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It's "joint" and simple meaning is:
What does joint stipulation of dismissal mean?
It's basically an “agreement” letting the judge know that the court can dismiss (end/close) the case pending against you.
And should be with or without prejudice
Joint Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice, filed 09/14/2022 - FEC https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/tpf_ctr_joint_stipulation_of_dissmissal_without_prejudice_09-14-2022.pdf
For whomever it may concern...using gn instead of kn in knostics, denotes a religious aspect which I didnt want to do. Thus, when only speaking about knowledge, knostics seems to make more sense. For example, it doesn't take a nag hammadi gnostic to know that it's normally spelled with a G. It takes only the correlation of knowledge to knostic or "knowers". It is those knowers that I figured might explain why the need for NDAs if the BOD has no material knowledge whilst selling the farm, or.......if they indeed DO have material knowledge, how can the sales take place legally.
Be gnice to gnow
KNowledge =
KNostic
In a similar vein, but not from so lofty a height, I have decided to name something that has been provoking me for some years now. I need a name for a tendency that attempts to resist Gnosticism while simultaneously falling into something else very much like it.
Let’s call it knostic, shall we? The ancient error of gnosticism came from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis. The Gnostics claimed to have an extra spiritual “something,” a spark of heavenly knowledge, which trumped everything down here. It has come to mean a disparagement of the earthly and material, and a privileging of the rational, spiritual, or the abstract. I have taken the English word knowledge and, using the latest advances in gene splicing, have translated this ancient tendency into its modern English-speaking form — knosticism.
Let me give an example of it, the kind of thing I have been valiantly standing against for lo, these many years, and then move on to how it applies to Galli’s treatment of liturgy.
Many modern knostics have wanted to learn how to appreciate the arts of narrative.
Seems like the emu, wife, chang, can't gift/sell quick enough massive amts of shares...
WHY? Does it portend good things to come??
.......or not so good?
Do shareholders really believe they (emu, wife, chang) DON'T KNOW ANYTHING MATERIAL? Is that possible? Why would there be any need for NDAs if they don't know anything? But if they do know stuff, then how can they continuously be selling selling selling? I'm sure the knostics can explain it all.
Looks like next filing mid August
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Pps goes nowhere except downward bias.....as has always been the case for this, this, this 3 ring circus (print press/share selling/personal ATM). And what else to expect....what with all the constant, never ending sells sells sells from the emu and wifey?
Have no fear...the cabal (emu and his whole supporting cast) is hard at work (little birdie told me) putting together the next humdinger mega whopper pump campaign. It becomes harder and harder over time due to the BWCWS (boy who cried wolf syndrome). It's become next to impossible to move the pps up. Last time few weeks or couple mins ago was about 11.4 cents and didn't last too long. That was also based on some hyperbolic conjecture. It's like a wave, then gone.
I think there will be another pump real soon. It may have begun with Emu and his fluffernutter PR. It was nothing, but the cabal will take it, much like the $18 million engineers took the money and turned it into nothing (the patents) and kick start this puppy once more only to see it stall out pretty quickly so be on the lookout, esp if all you need is a few cents more to get your head above water.
Around 10 y rs ago, when I got hip to the company shtick....
I said this'll go on for 10 yrs like this..
It did and then about 2-3 yrs ago, seeing the writing still on the wall, I posted it'll go on for another 10 at least (based in virnetx case which doesn't contain all the vplm style bs).
Another 7 & a half to 8 yrs to go....at least....maybe more. You can do it standing on your head... The word is: thrive on it. It's the epitome of the line from the little known original version of "every breaking wave" that tells: "every gambler knows, that to lose, is what they're really here for"
Nah, I bet the next filing will be so fudged and smeared it'll look like status quo, all good
1st chance to check stock today and saw the great Emu's fluffy PR. Pocket lint wrapped in marshmallow. Let me say this....the Emu reads this board regularly. You can bet on it. He uses it as a gauge for what to say or not say anything. Normally his bent is to say nothing as long as his cash flow pipeline is flowing and if he sees that his loyal subjects are spending their time figuring out how to decipher all the crap as ultimately boiled down to praise and emu worship for every move he makes or doesn't make.
But sometimes he sees that the natives are getting a bit too restless, in this case, regarding the selling off of zillions of shares. So he sees that a number of his marks are very upset by it and some even getting out before it's too late, but also sees the majority slowly but surely keep the faith in him and "best position ever" and the now extremely stupid "patience is a virtue". So that's his queue to put out a PR, weeks later after the recent legal maneuverings, to pop in with a meaningless piece of fluff that says nothing outside of "ok kids, just sit down, shut up, move to the back of the bus and keep up your loyalty and forever patience to give us the time to sell off more massive amounts of shares and drive the price down to worthlessness, and you guys can stay entertained by all the legal crap that never results in anything and serves only keep playing y'all like a banjo. And I know I don't have to say how grateful the wifey and I are at the lovely lifestyle you provide us with. we wish we could sell those dang patents but we know they never will so here we are globetrotting and loving every minute of it. And we now know that most of you, my loyal subjects who worship the ground I walk on, will let it go on like this for years more. For that we thank you so much. All you have to do is keep reciting the 2 mantras...... PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE & WE'RE IN THE BEST POSITION EVER! just stay focused on that and everything will be everything
Where the hell is my 50¢ ???
Is that too damn much too ask for billions upon billions upon billions of dollars of patents??? Especially after waiting for 10 yrs. I mean.....ccccome onnnnn.... I know 2 nine year olds with a lemonade stand that blitz you every day of the week. Sheeeeeeez
I was wondering what you meant by that
WBw.... There was an amendment made about 6 mos ago. In effect only since sometime in April I think. It contains something I hadn't seen before about a checkmark but I don't think it's simply to note voluntary use of 10b15-1. Hard to understand it.
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Insiders that report on Forms 4 or 5 will be required to indicate by checkbox that a reported transaction was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and to disclose the date of adoption of the trading plan. Finally, bona fide gifts of securities that were previously permitted to be reported on Form 5 will be required to be reported on Form 4.
There is nothing in the SEC laws that makes it necessary to disclose the use of Rule 10b5-1 to the public, but that doesn't mean companies shouldn't release the information anyway. Announcements of utilizing Rule 10b5-1 are useful in warding off public relations problems and helping investors understand the logistics behind certain insider trades.
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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/rule-10b5-1.aspSEC Adopts Amendments to Modernize Rule 10b5-1 Insider Trading Plans and Related Disclosures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2022-222
Washington D.C., Dec. 14, 2022 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted amendments to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and new disclosure requirements to enhance investor protections against insider trading. The amendments include updates to Rule 10b5-1(c)(1), which provides an affirmative defense to insider trading liability under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5. Collectively, the final rules aim to strengthen investor protections concerning insider trading and to help shareholders understand when and how insiders are trading in securities for which they may at times have material nonpublic information.
“About 20 years ago, the SEC established Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1. This rule provided affirmative defenses for corporate insiders and companies to buy and sell company stock as long as they adopted their trading plans in good faith — before becoming aware of material nonpublic information,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler. “Over the past two decades, though, we’ve heard from courts, commenters, and members of Congress that insiders have sought to benefit from the rule’s liability protections while trading securities opportunistically on the basis of material nonpublic information. I believe today’s amendments will help fill those potential gaps. These issues speak to the confidence that investors have in the markets. Anytime we can increase investor confidence in the markets, that’s a good thing. It helps investors decide where to put their money. It lowers the cost of capital for businesses seeking to raise capital, grow, and innovate, and thus facilitates capital formation.”
The changes to the rule update the conditions that must be met for the 10b5-1 affirmative defense. Specifically, the amendments adopt cooling-off periods for persons other than issuers before trading can commence under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. They also add a condition that all persons entering into a Rule 10b5-1 plan must act in good faith with respect to the plan. The amendments further provide that directors and officers must include representations in their plans certifying at the time of the adoption of a new or modified Rule 10b5-1 plan that: (1) they are not aware of any material nonpublic information about the issuer or its securities; and (2) they are adopting the plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5.
The amendments restrict the use of multiple overlapping trading plans and limit the ability to rely on the affirmative defense for a single-trade plan to one single-trade plan per twelve-month period for all persons other than issuers.
The amendments will require more comprehensive disclosure about issuers’ policies and procedures related to insider trading, including quarterly disclosure by issuers regarding the use of Rule 10b5-1 plans and certain other trading arrangements by its directors and officers for the trading of its securities.
The final rules require disclosure of issuers’ policies and practices around the timing of options grants and the release of material nonpublic information. The rules will require that issuers report on a new table any option awards beginning four business days before the filing of a periodic report or the filing or furnishing of a current report on Form 8-K that discloses material nonpublic information, including earnings information, other than a Form 8-K that discloses a material new option award grant under Item 5.02(e), and ending one business day after a triggering event. Insiders that report on Forms 4 or 5 will be required to indicate by checkbox that a reported transaction was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and to disclose the date of adoption of the trading plan. Finally, bona fide gifts of securities that were previously permitted to be reported on Form 5 will be required to be reported on Form 4.
The final rules will become effective 60 days following publication of the adopting release in the Federal Register. Section 16 reporting persons will be required to comply with the amendments to Forms 4 and 5 for beneficial ownership reports filed on or after April 1, 2023. Issuers will be required to comply with the new disclosure requirements in Exchange Act periodic reports on Forms 10-Q, 10-K and 20-F and in any proxy or information statements in the first filing that covers the first full fiscal period that begins on or after April 1, 2023. The final amendments defer by six months the date of compliance with the additional disclosure requirements for smaller reporting companies.
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Insiders that report on Forms 4 or 5 will be required to indicate by checkbox that a reported transaction was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) and to disclose the date of adoption of the trading plan. Finally, bona fide gifts of securities that were previously permitted to be reported on Form 5 will be required to be reported on Form 4.
* looks like I forgot to paste in the part of the form 4 in question even though it's lost it's formatting in the copy/paste. So here it is this time.
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Sorry for the formatting issues but this is what's found on the form 4 to indicate it's a 10b5-1 sale.... A sig and a date. That may also be optional in the case of a10b5-1 filing but I'm not positive about that. The only 1 of 2 form 4 filings by babs were I think dated and signed. If that's the case, and the sales were previously setup, does the filer have the right to stop then sales considering what it's doing to the pps?
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Remarks:
These transactions reported were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan entered into by the reporting person effective January 26, 2023.
/s/Desiree Combs, Attorney-in-Fact for Gregory Becker 03/01/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Sorry for the formatting issues but this is what's found on the form 4 to indicate it's a 10b5-1 sale.... A sig and a date. That may also be optional in the case of a10b5-1 filing but I'm not positive about that. The only 1 of 2 form 4 filings by babs were I think dated and signed. If that's the case, and the sales were previously setup, does the filer have the right to stop then sales considering what it's doing to the pps?
Some real good points.. Certainly the selling is important....regardless if to you or me because as you point out, there seems to very little doubt as to correlation between the selling and the pps. I'd also point out that the pps is as important as ever, ironically BECAUSE of the selling/price dropping, ie, some feel enough is enough and are looking for the exits but while they're doing so, if there's a drop from 10 cents to 4 or 5 cents, that can make all the difference in the world. So......that illustrates how very important the sales are........AND........AT THE SAME TIME.......no words of help, hope or encouragement or explanation of all the sales from the great Emu, plus as you noted lawyer sales (which may very well be absolutely necessary, all things considered...) Plus I think I saw some chang sells and no doubt other members of the support group are selling as well as they always are.....so well what this says no screams to me......is the knowledge of what's going on and coming and the commensurate beginnings of jumping ship.
Oh, by the way, are you sure there's a check box for 10b51? I could swear when I researched that the seller is not required to divulge this am but can if they so choose to by signing and dating.
and not a freaking word from our savior the Emu, eh?
WBw....I've tried really hard to be fair and accurate about the 10b-51 thing. I really have. In fact I never really cared about their buys and sells in the 1st place ....The only reason I got involved, (which meant some dd as to what's really going on) was because someone was getting really upset about it and when asked reiterated that he was pretty upset, and at the same time it seemed to me that in all likelihood all the gifts and buys and sells were on the up and up and that as happens all too often, lol, there is a jumping, nay, pouncing to wrong conclusions based on lack of knowledge, laziness, whatever, so I thought it should be easy enough for me to simply do a search on the subject. I did so. It explained how it all works and I believe I posted that here.......but.......at the same time, the sec filed forms were subject to misinterpretation. For example, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't think there was any "checkbox" indicating a pre filed 10b-51 (sorry if I'm not identifying the form name right). What I read was that the filer was not required to indicate if it was indeed a 10b51.....if they chose not to but if they chose to, the indication would be a dated siggy. Well, when I looked at one of the previous filings, I believe I found that dated siggy (except the name was printed) and so based on that it seemed to corroborate that it was indeed 10b51 sales and so I posted that as fact, reluctantly, in the holes it would calm down the one guy and maybe straighten others out as well, since it's easy to get it wrong AND it's obviously such an important thing to know and both possibilities are so far apart in their implications.
Fast fwd to your post......I'm gonna have to kinda edit what I've said because I'm just not sure. It looks more and more to me that it's nefarious, not necessarily illegal but possibly an indication that as I mentioned recently, maybe they are in the process of bailing out?
I never cared one way or the other because I've long ago connected way more dots than necessary to convince me that this is a share selling, share printing, personal ATM and cabal supported sophisticated operation, maybe not from the very beginning but certainly once the big lies began being PRd around 2011 or so.
Your thoughts appreciated
"Over the past year, Barbara Baggio has sold a total of 44,936,016 shares and purchased 30,000,000 shares. This recent sale represents a significant portion of her holdings in the company, which may indicate her sentiment towards the stock's future performance."
gurufocus.com
Here's another little nugget attesting to the honesty of the Emu..
He wrote this. It's from emil-malak.com
"Emil Malak has exhibited his passion for the arts as an author of a variety of works. They include a musical operetta, a World War II novel and several screenplay scripts. One of his screenplays entitled, Terra Incognita, was the subject of a lawsuit for which he sued Hollywood director James Cameron/Avatar and Twentieth Century Fox for copyright infringement."
can you believe he forgot to mention that he dropped the case...twice!
No wonder there's so much confusion, misdirection and mischaracterization about vplm and it's true nature.
Is she still married to emu? At some point I thought I heard they were no longer married? Guess it doesn't really matter. Selling shares to faster than Joey Chestnut can down those hot dogs is what matters.
Yeah I saw that posted earlier by someone. I asked....hasn't he been selling off for last couple years also? I know I've been seeing the forms with his name on from time to time but didn't pay much attention because it doesn't really matter much to me.
But why, if vplm is in best position ever and you see lots of comments that the ship is about to come in (well, to be fair, that's been intimated almost daily for the past 15 yrs...), then why would these insiders, who obviously know way more than we do, be selling off their shares like there's no tomorrows?
Not a single shareholder would buy vplm or the patents if they had the money. Very very TELLING! Explains a lot about the true nature of the tech-no no gy.
Sorry if you're replying.....can't hear you. Too much interference. Can't tell if its those dang sunspots again (Aurora borealis Thurs 17 states..) or crickets. I'll keep trying to keep you tuned in best I can as I really want to know all about "unless"
So what happened to Tucker and Candy? Why, after all their years with digi and vplm, and when things were allegedly supposedly falling up to a big event (like we're reminded of on a regular basis) did they mysteriously decide to split vplm? Inquiring minds want to know.
He's been selling for awhile also, hasn't he?
He already HAS been succeeding for years. He's got his own printing press and his own personal ATM and tons and tons of gifted shares transformed into sold shares and lots of friends and family and goombas to support his trip. So now he grabs his laptop, which is the entirety of vplm in the 1st place, and travels the world. I think they're building a pyramid for him back in Egypt. We can pay for that too!
"why waste your time, unless....."
Unless what? Spit it out if you've something to say....unless.....
Well is it about the company?
As I just told you I have many shares so why shouldn't I be? In fact, even if I didn't, why shouldn't I be? There's your riddle.
The 10 yrs ago is an estimate. It's been so long I can't remember exactly anymore. I got in around 13 yrs ago and I know I kept buying for quite some time b4 I realized the stupidity of holding tough to shares whilst I witnessed the company doing bad stuff. When I got in, it was only about voip and nothing to do with bogus patents. Voip is what got my attention. I already knew about voip at that point and had in fact already used voip on a few conference calls. In fact video conference calls. I pretty had the sense that voip would be a huge growth thing so that's why I got in, plus a tip. Then, a couple yrs later when I heard about the enhancing technology to be aquired, I thought OMG....too good to be true! Match made in heaven when ol chang kept telling us over and over and over for around 2 yrs about his vplm would now food the technology into their own voip service provider business (which they were just renting it anyway). And telling us about the immediate 10 to $100 million per year royalties about to start flowing in ......and then the bs lying PRs about deals, imminent deals about to happen with s&p 500 and fortune 500 companies and it was all so exciting.........except it was a big lie from the git.
And I guess you don't. I took my vplm money to the bank close to 10 yrs ago! Locked in to the black Forever! Actually spent it. And nothing can change that as long as I don't buy anymore as pledged and stuck to so far. If I had hung on to my shares like many advised, I would've lost a lot. In fact I did on paper until I wised up. And then I also bought all the original shares back, so they're free to do what they'll do......ho-hum.. And to think now, it was so easy. It was handed on a silver platter, but before that my cost basis went to 4x initial investment. Thankyou vplm for that opportunity.
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile smile!
Sometime in the past I posted that I thought the southbank debacle was maybe the result of 2 BOD members at the time, whom I thought were both Australians, as southbank was in Australia. In thought it was them (Candy and Tucker) who were making a play for their home country basically. I recently discovered that only 1 of them is Aussie and the other British so I was at least partially wrong about that angle, but it still could've been true for the Australian (Candy), which in and of itself is not a negative but after seeing what a joke the whole south bank affair turned out to be and then learning of the Australian component of the board director, it raised my suspicion. So in fairness I wanted to note it was only 1 Aussie not both.
In any event, I also have to admit that the curriculum vitae of both of them is so impressive that it's probably the 1 biggest reason for any doubts I have in reserve as to my theories that the patents are bogus. It's extremely difficult for me to jive that with their apparent careers. I say "apparent" only because all the resumes I see, appear to be put together only by the subject themselves. Possible conflict there, but I have no reason to dispute any of their experience.
At the same time, however, I always wanted to know what the specific reasons were for their abrupt departure from vplm some years ago. After all their years in it, I found it very curious the timing of their resignations. I think there was some kind of questionable reason given at the time. In fact, most of the BOD quit at one point of a other. Hmmm.
In my opinion, this coming week or next will have given the cabal (the insiders and insider support group, some paid, some voluntary, the time needed to put together the ubiquitous pump machine which works thru various methods and vehicles, to get the pps up. Be on the lookout for it as it will come as it always does... After all, it's the whole true purpose of vplm so it never fails. And also to never fail...is the fact that as soon as it spikes, the inevitable fall back will occur. Don't blink of you'll be quart short. Look for maybe a 50 to 90% spike and then over the cliff. That's the usual anyway.
For insiders and their support teams: MONEY & STRATEGY
For avg retail shareholder: COMEDY & TRAGEDY
For me: made out good and tell it like I see it about the company, based on 13 yrs of dd and keen observation.
Vplm via it's mouthpieces, have long similarly bragged (and lied) to shareholders as to what they're got. After all these yrs of that bragging we now know it was all just hot air...well, there was some truth to it in terms of the insiders and what they've got and continue to get from the shareholder funded go fund me page, compared to most shareholders. I've been way way in the black and locked in, for nearly 10 yrs and have things to show for it and have enjoyed. Purgatory? Hahaha. I never thought to call wising up about the whole "true long" thingy and learned to trade to profits many times over aside from recouping initial losses, as purgatory....lol, but I suppose character judgement that far astray from reality brings one to commensurate conclusions. I have no need to brag or share personal data so I don't. I have mentioned several times about the whole wising up and trading, for the benefit of anyone who might find that a lucrative alternative and I know of 1 case where that was the outcome for someone besides myself.
No doubt there are a few peeps who got in for dirt cheap and bought a lot and cashed in. Very few that lucky and good for them. For me it was a more circuitous route but I got there and then vowed to never buy another share, which turned out to be a good idea. Did quite well with some other stocks when I took advantage of the apparent once in a lifetime opportunity I saw in the 2008/9 crash, such as with BofA for one. Purgatory what a laff. But thats the number 1 reason I'm here and have said as much for yrs.....the entertainment.
For the shareholders, just a mirage...
For the insiders, yes, strategy from the git and a personal ATM
For me, mostly pure entertainment. Can't lose
So funny to see how the goalposts have been moved, here on the board, not up or back field some, but to the next county.
Appears to me that vplm has all their ducks in a row meaning all their marks wrapped around their finger.
Comedy and tragedy share the stage
That's nice...
Given a choice, I would not take 20 cents since that would never happen anyway bcuz it makes no sense and would be a major insult, nay, a major RIPOFF. I know some would take it only because of the insulting ripoff of no other choice. 20 cents would reveal the proof of a scam basically.
It also would reveal yet another blatant lies by emu as he clearly said he would take no less than a billion or some day it was 2 bil.
Truth be told, if we were offered 20 cents after all we've been told for all these yrs by vplm, they should all be shot at dawn, period.
Sun the 9th.....
And the question: buy....not buy remains THE most important question re: vplm.
Plan B yes or no.....would be a somewhat distant 2nd most important question. The question there would be: if you had the bucks, would you buy a licence or pay to settle?
But sale of the whole kit and cabootle would be #1 of the consensus. Afaic, licensing would be better but that, of course, assumes the patents are all that which I don't adhere to, but that's another movie...
So, from within the mirage of 'the patents are all that', the most important question remains "if you had the money (prolly a billion or 2, I'm guessing), would you buy the patents?"
Why is this such an important question? There seems to be comprehension challenges, so I'll spell it out.. The number 1 thing shareholders want to see is a sale. A good sale. A sale most would find equitable. Fiddy cent and up probably works for most, although realistically, I would be more in the $1 and up camp.
But now comes the crux of the matter...
If no one out there will or would ever buy.......well, I guess that renders the whole thing a moot point. Moot meaning trips and dust to dust ashes to ashes end o story. So right there that posits the question of "buy or not buy", as THE most important question. Only thing left is to shift that scenario to all the individual shareholders and or readers, where ea of you are given the question, as though ea of you were a big dog with the big bucks.
If.....for example...you decide you would indeed buy the whole shabang....then....you must ask yourself WHY then has no one or no company bought it? The only logical answer would be...because something must be wrong with the patents.
If, on the other hand, you chose to say no, won't buy.......then, lolol, the question of why not surfaces and need be answered. Again, the only logical answer would be there must be something wrong with the patents.......because if all you have to invest in a billion or 2, and owning the patents means hundreds of billions of dollars are there just awaiting for you to simply extract.
And so whoop, there it is.....THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION out there re: vplm .......and......I have graciously answered it for you. The answer is .....and survey says....it doesn't matter because the patents were created around 15 yrs ago and there has never been any interest in buying them from anyone ever........except for digi and vplm, who both found them to be a radioactive hot potato that they needed to get rid of one way or another...........BUT CANT COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.
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