., for the highest number of Ph.D.s per capita in the world. (Sometimes that's a good thing). From the mundane to the exotic, Corning is widely known for its glass products. The company has done groundbreaking work in everything from light bulbs, Pyrex dishes and test tube beakers to space shuttle windows, missile nose cones and spy satellites.
Although most folks know Corning as the leading pioneer of fiber optic technology, the company has also pioneered environmental technologies. More than three decades ago, Corning introduced the honeycomb-type material at the heart of catalytic converters. Now, this innovative company is preparing to take the automotive world by storm yet again.
Corning sold off its conventional glassware business in the late 1990s to make way for a major research and development push. As part of that effort, Corning focused on diesel- exhaust technology. The company's researchers saw the inevitability of tightening environmental regulations and felt they could come up with far superior exhaust- filtration solutions in comparison to what currently existed. So Corning's management decided to take a risk and invest close to half a billion dollars in a new factory and new materials research, even as the bursting dot-com and telecom bubbles were savaging company's core fiber-optics business.
The big bet looks like it will soon begin to pay off. Thanks to up-and-coming regulations, diesel tailpipes are projected to be a billion-dollar market by 2008 - a more- than-80-fold increase from the year Corning first took the plunge. And that is only the beginning: As diesel technology takes hold in the developing world, the tailpipe growth curve will rapidly accelerate.
Corning dominated fiber optics through a relentless combination of smarts, guts and know-how. The company has also performed under pressure in the past, developing the catalytic converter in response to a new era of emission regulations. The goal is to do the same thing here in 2006, creating a particulate filter that is simultaneously more efficient, more durable and less expensive than the competition's. The material Corning has selected for its next-generation filter - aluminum titanate - is the result of more than two years of intense research. The firm is taking risks and leaping ahead while competitors stick to the status quo. Between technological savvy, early-stage initiative and already recorded progress, Corning has a strong shot at dominating this lucrative new market space.
At the moment, the bulk of Corning's profits comes from LCD screens and flat panels; Corning is seen as the fiber optics company that "also" does environmental technology. With the growth of diesel in the coming years, Corning might eventually become the environmental technology company that "also" does flat panels and fiber optics.
[Joel's Note: It might be time you blew the smoke off your portfolio and added Justice's pollution-free, financial newsletter to your investment strategy. Learn more about why Justice believes diesel is going to play an increasingly important role by reading this special report on the coming petroleum crisis.
lame day today....
Is this an entry on GZFX at .01?? Watching very closely to see if it holds....if it goes sub-penny I won't touch it until the March 15 Circuit City date approaches....
there it goes $1.44 on TMTA...
just watching for now...
TMTA - needs to get through this $1.40...then it can work on filling that gap....
TMTA - developing as planned here...nice trend into Q4 earnings...popped huge on Q3 earnings...the market had pretty much wrote TMTA off when they announced last year that they would no longer produce chips...what the market forgot about was the technology they are now licensing to the Gorillas of the chip industry...from last week...
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: None
Date:1/4/2006 6:47:50 PM
Post #of 3817
TMTA - coming off of a double bottom here....I would step in on a break above $1.21 with a stop between $1.10-$1.15.....popped big-time on Q3 earnings......perhaps Q4 earnings will surprise...closed at $1.18
Here you go Colby...
nice breakaway today on XDSL....how it reacts to this .32 - .34 level is key...if it breaks down, it will have drawn a very bearish triple top there...if it holds it and moves higher, look out for a moonshot....watching closely....
note the descending tops at .34 - then .32 - then today's high of .33...also shows lower bottoms along the way...needs to get through this level and then it's off to the races....
STSI - why did this thing pop yesterday on no news??
I used to follow this thing closely but lost track of it...they have a technology that they hope to license to the big tobacco co's that cures the tobacco without producing the carcinogens that plague the indudstry....at one time there was a lawsuit against big MO also, don't know what became of that....
TITT anyone??
Low volume....just liked the symbol :)
CPTC - keep a close eye on that one gang....they're giving 28 million shares to creditors to sell on the open market to settle their bankruptcy litigation.
They did book some revenues last year, but I found this to be quite interesting.....
As of September 30, 2005, we had receivables totaling $2,556,998 from two companies. Of this amount, $56,998 was for product sales shipped during the year ending September 30, 2005. One receivable totaling $2,500,000 has been outstanding since September 30, 2004 and represents amounts due on a consulting contract that was completed on September 30, 2004. During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, we negotiated payment terms on the $2.5million receivable consisting of $250,000 due on April 30, 2005, $250,000 due on May 31, $250,000 due on June 30, 2005 and with the remaining $1,750,000 due by July 31, 2005. We received a check for $250,000 in April, 2005 and deposited this check on April 29, 2005 as a progress payment on the payment schedule. The check was returned for insufficient funds and subsequent attempts to collect on the initial payment have failed. The customer has also neglected to pay any additional funds on the repayment schedule and has not responded to a demand letter for payment. As a result, we believe that the receivable is impaired and have recorded a reserve of $2,500,000 into general and administrative expense during the year ending September 30, 2005.
That being said, the chart did look to draw a near term bottom yesterday...
was that falcon natural gas?
EGY - just stumbled onto this driller....like the looks of it...the test is how it will react at the $4.95 level...if it can get through $5.00, it's gone.....
VAALCO Energy
P/E ratio = 9
qtrly rev growth = 45%
qtrly profit growth = 29%
shares outstanding = 56mill
cash on hand = $45mill
cash per share = .80
trades at 3x sales & 3x book
free cash flow = $34mill/yr
Seems as if insider selling and dilution have kept this thing from breaking loose like it should....we'll be watching closely...
Kicking myself for not seeing that double bottom at $3.05...what a textbook bounce from there....
NWRE - now at $28.15 from a $25.63 post last week....SAG is unstoppable...
shows what I know...SUF roaring back now to $15.64....the easy money has been made here....too hot now to touch....
SUF will retrace here now...should be done for a while unless there's a news event as a catalyst....they are expecting test results from French refiner TOTAL....I'm on the sidelines watching now...
2006 - I love you already....:)
SUF hits $15.15....well past a double from my $7.15 call....
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: None
Date:12/12/2005 9:38:17 AM
Post #of 3862
Trying SUF again at $7.12....
taking my capital out here at .27....letting free shares ride a bit...
New SAG Fund Hall of Famer...HIV at .28.....
Posted by: stinkeye
In reply to: stinkeye who wrote msg# 3787
Date:1/4/2006 3:40:08 AM
Post #of 3838
HIV - another one where the risk/reward is on our side...has tested .16 several times and finds support here...I would put a stop at .14-.13 depending on your risk tolerance...should have news regarding China and its rapid HIV test any day now....
closed at .168.....
HIV - no shake at all....full steam ahead now....
got some BTYH at 2.425...stop at 2.30.....
they'll try to push HIV down in the first 30 minutes of trading....the test will be to see if it holds half of yesterday's candle....half the candle and the 5 dma are both at .18...that's the key pivot point....i'll be watching closely...