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Two nice charts...
~APOA, Crossover(My target, North of .40, time frame 1 month)
~ALMI,Breakout Watch(My target,North of .30, time frame 2 months)
~Rig
berge,
yea we could, then it will be a ladle.lol.
~Rig
~ALMI Chart...
Nice cup forming, will it rest at .18 or move higher?
~APOA Chart...
Nice crossover 50m a 200 ma, Next stop mid 20's?
~Rig
~FASC sumfins brewing IMO ~Rig
~SHLP .82 X .90 looking good, anyone get any? This is a buy and hold for those interested, the Mold copmound can be a monster product.Being a builder, the market can be in the billions.Do some DD .There are also warrants.
Posted by: RIGATONI
In reply to: None Date:2/8/2004 10:32:23 PM
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~SHLP .50 X .54
This is a nice one to buy and put away IMO ,for those who cant watch every tick and need something like an early stage HBSL or SCBI that I recco'd around the same level.They are doing nice things.Take some time and read the last pr.
~Rig
~TRBY
BMIC been sittin on the best ask all day and now is on best bid.We chew through that CD and we move higher.
~Rig
~ALMI/APOA Race to .20!!!!!!! ~Rig
~ALMI .15 X .16 Approaching Breakout, Clay is good ~Rig
~RUBM ,For the treasure hunters...This just out yesterday....
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20040218/news/news1.html
Treasure hunters gear up
published: Wednesday / February 18, 2004
By Claude Mills, Staff Reporter
G. Howard Collingwood (left), president and chief operating officer of the United States-based Admiralty Corporation; Kenneth Vrana, (second left), chairman of the Centre for Maritime and Underwater Resource Management (CMURM), also in the United States; Captain Charles Nelson, (second right) and Clarence Lott, vice-president of Maritime Permitting at Admiralty Corporation, toured the Old Naval Hospital in Port Royal, yesterday. - Rudolph Brown/Staff Photographer
THE ATLANTA-BASED Admiralty Corporation is trying to fast-track its plans so that it can begin its search for sunken treasure in Jamaican waters by April 2004, a high-ranking company executive told The Gleaner yesterday.
The company had been granted a licence to begin its search over four years ago.
G. Howard Collingwood, president and chief operating officer of Admiralty Corporation, visited the Old Naval Hospital in Port Royal yesterday in a reconnaissance mission to see whether the company could set up its restoration laboratory there for the artefacts and treasure it hopes to find.
"We're looking for a place to put our lab, and this is a very likely prospect. We can do some renovations here... the building seems to be very sound, it leaks a bit, and some of the wiring is not up to standard. But I think you'd be surprised that with some cleaning up and a little paint... it has the docks we can bring artefacts in right from the boat, and we are looking for the things we will need food, fuel, and security," the 61-year-old president.
"We will be buying everything that we need here when we start recovering (treasure). We'll be hiring Jamaicans, plus we're looking for a chef, and a clerk to take care of the documentation," he said.
According to Mr. Collingwood, the company will spend US$2.2 million (J$140 million) during its first year of operations in the island. He believes the possibility exists for the public/private partnership between Admiralty and the Jamaican Government to earn 'hundreds of millions of dollars, half of which goes to Jamaica'.
Jamaica will receive all the non-precious artefacts, and will get first preference of all precious artefacts found.
"We want to do it properly, we are looking to be here for a long time, we have good records, a lady in Spain going through the records in Seville, and there are a lot of things out on the Pedro Banks, and to do a thorough job, we will have to be here for years," Mr. Collingwood explained.
The US$3 million ship, the New World Legacy, will be used to conduct most of the salvaging operations and is specially designed to execute shallow water recovery missions. The ship will be captained by Captain Charles Nelson.
Kenneth J. Vrana, chairman of the Centre for Maritime and Underwater Resource Management (CMURM), was also in attendance. He seemed to be buzzing with excitement at the possibility of the mission getting started.
"I am delighted to be moving from planning to implementation... this is what archaelogists live for... taking artefacts immersed in a different environment for hundreds of years, and bringing them back to the eyes, ears and understanding of today's people, it's a pretty noble cause but it needs to be done correctly," Mr. Vrana said.
The treasure hunt will see the use of the much-vaunted, but unproven ATLIS technology for the first time. ATLIS can detect both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
~Rig
~RUBM .45 X .47 Bouncing off support,Hope you snagged some cheapies mgland! ~Rig
~ALMI ,A few have PM'ed me for this.......
~ ALMI DD Page~ Updated 2/14/04
Updated with Wall Street Reporter Interview and Shareholder letter (8K)
Approximate shares o/s 33,682,246 as of 10/31/03
Corporate web site...
http://www.atlasmining.com/
Investor Business Dailys' Profile of ~Atlas Mining~ 11/07/03
http://www.investors.com/newswire/nwCn04.asp
Recent PR's ..........
Atlas Mining Company Continues to Provide Product for Micro Tubular Technology
Thursday November 20, 9:06 am ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031120/205302_1.html
Atlas Mining Company Reports on Dragon Mine
Tuesday November 18, 2:54 pm ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031118/185853_1.html
Atlas Mining Adds Gareth Tang to Advisory Board
Thursday October 23, 1:02 pm ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031023/235588_1.html
Atlas Mining Enters into Agreement with a Major Industrial Producer to Share Technical Information
Tuesday October 21, 8:45 am ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031021/215511_1.html
Atlas Mining Company Acquires Additional Timber Land from Louisiana Pacific Corp
Thursday October 9, 1:37 pm ET
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/031009/95571_1.html
Atlas Mining Finalizes Agreement To Manage Operations At Costa Rican Gold Mine
Monday September 29, 12:03 pm ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
Atlas Mining Announces Formation of Halloysite Advisory Group
Wednesday September 17, 9:03 am ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
Atlas Mining Continues Discussions to Operate Costa Rican Gold Mine
Tuesday August 5, 10:18 am ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
Atlas Mining Receives Halloysite Clay Order from U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Thursday July 17, 11:01 am ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
Atlas Mining Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Manage Gold Property
Tuesday May 20, 9:00 am ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
Top Industrial Minerals Consultant Paul Adler Interviewed by IPOdesktop.com as Part of Continuing Internet Radio Series on Atlas Mining Company Developments
Thursday December 19, 2002 9:00 am ET
http://www.atlasmining.com/media.html
The Interview.....
http://gaskinsco.com/almi2.ram
Latest ceo Interview by Wall Street Reporter
http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/profiles/AtlasMining.html
Latest CEO Interview by CEOCAST.com
http://ceocast.com/company.cfm?cid=5292
Latest 8k...
Shareholder letter of Feb 10, 2004
http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/filingFrameset.asp?FileName=0001144204%2D04%2D001163%2Etxt&FilePath....
Latest 10Q...
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/030818/almi.ob10qsb.html
Mineral Search Web Site...
What is Halloysite?
http://www.minerals.co.nz/html/main_topics/resources_for_schools/industrial_minerals/indmin_cs_hallo....
http://www.med.govt.nz/crown_minerals/minerals/resources/industrial.html
Worlds Largest Clay/Mineral Company
This company is involved with the New Zealand Mine where the only other Halloysite exists...
http://www.imerys.com/imerys/imerys5.nsf/FrameWeb/Principal2Wo?OpenDocument&nav=1?OpenDocument&a....
CEO Shareholder Letter 10/24/03...
ATLAS MINING COMPANY
P O BOX 968
OSBURN, IDAHO 83849
Symbol: ALMI
October 24, 2003
MESSAGE TO ATLAS MINING COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS
Over the past several months we have continued to make strides toward our goals. Our number one goal has been to get the Dragon Mine into production. The purity and unique attributes of our clay have resulted in the rapid expansion of our potential market through the addition of both new users and new applications. We have been in close contact with researchers at Montana State University, who have been hired by the United States Government to find commercial uses for government-owned patents. For example, the Naval Research Laboratory has created a method for using microtubules from halloysite clay as a time-release mechanism with a wide-variety of functions. Along with more conventional applications, we believe that such innovative discoveries will increase demand for our product. So far this year:
· We have completed a drilling program to determine the extent of the halloysite clay bed and to verify information from previous owners.
· We have completed studies and analysis on costs of development, mining and processing.
· We have continued to work with the US Naval Research Lab, Montana State University, Yale Medical School Research Lab, and others to move new applications closer to reality.
· We have processed bulk samples of our product through three different milling systems in pursuit of an optimal method.
· We have formed an advisory board to assist us in our product development and marketing. Dr. Ron Price, Dr. Paul Adler and Mr. Gareth Tang have joined this team and are very supportive of our efforts.
One concern we have had this past year is the lack luster performance of our stock. We went through tremendous efforts and expense to get the company into a fully-reporting status with the Security and Exchange Commission, and have strived to keep up our filings. We have targeted a property (the Dragon Mine) with great potential that is environmentally sound, and with a fairly economical cost factor for development. In the mining industry this does not happen very often. We have a resource of at least 300,000 tons of unique halloysite clay with a minimum value of $450.00 per ton. This equates to over $4.00 per share value to our shareholders. If the rest of the investing public understood as well as you our shareholder, the significance of this we would not be struggling with a market price of ALMI in the ten-cent range.
Ron Short was hired this year as our Operations Manager. His duties include bidding contracting projects, as well as helping us to establish a plan for the Dragon Mine and the Costa Rica gold project. Ron & I have recently returned from a trip to the Dragon Mine to inspect the shaft, and to formulate a plan to get into a bed of halloysite near the surface. Ron is equally willing to spend time getting his hands dirty working on a project or to spend time on detailed planning and paperwork.
Our contracting entity has been working steadily this year. Although smaller jobs, the cash flow has helped to maintain our day to day activities. I am very proud of Frank Fausett, our operations supervisor, for the good work he has done for us. With Frank’s efforts we have continued to keep our presence in the industry. Our recent agreement to manage a gold property in Costa Rica will help provide an additional long term source of income for our company. This project became available to us because of our knowledge of underground narrow vein mining and our reputation and integrity that people like Frank and Ron bring to the company.
Our logging activities this year got off to a slow start first due to lumber prices, and then fire danger. We have found a window of opportunity this fall to move into the woods, and are optimistic that our loggers will be able to create some additional cash flow for us before winter.
One other goal we have been pursuing has been that of finding a merger partner which will bring assets and positive cash flow into the company. We have met with a number of candidates, and are continuing to do so. The reasoning behind this effort is to bring more value to the company and the shareholders. By adding value and positive cash flow to the company the results would be greatly beneficial to us. We hope to be able to make an announcement to you during the next few months regarding this.
As we move closer to realizing our goals at the Dragon Mine and with our other diverse natural resource interests, I am very excited about the future of our company. We appreciate your continued support of Atlas Mining Company.
William T Jacobson
President
Rig
~FASC keep on close watch IMO. ~Rig
~ALMI Chart.........
~Rig
givenitago, thanks, thats a start, I'm looking for KDS sales. ~Rig
~ALMI going folks~ Chart.........
This is my year pick!
~Rig
Hooooooooooorahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :) ~Rig
~ALMI Chart...
~Rig
~FASC ^ticks .05 X .051 ~Rig
~ALMI Lets party ~Rig
TRBY more good news coming IMO, once those 2 mill shares for AJW are gone, we move higher IMO.~Rig
added APOA .18 ~Rig
FASC news could be coming IMO~Rig
~FSRC News...
February 19, 2004 07:30
Spin Networks, Inc and Freestar Technology Enter into Technology Management Partnership Agreement
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NEW YORK, Feb 19, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Spin Networks, Inc. (SNI) a US based Florida Corporation, today announced that it has signed a technology management partnership agreement with Freestar Technology Corporation (OTCBB:FSRC), the highlights of which are that 1) SNI will provide operational management of FST's USA based operation and general management of its European subsidiary, Rahaxi Processing, 2) will begin developing and implementing a 'ramp-up' scalable version of a gateway and payment processing platform in Miami, and 3) process all of its customers' processing and payment transactions through FST. SNI develops software technologies in the Windows and Linux environments, with expertise in secure processes, routing, encryption, compression, communications and transaction processing. A number of SNI's technology deployments require transaction processing to be delivered as part of its offering to its customers.
Edward Moffly, CEO of Spin Networks, has stated "Aligning SNI with a processing group that has and will have worldwide reach allows the opportunity to provide a needed and vital service component to our customers. Most exciting, SNI now has a partner in FreeStar to exploit its cutting edge technologies in the processing arena."
Paul Egan, President and Chief Executive Officer of FreeStar, added, "We couldn't be more pleased about teaming with Spin Networks. Their hands-on professional involvement with our management team will deliver FreeStar a dimension of capability and credibility that should serve to greatly enhance our value proposition. Moreover, they have the required industry influence and depth of resources to facilitate wide and rapid acceptance of FreeStar payment products at a much more accelerated rate than we believed possible by doing it alone. This is a milestone event in the evolution of FreeStar Technologies, and one that we have every hope of maximizing with our new valued joint venture partner."
About Spin Networks, Inc.
Spin Networks, Inc. is a US based Florida Corporation. The Company has its corporate headquarters and application development facility in Miami, Florida. The company also maintains offices in Toronto, Canada for international projects and Belo Horizonte, Brazil, where its Research and Development laboratory is located. For more information visit our website http://www.spinnetworks.com.
About FreeStar Technology Corporation
FreeStar Technology is an international payment processing and technology company operating a robust Northern European BASE24 credit card processing platform based in Helsinki, Finland. FreeStar currently processes approximately 1,000,000 card payments per month for an established client base that comprises companies such as Finnair, Ikea and Stockman. FreeStar is focused on exploiting a first-to-market advantage for its Enhanced Transactional Secure Software (ETSS), which is a software package that empowers consumers to consummate e-commerce transactions with a high level of security using credit, debit, ATM (with PIN) or smart cards. The company maintains its corporate headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and has offices in Dublin, Ireland and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit FreeStar Technology's websites at http://www.freestartech.com, http://www.rahaxi.com.
Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives of the companies, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Technical and other complications that may arise could prevent the prompt implementation of any strategically significant plans outlined.
SOURCE: FreeStar Technology Corporation
FreeStar Technology, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Paul Egan, 809-503-5911
E-mail: pegan@freestartech.com
or
Spin Networks
Edward Moffly, 305-594-9244
E-mail: emoffly@spinnetworks.com
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~GMDP News...
Global Medical Products Holdings's Inc. Affilliate Company Globelink Capital Inc., Appoints New President While Global Medical Products Holdings Sets Record Date For Stock Spin-Off Dividend
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. (Other OTC:GMDP) and EarthNetMedia, Inc. (OTCBB:ENTM) announced today the appointment of Keith W. Berglund as President and Chief Executive Officer of GlobeLink Capital, Inc. replacing Karl R. Rolls, Jr. who has resigned effective with this announcement. GlobeLink Capital, Inc. is a venture capital and funding company jointly formed by EarthNetMedia, Inc. and JWG Enterprises, Inc. to assist in the research, development and funding of small entrepreneurial companies in the Far East and North America. JWG Enterprises, Inc. recently assigned all rights to GlobeLink Capital, Inc. to Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Berglund received his B.S. in Business from Eastern Illinois University in 1979 and his M.B.A. with honors and J.D. from DePaul University in 1983. He first began his business career as an attache with the Royal Danish consulate where he assisted in marketing efforts for Scandinavian products in North America. He then joined Evans Transportation Group (a Fortune 200 company) as a Treasury Analyst and subsequently as a Trust Analyst for Northern Trust (Chicago).
In 1983, Mr. Berglund began his legal career as a clerk for a federal judge in Chicago. Subsequent to that he had affiliations with such law firms as Sidney & Austin; Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue; Paul, Hastings, Janowski & Walker, where he was a partner; and Dewey & Ballantine, where he chaired their Restructuring Group. In 2002, Mr. Berglund formed his own consultancy practice, The Berglund Group, in Los Angeles, Ca. His clients have included GECC, CIC Industrial Credit, Bankers Trust Commercial Credit, Brentwood Venture Capital plus the Lone Star Opportunity Fund -- to name a few. Mr. Berglund has extensive loan structuring experience in Mexico, Central and South America, Europe and Asia.
Mr. Berglund is a member of the California, Illinois, Georgia, Federal and American Bar Associations. He is also an active member of the Scandinavian Chamber of Commerce.
GLOBAL MEDICAL PRODUCTS HOLDINGS, INC. SETS STOCK DIVIDEND RECORD DATE
On February 18, 2004, the Board of Directors of Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc., Inc. approved a stock spin-off dividend in GlobeLink Capital, Inc. that will be payable June 1, 2004 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 5, 2004. Shareholders will receive one (1) share of Common Stock of GlobeLink Capital, Inc. for every fifty (50) shares of the common stock of Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. owned prior to the record date.
As part of the assignment agreement with JWG Enterprises, Inc., Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. will receive from JWG Enterprises, Inc. twenty (20) per cent of the authorized stock in GlobeLink Capital, Inc. or 5 million shares. Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. will spin-off to its shareholders 2.5 million shares of the common stock of GlobeLink Capital, Inc. in the form of a stock dividend. Shares will be paid for full 50 share blocks of Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. Fractional shares will not be paid.
About Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc.
Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. is a U.S.-based technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and distribution of cardiovascular and body fluid-related products for the growing worldwide medical market. Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc. focuses 50% of its revenue base in China and 50% in North America and Europe. China represents some 1.3 billion people, twice the population size of North America. It is the only world market leader that has enjoyed an eight percent annual growth in its Gross National Product in recent years and should continued to do so through 2010.
The Company is contemplating increasing its exposure to the global marketplace by assisting small foreign companies arrange for financing and marketing of their products.
The Company maintains a public web site at www.globalmedprod.com.
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CONTACT:
Global Medical Products Holdings, Inc.
Douglas P. Brown
619-222-2568
~GVTS News...
Looks like we get a POP!
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040219/sfth050_1.html
Gravitas Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Hospitality Management Consortium 'NiteKlubz Entertainment Group'
Thursday February 19, 6:01 am ET
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gravitas International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GVTS - News; www.gravitas.biz) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire the hospitality management consortium, NiteKlubz Entertainment Group. NiteKlubz Entertainment is a consortium of top hospitality consultants and operators in the North American hospitality industry. The acquisition of NiteKlubz is an important step in the Company's expansion of its technology and application in the entertainment sector. Gravitas sees tremendous potential and sales in deploying its technology to enhance existing nightclub attendance and post-visit marketing. NiteKlubz currently has operational management contracts with a number of established venues and will be expanding this revenue arm of its operations to include hotel, pub, restaurant and retail liquor operations upon completion of the acquisition by GVTS.
ADVERTISEMENT
"I have seen the Gravitas systems used in the nightclub environment, and I know the results it has produced from a customer relations, database and marketing standpoint. One of the most difficult aspects of the nightclub and hospitality industry is getting people to tell others about how much fun they had. The Gravitas systems do all the work for the bars. Attendance at two entertainment facilities doubled, using the Gravitas systems. That to me is the true test of the technology. We're excited to be a part of a company that is poised for expansion in this arena," stated Travis Talbot, CEO of NiteKlubz Entertainment Group.
NOTE: Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "scheduled," "expect," or "intend to," and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any of the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, the availability of components and successful production of the Company's products, general acceptance of the Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, timing, and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and filings.
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Source: Wannigan Capital Corp.
~Rig
oil, thanks! ~Rig
oil/ALMI
I want more also! Hope it hangs for a while.Still holding all from .06.I love clay!
~Rig
capgain/ALMI
Yes it does IMO! I love clay!
~Rig
mgland/RUBM
Very good! Spring and treasure hunting isnt too far off IMO!
~Rig
mrgoodtrade,
I am also still holding all FASC, Keep a close watch.Of course ALMI gonna be a biggie IMO.May tale some time but hey, I have time.
~Rig
Nice 50 ma crossover 200 ma,
Chart guys gotta be loving this one right now!
~Rig
pete/IMTS/UNSP
~IMTS holding free shares.
~UNSP holding all shares, waiting for the Van Rex relationship to develop.
~Rig
fire,
Thank you my friend.I guess the DD paid off huh?
~Rig
mgland/:))))))))))) ~Rig
ninji,
Thanks my friend! Its nice that our friendly crew here continues to make money.I am happy to contribute.So with that said, Buy ALMI. lmao.
~Rig
ninji/APOA
Looking awesome! Traget north of .30 which was my target 7 months ago.
~Rig
APOA, TRBY Make my week!!!!!!!! ~Rig
TRBY .....News will continue to be released with positive developments IMO.We are in at the bottom folks IMO!
~Rig
TRBY News.......
Torbay Holdings Inc. Reports an Increase in Activity in International & US Domestic Distributors in 2004
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NEW YORK, Feb 18, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Torbay Holdings Inc (OTC:BB:TRBY.OB): reported today that sales in 2004 had got off to a pleasing start and that domestic and international distributor activity and interest had increased. The company yesterday released German and Swedish translation of some of its product support materials, one piece of which being software download instructions so as to make it easier for German and Swedish purchasers to use the company' Nib Click-less Software. Over time all the company's materials will be produced in these and other languages.
Sales and activity in Q4 supported our confidence in a continued growth trend though the December holiday period did impact distributor order cycles, more especially in Europe, which takes a longer holiday. There was therefore a slight decrease in Q4 sales over the previous quarter, which was immediately compensated for by a strong January, which has continued into February. On the basis of orders received so far and upon the satisfactory conclusion of current prospects, the possibility exists for sales this quarter to break into the 5-figure level. It should be noted that there is no guarantee of this achievement being made at with this time.
Tom Large President & CEO stated, "Our accounts are currently being audited for timely submission and to give a relative comparison that we believe better reflects the trend in the dynamic of our business, if we compare months 1 & 2 of Q4, so excluding December, with those of Q3 they were 48% ahead. So far, less than halfway into Q1 2004, we are at 75% of Q4 2003. It should be clearly understood that we are not deluded that the absolute levels of sales obtained thus far are an achievement in of themselves. To us they demonstrate that our business model works and equally importantly that our products work in the hands of those who need them and to whom our message is getting out. The objective is to scale things up, which is now more possible following the debt structure readjustments that should significantly improve our balance sheet. We can now pursue interest from other, hopefully, less expensive sources of finance to accelerate marketing activity and continue ongoing preparations for the retail sector."
"At the start of 2003 we had a single product offering and entered into a market with the objective of building confidence in our products in the eyes of Corporate and Suburban (work at home) Computer users. This was achieved by exploiting the key and unique feature of our entry product the Quill Grip-less mouse. With judicious use of limited budgets we introduced the Quill Well Mouse Mat that reduced the friction between mouse and mouse mat and Nib click-less software that effectively made the mousing task hands free, taking all the physical strain off of the small muscles that are most prone to RSI and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
"During 2003 scientific opinion could be judged to have caught up with our product design concepts as now the consensus amongst ergonomic academics is that using computer mice causes the circumstances of RSI more so than keyboarding. The technical reason for this is the difference between what is called Dynamic Verses Static Posture. Dynamic Posture is where muscles are tensed and relaxed cyclically. A muscle used in this way squeezes blood out when tensed so that fresh blood is received when it relaxes. This maintains a healthy supply of oxygen to the muscles. Static posture is where a muscle is tensed and held tense for a period of time. Typing is an example of Dynamic Posture. Static Posture is any form of extended grip and is why gripping computer mice is now considered more likely to cause RSI due to the reduced blood flows. Ergonomics has established a new standard called Functional Neutral, working while muscles are at or near rest. Quill Mouse is the only grip-less therefore Functional Neutral conforming mouse on the market and the Virtually Hands Free (VHF) Mousing System the only integrated hardware and software product on the market."
In 2003 we took our message and our products to those most qualified to judge them, the Corporate Ergonomic community, with the result that we now making repeat sales to companies like Intel, Microsoft, Boeing, Walt Disney World Co, to name but a few. Government sales are increasing from organizations like, and for example, The US Postal Service, Los Alamos Laboratories, The Military and The Coast Guard. We have over 99.9% user satisfaction and numerous testimonies that include statements of gratitude. Considering the purchasers objective is to remove the pain resulting in years of use of other computer mice this is a remarkable and gratifying achievement and the testimonies on our website represent just a few examples of the many now able to live their lives and earn their living without pain."
"Having established this bridgehead of capability and reputation we are now extending into new markets. They can be classified under the term Assistive Technology Market. This market is typified by the US Governments objectives under Section 508 of the 1998 Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act, which strive to make technology accessible to all despite any physical afflictions that maybe had. This standard, as it applies to computer mice, requires that products do not pinch, twist or require excessive grip and we are the only conventional computer mouse product that qualifies under this standard and is listed at www.section508.gov. We are further developing our visibility within this sector, estimated in excess of 10 million individuals, as we are again unique in the computer input sector in that our products are classified as Universally Assistive Technology as they work equally well in able or disabled hands and thereby remove the stigma that the design of products for the disabled can create. Workers Compensation Board in British Columbia has just approved a purchase of the Quill Mouse and Nib Software for demonstration in their ergonomics laboratory."
"While still currently a small organization in people terms, in Q4 we invested earnings from sales to establish a professional and effective office that has significantly improved our efficiency, which, with the outsourcing infrastructure already established, allows us to perform as if a much larger organization. We provide a product that, even with now thousands of users, takes up little time and resources in support, which means we can handle significantly more business than we currently transact. In this way we can grow our organization on the back of continued sales growth and without the need to make such investment ahead of and in the anticipation of doing so."
SOURCE: Torbay Holdings Inc
Torbay Holdings Inc
Tom Large, 516-747-5955
tom@trby.com
www.trby.com
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Nice to see the day traders exiting TRBY IMO, I think its a big mistake based on my DD.
~Rig