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Thought for the day:
When the majority listens too closely to questionnable thought and follows it to some degree, a contrarian mentality forms that sounds & feels like..... What did they say ?? ... SHORT IT.
RSHN may head above the penny mark today ??? soon anyways.
GCOG looking like a winner today, thanks Homie.
LBIX back on track and hopefully a good day.
STTK on track for another good day, an even better week than expected for that one.
Affinity Announces Official Notification of the Successful Conclusion of the Reexamination of Its Financial and Credit Account Patent
COLUMBIA, S.C.--(Business Wire)--March 30, 2006--
Affinity Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB:AFFI) today
announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) posted on
its Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system database a
"Notice of Intent to Issue Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate"
relating to its U.S. Patent No. 6,105,007 entitled "Automatic
Financial Account Processing System". Although the Company has not yet
received the Notice from the PTO, the posting of the Notice on PAIR
constitutes an official notification and cites the "Reasons for
Patentability / Confirmation." The Notice indicates the Reexamination
resulted in the full allowance of all the claims of the Company's U.S.
Patent No. 6,105,007.
Joe Boyle, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
stated, "This is a significant event in our defense of our patents.
Not only does it represent the conclusion of a two-year reexamination
process associated with U.S. Patent No. 6,105,007, but it represents a
successful conclusion to the seven year process in which we have also
successfully defended, through reexamination, our other two patents,
U.S. Patent Nos. 5,870,721 and 5,940,811. We consider this a
significant validation of our patents and our decision to exploit the
value of our patents through a patent licensing business model. The
continuous reexaminations of our patents have inhibited our licensing
program over the past seven years and our ability to attract capital
resources. Our next challenge will be to secure the capital resources
to continue the operations of the Company and realize the maximum
value from our patent portfolio."
Affinity Technology Group, Inc.
Joe Boyle, 803-758-2511
Copyright Business Wire 2006
30Mar06 21:01 GMT
Symbols:
de;AFY de;AFYF de;AFYX us;AFFI
Source BW Business Wire
AFFI another nice day... what a role for that one.
(NASDAQ:CBMX)(NASDAQ:ACTG)CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics Receives CLIA Certification
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--March 31, 2006--
Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:CBMX)(NASDAQ:ACTG)
announced today its CombiMatrix group's wholly-owned subsidiary,
CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics (CMDX), has received certification
to operate as a clinical laboratory in accordance with the federal
government's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA), a regulatory
program that monitors the quality of laboratory testing. According to
CLIA, any laboratory in the U.S. that conducts testing on human
specimens for purposes other than research must be certified.
"This is an important milestone for our company," said Matt
Watson, CEO of CMDX. "Since opening our doors in May of 2005 we have
been working diligently to establish a program of processes and
procedures that would meet CLIA's strict quality control and quality
assurance standards. Now that we have met those standards we are
cleared to begin offering high quality clinical testing services at
our state-of-the-art laboratory in Irvine, California."
Acacia Research Corporation
Bret L. Undem (Media Relations), 425-493-2293
Fax: 425-493-2010
Copyright Business Wire 2006
31Mar06 11:01 GMT
Symbols:
de;AZG de;AZGF de;AZGX us;ACTG us;CBMX
Source BW Business Wire
JDSU continuing its nice quarter with an uptick this morning.
(PINK SHEETS: AUML)CarForce1 gets Positive Feedback After Initial Two Weeks of Auctions
DALLAS--(Business Wire)--March 31, 2006--
CarForce1, (PINK SHEETS: AUML) is pleased to announce
that after the first two weeks of auctions for Putnam Toyota,
Carforce1 had been a great success. Ernest Mrugalski, Used car Sales
manager says, "We have a great response to our new EBay ads. We are
getting about five times as many leads as compared to just using what
we had." Mr. Mrugalski went on to say, "Of the first seven auctions
listed, we sold two of the vehicles. Those vehicles had been here for
more than 75 days using the traditional means of advertising, i.e.
newspaper, other internet sites, and radio."
Also, CarForce1 has been busy with consults in the Dallas area.
Jim Womack, CarForce1 CEO says, "We have six dealerships at the
present time and another 10 that are in the final stages before
listing begins. We have also been contacted by Park Place Auto Group,
which operates 12 highline dealerships in the Dallas and Houston area
to possibly take over the photographing and posting of their auctions.
Park Place lists approximately 400 auctions a month."
CarForce1 provides dealerships with training and consultation on
how to expand their market share by maximizing the use of eBay. With
years of experience in the automotive internet arena, CarForce1 has
developed a program that identifies vehicles that should be listed and
also helps with pricing the vehicle for maximum exposure. Also,
Carforce1 teaches the auctioning, instead of wholesaling, of trade-ins
and aged inventory that won't be kept by the dealership. CarForce1
shows dealers how to eliminate that loss of profit associated with
wholesaling or taking vehicles to traditional auctions.
http://www.carforce1.com.
Auction Mills, Inc., Dallas
Jim Womack, 972-746-5838
info@carforce1.com
http://www.carforce1.com
Copyright Business Wire 2006
31Mar06 13:00 GMT
Symbols:
us;AUML
Source BW Business Wire
Correction: LSU is ranked 4 not 3. ( as if anyone noticed ).
Actually essentially 6 out of the 10 80/20 MDG list stocks have somewhat dismal Monthly charts. That can improve ( I believe anyways ). A Stronger focus on the monthly charts and finding those in good recent uptrends can solve it. "If they are available, ie not downtrending or flat".
The MDG list for 80/20 can improve by including all 8 stocks with good MONTHLY long term charts. "IF" enough of those can be found to be in a recent quarter and week uptrend that helps meet the 25% weekly goal.
A difficult task but a better effort for that MAY be needed considering a somewhat dismal view on at least 3 monthlies for this weeks MDG list for 80/20. A Tough little diddy there.
March Madness Continues into April...
George Mason(11) vs U. of Florida Gainesville (3) 6:07 pm.
LSU(3) Vs. UCLA(2) 8:47 pm.
First thought Where are the George Mason Patriots located?
George Mason University is the largest university in Virginia.
My vote is for the winning team.
To become more civilized:
Waiting for the right Lawyer ............
There thats better....
The Last Total Solar Eclipse.... 2003, a good year for movies anyways.
What a week for AFFI, wow.
EDAP anyone catch that one early ?
AEMLW from the top ten lists of Nasdaq stocks with a good 3 month curve, would have worked to buy on Wednesday of this week and looks to be back on track.
4 out of 5 MDG List Momentum stocks are up so that is a 80% SUCCESS RATE IN STOCK PICKING.....
With 1 day remaining in the week.
100% of the MDG list method 2 for 80/20 stable to growth are UP UP UP... Goodie Gumdrops ( will confirm Friday EOD ).
Stock Picking results for Week of March 31 Stocks as of Thursday March 30:
Net Net 12/16 are up so a 75% success rate in the stock picking
Good Job DSD.. Why thank you whoever, LOL. anything over 50% is good with these types of stocks ( volatile ).
12 Up
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EDAP
SFP
IOM
SNT
RPRN
STTK
BWLRF
RSHN
PXG
SWN
LBIX
INT
10 Even
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RUN
WMBN
CYII
TDCP
GCOG
BNTNF
AEHR
XOMA
XRTX
ONTV
4 Down
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LPMA
JSDA
XLPI
EGEI
Ummm could someone let RSHN live and breath today, huh ?
SSTY China JV Opens 3 New Labs
BEIJING and PHILADELPHIA, March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sure Trace
Security Corporation (OTC: SSTY) (OTC Bulletin Board: ONTV) announced that its
joint venture partner, True Product ID Technology (Beijing) Limited ("TPiD"),
has officially opened a new facility composed of three separate labs designed
to process and deliver the taggant utilized to mark the individual items in
its anti-counterfeiting technology.
Three separate labs are used so that no one facility possesses the entire
formulae. Each lab only handles a portion of the process for security reasons.
James MacKay, Chairman of SSTY, said: "We are very pleased to get these
facilities online and ready to deliver. The overall cost of the labs was close
to 1 million dollars, but the investment should be well worth it. Now that
they are completed, we have the present ability to take and process orders in
China according to our projected demand.
"I am also pleased to announce the completion of the KMACK data center for
China. With the completion of these facilities and the hiring of Richard
Bendis, the company is in the position now to fully maximize the opportunities
presented us in China and the rest of the world," MacKay added.
SOURCE Sure Trace Security Corporation
Michael Cimino, President, Sure Trace Security Corporation, +1-215-972-6999,
michaelc@suretrace.com
29Mar06 17:45 GMT
Symbols:
de;TJS us;ONTV us;SSTY
Source PRN PR Newswire
Well the only correction from both lists that is of any concern is for ONTV, which has corrected 20% today, however strange the curve it looks like it will rebound in the near future.
Difference from 2004 to today in Home Mortgages Recalculated to "Real" conditions....
Current 30 yr rate 6.38%
U.S. 30-year mortgage rates averaged 5.84 percent in 2004, holding near last year's record low and helping drive home sales to all-time highs, Freddie Mac said.
The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage was almost unchanged from 2003's 5.83 percent, the lowest since Freddie Mac began keeping track...
Your Monthly Payment for 30 Years ( Today )
for an Interest Rate of 6.380 %
on a Loan Amount of $ 500,000.00:
$ 3,120.98 a Month
Your Monthly Payment for 30 Years (2004)
for an Interest Rate of 5.830 %
on a Loan Amount of $ 500,000.00:
$ 2,943.32 a Month
difference $ 177.60... not so bad, Hey a rare case when reality sounds alot better than ideal prime rate calculations.
Your Monthly Payment for 30 Years (2004)
for an Interest Rate of 4.000 %
on a Loan Amount of $ 500,000.00:
$ 2,387.08 a Month
Your Monthly Payment for 30 Years ( NOW )
for an Interest Rate of 8.000 %
on a Loan Amount of $ 500,000.00:
$ 3,668.82 a Month
That is a difference of 1280 per month
There is alot of other things I would rather be doing with 1280 a month.
Looks like some people saved some money on the prime rate in the last couple of years and that is going away. Keep that fixed rate.
Link to other interest rate behavior such as 1 and 12 month treasury
the Libor is:
LIBOR stands for "London Inter-Bank Offered Rate." It is based on rates that contributor banks in London offer each other for inter-bank deposits. From a bank's perspective, deposits are simply funds that are loaned to them. So in effect, a LIBOR is a rate at which a fellow London bank can borrow money from other banks. Rate calculations are complex as they incorporate variables such as time, maturity and currency rates. There are hundreds of LIBOR rates reported each month in numerous currencies. We only report the 6 Month LIBOR as published monthly by Fannie Mae. This is a LIBOR for a 6 month deposit in U.S. Dollars during a given month.
We update this index monthly.
Informative -
The prime rate is the economic indicator used by most credit card companies to determine the interest rate charged on their variable rate credit cards (as opposed to fixed rate credit cards). Variable rate credit cards are usually determined by adding the credit card company's margin rate (whatever percentage it chooses for a particular card offer, i.e., 2.50% for those with high credit scores; a 10% margin for those with low credit scores) to an economic indicator, which is almost always the prime lending rate. Therefore, if your credit card company's margin on your card is 2.75% and the prime lending rate is 5.00%, your interest rate that month will be 7.75%. If The Fed raises the prime lending rate by .25% next month, your new credit card interest rate would increase to 8.00%. If the prime rate was lowered by .25% a few months later, then your interest rate should fall back to 7.75%.
When the prime rate decreased during the period February 2001 until June 2004, most credit card interest rates did not decrease accordingly. In fact, most credit card issuers raised their interest rates steadily during that period. How did they do that? When the prime lending rate fell, they simply raised their margin rates to compensate for the decreasing prime rate so they would not have to lower the interest rate on customers' credit cards. You can find out how ethical your credit card company is by getting out your old monthly statements and seeing if your interest rate dropped as the prime rate fell steadily during the period February 2001 to June 2004. (Of course, to do this your credit card interest rate must be tied to the prime lending rate.) If you have a variable rate card, notice how quickly your credit card company raised your interest rate when the prime rate increased. Did they lower your interest rate when the prime rate fell?
Many consumers believe they can avoid a credit card interest rate increase by getting a fixed rate credit card and their interest rate will not increase or decrease; however, one should be aware that "fixed" does not mean that the interest rate cannot ever be raised. The term "fixed" means that the credit card is not tied to an economic indicator like the prime lending rate. Credit card companies have the right to raise fixed rates whenever they want, as they indicated in the terms and conditions provisions of the credit card when you signed up for the card, so long as they give you 30 days' written notice. The good news is that credit card companies rarely raise the interest rate on fixed rate credit cards unless you miss a payment or default. Therefore, you are better off with a very low, fixed interest rate credit card than one with a variable interest rate.
Most credit card issuers use the prime rate to calculate interest rates. The prime rate is defined as the interest rate charged by major banks to their "best" (meaning most creditworthy) customers. The Federal Reserve Board increases the prime rate during periods when the economy is growing too fast to discourage inflation, and lowers it when the economy is too sluggish to stimulate growth.
Prime Rate
The Prime Rate is defined by The Wall Street Journal as "The base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation's 30 largest banks." Today's current prime is:
LIBOR - 1 Yr 5.169% -0.041%
LIBOR - 6 Mo 5.062% -0.026%
LIBOR - 3 Mo 4.960% 0.000%
LIBOR - 1 Mo 4.822% 0.001%
Treasury - 30 Yr 4.72% -0.03%
Treasury - 10 Yr 4.69% -0.04%
Fed Prime Rate 7.50% 0.00%
as of 28-Mar-06 09:20 ET
sources: DTN, theFinancials.com, Federal Reserve
© theFinancials.com
This helps me with the definition of the prime rate, and the difference between the prime rate adn the treasury's 10 & 30 year rates ( which I believe is related to what Bernanke is adjusting ). The delta in the Fed Prime to Treasury is a way for banks for make money but includes costs as well I would imagine. If there was a quarter point changed yesterday than how will that change the prime rate, my guess would be around 1/2 a point.
Deep Blue Marine Inc. Signs Agreement to Assist in the Recovery of $500 Million (Estimated) Treasure
SALT LAKE CITY--(Business Wire)--March 29, 2006--
Deep Blue Marine Inc. (Pink Sheets: DPBM) is pleased to
announce that the company has signed an agreement for recovery
assistance to Aqua Gems of the Treasure Coast Inc. for the permitted
recovery of a wreck believed to be of Spanish origin but has not been
identified in the permit application. Research shows that a ship of
known origin sunk in the permit area and was carrying a cargo of 16
chests of silver and four chests of gold when she went down. The
manifest value in today's values puts the wreck at more than $500
million. The wreck is believed to carry contraband that may also be
worth millions.
As per contract, the state will keep 25% of the salvage, and Deep
Blue Marine Inc. will retain 20% (net) of the salvage they recover
from the site. There are two other salvage companies working in
concert with Deep Blue Marine Inc., and it is hoped that the project
can be completed in the 2006 season.
For more information on Deep Blue Marine Inc. (DPBM), go to
www.alldeepblue.com or www.stockinformationsystems.com.
Deep Blue Marine Inc., Salt Lake City
Wilf Blum, 801-201-4691
Copyright Business Wire 2006
29Mar06 10:00 GMT
Symbols:
us;DPBM
OTC Picks gives us a long list this week. ( last week they did really well with this ).
BCSM
CCMI
CWLC
DBRM
DPBM
EBOF
ECPN
EGEI
EPOI
GCOG
GZFX
IPRE
KWBT
NNLX
ONTV
PFNH
PFSD
PGCN
RHWC
RPRN
SRGG
SVMI
VITS
VSPC
VYON
WTVN
XLPI
(Nasdaq: JCOM), j2 Global Communications Files Form 10-K
Announces Q1 2006 Release Date
LOS ANGELES, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- j2 Global Communications,
Inc. (Nasdaq: JCOM), the provider of outsourced, value-added messaging and
communications services, announced today that it filed its annual report for
fiscal 2005 on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company also announced today that it will release its first quarter
2006 financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2006, after the close of the
market and will host a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on that day.
The Company's fiscal 2005 revenues of $143.9 million and pre-tax income of
$74.6 million remain as previously reported. The Company's provision for
income taxes has increased by $1.9 million, resulting in an effective tax rate
of 31.3% for 2005 and in net earnings per share for the year of $2.00 versus
the previously reported $2.08.
The Company believes that its tax rate, before the adoption of FAS 123(R),
will be between 29% and 31% for fiscal 2006 rather than the previously
anticipated 27%. The Company will provide Q2 2006 and fiscal 2006 revenue and
EPS guidance during its first-quarter earnings conference call.
About j2 Global Communications
Founded in 1995, j2 Global Communications, Inc. provides outsourced,
value-added messaging and communications services to individuals and
businesses around the world. j2 Global's network spans more than 2,000 cities
in 26 countries on five continents. The Company offers faxing and voicemail
solutions, unified-messaging and communications services, document management
solutions and Web-initiated conference calling. j2 Global markets its
services principally under the brand names eFax(R), j2(R), jConnect(R),
JFAX(TM), eFax Corporate(R), Onebox(R), Electric Mail(R), jBlast(R), eFax
Broadcast(TM), eVoice(R), PaperMaster(R), Consensus(R), M4 Internet(R) and
Protofax(R). As of December 31, 2005, j2 Global had achieved 35 consecutive
quarters of revenue growth and 16 consecutive quarters of growing operating
earnings. For more information about j2 Global, please visit
www.j2global.com.
Contacts
Christine Brodeur Jeff Adelman
Socket Media, Inc. j2 Global Communications, Inc.
800-338-6023 x101 323-372-3617
c.brodeur@socketmedia.com press@j2global.com
SEC, each of which is available at www.sec.gov.
SOURCE j2 Global Communications, Inc.
Christine Brodeur of Socket Media, Inc., +1-800-338-6023 x101,
c.brodeur@socketmedia.com, for j2 Global Communications, Inc.; or Jeff Adelman
of j2 Global Communications, Inc., +1-323-372-3617, press@j2global.com
28Mar06 13:31 GMT
Symbols:
us;JCOM
Source PRN PR Newswire
(Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX)Acacia Technologies Licenses Multi-Dimensional Bar Code Technology to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(Business Wire)--March 29, 2006--
Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG)(Nasdaq:CBMX)
announced today that VData, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary that is
part of the Acacia Technologies group, a leader in technology
licensing, has entered into a license with Hitachi Global Storage
Technologies covering a portfolio of patents that apply to certain
multi-dimensional bar codes.
The multi-dimensional bar code technology generally relates to
encoding and reading a data matrix consisting of an array of data
cells with a border. The data matrix can contain a variety, amount,
and depth of information that would not fit onto an ordinary bar code.
This patented technology can have many applications in the
manufacturing, distribution, accounting, and security industries such
as tracking the movement of products, collection of data, improved
production capabilities, and anti-counterfeiting.
Acacia Research Corporation
Rob Stewart (Investor Relations), 949-480-8300
Fax: 949-480-8301
rs@acaciares.com
Copyright Business Wire 2006
29Mar06 11:00 GMT
Symbols:
de;AZG de;AZGF de;AZGX us;ACTG us;CBMX
Source BW Business Wire
Aristotle, enough said.