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A lot of action this afternoon, are these people accumulating, or are we getting new investors?
6 more trades then yesterday w/ 6 thousand more in volume!
Everybody have a good weekend, perhaps we will get our candy lol
from CTUM on Valentines Day!!!!
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Skeeziks
When are the MM's going to take the leash off the dog, only then will this puppy take off.
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TheDane.... I totally concur on what you said. Almost 80 trades today. It was an interesting day, but we didn't really see a rise in the SP.
Tomorrow things might get really interesting, albeit I think it will happen next week hopefully!!!
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Does anyone think that we will average another 10 trades per hour. There has been 60 trades so far, I'd like to see another 20.
I guess that remains to be seen.
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Lowman......You could be right, with 5 hours of trading left, that very well could come to fruition.
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Will we surpass $1.15 today?
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I wonder, if the board of directors and DR should contact Dr.
Phillip Frost re TLC?
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The recent PR didn't do anything for the SP unfortunately.
I realize that not every PR is going to have results for the SP
to rise. The trading has been very thin lately. Perhaps there's a lot of lookers?
I'm still waiting patiently for over two years, looking for BLAST OFF this year!!!
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Sure hope the FDA gets going, after a day like this, there won't be anything left in my portfolio. lol
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This article appeared in the Desert Sun on line, it is slightly different from the newspaper article. It originally came from the USA Today. The newspaper article at the end of the article stated that sultures and stitches were being used.
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Health & FitnessKnee to know basis
Younger patients undergoing replacement surgeries
Janet Kornblum • USA TODAY • September 27, 2007
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I'd tried it all: Celebrex, ibuprofen, Darvocet, Percocet, Cortisone, Synvisc, acupuncture, meditation, diet, glucosamine chondroitin, tears ...
And, oh, did I mention the six surgeries?
My right knee was, to use a technical term, kaput.
But now, after surgery in January, I'm the beneficiary of a total knee replacement.
A decade or so ago, most surgeons wouldn't have touched me with a 10-foot scalpel. I'm 45.
Though knee replacements for those younger than 50 are still relatively unusual, I'm walking (thank goodness) proof that more surgeons are operating on younger people.
The number of knee replacements has grown from 257,000 in 1998 to 455,000 in 2004, the last year statistics were available, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
And the mean age has steadily declined from 68.4 in 1998 to 67.2 in 2004.
That trend is expected to continue, thanks to the growing ranks of boomers - many of whom "aren't going to accept a sedentary lifestyle," says Michael Ries, chief of the University of California-San Francisco Arthroplasty (joint replacement) Service - and my surgeon.
"These are active people, and they're unwilling to accept the restrictions that the previous generation had."
When Ries, 50, was trained, he was taught to "withhold joint replacement until somebody was so old that they probably wouldn't outlive the prosthesis," he says.
"Now as an orthopedic community, I sense that our role has changed."
Still, doctors do try to avoid replacements at any age: They're painful and risky, and even though techniques are improving, they generally don't last more than 20 years.
That means anyone under 60 could very well face a second replacement; and each time, the surgery is more complicated because there's less bone to work with.
Given all the risks and difficulty of the surgery and recovery, how do you know when to go for a knee replacement?
Unfortunately, there's no perfect litmus test. Doctors can tell you how degenerated your bones are. They will give you a list of options, if any are available.
But ultimately, it's the patient's decision. And often, it's a lifestyle choice.
Most say it's time when you absolutely can't stand the pain.
I thought I'd reached that point 10 years ago, but I was advised to wait because of my age. I had bone-on-bone arthritis, largely the result of a surgery that I'd had when I was 9 to remove my lateral meniscus, or cartilage, which was irregular and slightly torn.
Unfortunately, the standard treatment for damaged cartilage before arthroscopy was removal, which caused trauma to my knee and nerve damage.
But I "recovered" and continued to be an active child and young adult, running, dancing and doing all sorts of sports.
The years of wear and tear on a cartilage-less knee slowly shredded holes in the layer of cartilage that covers the ends of bones.
Some people start to have pain in their 50s or 60s and wake up one day at 60 or 70 to excruciating pain that gets worse.
For some, severe obesity puts stress on the joints.
Others may have a previous injury - or just draw an unlucky genetic card.
Often it's a combination of factors that precipitate a knee replacement.
For me, the time came when I ran out of remedies that worked and activities I could give up (over the years I'd given up running and dancing, boogie-boarding and hiking).
By then the pain was so constant that it seemed as if my entire life revolved around my knee.
On Jan. 23, a month after my 45th birthday, Ries sawed off my old joint and installed a new one.
I had what is euphemistically called "minimally invasive" knee replacement surgery; it is still pretty invasive.
The incision is smaller and there is less cutting into the soft tissues. But surgeons still saw off the ends of your bones.
Anyone considering this should understand that it's major surgery that requires months of rehabilitation. (I was off work about four months.)
So, at seven months out, how is it?
The truth is, I don't really know yet.
I do have full range of motion, thanks largely to a second hospitalization in which my surgeon bent my knee under anesthesia to break up scar tissue.
The agonizing pain from arthritis is gone, but I still sometimes feel achy.
I'm starting to ride my bike and boogie-board, but the soft tissues on top of my knee still hurt - sometimes a lot.
Some people have no pain within a few months.
For others it can take a year - even longer - to fully heal.
And a few others face obstacles I don't even want to think about.
I still want to hike, bike, boogie-board, swim and dance.
And when I ask my doctor if that can happen, he usually nods and says, "Sure."
I'll keep you posted.
PatD100.....You got that right, would love to see TLC Featured on TV!
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Or no deal? lol eom
Hey male1041.....With all of those shares, Jag must be an insider lol
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Has anyone seen this report? Interesting reading, albeit things have been left out. You have to read between the lines lol
Comments anyone?
http://www.pcaobus.org/Inspections/Publi...
I've been in this stock going on 2 years, looking forward for this puppy to come to fruition soon. Right now it looks like we're in the summer doldrums. lol
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lowman.....Thanks for the update, now we can put this to rest, and move on. Onward and upward!!!lol
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Hope this link sheds some light.
http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/22/pfizer-cfo-changes-biz-cx_mh_0822pfizer.html?partner=yahootix
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Sorry Joe computer went crazy lol
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As usual, thanks Dane!
Were those last three trades, buys? Thanks
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Bad day, in Badrock lol 16 stocks in portfolio and watch list
All 16 RED but tomorrow is another day.
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airdale1......Thanks for the info
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A couple of trades today, but I noticed that the volume was higher for the amount of trades than usual. Is something in the works? Were there more buys than sells? Thanks
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express40......Good post, albeit would it be better, if what you said came from the company? Without going into the "nuts and bolts"
Looking for R for "Results" not E for "Effort"
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Is tomorrow the big day????? Stay tuned
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airdale1............Thank you very much for your help.
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Were there more buys than sells today Thanks
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Bad day today all the way around 17 stocks, only one in the green......Oh well life goes on.
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Starting tomorrow, there will be 16 more trading days until July. Technically the first part of the year is over.
What I'm saying, is perhaps DR knows that too, and is going to have a PR released prior to July. The company stated that things would be done in the early part of 2007.
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TheDane....Are the majority of these trades "Buys" Thanks
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In the "Green" Is that better than in "The Pink" lol
Just kiddin'
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maddogs I think we have started the show! lol
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Are we going to "ROCK "N" ROLL" this week?
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The way things are going, looks like we have a chance on hitting the fifties next week.
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The last trade @3:05pm 906 shares. Was that a signal? lol
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What do we do now? Punt! lol
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male1041 Probably those who bought in the fifty cent range,
and are looking to lock in their profits.
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Steve1 Thanks eom
Bummer.....CTUM (CTUME) No longer has a thread on the Yahoo board
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Everyone have a good and safe weekend. Perhaps we will see a big spike Tuesday!
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