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" . . . once the Garden deal is done and Corr gets the blended teas and Apple Rush product line finished, how easy it would be to slowly (or quickly) replace the Arizona tea products with ours? As I remember from the PR a few months ago, the largest product line that Garden Beverage supllies their customers is Arizona Tea... Goodbye Arizona, hello RushNet!!! GLTA Pete..."
If this ever happened, that would be awesome!!! (This my NOT happen, at least not overnight, but we can all drean of it) I think that Arizona Teas have a very large % of the market as far as teas go (I have not checked), but even if we don't replace AZ Teas, I would be very happy if would could just capture 33% of the tea market!
PLUS, as a ditributor, I am sure Garden would have to still offer AZ teas because these gas stations, convenience stores, etc. need to have a varity to sell to their end users/customers, etc. BUT RUSHNET/Garden could also offer to these stores an incentive to stock MORE and MARRKET Rush products, etc. i.e E-water cooler, marketing items, etc.
Also, once Corr expands Rush's Teas and Organic fruit drinks and MAYBE ADD organic fruit smoothies (like "Naked"), I am VERY confident that Kroger and the likes will diff add Rush products. Costco is my target as well. Just these two (2) alone will propel Rush to greater visability.
All in all, I know good things will come from all this waiting. I just WAY TOO many shares in RSHN. I just hope it pays off in the near(er) term.
GLTA.
BTW: Everything stated is an opinion only.
"Mater of fact I think its all about the e-water being the flagship product but I could turn out to be wrong. "
I concurr but I also think that when Corr releases the new Rush line of Apple Rush organic fruit drinks and the blended teas, we will see sales soar and RSHN profits skyrocket. IMO.
In regards to Trade Settlements.
Agreed... Too much speculation and would not want to get ahead of ourselves. Lets stick to what we know right now.
Thanks for the (catty?) reply Pinkie (not affended) and the others (airdale1 and Cause) for an informative reply. I appreciate your help.
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"The company's shares will just be transferred to the AIM market. "
Can someone confirm this statement? I am under the impression that the shares WILL NOT MOVE to the AIM, but only listed in London such as it is listed in the Frankfurt/Germany (sp).
So the question is: HOw will this benefit a "US share holder"? I know it is actually good news, but what else.
TIA
Ya, it is probably the first right of refusal. Lynch must actually decline before Corr can move on to the next step or have the next private placement/investor come in. I am sure there are a lot of legalities with a transaction this size.
Red "X" here as well.
There is actually an answer for this. You know the saying, the simplest answer is the best answer or something along those lines.
When a person does not gain (or succeed), he does not want anyone else to gain (or succeed). Just wants to take you down with him.
Analogy: It is like having a phyco girlfriend, when she says, "If I can't have you, then no one can have you!" Then tries to kill.
Key, seriously, RSHN will eventually be over a penny, you just have to wait it out. I understand that it is frustrating, but there is another saying: MOney flows from the impatient to the patient. I mean this in sencerity.
We should be on the same side and not express so much negativity to others on the Board and the stock/RSHN as well RSHN management.
Good luck to all.
Note: I did not spell check or edit for grammer. I am at work.
Posted by: ralphjusa
In reply to: checkmate28 who wrote msg# 18024 Date:9/25/2006 5:05:00 PM
Post #of 19841
Checkmate...In your opinion is it possible that Bob could do a deal with the fellows from Japan other than distributing RUSH products, say an equity position , buying the rights to Rush products and E-Water. We can only HOPE. TIA
Intersting how you bring this up... poof...
I only stated an opinion or my thoughts. Who is PUMPING? I really hope that is a genuine question and trying crap on me. If you look at others' posts, they predict a more meatier or an atomic PR tomorrow. My opinion states a less meaty PRs. If you still think I am pumping, I guess everyone one else is PUMPING and on steriods. Why don't you the others if they are pumping? Why single me out?
I do not think it will be a HUGH PR tomorrow. I just think it will be MEATY. Reason: I have this feeling that Corr is/will be puting out a few fluffy with a little soy bean [meat substitute] and slowly increase the meat. By doing this he will be attracting more investors to the stock/RSHN and try to set off radars/alerts, etc. Once he has all that, he will start to unleash the a series of meatier PRs and then the Atomic bomb that will shock you.
By doing it this way, with the help of some MORE investors who came from or turned to this stock from alerts etc., and THEN releasing said meaty PRs, will have MORE MOMENTUM, VOLUME, and the MASSES on the way to the penny land.
Hints: Meritage Beverage, Garden, Organic Wine (organic Beer?), an entire line of Apple Rush introduced, Japan, China, South and Central American Countries, a major player in the beer business, 3 major distributors on board, a merger between two companies, Costco, that new sport drink other than e-water, OTC, revenues, financials, targeted regional campaign in certain areas, a commitment from "blank" once RSHN has an entire line of beverages,BUT not until then, approval from Japanese officials for import into Japan, etc. the lists goes on... and on... and on...
The motive: I have a theroy... but will disclose at a later time.
BTW: This only an opinion and should only be treated as such. Do your own DD.
You are absolutly correct. It does not matter at all who the auditor is. What matters is what they "DID" audit which is "NOTHING"... yet at least.
SHorts would have to cover if the PPS goes up, then the Shorts'losses also increase. Then the Shorts are put up agasint the wall and have to make a choice... stay in their current position OR Buy to cover their shorts... IF they cover, the PPS would have more momentum going upwards becasue of the shortage of shares. Then supply and demand kick in and is more evident ... Another positive factor is that there is approx 1/3 the float in the market which is greater for momentum.
Everythink said here is just my opinion. If anyone wants to add to it or correct anythink, feel free to do so.
Any, maybe we can have a rough idea on our share counts.
I have approx. 15 plus million total of RSHN. (Sadly alot of them were up in the run up to the penny. I averaged down when it was in the 20 to 22 range and then in the 15 range. Could not liquidate my other positions in the other stock to add more to my RSHN position. Oh well...)
I think Corr has a plan to propel the PPS. He has something up his sleeve. Possibly, for a lack a better term, a "mini PR blitz." He has a reason to do this.
The future, near term, mid term and long term seem very favorable at this time.
GLTA and Mr. Keysian (my favorite person on teh Board)!
I am not an expert but:
What I have had noticed, it that when someone puts a bid at 15 while the MMs are at the bid = 15 and ask = 16, the MMs will brings the the PPS lower and/or short you the shares.
I have quitely accumulating shares all between 22 and 20. As I got filled in at 22 while the PPS was at 23, the PPS started to trickle lower and lower. I then added more shares at 21, then 20 for a total of about 7 million shares added on top of my 6 million share I have been holding since the runop to the penny.
Conclusion: The MMs are shorting the shares to you as you put in a bid lower than the ask which then the PPS starts to drop because they can drop the bid/ask and the MMs recover (shake the weak hands in to selling) what shares they shorted to you from the weaker hands at a lower PPS. Basicly, we are not doing ourselves a favor when we put in a bid lower than the ask.
As we all buy at a lower PPS thenthe ask, the lower the PPS will be moved by the MMs since they have to short what the do not have and recover at a lower PPS. (repetative.) (I am also at fault and gulity of the same at PPS between 20 and 22)
ALSO:I have watching this board for sometime now. I do not think Keysian (sp?) is stupid. I believe has a hidden agenda.
Semi OT but really "organic" and informative as a whole:
Organic food, green products go mainstream
POSTED: 11:48 a.m. EDT, October 9, 2006
By Manav Tanneeru
CNN
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ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- At first glance, Sevananda wouldn't seem like one of the pioneers of a multibillion-dollar industry that is transforming the way Americans eat and shop.
The small cooperative grocery -- which specializes in organic and natural foods and products -- was founded in 1972 by a group of yoga enthusiasts who wanted to serve their community and educate their neighbors about healthy eating habits.
Sevananda, which roughly translates from Sanskrit to "joy is service," is owned by its shoppers. Customers pay a membership fee and in return receive a yearly refund, which is a share of the co-op's profits. Membership, however, is not required to shop at the store.
Nearly all of the store's products -- whether it is toilet paper, cat litter, detergent, fruits or vegetables -- fall under the organic banner, said Holly Blain, the store's pink-and-purple-haired spokeswoman.
"Organic" generally refers to foods grown and processed without chemicals, additives, hormones or pesticides. Organic farming is practiced without the use of genetically modified organisms and applies standards that protect the land and water supply.
"It is grown essentially the way food has been grown since the dawn of time," Blain said.
The store grosses $7.2 million yearly, has more than 3,500 members and, along with similar stores across the country, has helped spur a larger movement based on its founding principles.
Behind the numbers
"Buying green" -- a moniker that describes a type of consumerism motivated by a desire to improve the environment, communities and lives -- has taken off during the last 10 years.
Organic food makes up the largest segment of the green market. The U.S. organic food industry accounted for $13.8 billion in consumer sales in 2005. Eight years ago, that number was $3.59 billion.
Meanwhile, high prices at the gas pump, concerns about global warming and an increase in production sent hybrid car sales soaring from around 9,000 in 2002 to above 200,000 in 2005, according to Hybridcars.com.
Hybrid cars are projected to make up 5 percent of the U.S. market by 2013, according to J.D. Power and Associates, a market research firm, up from 1.2 percent in 2005.
The green concept also has entered the construction industry -- studies show that building green can lower utility costs and increase productivity while reducing the impact on the environment, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
Companies like Bank of America, IBM and Toyota are constructing or have moved into green buildings, according to the Harvard Business Review. Sales of green building products and services have doubled from $5.8 billion in 2003 to $10 billion in 2005, the council found.
Organic's origins
Although the origins of green consumerism and organic foods go back to 1920s Europe, which was roiled by anti-industrialization sentiment, the movement began to gain traction in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the United States.
"A lot of these ideas have been with us for a long time, but they really took off in the 1970s, and I think they were propelled by some very public food scares in the conventional food industry with regard to pesticides," said Samuel Fromartz, author of the 2006 book, "Organic, Inc."
"At that point, a lot of the people who were in the counterculture and the anti-Vietnam War movement began to shift their focus to the environment," he said.
There was another jump from the mid-1990s to the early part of this decade, as the rise of gourmet foods and celebrity chefs brought the organic movement from the margins to the mainstream, Fromartz said.
Meanwhile, rising obesity rates, mad cow disease and documentaries like "Supersize Me," which chronicled the ills of fast food, cast a spotlight on the conventional methods of growing and processing food.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture established standards for what is considered organic in 2002. The "USDA Organic" seal means the product is at least 95 percent organic.
Into the suburbs
Located in the eclectic Little Five Points district of Atlanta, Sevananda's customers -- much like the neighborhood's residents and patrons -- run the gamut from Rastafarians and hippies to college students, hipsters, punk rockers and yuppies.
Meanwhile, a few blocks away and sandwiched between Staples and Borders, a Whole Foods Market is attracting a like-minded but more upscale clientele.
Since its founding in 1980, the Austin, Texas-based chain -- which specializes in organic and natural foods -- has grown to more than 180 stores across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, according to Ashley Hawkins, a Whole Foods spokeswoman.
But, unlike Sevananda, which still epitomizes the counterculture that spawned the organic movement, Whole Foods is more representative of the movement's acceptance by the mainstream.
"People are really embracing a healthy lifestyle these days and are looking for a place that is selling a healthy lifestyle, and that's what we are providing," Hawkins said.
The store has widely spaced aisles, high ceilings, bright lighting, a salad bar, a hot bar and sidewalk bistro tables where customers dine. And while Sevananda's checkout aisles carry magazines announcing progressive politics, Whole Foods has Oprah's magazine and other titles found at many other grocery stores.
"What market researchers say is that there is not one organic shopper anymore," Fromartz said. "It's not the counterculture hippie or the Prius-driving mother anymore. It's a much broader market."
The price of success
Observers question whether success has diluted the movement's ideals.
"It's a concern that comes with the industrialization of organic," Fromartz said. "Once it succeeds, it's not necessarily the idealists that are playing anymore."
Companies and retail chains like Wal-Mart, Frito-Lay, Kraft, Dole, Target and others have begun carrying organic products.
Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals," was ambivalent over Wal-Mart's entry into the organic market in a recent New York Times article.
"Because of its scale and efficiency and notorious ruthlessness, Wal-Mart will force down the price of organics, and that's a good thing for all the consumers who can't afford to spend more for food than they already do," Pollan wrote.
Also, the amount of chemical-free farmland needed to satisfy Wal-Mart's demand will help the environment, he wrote.
However, Pollan was skeptical of how Wal-Mart intended to keep prices low, wondering if its "ruthlessness" would eventually force organic farmers and suppliers to cut corners. He also expressed fears that large corporations could co-opt the organic market and lobby to loosen USDA standards.
Asked for comment, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman pointed to a statement found on its Web site: "We believe strongly that USDA standards for organic products must not be compromised. Our customers who buy organic products expect them to meet these standards, so we feel they must be maintained."
In a Fortune magazine feature published in July, Wal-Mart chief executive Lee Scott said the company's green campaign signaled a fundamental shift in the way it would do business.
"There can't be anything good about putting all these chemicals in the air. There can't be anything good about the smog you see in the cities," Scott told Fortune. "Those things are just inherently wrong, whether you are an environmentalist or not."
Wal-Mart plans to invest $500 million in sustainability projects, increase the efficiency of its vehicle fleet by 25 percent over the next three years, eliminate 30 percent of the energy used in stores and reduce solid waste by 25 percent, the magazine reported.
Asked about the growing competition from the big chains, Sevananda's Blain sounded largely unconcerned: "The more people you can maybe turn away from eating stuff that is junk and for your own health and for the health of the ecology and environment you live in, [the better]."
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/buying.green/index.html