carpenter~JADE/GRIL~interesting plays... and based on today's increases both good calls! congrats. I only got to look briefly into JADE yesterday before I had to leave so continuing the DD today. Can you post what you have? I assume not merely a TA play?

JADE 10.43 +0.82 10.43 [+] 10.44 10.51 9.71 1,145,998 As of 03/08/2007 2:12pm ET

Bought JADE and GRIL..been watching for awhile

I had a Q for ya (JADE)... can you tell me what that debt is about?

Total Cash (mrq): 10.68M
Total Cash Per Share (mrq): 0.564
Total Debt (mrq): 43.45M
Total Debt/Equity (mrq): 0.761
Current Ratio (mrq): 1.664

tia

kp

Tim~TFTR`you need it to drop and I want it to go up... such is what makes the market, no? How much more are you hoping for?

TASR 7.88 +0.15 7.87 [+] 7.88 7.94 7.81 436,036 As of 03/08/2007 1:59pm ET

This IMO is cheap! 40%+ upside from here if we "only" get back to $11 which I feel is doable, don't you?

tia

kp

Tim~AID~what the heck is up with that one?

AID 0.85 +0.02 0 0.96 hi>>>1.40 0.81 174,600 As of 03/07/2007 5:57pm ET

AID: LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATES CORPORATI
Price: 1.04 +0.21 +25.30%
Bid: 1.00[+]
Ask: 1.04
Open: 0.81
Volume: 107,300

tia

kp

Tim~HEC`that was the best price on the day?

HEC A 0.44 +0.02 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.41 700,100 As of 03/07/2007 4:30pm ET

doesn't look like you could have gotten it any "cheaper"

................*on this day*... lol

GL

kp

Tim~HEC~is this suspicious?

Dec 19, 2006 -- Harken Energy Corporation (AMEX:HEC - News) (incorporated in the State of Delaware in the United States of America) announced that it has acquired 2,600,000 common shares and 1,300,000 warrants to acquire common shares of Spitfire Energy, Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SEL.V - News) ("Spitfire") through a private placement for investment purposes. Subsequent to the issuance of these shares, these common share holdings will represent approximately 9.0% of the newly outstanding Spitfire common shares (12.92% assuming exercise of the warrants).

Note that the "cost" for that position is missing? I assume a discount to the market on this thinly traded TSX issue?

Spitfire Energy Ltd. is a junior oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of natural gas and crude oil reserves. Spitfire's common shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SEL".

Date Open High Low Close Volume Adj Close*
6-Mar-07 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0 0.78
5-Mar-07 0.66 0.78 0.66 0.78 5,500 0.78
2-Mar-07 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 13,000 0.70
1-Mar-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 0.75
28-Feb-07 0.68 0.75 0.68 0.75 18,000 0.75
27-Feb-07 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 7,000 0.65
26-Feb-07 0.70 0.70 0.60 0.60 17,500 0.60
23-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 7,000 0.72
22-Feb-07 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0 0.70
21-Feb-07 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 10,000 0.70
20-Feb-07 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0 0.81
19-Feb-07 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 3,500 0.81
16-Feb-07 0.80 0.81 0.80 0.81 22,500 0.81
15-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0 0.72
14-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 16,600 0.72
13-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 5,000 0.72
12-Feb-07 0.86 0.86 0.72 0.80 12,000 0.80
9-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0 0.72
8-Feb-07 0.70 0.72 0.70 0.72 5,500 0.72
7-Feb-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 5,500 0.72
6-Feb-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 0.75
5-Feb-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 2,500 0.75
2-Feb-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 0.75
1-Feb-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 0.75
31-Jan-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 7,500 0.75
30-Jan-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0 0.72
29-Jan-07 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 9,000 0.72
26-Jan-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0 0.75
25-Jan-07 0.80 0.80 0.75 0.75 14,000 0.75
24-Jan-07 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 9,500 0.75
23-Jan-07 0.78 0.78 0.75 0.75 45,000 0.75
22-Jan-07 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 10,000 0.80
19-Jan-07 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0 0.80
18-Jan-07 0.85 0.85 0.80 0.80 1,500 0.80
17-Jan-07 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0 0.80
16-Jan-07 0.75 0.80 0.75 0.80 4,000 0.80
15-Jan-07 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 500 0.80
12-Jan-07 0.86 0.86 0.80 0.80 7,500 0.80
11-Jan-07 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0 0.87
10-Jan-07 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0 0.87
9-Jan-07 0.92 0.92 0.87 0.87 120,500 0.87
8-Jan-07 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.92 13,500 0.92
5-Jan-07 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.88 6,200 0.88
4-Jan-07 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 18,000 0.95
3-Jan-07 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 6,000 0.95
2-Jan-07 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0 0.95
29-Dec-06 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 2,000 0.95
28-Dec-06 0.98 0.98 0.95 0.95 10,000 0.95
27-Dec-06 0.92 0.95 0.92 0.95 3,500 0.95
22-Dec-06 0.90 0.92 0.90 0.90 32,000 0.90
21-Dec-06 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 5,500 0.92
20-Dec-06 0.82 0.88 0.82 0.88 18,000 0.88
19-Dec-06 0.80 0.82 0.80 0.82 25,000 0.82
18-Dec-06 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 1,000 0.77
15-Dec-06 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 22,000 0.79
14-Dec-06 0.78 0.80 0.78 0.80 13,300 0.80
13-Dec-06 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 5,000 0.78
12-Dec-06 0.80 0.80 0.78 0.78 6,000 0.78
11-Dec-06 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0 0.80
8-Dec-06 0.76 0.80 0.76 0.80 6,800 0.80
7-Dec-06 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0 0.76
6-Dec-06 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0 0.76
5-Dec-06 0.80 0.80 0.76 0.76 10,000 0.76
(10 trading days prior to get an idea for the discount to bid over a period prior to the announcement)
4-Dec-06 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0 0.80
1-Dec-06 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 10,000 0.80
30-Nov-06 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0 0.70
---
Third quarter fiscal 2007 highlights

- Spitfire continued to climb in the first nine months of fiscal 2007, achieving record production, revenue and cash flow. Compared with the same period in fiscal 2006, average production increased 112% to 278 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), oil and gas revenues increased 104% to $3.6 million and cash flow from operations increased 60% to $973,000.

- Spitfire recently conducted a swab test on a well in which it owns an 84% working interest for a period of 12.5 hours over two days. The Company recovered 27.14 cubic meters of oil and 9.8 cubic meters of water (net of load fluid) representing an oil cut of 73% and 13.7 barrels of oil per hour. Based on this test, the daily rate extrapolates to 329 bopd (277 net boed). The well is currently being connected to Spitfire's facility and production will commence in a few days. Stabilized production rates are expected to be lower than the test rate.

- Spitfire participated in six (4.34 net) wells so far this fiscal year, resulting in two gas wells and one oil well for a success rate of 50%. Two additional wells have been surveyed and are awaiting partner approval.

- Spitfire's January 2007 production was 345 boed, with productive capability in excess of 400 boed, consisting of 70% crude oil. Approximately 35 bopd has come from a new pool in Verlo, Saskatchewan that commenced production in August and stabilized in the third quarter after producing a small associated gas cap. Another 53 boed has come from two wells drilled in Pakowki, Alberta in the first quarter and put on production in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Tim~HEC~came up on one of my watch lists in the last few days but slipped through my DD cracks!

...reported its annual financial results for the year ended December 31, 2006. Harken's strategy is to enhance value for its stockholders through the development of a well-balanced portfolio of energy-based assets. Harken's Gulf Coast oil and gas assets and its coalbed methane prospects provide a large inventory of both high and low-risk exploitation projects and high-potential exploration opportunities. To develop these assets, in 2006, Harken invested approximately $10.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of capital expenditures into its Gulf Coast oil and gas properties and coalbed methane prospects.

$10.9M = "high" risk? or = "high & "low" risk? (Gulf Coast oil and gas properties)

$1M = "low" risk? or = "high-potential exploration opportunities" (coalbed methane prospects)

How do you read it?

tia

I *hope* they are not investing 10.9M in "High" risk Gulf Coast oil and gas properties <vBg>
-----------------------------
Date Open High Low Close Volume Adj Close*
6-Mar-07 0.40 0.42 0.38 0.41 627,300 0.41
5-Mar-07 0.42 0.42 0.39 0.40 1,366,400 0.40
2-Mar-07 0.44 0.45 0.41 0.42 1,030,800 0.42
1-Mar-07 0.45 0.45 0.43 0.44 581,000 0.44
28-Feb-07 0.45 0.45 0.43 0.44 823,800 0.44
27-Feb-07 0.47 0.47 0.45 0.45 548,800 0.45
26-Feb-07 0.46 0.47 0.45 0.46 731,700 0.46
23-Feb-07 0.46 0.47 0.45 0.46 333,000 0.46
22-Feb-07 0.47 0.47 0.45 0.45 317,100 0.45
21-Feb-07 0.47 0.47 0.45 0.47 515,000 0.47
20-Feb-07 0.47 0.48 0.46 0.46 541,300 0.46
16-Feb-07 0.47 0.48 0.46 0.47 156,200 0.47
15-Feb-07 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.47 448,600 0.47
14-Feb-07 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.47 328,400 0.47
13-Feb-07 0.48 0.49 0.48 0.48 186,900 0.48
12-Feb-07 0.48 0.50 0.47 0.48 1,050,400 0.48
9-Feb-07 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.48 763,100 0.48
8-Feb-07 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.47 120,400 0.47
7-Feb-07 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.48 475,800 0.48
6-Feb-07 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.47 231,400 0.47
5-Feb-07 0.49 0.49 0.47 0.48 418,400 0.48
2-Feb-07 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.49 301,200 0.49
1-Feb-07 0.48 0.49 0.47 0.49 331,200 0.49
31-Jan-07 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.47 302,500 0.47
30-Jan-07 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.48 478,300 0.48
29-Jan-07 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.47 85,000 0.47
26-Jan-07 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.47 313,900 0.47
25-Jan-07 0.49 0.49 0.46 0.48 178,000 0.48
24-Jan-07 0.48 0.49 0.48 0.48 262,300 0.48
23-Jan-07 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.48 115,200 0.48
22-Jan-07 0.48 0.49 0.48 0.48 192,100 0.48
19-Jan-07 0.47 0.49 0.47 0.48 190,600 0.48
18-Jan-07 0.49 0.50 0.47 0.48 552,600 0.48
17-Jan-07 0.49 0.50 0.48 0.49 457,000 0.49
16-Jan-07 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.49 338,400 0.49
12-Jan-07 0.49 0.51 0.49 0.50 305,400 0.50
11-Jan-07 0.50 0.51 0.49 0.49 355,200 0.49
10-Jan-07 0.50 0.52 0.50 0.50 286,200 0.50
9-Jan-07 0.53 0.53 0.50 0.52 469,800 0.52
8-Jan-07 0.49 0.53 0.49 0.53 1,217,000 0.53
5-Jan-07 0.48 0.50 0.48 0.49 339,900 0.49
4-Jan-07 0.49 0.50 0.48 0.49 642,400 0.49
3-Jan-07 0.50 0.51 0.49 0.49 485,900 0.49
29-Dec-06 0.51 0.51 0.50 0.51 1,249,100 0.51
28-Dec-06 0.50 0.52 0.50 0.51 917,100 0.51
27-Dec-06 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.51 828,800 0.51
26-Dec-06 0.51 0.52 0.50 0.50 517,000 0.50
22-Dec-06 0.50 0.52 0.50 0.51 498,100 0.51
21-Dec-06 0.51 0.52 0.50 0.51 811,600 0.51
20-Dec-06 0.50 0.53 0.50 0.52 1,221,400 0.52
19-Dec-06 0.50 0.52 0.50 0.51 349,900 0.51
18-Dec-06 0.52 0.52 0.50 0.52 930,500 0.52
15-Dec-06 0.52 0.53 0.51 0.52 689,300 0.52
14-Dec-06 0.52 0.53 0.52 0.53 661,800 0.53
13-Dec-06 0.53 0.54 0.52 0.53 656,300 0.53
12-Dec-06 0.54 0.55 0.53 0.54 460,700 0.54
11-Dec-06 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.54 537,100 0.54
8-Dec-06 0.54 0.56 0.54 0.54 1,026,900 0.54
7-Dec-06 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.55 496,200 0.55
6-Dec-06 0.55 0.55 0.54 0.55 583,300 0.55
5-Dec-06 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.55 739,200 0.55
4-Dec-06 0.56 0.56 0.54 0.55 819,900 0.55
1-Dec-06 0.57 0.57 0.55 0.55 963,300 0.55
30-Nov-06 0.56 0.58 0.56 0.56 1,448,700 0.56
29-Nov-06 0.54 0.56 0.54 0.56 322,600 0.56
28-Nov-06 0.54 0.56 0.54 0.55 700,200 0.55

best!
kp

EZ~ICON~IMO folks sell their winners to lock in gains when a market (volatile) like this casts doubts on the near term.

I'm trying to figure it out (selling) also. The ONLY thing I can surmise is the age old "buy on rumor / sell on news" as it sold off in HEAVY volume on a day with HUGE news....

Then again, margin calls elsewhere might have forced some to be unwilling sellers?

In any event, you have reason to be confident ... DD will do that for ya <g>

Your buy & hold philosophy IMO should not be tested

best!
kp

EZ~NYWK~I can see why Tim sez he is not feelin' the love lol

NTWK 1.65 0 1.64 1.66 1.69 1.63 126,451 As of 03/07/2007 3:25pm ET

NETSOL TECH INC (NasdaqCM:NTWK)
Pre-Market: $1.77 +0.12 +7.27% as of 8:38am ET on 03/07/07

I would have thought better based on that 5th win in CHINA? I guess it will take a little longer for this $3 stock to reach its potential <g>

best!
kp

Tim~TGC~good call so far.... but it is trying! lol

TGC 0.75 +0.03 0.75 (ask) 0.76 (hi) 0.75 0.72 77,200 As of 03/07/2007 3:12pm ET

today should show a trend, but some resistance at .76

should it hold .75 - .76 can I ask what your WAG for the near term might be?

tia

kp

Cap~you mean this ISN'T the "day job"? <g>

Put a bid on some ABP, off to the day job

GL

kp

Tim~I know the feeling...

Yea, got a little back today <bg>. Missed quite a few bottoms and this bounce

Got back 18% yesterday but it's that 82% that's missing (went up in smoke lol) that pains me lol If it weren't for SYTE.ob I wouldn't even be doing close to yesterday's gain today... one hour of trading left... maybe we'll see some of that fence sitting money come out to play?

think we will see another shake in the next couple weeks, imo

I guess a re-test is in the cards but my crystal ball has been foggy of late. Think I need to take it in for a checkup <g>

I suspected GE would be performing better in light of their shopping the plastics division. Big on "wind" I guess <vBg>

best!
kp

Tim~SYTE.ob~still following? biding?

SYTE 0.0900 +0.0080 0.0900 0.0910 0.0910 0.0830 219,000 As of 03/07/2007 2:50pm ET

best!

kp

4john~low volume today...

RITT 1.65 -0.01 1.62 1.65 1.65 1.64 10,039 As of 03/07/2007 2:14pm ET

Yes, I called them and they placed the order for me. They had no explanation as to why they would no longer allow RITT to be traded online. Is there any trading today?

If similar to my AATK example you should find this to be a temporary thing. They apparently review trades and place some issues under a "watch".

I have no reason to suspect RITT of being a "problem" issue

best!

kp

stocks4john~have ya tried calling them? I've never had this happen with RITT on Ameritrade....

Does anyone know why ETrade won't take online orders for RITT?

did have a rejected order on AATK a few months back. Called them to find they have a risk management division that singles out stocks that might be under some sort of manipulation but can't see that being the reason with RITT. Ameritrade took the trade over the phone at the same fees as if it were on line so no harm just a hassle.

GL

kp

Tim~still biding TASR? eom

Tim~NTWK~to Present at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference

NetSol Management to Present at the B. Riley & Co. 8th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference
Tuesday March 6, 8:30 am ET

CALABASAS, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Mar 6, 2007 -- NetSol Technologies, Inc. ("NetSol") (NasdaqCM:NTWK - News), a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry, today announced that management is scheduled to present at the B. Riley & Co. Eighth Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference on Wednesday, March 14 at 11:15 a.m. PDT at the Palms Casino Resort.

During the presentation, Najeeb Ghauri, chairman and chief executive officer, will provide insight about NetSol's products, business strategy and financial results. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet and a replay of the call will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the NetSol web site, www.netsoltek.com.

Also, Mr. Ghauri is available for meetings with investors at the Conference. To schedule a meeting, please contact your B. Riley & Co. sales representative, or Christopher Chu of The Global Consulting Group -- tel: +1 (646) 284-9426 or email: cchu@hfgcg.com.

About NetSol Technologies

NTWK 1.65 +0.03 +1.85%

NetSol Technologies is a multinational provider of enterprise software and IT services to the financial services industry. NetSol helps clients to identify, evaluate and implement technology solutions to meet their strategic business challenges and maximize their bottom line. By utilizing its worldwide resources, NetSol delivers high-quality, cost-effective equipment and vehicle finance portfolio management solutions. The Company also delivers managed IT services ranging from consulting and application development to systems integration and development outsourcing. NetSol's commitment to quality is demonstrated by its achievement of both ISO 9001 and SEI (Software Engineering Institute) CMMi (Capability Maturity Model) Level 5 assessment, a distinction shared by only 94 companies worldwide. The Company's clients include global automakers, financial institutions, technology companies and governmental agencies. NetSol's largest customer, DaimlerChrysler Services, ranks the Company as a preferred vendor in 40+ countries. Headquartered in Calabasas, CA, NetSol Technologies also has operations and/or offices in London, San Francisco, Adelaide, Beijing, Toronto, and Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan. To learn more about NetSol Technologies, visit the Company's web site at www.netsoltek.com.


Contact:

Contacts:

NetSol Technologies, Inc.
Andrew Lea
Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Communications
Tel: +1 650-348-0650, ext 1171
Email: andrew.lea@netsoltek.com

Investor Relations
Christopher Chu
The Global Consulting Group
Tel: +1-646-284-9426
Email: cchu@hfgcg.com

EZ~TASR`thx... got it!

#msg-17643463

appreciated you pointing that out to me!

TA

kp

EZ~I thought it was the other way around. ...Obviously lol

My bad.

I guess it was the fact it was followed by "voluntary" (withdrawn) ... quickly assumed that meant it was still on the table as it were.

with prejudice: the term, as applied to judgment of dismissal, is as conclusive of rights of parties as if action had been prosecuted to final adjudication adverse to the plaintiff

without prejudice: a dismissal "without prejudice" allows a new suit to be brought on the same cause of action

I always seem to get these two confused lol

At least the market seemed to "get it" <vBg>

TASR 7.89 +0.45 7.83 [-] 7.86 7.90 7.63 1,483,895 As of 03/06/2007 4:50pm ET

TA

best!
kp

EZ/Tim~you guys should be smiling today... on the other hand, I am seeing large gains/come backs for everything I don't own

groan

Lost another $8K "on paper" yesterday.......starting to get a bit itchy !!! And....losses once again across the board (with one exception mentd' earlier ie. ICON). NOT a pretty picture! ASIA up overnight... maybe today brings some GREEN!?!?

Even NEW was UP 12% today. So much for the CCC rating. There must be a ton of money on the side lines. Now only 30 points (DOW) away from being back to even for '07!

I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. Happy for you guys and thinking my holdings will shine (someday) lol

speaking of shinning.... good report on CNBC about Ted Turner investing in solar energy and other "chip" makers getting into solar as a diversified use of their existing facilities. I guess silicon is Silicon <g>

wOw... they are finally seeing "da lite"

Maybe that will help WWAT.ob ramp up their business plan with an eye on the larger projects. CNBC also mentioned one of the factors in Turner's interest was California's $3B subsidy program.

GL

kp

Tim/skeballlarry~interesting day! ...if things continue, Tim, $7.15 won't be seen in awhile lol

As for this PR... note that;

dismissing with prejudice the in-custody death product liability lawsuit filed by the estate of Lewis Sanks King, Plaintiff, against TASER International, Inc. This is the thirty-fifth wrongful death or injury lawsuits that has been dismissed or judgment entered in favor of TASER International. TASER has not lost any product liability lawsuit.

``This voluntary dismissal validates our strong tactic of rigorously defending our technology and our track record speaks volumes,'' commented Doug Klint, Vice President and General Counsel of TASER International.

soooooo, it can be filed again and is not off the table yet. It appears the plaintiff decided to "punt" and unknown if gone for good IMO

GL and nice to see TASR participating in the upswing in the market.

best!
kp

berge~as long as it keeps going up...

I'm guessing a little more time should tell us something. GLTY

...then I can wait <g>

GLTA

best!
kp

EZ~what a fall (NEW-New Century), huh! Being deleted from the S&P. Ruth's Chris Steak House in ...NEW looses ITS sizzle. NEW is now a "small cap" <g>

I guess that dividend isn't safe, huh!

#msg-16940805

After Hours: 4.57 Up 0.01 (0.22%) as of 6:59pm ET on 03/05/07
Last Trade: 4.56 4:03PM ET
Change: Down 10.09 (68.87%)
Prev Close: 14.65
Open: 5.91

Day's Range: 3.94 - 7.15
52wk Range: 13.97 - 51.97
Volume: 59,603,162 >>> Avg Vol (3m): 3,669,420
Market Cap: 252.94M

P/E (ttm): 0.68
EPS (ttm): 6.722

Div & Yield: 7.60 (47.90%)

• Lenders Take Beating in Subprime Fallout
AP (Mon 7:05pm)
• UPDATE - Fremont General, New Century ratings cut
at Reuters (Mon 6:38pm)
• New Century Financial Nose-Dives
at Forbes.com (Mon 6:27pm)
• S&P cuts New Century to "CCC" on criminal inquiry
at Reuters (Mon 6:18pm)
• Ruth's Chris to Join S&P SmallCap 600
AP (Mon 6:16pm)
• Standard & Poor's Announces Change to U.S. Index
PR Newswire (Mon 6:04pm)
• [$$] Subprime mortgage meltdown intensifies
at FT.com (Mon 6:00pm)
• Nasdaq slumps as investors bail out of tech; financials hit. at CNNMoney.com (Mon 5:50pm)

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruth's Chris Steak House Inc. (Nasdaq: RUTH - News) will replace New Century Financial Corp. (NYSE: NEW - News) in the S&P SmallCap 600 index after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. At today's close of trading, New Century had a market capitalization of approximately $253 million, whereas the minimum market value a company must maintain in order to be eligible for addition to the index currently stands at $300 million.

Standard & Poor's will monitor this transaction, and post any relevant updates on its website: www.standardandpoors.com.

Following is a summary of the change:

S&P SMALLCAP 600 INDEX - March 7, 2007

COMPANY GICS ECONOMIC SECTOR GICS SUB-INDUSTRY
ADDED Ruth's Chris Consumer Discretionary Restaurants
Steak House
DELETED New Century Financials Mortgage REITs
Financial

Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned.
---
nope, of COURSE it doesn't

("Additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the companies concerned")

S&P cuts New Century to "CCC" on criminal inquiry
Mon Mar 5, 2007 6:18 PM ET

NEW YORK, March 5 (Reuters) -Standard & Poor's on Monday cut its ratings on New Century Financial Corp. deeper into junk status, and may cut them again, citing concerns about the mortgage servicer's ability to cope with financial and reputation stress arising from a criminal investigation.

The company is being investigated in connection with trades in the company's stock and the company's accounting errors relating to allowance for loan repurchases.

"The investigation and the damage it might do to the company's reputation create concern about New Century's ability to maintain its warehouse lending lines, which are necessary to fund mortgage originations," S&P said.

S&P cut New Century's corporate credit rating by three notches to "CCC," eight levels below investment grade, from "B".
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So what, CCC stands for corporate CRIMINAL causes? hmmmmmm

thank your lucky st*rs for New avoidance <g>

GL

best!
kp

minutes ago as I just tried it again... all info the same as I last posted it...

file this one under "still"

kp

EZ~sign of the times... I seem to be eying much with an abnormal negativity (even for me~ lol) and reading; capitulation here, capitulation there ... bears in control , shorters laughing all the way to the bank, PUTS for insurance and, well....

forgive me my indiscretion <vBg>

WHO ME ????????? Nah, I hold 'em all forever.....just like the carnival like roller coaster ride every 3-5 years or so !!

Still holding them all, KP ------------- even TASR !!!

...so, have we formed a bottom yet? opinions and WAG solicited

best & GLTA

kp

Tim~I added to WTR position today (@ $ 20.56)... as last posted;

I have got to add to WTR as well... that is a sleeper if I ever saw one. My concern is that they seem to be paying a premium for the new business being acquired. They pay a decent dividend and ya gotta love utilities when the chips are down.

Last Trade: 21.48 Trade Time: 4:02PM ET
Change: Down 0.23 (1.06%)
Prev Close: 21.71
Open: 21.44

1y Target Est: 25.96

Day's Range: 20.50 - 21.80
52wk Range: 20.13 - 29.73
Volume: 1,780,014
Avg Vol (3m): 808,797
Market Cap: 2.84B
P/E (ttm): 30.77
EPS (ttm): 0.70
Div & Yield: 0.46 (2.00%)

Share Statistics

Average Volume (3 month): 808,797
Average Volume (10 day): 1,227,530
Shares Outstanding: 132.09M
Float: 131.23M
% Held by Insiders: 0.51%
% Held by Institutions: 38.90%
Shares Short (as of 12-Feb-07): 11.70M
Short Ratio (as of 12-Feb-07): 15.3
Short % of Float (as of 12-Feb-07): 8.90%
Shares Short (prior month): 11.52M

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AH seems to be treating stocks well today... <g>

After Hours: 21.54 Up 0.06 (0.27%) as of 5:24pm ET on 03/05/07

GLTA

best!
kp

EZ~shinning stars and my "mis-reading" your comments <g>

out of all I own.....only ONE shining st*r today ~~~ ICON !!

Original read was; "out of ALL I own" ...as in liquidated your portfolio ala Chuck or Cap

lol

...one of *my* few shinning st*rs today; BRCD...



(quite a few SHOOTING sr*rs today --groan--)

BRCD 9.43 +0.35 9.34 [-] 9.39 9.95 8.84 28,879,413 As of 03/05/2007 5:24pm ET

Brocade Turns the Corner

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/02/28/brocade-turns-the-corner.aspx

Anders Bylund
February 28, 2007

Storage networking specialist Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) just reported a very strong quarter, with 32% year-over-year revenue growth and three times the earnings. What's more, these are organic growth numbers, by and large. Brocade has bought a few businesses over the past year, but none large enough to have a meaningful impact on sales or earnings so soon.

I won't be able to say that when the next quarterly report comes around, though. The McDATA acquisition, which closed right at the end of this reporting period, will bring in plenty of fresh revenues, though it will drag down Brocade's impressive profit margins somewhat. McDATA's product catalog doesn't overlap a great deal with Brocade's, so the combined company will have a much wider reach than either of the two components.

Already, the competition is starting to look nervous. QLogic (Nasdaq: QLGC) just teamed up with Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to produce a new virtual fiber channel storage connector technology. That's OK -- strong competition forces businesses to stay focused and innovative if they want to survive.

Brocade management is boasting that its service certification leads computer professionals to the highest salaries in the support industry. On top of that, it just signed global service agreements with both IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Network Appliance (Nasdaq: NTAP) to ensure that those partners' storage-hungry customers have access to that expensive but critical support, whenever and wherever they need it.

Management is starting to build some serious business momentum here. New customers lead to more profit, which gives Brocade some freedom to spend on its future and generate even more of that tasty growth. Like I said, this company is hungry for acquisitions that make sense, but it is also ramping up R&D spending and capital expenditures like never before. And armed with the albatross-like wingspan those McDATA laddies brought in, this is a dangerous competitor now -- even to giants like JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU), Hewlett-Packard, or Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) -- and well worth keeping an eye on.


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so have we formed a bottom yet?

best & GLTA

kp

on this error message too?

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error '80040e31'

Timeout expired

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At the bottom of every page you will see a link that looks like:

SiliconInvestor.com (3)

The (3) indicates which server you are on. If anyone who experiences a SQL error will post the text of the error AND the server number they are on, it will help us to isolate the problem.

Prior page was "SiliconInvestor.com (1)"

GL

sure is quiet here... I was gonna say the best news is that, on no news, this one (on average volume) *only* dropped 3.88% today <g>....

Last Trade: 7.44 4:00PM ET
Change: Down 0.30 (3.88%)
Prev Close: 7.74 Open: 7.58
Bid: 7.42 x 200 Ask: 7.46 x 30

1y Target Est: 13.75

Day's Range: 7.44 - 7.70

52wk Range: 6.86 - 11.38

Volume: 1,351,124 >>> Avg Vol (3m): 1,307,210

Then I noticed it closed at the day's low and that it is continuing to slide in AH --groan--

After Hours: 7.42 Down 0.02 (0.27%) as of 4:20pm ET on 03/05/07

Can't they tell the difference between the baby and the bath water lol

GL

kp

Berge~JaWAG here but I am wondering in the "something" camp <g>

starting to make me wonder if it's a buyout coming or something...it's so dang consistent

...like *maybe* some of their irons in the fire came through? China? Russia? I tend to be continually surprised at (in general based on my experience) how well run the Israeli companies are in hard times.

best!

kp

OT~simulation comments by another company

Lamperd Less Lethal - Update on FTS Simulation System
Monday March 5, 2:37 pm ET

SARNIA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lamperd Less Lethal Inc. (OTCBB:LLLI - News; "Lamperd"). After a meeting with Canadian government and US Embassy Officials held January 2007 in Ottawa, it became very clear that training for police and Military are on the top of everyone's list, especially with the use of simulators.

One of the reasons is a report that had come out called the effectiveness of use of force simulation training. Because of this report and our FTS simulation system display, our booth was the most attended at this function, and this brought numerous requests to bring our system to the government agency locations to present to the buyers both in Canada and the US. We have recently been receiving orders for our FTS simulation system due to our success from the show.

BARRY LAMPERD, CEO

About Lamperd

Lamperd Less Lethal is the developer and manufacturer of a wide range of leading edge civil defense equipment, including less lethal munitions such as the WASP round and the Defender series of launchers, as well acting as a supplier of training and accessories, for the police, military, private security and corrections markets.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070305/20070305006069.html?.v=1
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disclaimer; I don't own shares. Just posting based on interest in the use of force simulation training market.

Kelly; should you be still following the board here, have you heard of the "report" referenced above? I wonder if it was a merchandising tool funded by Lamperd <g>

GLTA

kp

...and UP in a volatile market like this....????

mahalo Mark! best! eom

Tim~TGB`thx~will look at it... seeing today's start looks to be painful I think I may low bid and wait on this and a few others. Gold looks like it will loose ground today as well if I heard the back round noise correctly.

This one {TGB} is getting closer to a buy

I like your NXG entry and hope DDDC finds support (soon <g>) so that you can feel comfortable moving in. I like the company.

GL

kp

sorry investorsa, it will take more than that to brave the ragingBS lol

GL and be careful!

best!
kp

Mark~I'm still soliciting ideas for small cap copper plays to watch. Maybe when ya get back from skiing you'll have some time to post some thoughts... thinking there should be some bargains in the market next week.

nice to just be sitting here and watching. I think I'll wait for a few more days.

You seem to be in the majority ... many fence sitters out there. When (if?) that money piles in there should be a lot of unhappy shorters in this market. I've never been good with my market timing so for me it is best to be in the market if I remain of the opinion, which I do, that this is getting to be a very cheap market in which to invest.

It will be interesting to see where the last minute IRA money is banked. Something tells me the dry ammo will be come out and be used in the near term (10-45 days) don't you?

congrats on the "foresight" to be a watcher and not a nail biter like me <g>

best!
kp

"lackluster at best"; Tim you're understating my PLUG feelings

plus the earnings report was lackluster at best

A major disappointment IMO. I applaud your ability to cut the losses

Dumped PLUG for a 11% loss, chart looks shakey to me

Your bating average imHo is fantastic allowing for the occasional strike out <g>

Counted my trades so far this year- 22 trades- only one that I lost money on (USO), so as long as Mr. Market decides he got enough pain this week, should be ok <g>.

...21 base hits (or better WWAT.ob lol) out of 23 at bats is a major league success. How many (I'm on this list) are envious of a 91+% record of profitable trades? You're allowed a PLUGing every now and then lol

Ya know, your entry timing has been pretty accurate. I would take a look, however, at your history of leaving $$ on the table by early departures jmo... I'm holding awhile longer (PLUG and unfortunately many others <g>)

Not ready to capitulate just yet. Congrats to you for staying with your plan. I think there is still money to be made but you have to be patient. If PLUG had dropped another 15% today I would have been beating a path to the exit door that you would have been holding open for me <g>

I agree with KP- the corrections are not fun, lol.

nope, no fun at all but part of the game...

best!
kp

now why didn't we milk that one yesterday.... lol

Dean Foods to pay $2B dividend ... Largest U.S. dairy company announces special dividend of $15 per share, slashes '07 outlook on interest expenses

something tells me this one is UP today...

<g>

kp

investorsa~can you cross post what you think are great over here?

Ragingbull is not a site I visit any longer.

thx

best!

kp

EZ~oops..VGR~missed that! eom

Tim~tftr~that makes sense to me lol

Yea, should listen myself, eh?

...yeah, me too!

Another rough day for my portfilio

...yeah, me Too!

but still green for the year, barely, lol.

Yeah, me TOO!

...just hate the `give backs` <vBg>

best!
bbl
kp