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Prayers might serve you better in church. The stock market is more about preyers than prayers.
I'm sorry for losses any of us have to face. We will be licking our wounds or rejoicing. I hope for the latter.
What you're saying is music to our ears but one has to wonder if there's facts behind the comments or merely hyperbole. I mean no disrespect, I'm just concerned as I should be as I sit on 4 million shares that feel homeless at the moment.
What legal action is being taken?
What is the nature of USEI's complaint?
Has Tony indicated there will be a defamation complaint filed?
Is information leaking out that you get and we don't?
Thanks for your elucidation.
There is definitely something way out of whack here! Dok admits in his YouTube presentation charging Tony with fraud, that he was awarded shares with a legend denying him opportunity to sell those shares.
This is known as Rule 144 as established by the SEC. The awarding of such shares is by executive order only. There is a legal process by which those shares may become eligible for public sale---but the SEC requires a period of ownership lasting at least six months when the issuer is a smaller reporting company. An attorney chosen by the company, in this case USEI, must handle the removal of the legend prior to releasing for public sale. I'm sure the shares Dok is referring to are actually warrants yet to be converted to common.
In short, Dok could not possibly have sold these shares. This is one item we need to strike from the list. I'm thinking this whole thing may be a plot to hurt USEI for reasons I can't begin to fathom.
I intend to watch and see what unfolds first thing in the morning.
The above represents my ideas only.
For Dok to be indicted on charges of insider information, he'd have to be or have been an executive or, at the least, privy to an executive's informational exchanges while employed by the firm.
Dok is/was not an employee, as I understand it. However, he may have had to sign a NDA (non-disclosure agreement). This is often required prior to business dealings yet rarely used in legal procedings. Either way, I doubt the legals can go after him unless it were to become provable that he deliberately sought to damage USEI by uttering slanderous remarks.
Something we could all try to do is sit back and watch to see how cookies crumble, if in fact they do. There's nothing gained by screaming in pain or offering conspiracy theories. Why don't we just wait it out a bit until the air clears?
My ideas, anyway, nothing more.
You make a point about reserves (P).
From management's update:
The property acquisitions announced today are expected to yield significant increases in all of Lonestar’s operational metrics:
• Adds 7.4 MMBOE, or 41% to Lonestar’s Proved Reserves, to 25.6 MMBOE
The charts will fail you on this because they can't possibly account for major events scheduled by the company itself. This isn't about trading phenomena, human temperament or human responses. It's black and white business based on thoughtful decision-making trying to make the most of plans carefully mapped out and executed in mechanical ways, devoid of reconsiderations.
The company will be doing a reverse split. The planned numbers have not yet been revealed. Some of us think a 1:4 is possible. This would point to four "old" NCT units blending into one SNR unit. The problem I can see with this is that there's another all important variable in the mix, as yet unaccounted for, thus making calculations impossibly silly: Old NCT will have value based on assets not recognized by SNR units.
The part of this I dislike is the uncertainty. However, management sees new units running in the $10 to $11 range towards the end of the year. This would be great were it not for the reverse split planned.
Bottom line: We don't know how various properties and/or assets will be recognized, save for their belonging to a particular portfolio's generic grouping. What we do have to go on?
1. Management sees a 30% value being unlocked.
2. SNR will retain REIT status with regard to taxability issues.
Having been aligned with NCT for more than a year and experienced two very profitable spinoffs already, I trust management. And who could not like the REIT tax arrangement? A third item I'd be adding is the charts that management showed with seniors representing the fastest growing segment. This is striking.
I'd like to add more but I'll need more concrete information and it is yet to be released.
Looking down the road a bit, I think today's roughly $5/unit may add $2 or so by year end. That would represent a 40% add-on which I'm recognizing due to specialization resulting from the spin, given that this will become the tenth US REIT focused entirely on senior facilities. Everyone loves the new kid on the block. Also, I'm expecting that the distribution will rise somewhat from the current 10 cents inasmuch as the greater profits already come from this segment whereas I suspect the golf courses and such are sometimes carried by senior property gains and strength.
I wish I could be more help but it's just too soon for more.
I find no reason whatsoever to think Tony is deliberately keeping us in the dark, as you put it. My sense is that he won't PR just for the sake of sticking his corporate face out there to be ridiculed for lacking potent information. Better to wait on bottom-line changers than risk offending the followers.
And I'll agree. Some folks seem to think there's always news to be released when, in fact, it will usually be the rare occasion with any business---unless we're talking about a conglomerate with fingers in every conceivable pot. In the case of USEI, there's only one pot we could be talking about and you either smoke it for fun or eat it for relief. No fingers allowed.
News will be forthcoming, I'm positive. No business leader will withhold meaningful news, certainly not when it may bring new subscribers to the company.
My thoughts only.
Where does QASP say the company OWNS the store?
No reason to talk about agreements and get-togethers over tea and weed---just WRITTEN, court-worthy affidavits attesting to there being bona fide CONTRACTS!
I've not seen even one example of this. If you have, would you mind posting it?
Thank you.
When you say there will be massive gains in USEI this summer---what information do you have that the rest of us don't?
Or is this just pompom waving to convince yourself?
Empty comments go nowhere good, as a rule. Give is facts!
I think the share price is caught somewhere between issues of trust and a pronounced difficulty in determining how share holders will be compensated for committing their cash to a company whose leadership has proved unable to create a profitable publicly traded concern.
My opinions only, nothing more.
No apology necessary. We're all excited, I'm sure.
I've been expecting the announcement of the latest spin-off and added about 2,000 shares yesterday. The news is great and the future could not be more promising, imo.
Excellent information.
Thank you!
I'm confused. When did "Definitive Agreement on the acquisition" come to mean a done deal? People agree upon things all the time but it doesn't necessarily translate into done deals. Or does it?
Agreements might apply to lots of things but not necessarily to signed and sealed transactions. Or it could apply to just one or more aspects of a proposed arrangement. Regardless of the interpretation, I'm not convinced we can take this one to the bank. And I'm thinking this is the stumbling block keeping our share price down.
Anyone with a provable interpretation to the contrary of what you see above? I'd love to be wrong!
We just received the best news imaginable and you wanna play golf? lol I'm not sure the golf courses justify becoming separate entity within itself.
Looking it up, it appears way back in February I said people are crazy not to be going after this one. I added a bunch myself. And I agree with you---this is a quiet board, sad to say. One thing is for certain: Newcastle is hardly lacking excitement.
Clearly I was expecting a dynamic move such as the one announced today---but on a fast-forward schedule. I was excited.
Today our excitement is justified. I added 15% to my holdings. NCT has been stunningly pro-unit holders. New Media (NEWM) is holding its own and like parent, like child--- NEWM has announced the start of paying dividends to occur by year end. The suggested payout is not to my liking and I've liquidated half the position. New Resources (NRZ) is the other spin off which I also sold. Each spin has yielded a very acceptable bounty; I expect more of the same this time.
REITS are thought to be boring investments by many investors yet I find it not to be the case at all. There's a huge sense of satisfaction that can come from such investments for reasons of relatively safe and reliable income production. This investment vehicle tends to operate with a smaller likelihood of capital appreciation when compared to other investment choices, perhaps. So it is often compared to watching paint dry and grass grow for older investors. It's not like that for me, however, for I've placed enough capital into this particular pick to keep me on the edge of my seat. And that always spells excitement in addition to getting my quarterly allowance.
I'm looking forward to exchanges of opinion and thoughts here!
All comments above are in my opinion only.
The "binding agreement" may bind both parties to terms agreed upon with the escrow amount offered as a supportive basis for contractual purposes. As often happens in courts of law, however, the escrowed amount typically functions as earnest money. As we know, terms are frequently unmet by one or both parties in which case the deal then closes with or without a financial penalty imposed.
This is the reason some states do not recognize the sanctity of earnest money deposits, thus permitting the recipient of such sums to retain that money as a consolation prize, as it were. There are typically two ways around this:
1. Make the smallest escrow consideration possible while retaining the cooperation of the seller.
2. If one party has doubts as to the veracity of the other party's ability to meet contract expectations, there can be an agreed upon fee imposed on the party withdrawing from the contract due to a lack of available financing and the like. We see this sort of thing all the time in real estate matters as well as floor planning ventures such as will be common in auto dealerships.
In brief, escrow arrangements never guarantee anything other than honest attempts to conclude agreed upon arrangements. They fall and fail to complete all the time. To insist that such arrangements are sacred and legally binding despite failures in raising money or having to yield to the discovery process findings amounts to outright lies or the deliberate attempt to conceal information that will result in the inevitable downfall of the agreement in the first place.
The above is in my opinion only. And I am very much a shareholder. But I do not own many shares because of the escrow situation.
Putting HYSR and then Hypersolar into the search box brought a total blank telling me neither item related to anything available at the website.
Can you provide an active link?
TIA.
Newly stated increases in petroleum reserves can occur for any number of reasons. In the case of Lonestar Resources Ltd. (LNREF), we can connect some dots by observing the following, extracted from a PDF released in February of this year. It will be found at Lonestar's own website:
Frank D. Bracken III, Lonestar’s Managing Director, commented, “The acquisition of these properties represents an exciting step forward for Lonestar. In January, 2013, Lonestar outlined a plan to reach its initial net leasehold objective of 20,000 net acres in the proven areas of the Eagle Ford Shale trend within 24 to 36 months. Today, less than 14 months later, I am pleased to announce that we have exceeded our initial objective, and in doing so, have materially augmented the scale of the Company, and perhaps more importantly, we have significantly deepened and diversified the Company’s drilling inventory, positioning it for more sustained growth while making it less dependent on any single property.”
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For additional color on this subject, take a look at the following which I've pasted from the same PDF:
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The property acquisitions announced today are expected to yield significant increases in all of Lonestar’s operational metrics:
• Adds 7.4 MMBOE, or 41% to Lonestar’s Proved Reserves, to 25.6 MMBOE
• Adds 10.6 MMBOE, or 42% to Lonestar’s Proved & Probable Reserves, to 36.0 MMBOE
• Adds $138.3 million, or 32% to Lonestar’s Proved PV-10, increasing Proved PV-10 to $566.4 million, equating to A$0.57 per share
• Adds $187.3 million, or 38% to Lonestar’s Proved & Probable PV-10, to $678.1 million
• Adds 13,156 net acres, or 130% to Lonestar’s net leasehold in the Eagle Ford Shale trend, to 23,079 net acres
• Adds 56 gross / 53 net engineered Eagle Ford Shale drilling locations, increasing its total engineered Eagle Ford Shale locations to 136 gross / 131 net
• Increases Eagle Ford Shale drilling inventory from 5 to 7 years
• Raising 2014 EBITDAX guidance by $15 to $20 million, or 17-19% to $105 to $125 million
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When attempting to meaningfully recognize pluses and minuses of a company in which I'm considering investment, I like to entertain all arguments as they can raise important items for consideration. All opinions are worthy of my respect.
Focusing on potential profitability only, I'm not especially concerned with items showing expired half-lives. This might include matters concluded before a company IPOs. While some investors may question associated relevance of these issues, I don't, for mine is to deal with facts I can see clearly right before me. Finding myself able to witness momentum in terms of corporate acquisitional achievements and, on top of that---with an upwardly positive bias? Count me in for I'm as white on rice!
There's been nothing in the press of late that buoys my enthusiasm. Hypersolar has yet to demonstrate proof of concept as far as I'm concerned. All the newspaper and magazine articles in the world may add glitter to HYSR's glamor but it does absolutely nothing for my brokerage account. I'm currently down 63.48% on 40,000 shares, having paid 8.76 cents. I doubt I'm the only one here carrying such a loss. The amount of money involved is minimal whereas the smell of defeat stinks big.
Hydrogen fuel cells will definitely be seen as an attractive solution for any number of deficiencies. So far, however, HYSR's idea has yet to get it done. Not to say we're not on our way for I believe we are. But at this point we're dry as a bone on an Arizonan desert. And nothing in the media of late supports a reversal of fortune. I wish this were not the case.
I'd love to hear of proofs in evidence to the contrary of my tone within. Pompom waves won't do it for me---I need to see concrete items that make this company of ours a buyout candidate or at least recognized holders of an enviable patent portfolio with commercialization on the way.
All in my opinion.
There's been nothing in the press of late that buoys my enthusiasm. Hypersolar has yet to demonstrate proof of concept as far as I'm concerned. All the newspaper and magazine articles in the world may add glitter to HYSR's glamor but it does absolutely nothing for my brokerage account. I'm currently down 63.48% on 40,000 shares, having paid 8.76 cents. I doubt I'm the only one here carrying such a loss. The amount of money involved is minimal whereas the smell of defeat stinks big.
Hydrogen fuel cells will definitely be seen as an attractive solution for any number of deficiencies. So far, however, HYSR's idea has yet to get it done. Not to say we're not on our way for I believe we are. But at this point we're dry as a bone on an Arizonan desert. And nothing in the media of late supports a reversal of fortune. I wish this were not the case.
I'd love to hear of proofs in evidence to the contrary of my tone within. Pompom waves won't do it for me---I need to see concrete items that make this company of ours a buyout candidate or at least recognized holders of an enviable patent portfolio with commercialization on the way.
All in my opinion.
Ameritrade has not posed any objections. I've made about five purchases thus far without difficulty.
I wish you good luck in making your choice and any subsequent moves, should you participate.
It's not an available story unless you subscribe. It's a ploy used to seduce readers. It has next to nothing to do with our stock. It is opportunistic.
This could not be more moving. Thank you.
You're correct in all likelihood.
SA pays a penny per read for their published articles.
Professionals pay hefty premiums for the privilege of getting first dibs when it comes to receiving these research items. Seeking Alpha charges a hefty annual fee for that privilege.
The professionals we're talking about are typically fund managers. Thus, there is every reason to expect that any available research conducted on an in-depth basis will find its rightful audience.
I find no fault with this, whatsoever. And I see no limiting factor when it comes to making any of this research available to a broader audience.
Meanwhile, Lonestar Resources did nicely today regardless of its marketable value as opposed to what some of us might recognize as its "perceived" or underlying value. A gain of 11.58% is fine.
These are my thoughts & opinions only. You are certainly welcome to expressing your own.
How is the $1,000,000 two-year guarantee going to work?
Does the partnering company have a record of accomplishments that are publicly disclosed for the benefit of all to study?
Is there a viewable contract detailing the nature of the guarantee?
Is it possible the price is in the tank because of a lack of visibility or am I missing vital ingredients?
I'd sure love to see shareholders benefit from this!
Thanks for any help on these questions.
Does your USEI confidence come from facts in evidence or wishful thinking? It's easy to speak of lofty expectations, we all do it. But to blatantly insist that USEI will succeed in all endeavors approached is not tenable.
So I'm asking you to identify some of those things securing you. Please believe me when I say I very much want to find myself in agreement with you but it won't happen without proofs supporting your grand expectations. Example: You say:
"USEI is going to have plenty of weed available once they start growing with ERBB."
How do you know this? Can you cite informational sources? I know it's logical to assume this but is there proof out there?
You say you're confident USEI is ready to supply both markets. Is this based on anything substantive?
And those pictures of branded products---the baked goods weren't branded. In fact, we learned later that they were photos taken before USEI publicly ventured into the MJ arena. What evidence has you buying into this?
For the record, I've marked you and follow your posts carefully. I'm asking for some validation here as it would mean a lot to us.
All in my opinion.
Has USEI stated that we have access to MJ products to be used in edibles? Anybody can sling some hash in the kitchen but that's a far cry from professionally conceived recipes developed, tested and proved desirable with regard to marketability. Then there's packaging, storage, insurances befitting a drug just now coming out of the closet, transportation of goods manufactured, upfront cash to cover expenses, staffing, bookkeeping and considerably more, still. Bottom line: There's a whole lot that we don't yet know. Knowing more would ease a lot of shareholder concern.
Your share price projections are interesting. Fifty cents would put $2 million in my hands but I'm not thinking that far ahead. Still, it sure would be mighty fine!
With the DOW, NASD and S&P 500 all down massively today, is it any wonder that USEI found itself under pricing pressure?
Fifty cents is hardly the pot at the end of the rainbow for me as a BCLI shareholder. With a cost basis of 28 cents, it's a case of limited profit---$3K from here. Contrasted with the other stock in the featured article at SA, CUR is a triple for some of us already, with the best yet to come. The same analyst has projected a possible $6.50 to $8 per share with CUR, or +49%.
If BCLI were to disclose a breakthrough technology resulting in a really dynamic drug in conjunction with autologous cell introduction in ALS, for example---I'll bet you that shares would leap well past $1. It's a mistake to think in terms of percentages from today's share price. Factor in something for the ALS audience out there and that's part of the picture. But it will be the shock of a company coming up with a life-extending solution, if only a temporary one at that---that will place this company squarely on anybody's map. And propelling things will be big dollars offered by the likes of the biggest drug companies looking to cash in on unheard-of potential profits.
My opinions only in the above.
USEI is doing what stocks do---moving up and down, often on no news at all. With the DOW down well into triple digits and the S&P and NASD also well in the red, very few stocks will escape.
Getting the chance to add shares at .0055 is a no-brainer given that we shareholders found sub-penny shares acceptable over the past several weeks. There've been hints of increasing momentum from LumberDoktor's Twitter statements and also from a few folks "on the ground" in Washington and Colorado who faithfully share their impressions here with us. Things would be different if we knew of bad things going on behind the scenes.
This gift of cheap shares is something else. I added a lot at .0055. Apparently the only thing of note to change is the share price, and not the company or our investments.
All in my opinion.
This website is not Tony Miller's office. Go to the USEI website and contact the CEO directly. He has communicated back to me when I've sent an email.
The author is financially compensated by Seeking Alpha.
Good to see you back here, Greg!
Adding at these low prices is a no-brainer imo. Gains have been wiped out today but there's no getting around the meaning of a 10% restatement to the upside regarding proved reserves. Conservative management teams are loathe to overstate reserves only to find it necessary to backtrack. Better to leave such matters to reservoir specialists who are engineers especially prepared to evaluate where and how much oil and oil equivalents are located within a pay zone. So when we get news of better numbers than even management had known, it's as good as things get.
My prediction is that we're going to be very pleased with our investments here. I'm thinking it will probably be amply evident by the end of the year. About the only potentially disruptive influence I might imagine is a global disturbance of some sort.
Looking forward to greener days and pastures, too!
Len
A dollar? Not without a tripling of the current share price. Let's keep it real or this board will lose all credibility. And that could hurt the company in which we've invested.
IMHO
I don't think expenses have been incurred as there was no courtroom even taking place. Costs of discovery are borne by the law firm which works on a contingency basis, said costs recovered on judgment day.
Imo
Today the World Bank stated that we're all in a period of global decline. Negativity of this sort impacts mercilessly on energy markets as will be evidence by the harsh decline in airline stock numbers.
With CAZFF down about three cents, I increased my position by 10% thus far. For the sake of full disclosure given that message boards are often littered with half-truths if not outright lies, these are my numbers:
Shares held: 33,000
Gain/loss: +3.99%
As time goes on, I hope others here will judge for themselves how well one investor makes out in this particular pick. In fifteen minutes of posting, opportunities to edit the above information will expire so this is the real deal.
If shares continue to drop, I'll add more, probably capping things at 35,000 shares or 2,000 sh. from this point. My plan is to balance this pick with another---LNREF, employing a 2:1 ratio favoring CAZFF. My thinking is that both will do very nicely but I see CAZFF as possibly more talented in terms of leadership. I'm not sure of this yet and am hoping time will reveal any inherent veracity. A severe dip in either stock will have me extending further.
Good luck to all here!
My opinions only in the above.
Today (Wednesday) shows the indices severely down with the DOW nearly triple digit-wise in the red. This, plus the fact that Lonestar is the new kid on the trading block and I think we can see why shares are dropping today. Clearly, the early gains made by day traders have gone for richer pay zones while the body of true longs is now beginning to come together. I expect that a week or two from now shares will have indicated a bottom or support point, making it easier to accumulate without concern for the uh-oh-I-must-have-screwed-up feeling. Also, today the World Bank pointed to doom & gloom descending upon the global community. The airlines are hard hit, in particular. Negativity always impacts energy circles for energy drives everything.
That said, I increased my position by 50% thus far today. Now at 15,000 shares with a cost basis of 40 cents. I'm disclosing these numbers so that others may judge for themselves how they are doing against at least one other. Admittedly I overpaid on Monday, no question about it. My intent was to start a position, not achieve bragging rights. In fact, I don't mind lining another investor's pockets a trifle as I usually make out well and don't need to be greedy. So I'll often agree to pay the ask.
We invest so that we can profit. Smart stock picks provide opportunity for that, no need to deliberately deprive others from feeling successful, imo. Lonestar looks good enough to me to justify my further investment. This may not work for you and it explains once again why I'm posting my numbers: I want others to see what will prove to work in my favor or fail miserably. By seeing the numbers, you'll see the real deal without window dressing. Right now, for example, I'm underwater $544.60 or 8.98%. I hope readers here will check back in a month to see how one investor is doing with this pick.
These comments are in my opinion only.
Your steady-as-she-goes attitude is commendable. At the same time, I know many here who will say the same thing and they mean it, too. This is a pretty good board, lots of helpful folks comforting others. Some of the erratic behaviors evidenced elsewhere don't seem to be plaguing us here, thankfully.
IMHO
Charlie Sheen's endorsement might bring more high dollar notoriety than would be the case with a younger popular figure. Charlie is older, sophisticated and will have greater appeal to the middle aged crowd with money to spend frivolously. This might be very good for USEI shareholders for obvious reasons, imo.
He's also know for his comedic style. That, too, could bring color to the rumored association.
Regardless of whom the celeb is, it's going to be another step in a process by which USEI becomes a recognized player in a theater where only The Real McCoy will be the last one standing.
IMO
The quickest and surest way to build brand recognition begins and ends with money to be used in promotion efforts. The ONLY way for ERBB to get that kind of money is to get off the pinks in order to generate institutional interest. As things stand now, you won't be seeing any institutional interest. And it's because of the credibility issue, not products or intellectual property. Unfortunately, the "tutes" are the ones with pistol packing cash that will move mountains. This lack of concern for becoming viable for the sake of institutional backing concerns me.
There's a lot of confusion here with people sometimes thinking that the shares we all have bought put operating money into ERBB's hands. This isn't the way it works at all, though. Shares being traded were minted long before today in many cases. The ones I bought yesterday and today won't benefit the company. But I'm betting they'll benefit me.
I'm hopeful and holding strong and long.
IMO
WOW!!!
You obviously haven't read the report compiled and available here.
Or you did and were maybe unable to understand it.
Why not give it another try? I'll be happy to help.
I'm sorry that you missed out on yesterday's run-up. I did, too, but loaded up today in anticipation of fine results in the months ahead. Some of us invest while others look for the quick trade.
And then there are some who neither invest nor day trade. So what do they do? Danged if I know but there's probably an agenda there somewhere, huh?
Credibility dies by the lack of literacy. Too bad. Your posting history involves numerous posts on HRTPY and MDLNF---both of which are pennies. And neither is doing well with one in the cellar. That has me wondering if you're critical of yourself?
I wish you the best.....elsewhere.