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Welcome aboard Mono, good to see you separate information from
some things that have been put out lately.
Looking forward to the success of the tech and QMC.
GL in your endeavor.
Rational Design of Nanomaterials Takes a Step Forward
http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/nanotechnology/rational-design-of-nanomaterials-with-controlled-properties-takes-a-step-forward?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumFullText+%28IEEE+Spectrum+Full+Text%29
Switching Off FRET in the Hybrid Assemblies of Diblock Copolymer Micelles, Quantum Dots, and Dyes by Plasmonic Nanoparticles
Recently, it has been noticed that surface plasmon resonance of metal nanoparticles can alter the intrinsic properties of nearby fluorophores.
Field enhancement and radiative decay engineering are major principles for understanding a number of experimental observations such as enhanced
and quenched emission of fluorophores in the vicinity of metal nanoparticles. At the same time, there are apparent similarities between
surface-plasmon-coupled fluorescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), as both are near-field through-space interactions.
From this perspective, we hypothesize that donor–acceptor interaction in the FRET can be altered by metal nanoparticles. Our approach is based
on diblock copolymer micelles, which have been widely applied for nanoscale arrangement of functionalities. By applying self-assembling techniques
of copolymer micelles to organize the spatial location of semiconductor quantum dots, fluorescent dyes, and metal nanoparticles, the FRET in hybrid
assemblies can be switched off by plasmonic effects.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nn301893e
Sensor integration for digital microfluidics : F33405 - TALENCE, France ..........(this has to do with jobs)
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A new research area for the Microsystems group will focus on sensors integration in electrowetting based digital microfluidics systems.
This project aims at bringing new strategies for the development of true Lab On a Chip. The microfluidics area has received a lot of interest during the last decade, but it is commonly admitted that there is a lack of commercially available solutions regarding the great potential of this technology.
This mainly concerns diagnostics and environmental monitoring applications, where the impact of such systems would be significant. Among the technological challenges, sensors integration is one of the hardest at the moment 1.
http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/262799-Sensor-integration-for-digital-microfluidics
A new frontier for clean power: the Middle East (......courting business for a couple of years sounds familiar, gues that's the way they roll there)
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/a-new-frontier-for-clean-power-the-middle-east/
'Metamaterials,' quantum dots show promise for new technologies (.....CdSe/ZnS QDS...worth a read, imo)
http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/research/2012/120524NarimanovMeta.html
....Bang & Bash say Sky still falling...falling.....falling...
Others may see a buying opportunity and say thank you.
Holding steady and Looking Forward ....extra cash would be nice ;)
GLTA
Researchers claim coating can eliminate some air pollutants
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/design-engineering/news/researchers-claim-coating-can-eliminate-some-air-pollutants/1012788.article
........cool line of thought towards a better world and life, imo
Looking Forward to the day
Note correction: I deleted post# 12496 (mixed up AS/OS (100/70))The dilutive amount from 2009 to now is closer to 45.59M.
Dilution still kept to a min, imo.
Some may say the sky is falling. You decide.
Looking Forward.
Appreciate the input and highlights, (link included).
Keep on keeping on.
The new resource dependencies
"In the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy generation, technology that incorporates abundant and inexpensive raw materials will have a distinct advantage."
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-new-resource-dependencies-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+earth2tech+%28GigaOM%3A+Cleantech%29
"Inexact" computer chip makes mistakes, but is 15x more efficient
Frames produced with video-processing software on traditional hardware (left), inexact processing hardware with a relative error of 0.54 percent (middle) and with a relative error of 7.58 percent (right) (Image: Rice University/CSEM/NTU)
The inexact design is also integral to the I-slate educational tablet being developed by the Rice-NTU Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics (ISAID). Intended for Indian classrooms where there is no power, the low-cost tablet is being designed to run on solar power from small panels like those found on solar-powered calculators by using pruned chips that cut power requirements in half.
http://www.gizmag.com/efficient-inexact-computer-chip/22591/
You've been kicking some good info out.
Thanks, keep up the good work.
Reversible doping: Hydrogen flips switch on vanadium oxide
Rice University physicists find reversible way to alter VO2's unique electronic about-face
http://www.chemeurope.com/en/news/138099/reversible-doping-hydrogen-flips-switch-on-vanadium-oxide.html
Quantum, Optical and DNA Computing
The storage capacity of a single gram of DNA can hold as much information as one trillion compact discs.
http://www.examiner.com/article/quantum-optical-and-dna-computing
Hybridization of inorganic nanoparticles and polymers to create regular and reversible self-assembly architectures
Inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) with diversified functionalities are promising candidates in future optoelectronic and biomedical applications, which greatly depend on the capability to arrange NPs into higher-order architectures in a controllable way. This issue is considered to be solved by means of self-assembly. NPs can participate in self-assembly in different manners, such as smart self-organization with blended molecules, as the carriers of host molecules for assembly and disassembly with guest molecules, as netpoints to endow the architectures specific functionalities, and so forth. To enhance the structural stability of the as-prepared assembly architectures, polymers have been utilized to create NP–polymer composites. Meanwhile, such a strategy also demonstrates the possibility of integrating the functionalities of NPs and/or polymers by forming regular architectures. The emerging interest in the current optoelectronic and biological areas strongly demands intelligent nanocomposites, which are produced by combination of the excellent functionalities of NPs and the responsiveness of polymers. On the basis of the recent progress in fabricating NP–polymer composites, this critical review summarizes the development of new methods for fabricating regular self-assembly architectures, highlights the reversible assembly and disassembly behavior, and indicates the potential applications.
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2012/CS/C2CS35038F
Nanomedicine on primate proves safe
A solution of cadmium selenide quantum dots glows orange under ultraviolet light. This luminescence forms the basis for their use in bioimaging.
A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine.
Medical uses for quantum dots -- tiny luminescent crystals -- could include image-guided surgery, light-activated therapies and sensitive diagnostic tests.
The research, which will appear on May 20 in Nature Nanotechnology online, is likely the first to test the safety of quantum dots in primates.
In the study, scientists found that four rhesus monkeys injected with cadmium-selenide quantum dots remained in normal health over 90 days. Blood and biochemical markers stayed in typical ranges, and major organs developed no abnormalities. The animals didn't lose weight.
Two monkeys observed for an additional year also showed no signs of illness.
Quantum dots are tiny luminescent crystals that glow brightly in different colors. Medical researchers are eyeing the crystals for use in image-guided surgery, light-activated therapies and sensitive diagnostic tests. Cadmium selenide quantum dots are among the most studied, with potential applications not only in medicine, but as components of solar cells, quantum computers, light-emitting diodes and more.
The new toxicity study -- completed by the University at Buffalo, the Chinese PLA General Hospital, China's ChangChun University of Science and Technology, and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University -- begins to address the concern of health professionals who worry that quantum dots may be dangerous to humans.
The authors caution, however, that more research is needed to determine the nanocrystals' long-term effects in primates; most of the potentially toxic cadmium from the quantum dots stayed in the liver, spleen and kidneys of the animals studied over the 90-day period.
"This is the first study that uses primates as animal models for in vivo studies with quantum dots," said paper coauthor Paras Prasad, UB professor of chemistry and medicine, and executive director of UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics (ILPB). "So far, such toxicity studies have focused only on mice and rats, but humans are very different from mice. More studies using animal models that are closer to humans are necessary."
The cadmium build-up, in particular, is a serious concern that warrants further investigation, said Ken-Tye Yong, a Nanyang Technological University assistant professor who began working with Prasad on the study as a postdoctoral researcher at UB.
Because of that concern, the best in-vivo applications for cadmium-selenide quantum dots in medicine may be the ones that use the crystals in a limited capacity, said Mark Swihart, a third coauthor and a UB professor of chemical and biological engineering. Image-guided surgery, which could involve a single dose of quantum dots to identify a tumor or other target area, falls into this category.
Source: Science Daily
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=236064
Nanoparticles cut off ‘addicted’ tumors from source of their survival
By Bill Hathaway -Yale biologists and engineers have designed drug-loaded nanoparticles that target the soft
underbelly of many types of cancer — a tiny gene product that tumors depend upon to replicate and survive.
The novel therapy successfully stopped lymphoma in mice when injected directly into tumors, the researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, published the week of May 28.
The interdisciplinary collaboration takes advantage of a new concept in cancer research — that tumors become “addicted” to a few genetic abnormalities they need to survive, grow, and spread throughout the body.
“Thousands of genes are mis-expressed in cancer, but so far cancer researchers have only found 10 or so that cancer cells absolutely need to survive,” said Frank Slack, professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, director of the Cancer Genetics and Genomics Program for the Yale Cancer Center, and senior author of the study.
Slack’s lab studies microRNAs, or small pieces of genetic material that determine when and where much larger genes that code for proteins are used. One of these miRNAs, miR-155, helps regulate cell survival and is overactive in many forms of cancer. For instance, mice with excessive amounts of miR-155 develop lymphoma tumors.
One of Slack’s graduate students collaborated with a student working in the lab of Mark Saltzman, the Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and Yale Cancer Center researcher, about ways to use nanoparticles to help block actions of miR-155 in mice with lymphoma. The team discovered that injecting nanoparticles that deliver a compound that specifically targets miR-155 into tumors stopped them from growing in mice.
Slack pointed out that miR-155 is also overactive in lung cancer and many other treatment-resistant forms of the disease.“At this point, we want to improve the technique so we can load even more of this compound into the nanoparticles and make it easier for them to enter tumor cells,” Slack said. “Ultimately, we would like to take this to human clinical trials for difficult-to-treat cancers.”
Imran A. Babar and Christopher J. Cheng were co-lead authors of the paper. Other Yale authors are Carmen J. Booth, Xianping Liang, and Joanne B. Weidhaas.
http://www.healthcanal.com/cancers/29650-Nanoparticles-cut-off-addicted-tumors-from-source-their-survival.html
Thanks Lineman, Happy for you. Great attitude SA.
Good to see solid folk like SE and ipiros aware of things and looking for opportunities.
Good Fortune to each.
Thanks, life still hectic, but good to see you've been staying focused. Have some .20's, but avg is somewhat down. Current trend of driving pps down continues, I'll be looking for ways to add to my position.
You're right, opinions should be expressed and identified as such or link provided.
Kudos to those that keep on keeping on. My Thanks to you.
The Santa Fe Convention link may be a decent place to look for subject of interest, people, and location.
QD2012 Program
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MONDAY (May 14, 2012)
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Santa Fe Convention Center
http://qd2012.newmexicoconsortium.org/QD2012Program_v15.pdf
Hold'er steady and keep on keeping on,
a lot of Q-tech out there.
Dick Tracy 101
.....enjoyed the Nano vid
Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Integrated Circuit That Implements Quantum Von Neumann Architecture
The architecture represents a new paradigm in quantum information processing, and shows that quantum large-scale-integration is within reach.
The quantum integrated circuit includes two quantum bits (qubits), a quantum communication bus, two bits of quantum memory, and a resetting register comprising a simple quantum computer. "Computational steps take a few billionths of a second, comparable to a classical computer, but the great power is that a quantum computer can perform a large number of calculations simultaneously," said Matteo Mariantoni,
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901155259.htm
..............as this was in Sept 2011 one can only wonder at the progress made since then
A Photonic C-NOT Gate Breakthrough for Quantum Computing
Meanwhile, in other news....(LOOKS TO BE INTERESTING)
http://www.livdigital.co.za/independent/2012/05/24/a-photonic-c-not-gate-breakthrough-for-quantum-computing/
Solar Desalination System for Arid Land Agriculture
The solar-powered system uses nanofiltration membranes to treat the local brackish (saline) water, resulting in high-quality desalinated irrigation water................
Nanofiltration membranes allowed for less pumping of energy. The desalination plant operated at low pressure, low energy consumption and with little maintenance required during the period.
The researchers also used red beet, a salt-tolerant crop, to successfully consume the liquid wastes of the pilot facility over two growing seasons. This demonstrates that the moderately saline concentrate waste from brackish water desalination can be a useable byproduct
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120525103922.htm
.........I wonder what kind of work is being done to modify plants to adapt to any given environment
Think Dr Bob....Huawei,(if memory serves me right)
Coherent molecular resonances in quantum dot–metallic nanoparticle systems: coherent self-renormalization and structural effects
It is known that surface-plasmon resonances of metallic nanoparticles can significantly enhance the field experienced by
semiconductor quantum dots. In this paper we show that, when quantum dots are in the vicinity of metallic nanoparticles
and interact with coherent light sources (laser fields), coherent exciton–plasmon coupling (quantum coherence effects)
can increase the amount of the plasmonic field enhancement significantly. We also study how the coherent molecular
resonances generated by such a coupling process are influenced by the self-renormalization of the plasmonic fields and
the structural parameters of the systems, particularly the size and shape of the metallic nanoparticle. The renormalization
process happens via mutual impacts of the radiative decay rate of excitons and the coherent exciton–plasmon coupling on
each other. Our results highlight the conditions where the molecular resonances become very sharp, offering optical
switching processes with high extinction ratio and wide ranging device applications.
http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/23/20/205203
......worth looking around as it relates to tweet
this links to an older pdf which is informative and worth a scan imo
http://www.wtec.org/biosensing/biosensing-final.pdf
Search engine for Doc/PDF/Xls etc.
http://www.doc-txt.com/tetrapod-CdSe-thin-film.pdf
http://www.enf.cn/expo/conferences.html
.......a lot of meetings
good to see you kicking and digging, but am clueless about when in regards to SS.
....still Looking Forward....
Flowid is consortium partner in a grant from the Dutch Polymer Institute for the manufacturing of nanomedicines
2012.04.16 Press release by Flowid
Flowid B.V. is consortium partner in a grant that has been awarded by the Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI) to scale-up and optimize the manufacturing of CriPec® nanomedicines, a technology of Cristal Delivery B.V. The strong consortium is beeing completed with the expertise of PolyVation B.V., BioConnection B.V., and the Department of Pharmaceutics (Utrecht University).
The unique platform technology of transiently stable, polymeric nanoparticles called CriPec® is developed by Cristal Delivery. The nanoparticles have an exclusive position in the nanomedicinal field as they combine the best features of known nanoparticles into one tunable system.
The aim of the current project is to make substantial steps forward in the manufacturing and analysis of various intermediates and final polymeric nanomedicines, in order for the CriPec technology® to be ready for clinical development. For this, Flowid will convert the current method of formation to a scaled up continuous process. Besides Flowid and Cristal Delivery, the consortium is extended with other Dutch partners, experts in the field of polymer synthesis (PolyVation B.V.), filling & finishing (BioConnection B.V.) and characterization of nanomedicines (Utrecht University, Department of Pharmaceutics).
http://www.flowid.nl/news/index.html#20120416
......the consortium is growing....GJ EU Fellow seems to tie in nicely, (just a thought).
Due to the cooperation with the Eindhoven University of Technology, we have full access to additional academic knowledge and state of the art facilities.
http://www.flowid.nl/
....looks like the horizon is expanding
Scientists develop composite material to enhance device response time
By Sarah Silbert posted May 1st 2012 4:04AM
Ever feel like your phone is taking an awfully long time to register that swipe to unlock? Well, scientists from Imperial College London and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology are developing a solution that could mean faster response times. By combining polymer semiconductors and small molecules into a composite material to make organic thin-film transistors -- a process known as composite collaboration -- they found a way to increase the speed of the electrical charge moving through a device's components. The end result could someday be a smartphone that reacts to your touch much more quickly than your current handset. If you're so inclined, jump below the break to the presser for a more in-depth explanation.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/01/composite-material-enhance-device-response-time/
KACST lists 87% inventions for patenting
Published: Mar 29, 2012 03:51 Updated: Apr 14, 2012 18:44
RIYADH: The head of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, (KACST), Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, said here that KACST has processed 87 percent of all patents applications filed.
The process takes on the average two and a half to three years, which is the world average as well
http://arabnews.com/lifestyle/offbeat/article600563.ece
MOCVD and MBE epitaxy trends for compound semiconductors
Overall MBE use is heavily driven by R&D systems (>50% of the total market) and laser applications (telecom, industrial, medical, research) that are not covered in this Yole Développement’s report. “For the applications covered in this report, the MBE market will be essentially driven by the continuous growth in the cell phone and wireless applications that are making heavy use of [gallium arsenide] GaAs-based RF components,” explains Dr Roussel. Emerging applications like smart grid and the trend toward increasing connectivity and “intelligence” incorporated in many consumer products will provide further opportunities. However, alternative technologies (Si CMOS, LDMOS, SoS, HR SOI etc.) represent a potential threat and could capture shares of the GaAs RF market and reduce the opportunity for MBE. In addition, MOCVD is making progress in HEMT manufacturing. Highly concentrated photovoltaics (HCPV) however could provide a small potential upside for MBE makers.
http://www.electroiq.com/articles/sst/2012/04/mocvd-and-mbe-epitaxy-trends-for-compound-semiconductors.html
....interesting article and chart.....research forward projection indicates objectives achieved, most likely with product development to follow.....good information supplement imo
Good Work folks.
Seems like SS style,... no fluff, just focus on getting results.
It takes the time it takes......will be glad when that changes to Already Done, (in multiple directions).
Looking Forward....
QUANTUM MATERIALS CORP. - 10-Q - Management's Plan of Operation
http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2012/04/10/6247952.htm
... proprietary technology licensed from Rice University for our quantum dot synthesis process and accomplishing large scale production using proprietary MicroReactor technology jointly developed through an agreement with Access2Flow an advanced flow chemistry consortium based in the Netherlands. ...
[TMC Net - Apr 10 2012]
http://www.silobreaker.com/FlashNetwork.aspx?DrillDownItems=11_279549952
.......highlight information dots and words Microfluidics,consortium ....
Appreciate it, John.
Guess I have a measure of it myself. I also like looking at the advancement being made in the nanotech field. It seems to be growing unilaterally, but not exponentially quite yet.
Will definitely like it more when we know what kind of bite QMC/SRT is getting via contracts/revenues.
Looking Forward to next Q/K....It takes the time it takes.
Think you'll like the information on this link..........have fun
http://phys.org/news/2012-04-physicists-standard-quasiparticle-theory-quantum.html
......looks to be loaded with goodies
.....and the Domino Chip vid on this http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=25013.php
continuation on QCP........featured stories on bottom of interest....note started 2001, now 2012
http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=32790
...........in reading the above linked articles, it is good to consider the whole picture. Notice also the timelines mentioned with some newly discovered technology, (testing before actual FDA approval.....some may be very close, others 6 years out).
Glad to see CS to post an information link.
It seems some have gotton sidetracked. To me we have 3 choices;
A. we can continue to dig/converse in a constructive manner......Keep on Keeping on
B. We can be neutral.........take a nap, vacation, get a hobby.......just be patient
C. We can be negative, argue, attack each other, the company......tear everything down we can
I lean toward A. or B. because I believe Attitude shapes Outcome and We get back what we put in, (also known as the Boomerang effect or GIGO....garabge in garbage out)
The information of the past few days seem to be results of sorts and seem to be shy of new information. The question then
becomes have you rather have new information from a motivated (positive) person or none?
I'm open to suggestions. My email is chessmite @gmail.com
Looking Forward
Yes, thanks for reminding. Am looking forward to new news you consider revalent to the technology and about the company.
Appreciate the help, as I'm tied up with health issues concerning my wife's family.
FLOWID Looking Forward and Back
http://www.flowid.nl/news/index.html
......good review of the past and .....
.........Forward Projections of the Future
Technology is moving Forward
GLTA
Your link is revealing.
I think Oakie's post #11732 has a sage bit of wisdom in it.
I believe Dock also has a similar background to Bill's.
GL with your search.
Thanks, I have looked in time past and most I could find is a few maybes......looked at conferences,universities,scientists and etc.
It may still lead to something, but I believe the best place to look for possible connections with Japan is in SA, (Japan's presence is expanding in SA) and then back to Japan in conjuction with referencing research by collaborating universities and scientists with some corporate overlap with all concerned.
(The bigger the sponsor, the more access to technology granted according to information on the KAUST site)
That may provide a better clue, but don't think we'll know anything for sure until after the fact and deal or deals are done.
Would also appreciate links used in your discoveries as others have often piggy backed links to discovery in other directions or help build a stronger line of logic.
Appreciate the help.
Other than initial work with with Nitto Denko and introduction via JETRO information/connections are tenuous at best.
The fact that JETRO and Japanese companies have a presence in SA is interesting to note.
Since asking a question implies you are looking into things, I look forward to your findings and appreciate the help with DD.
Addressing Concerns, some expressed, implied, and or observed
Huggums #11696 .....finds nothing in regards to SEC....still raises question of shell
crunch #11407 To set the record straight.......
Oakie #11740
Allegations and or implications have been raised on this board by some. Crunch responded by providing information.
Evidently, that wasn't considered enough.
I asked for and received links to information alluded to. I found nothing in regards to the SEC either, but I don't believe
it's a shell but rather of SS having been under attack inside and out.
I hope the following information helps explain that line of thinking.
The following supports crunch's post #11407
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:09 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Diseningenuos comments made to S7-23-03 "Our Street"
contribution
The Committee:
With respect to you I submit:
An example of a created short trade situation occurring in
2004
A recent activity by a group headquartered in London organized as "our-street" was directed at a company called USGA. (US Global Nanospace)
For a $200.00 per month subscription (called a gratuity by our-street) they provide a 2 day notice of upcoming "research".
Apparently the upcoming research involving USGA was an SEC complaint. It was released to the world on the internet news . I believe M2 was the first disperser of this press release.
IF our-street had acted within the covenant they established with their contributors these contributors had a 2 day warning of the release.
Our-street has a receipt from the SEC that a complaint was received against USGA that Our-street had filed.
The short opportunity.
USGA had seen significant price appreciation in the recent week with the release of a 2 for 1 forward split. The stock price had reached over $3.00 in interday trading. It had not settled back significantly on it's climb.
(As with many Over the Counter or Bulletin Board issues, (development stage) companies have no real or even spotty track records. Investors know this and accept that risk. Investors believe though that every company that complies with SEC filing requirements and qualifies for listings on our exchanges is somehow "watchdogged" by the SEC rules and if the company was a scam or false entity, it would never "pass muster" to be listed at all.)
USGA was an opportunity for the "short", because of it's rapid price increase and lack of solid financial foundation. Much press and promise, but no firm contracts. Announced but failed sales. USGA is involved in in-theatre armor upgrade kits for Humvees and a bio-decontaminant called All-Clear that is licensed from other parties. They are involved in explosion containment air cargo containers. (I believe the company has replied with no comment to callers requesting information on government contracts.)
The method.
Our-street assembles a "laundry list" of unanswered questions and files this research with the SEC as a detailed and very professional complaint. By the covenant created by the request for $200.00 a month gratuities for 2 day notice Our-street informs those generous contributors of this "research".
With this 2 day notice (funded by a generous gratuity) the conspirator contributors can establish short positions in the stocks targeted by Our-street for research.
Value of the Short activity.
With naked shorting, there is some risk. Shares may not be available. If it's a sure thing however, an "in the know" conspirator can focus his attention and husband much reward from his foreknowledge. If he is trading the stock through an overseas account with an overseas brokerage and bank accounts, ...
USGA may very well be the poster child for this market manipulation by press release.
IF Our-street was a legitimate watchdog organization would they Press Release an "SEC Complaint" before an SEC public announcement of such a complaint?
The release as I read it inferred an SEC complaint by the SEC against USGA.
False Information in the press release:
A count in the laundry list by Our-street purported that USGA had no patents. Later the same day as the initial PR Our-street retracted the no patents claim. In another press release == We didn't know they had European
patents. == (Our-street lists a London address). == But we stand by everything else. ==
Financial Terrorism
Our-street requests tips from interested parties. Obviously an interested party suggested USGA, a startup. A defense related contractor. Are there other defense or Homeland Security related companies in a similar position as USGA? ADZR Adzone research in NY comes to my mind. Our-street didn't mention them. That I know of. But I don't contribute.
Synopsis:
Our-street uses the specter of the SEC to create incidents that it's coconspirators can profit from by either selling or shorting a stock because they are given advance notice of the incident "to happen".
http://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/s72303/tdcarroll020104.txt
........this is a synopsis of how "Our Street" works, following info on this pg copies of letters etc used.
One can gather how the same format could be adopted, adapted, applied, and leveraged ...
I believe things that happened at USGN have been alledged to be connected to SS.
Should that be the case, it could have bearing on how PRs are released.
The following information has been posted on this board before.
Notice the dates, coercion, and highlighted areas.
Houston Criminal Tax Attorney's IRS Win Helps Attorneys Across U.S.
Precedent-Setting Case Proves No Taxes Due on Stock Certificates Received for Payment, Unless that Stock is Saleable or Cash is Received.
CPA's and Tax Attorneys are cheering.
Houston, TX (MMD Newswire) October 31, 2011 - - In July of this year, Houston Criminal Tax attorney Michael Minns faced a daunting challenge, in going to trial to defend an Arizona man against two counts of tax evasion, after four teams of attorneys had previously advised Stephen Squires, CEO and Chairman of Quantum Materials Corp, to 'just settle,' and take his medicine.
Instead Squires hired Minns who has a reputation for taking the IRS to task and winning 90% of the time. Squires felt those odds were in his favor, yet Minns to prove that stock certificates received were not taxable until the stock certificates were saleable, and/or sold and turned into cash. On July 11, 2011, Minns began Squires Federal trial in the Northern District of Texas. In the second week, the trial went to the jury, and they acquitted Squires on both counts. It's the only 'full not guilty' tax case won this year.
According to the Dec. 15, 2010 indictments, Squires faced one count of income tax evasion for 2003, and one count of failure to file a tax return for 2004. On advise of previous counsel, by one of the largest law firms in the United States, Squires had stopped filing.
The IRS for years has considered the cash value of stock certificates received, the same as actual cash received. Minns proved that Squires had not willfully evaded taxes, and did not fail to report income received, because as the jury agreed, it was not income at all.
Squires had received the stock as payment in a merger transaction, which is a very common practice these days. American small stock companies, who are cash poor, regularly use restricted shares of their stock as payment in mergers and acquisitions, for services rendered, and in exchange for investor's dollars. Restricted stock typically cannot be sold until the recipient has held it for at least twelve months. This was the case for Squires.
In the Squires case Minns utilized a "willfulness" defense, proving that Squires did not Knowingly and Willfully evade taxes. In a 2007 law journal article in the South Texas Law Review, Minns clearly defined and explained how attorneys can defend their clients against the two most common phrases and claims made by the IRS; 'Defendant knowingly and willfully, etc., etc.,. (A Brief History of Willfulness as it Applies to the Body of American Criminal Tax Code). Using this defense strategy Minns has won acquittals and freedom for numerous clients charged with tax evasion.
Minns told Texas Lawyer, "the Squires win represents a rare trial victory over federal prosecutors asserting tax-related criminal charges against a defendant, adding that criminal tax cases do not normally go to trial." He went on to say; "Trial lawyers are scared of tax cases, and tax attorneys are scared of their shadow. Most cases are settled out of court, resulting in defendants going to jail. Had Squires listened to his previous attorneys, he would be in prison now, serving up to six years.
In 2003 Minns represented the interest of 1300 airline pilots in the largest TEST CASE PETITIONER action in US history, in an action for Fraud against the IRS, which resulted in approximately 3.2 billion dollars in refunds for the pilots.
After the acquittals were in, Minns went on to prove that the IRS used illegal tactics, contrived tax records, and even coerced one of the defendants to become an informant for the IRS, whom they learned was providing insider information on tactics and strategy. Minns first reported the wrong-doing to the bar associations where U.S. attorneys, W. Kenneth McQuade (Oregon) and William A. Sims (Arkansas) were licensed. Ultimately, both attorneys were suspended from practice by their state bars, and later barred from practicing law in any tax court (Click Here).
In the thirty plus years that Minns has been in practice he has represented defendants in multiple jurisdictions from New York to California and Alaska to Texas. reversing dozens of convictions on Appellate rulings and winning more indictment counts than any other tax attorney practicing in the U.S.
Minns' wins have been widely published in major newspapers and law journals, and his appellate rulings have served as case law for many attorneys (go to: http://www.minnslaw.com/publications/attorney-articles).
The Squires acquittal proves once again that difficult cases can be won against the IRS, if the attorney has a winning strategy and the Kahunas to go to trial, but unfortunately there aren't too many Michael Minns in the world.
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http://www.mmdnewswire.com/houston-criminal-tax-attorney-michael-minns-73555.html
....to me some of the highlighted info in the above atricle show signs of True Grit and character more than anythingelse. When one takes into consideration how the IRS stacked the deck illegally and used a coerced defendant and what he faced if the ruling went against him, not only did True Grit come to mind, but also American Hero.
Everyone can draw their own conclusions/make their own decisions.
In the future, please do not allude to possible willful misconduct or other such, without expressing it (as your concern or opinion) with supportive material and links.
To do less is an attack not only against entity(ies), person(s) and or company, but against everyone who has invested in said entity, as can be shown by the conduct of Nick Tracy/Timothy Miles/Our Street example and entities forced into bankruptcy.
If you have other information you wish to present, please do so, I wish to have no specter of impropriority haunting us or others to follow.
I hope we can lay this issue to rest and move forward, to do less leaves an illusion with which could be used to attack any action of the company and generate confusion and chaos for manipulative purposes.
I think every member of the board will diligently ascertain the facts we can and some will post their opinion.
Let the Light shine.
Addressing another issue;
Conduct Unbecoming is also a Personal attack
Churlish behavior, sarcastic comments inferring that anyone has to jump whenever a question is asked, (or do any other thing) is Conduct unbecoming and is a type of personal attack.
Not only is that type of behavior an attack, but it is also an injustice to new people coming to this board for more information.
People have lives with families, jobs, emergencies, and other things to do. They contribute to this board when, if, and according to their free will.
I will endeavor to be more proactive about comments of this nature so that the board can continue to be a resource of information to help others.
Moving Forward.......
For any that wish it, my email address is chessmite@gmail.com
The Solar Cell that also shines announces luminescent ‘LED-type’ design breaks efficiency record, illuminates 50-year mystery
Yablonovitch says he hopes researchers will be able to use this technique to achieve efficiencies close to 30 percent in the coming years. And since the work applies to all types of solar cells, the findings have implications throughout the field.
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......another step forward for mankind
To all new board members, please keep it civil.
If you disagree with a stated sentiment, then state your position once in a civil manner, thereafter with supportive material and required links.
If you like no conjecture......You can put people who's msg you don't like on ignore.
Good weekend all.................Looking Forward..........
You're working it, my friend