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Short has said in PR's 3 times that the stock will go forward, but nothing is certain. In the PR about his contract extension he had these words, "I am confident that following our emergence from Chapter 11 we will be able to increase the pace of growth of profitable sales for the benefit of all of our stakeholders" If the stock got canceled with those types of remarks, Z could be sued again. But, I am not "COMPLETELT" comfortable.
I will add that I bought 10,000 at the end at .095. I had a bigger order in, but I must have used up all available at that time at .095 because there was an order at .10 at the same time. So, I am bullish enough that i bought more today in hopes the the correction is over. I felt that the last 3 days slide was due to brokerage houses sending out BK information about the UCC hearing on 8/11. Many casual shareholders may have been scared about that. We have known about it for over a month and it is a good thing.
Price Size Exch Time
t 0.095 10000 OTO 16:01:43
t 0.10 10000 OTO 16:01:35
0.0925 1000 OTO 15:49:14
0.0918 10000 OTO 15:46:37
0.0918 1000 OTO 15:33:58
0.09 3000 OTO 15:30:42
0.09 26991 OTO 15:12:52
0.088 2000 OTO 14:40:19
0.087 2940 OTO 14:05:13
0.087 1000 OTO 13:54:36
0.087 2000 OTO 13:53:50
0.087 500 OTO 13:52:26
0.087 500 OTO 13:50:40
0.09 20000 OTO 13:47:01
0.087 2800 OTO 13:31:48
0.09 2000 OTO 13:21:04
0.09 3000 OTO 13:19:51
0.0925 2700 OTO 12:05:53
0.095 10000 OTO 11:57:07
0.095 2620 OTO 11:57:06
0.086 2100 OTO 11:45:44
0.086 1700 OTO 11:45:43
0.086 500 OTO 11:08:45
0.086 700 OTO 11:04:45
0.095 1000 OTO 10:54:48
0.0861 3012 OTO 10:52:07
0.086 3000 OTO 10:42:14
0.086 300 OTO 10:38:40
0.086 200 OTO 10:36:33
0.095 7465 OTO 10:34:05
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/Info_Center.asp
It could still be happy days, but not as big of a gain or as long a hold as I had hoped. it could all happen by years end.
But, let me emphasize, I could be way off on this.
Two clues besides what I posted last night.--John Short has been here for one year and still has Portland Oregon as his home town. His 3 other turn arounds he did not stay much over 1 year on each.
Good news, bad news>>>>>>
I have been posting very positive thoughts for maybe 3 years about NTRZ. And maybe a year here, and I feel I owe you guys one more post.I now wonder if NTRZ might be sold before it can become the next super stock. I wonder if deals are being held back to benefit the possible buyer. I hope I am wrong, but I see no reason for Short and Leo to get two year contract extensions and also huge amounts of options as well as the BOD getting huge amounts of options, unless pre approved by a potential buyer. To get those HUGE benefits in the face of an SEC investigation, and the UCC agreement not totally approved and the Class Action lawsuit not totally approved, to get all that in the face of all that is a little much unless approved by the UCC and SEC. I could be wrong and maybe a big joint venture is coming, but that would not explain the contract extensions. I kind of feel we might be sold down the river as far as NTRZ being a super stock is concerned.
The good news is, the options are all priced at .20. I sure hope they can get at least $1.00, but some who bought higher and have patiently waited will be screwed, UNLESS they average down. But, who knows with these turkeys. On the non conspiracy side of it, pending deals with China, etc could net NTRZ a better sale price, so it might not be a bad deal for a company with little cash. We shall see if it even happens.
I do see a good reason why I may be wrong. Cadigan could have stayed a bit longer. He is a friend of Short. We did not need Dale Belt. But, this might have become a done deal just in the past month.
The stock should go up on any buyout since the management and BOD's options are at .20. The stock is a buy, but I don't trust these SOBs. The same BOD minus Clark is still here as when the stock was $5.00. I am definitively not selling. What I got is like worthless at today's prices and the dollar volume has been pretty low on this selloff.
Like I said, this is just opinion. I am not a stock adviser, broker or anything like that and I have on opinion based on limited resources.
AGHAST
New Patty(former NTRZ CEO) video>>>
This is about her product 24/7. I do use the 24/7 and like the vanilla ans chocolate. I am on Patty's case study product and get a nice price reduction. Patty is a good promoter. She of course uses NTRZ stage 2 made at Dillon Montana.
New product sold by Costco, Sam's Club and Amazon
A cracker with 15% SRB and Gluten free>>
http://www.amazon.com/Crunchmaster-Multi-Grain-Crackers-Gluten-Free/dp/B001YJBLMM
Are the UCC and SEC co-conspirators in a NTRZ scam?
The following is a post I put up at Yahoo(under the ID,"The_6th_cents"). gnus_hound who I mention claims(and I believe him) that he used to be a forensic accountant for a big 8 company, like Arther Anderson. Here is my post at Yahoo>>>
Are the UCC and SEC co-conspirators in a NTRZ scam?
Of course they are NOT, but anybody who thinks a big Herbal Science product deal is NOT coming has got to believe that. Gnus posted the following under my thread, "Under Seal">>>>
Gnus>>>
______________________________________________
"What was "filed under seal" is the document you read the other day and the one posted on that group site. They are seeking approval to keep the black lined sentences in the Columbia deal confidential (UCC has the unedited version though).
This is the same thing as asking the SEC to allow for certain contract terms in exhibits be black lined.
--------------------------------
So, gnus is saying that BOTH the UCC and the SEC know about a big deal we don't. They don't care about the Class Action Lawsuit or anything like that, yet they are helping NTRZ keep a secret from the public. There can be one and only one reason and that is the deal is being kept secret for LEGAL competitive reasons.
Technicians will love this chart>>>>>
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=DBA&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p54597480102
Clean breakout of the horizontal resistance at $25.03 and a clean break above the 200 day moving average at $25.15. AND ON INCREASING VOLUME 3 DAYS IN A ROW.
Tomorrow may or not be up, but DBA is on it's way.
http://tivate.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/blast_off.jpg
GL ALL
Russia having a severe drought added to the virus story>>>
http://rt.com/Business/2010-07-15/harvest-russia-drought-2010.html
Ad to the virus story, Russia is having a severe drought>>
http://rt.com/Business/2010-07-15/harvest-russia-drought-2010.html
Africa: Virulent Fungus >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
If this spreads, food prices will soar. NTRZ's processes of increasing food supplies will be in more demand>>>
http://allafrica.com/stories/201007130214.html
roger that, Mary Burke--probably an employee for one of the law firms or UCC
nsomniyak---Nice to see a big buyout of NBTY, NTRZ could be worth a ton to the right party.
Trop, I hope NTRZ is on that list of healthy of healthy stocks soon.
Virulent fungus threatens breadbaskets around the world
Story from world grain that would drive up wheat, especially, but should affect all food prices if the virus spreads.
The story from WorldGrain.com>>>
Tamar Kahn
Virulent fungus threatens breadbaskets around the world
New, resistant strains of wind-borne stem rust - the 'polio of wheat' - have spread from Uganda, writes
LOCAL scientists have found two new strains of a deadly wheat fungus, once thought to be confined to Uganda, here in SA, suggesting crops in many more parts of the world may be vulnerable to the devastating pathogen.
The spread of this fungus would have dramatic consequences for SA, which already does not grow enough wheat to meet demand. On a global level, if wheat crops failed, it would drive up the price of the grain and increase the price of staples, such as bread.
The fungus is stem rust, the polio of wheat. It leaves tell-tale red pustules on the wheat stems, and has destroyed crops since Roman times: a healthy crop close to harvest can be reduced to a shrivelled black mass within weeks. It damages the plant's vascular tissue, robbing it of its capacity to transport nutrients.
The last major rust epidemic occurred in the 1950s and spurred a global initiative led by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug to develop varieties that could resist the wind-borne fungus Puccinia graminis.
Scientists have hunted for genes that defend wheat against rust and bred them into new varieties, a painstaking process that can take years to come to fruition. One of the key resistance gene clusters identified is called Sr31, which until very recently guaranteed protection against stem rust.
It offered an added bonus, as it increased yields, and seeds with Sr31 were rapidly adopted by farmers around the world.
But like all pathogens, stem rust mutates.
In 1999, a new and extremely virulent strain was discovered in Uganda that was immune to Sr31. It decimated local crops. Wheat rust, once regarded as under control, was back on the global agenda.
This strain, dubbed Ug99, quickly spread to Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen and Iran - and has now arrived in SA.
New and more virulent races are emerging all the time, as recent research by Prof Zak Pretorius, a plant pathologist from the University of the Free State, has shown. Prof Pretorius regularly surveys the rust susceptibility of commercial wheat varieties and the most advanced breeding lines under development by seed companies.
In 2007, he found a strain of rust that was impervious to the resistance gene Sr24. Last year he found a variant that knocked out both Sr24 and Sr31.
Both restrict the rust's growth by triggering the death of cells around the site where the pathogen has invaded the plant.
Prof Pretorius found that half the South African wheat cultivars he surveyed were susceptible to rust in the seedling stage, but cautions this is not likely to be the case with adult plants as many resistance genes only take effect once plants are mature. Work is under way to assess the vulnerability of adult wheat strains, and results are expected in November.
South African farmers do not grow wheat containing Sr31 so scientists are not particularly worried about harvests.
But Prof Pretorius's discovery that Ug99 is evolving with virulence for new combinations of genes is causing concern. "It shows the pathogen is mutating and adapting," he says.
Scientists around the world are racing to identify and isolate new resistance genes, hoping to develop new wheat varieties and get them to farmers faster than Ug99 can spread.
Ironically, it is the bread industry that is partly responsible for SA's relative protection from Ug99, says Dr Cobus le Roux, research institute manager for the Small Grains Institute in Bethlehem.
Wheat containing Sr31, a cluster of genes that originally come from rye, yields a dough that is too sticky for local millers and bakers, he says. Nevertheless, consumers could be affected by the potential spread of Ug99 to other wheat-producing regions, such as the Middle East and south Asia, where farmers grow varieties that will be open to attack unless scientists develop new cultivars impervious to attack before it blows there on the wind.
If their crops fail, global wheat prices will rise - with a consummate increase in the price of staples such as bread.
At present SA cannot grow enough wheat to meet its needs, and imports about 1-million tons of the 2,8-million tons it consumes each year, according to Dr le Roux.
Seed companies are keeping a close eye on developments too. Says Pannar's wheat breeder, Dr Willem Boshoff: "No one wants to release susceptible cultivars."
July 13, 2010
http://www.world-grain.com/news/newsfinder.asp?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=586&docId=l:1222164911&topicId=14429&start=7&topics=single
Virulent fungus threatens breadbaskets around the world
Story from world grain that would drive up wheat, especially, but should affect all food prices if the virus spreads.
The story from WorldGrain.com>>>
Tamar Kahn
Virulent fungus threatens breadbaskets around the world
New, resistant strains of wind-borne stem rust - the 'polio of wheat' - have spread from Uganda, writes
LOCAL scientists have found two new strains of a deadly wheat fungus, once thought to be confined to Uganda, here in SA, suggesting crops in many more parts of the world may be vulnerable to the devastating pathogen.
The spread of this fungus would have dramatic consequences for SA, which already does not grow enough wheat to meet demand. On a global level, if wheat crops failed, it would drive up the price of the grain and increase the price of staples, such as bread.
The fungus is stem rust, the polio of wheat. It leaves tell-tale red pustules on the wheat stems, and has destroyed crops since Roman times: a healthy crop close to harvest can be reduced to a shrivelled black mass within weeks. It damages the plant's vascular tissue, robbing it of its capacity to transport nutrients.
The last major rust epidemic occurred in the 1950s and spurred a global initiative led by Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug to develop varieties that could resist the wind-borne fungus Puccinia graminis.
Scientists have hunted for genes that defend wheat against rust and bred them into new varieties, a painstaking process that can take years to come to fruition. One of the key resistance gene clusters identified is called Sr31, which until very recently guaranteed protection against stem rust.
It offered an added bonus, as it increased yields, and seeds with Sr31 were rapidly adopted by farmers around the world.
But like all pathogens, stem rust mutates.
In 1999, a new and extremely virulent strain was discovered in Uganda that was immune to Sr31. It decimated local crops. Wheat rust, once regarded as under control, was back on the global agenda.
This strain, dubbed Ug99, quickly spread to Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Yemen and Iran - and has now arrived in SA.
New and more virulent races are emerging all the time, as recent research by Prof Zak Pretorius, a plant pathologist from the University of the Free State, has shown. Prof Pretorius regularly surveys the rust susceptibility of commercial wheat varieties and the most advanced breeding lines under development by seed companies.
In 2007, he found a strain of rust that was impervious to the resistance gene Sr24. Last year he found a variant that knocked out both Sr24 and Sr31.
Both restrict the rust's growth by triggering the death of cells around the site where the pathogen has invaded the plant.
Prof Pretorius found that half the South African wheat cultivars he surveyed were susceptible to rust in the seedling stage, but cautions this is not likely to be the case with adult plants as many resistance genes only take effect once plants are mature. Work is under way to assess the vulnerability of adult wheat strains, and results are expected in November.
South African farmers do not grow wheat containing Sr31 so scientists are not particularly worried about harvests.
But Prof Pretorius's discovery that Ug99 is evolving with virulence for new combinations of genes is causing concern. "It shows the pathogen is mutating and adapting," he says.
Scientists around the world are racing to identify and isolate new resistance genes, hoping to develop new wheat varieties and get them to farmers faster than Ug99 can spread.
Ironically, it is the bread industry that is partly responsible for SA's relative protection from Ug99, says Dr Cobus le Roux, research institute manager for the Small Grains Institute in Bethlehem.
Wheat containing Sr31, a cluster of genes that originally come from rye, yields a dough that is too sticky for local millers and bakers, he says. Nevertheless, consumers could be affected by the potential spread of Ug99 to other wheat-producing regions, such as the Middle East and south Asia, where farmers grow varieties that will be open to attack unless scientists develop new cultivars impervious to attack before it blows there on the wind.
If their crops fail, global wheat prices will rise - with a consummate increase in the price of staples such as bread.
At present SA cannot grow enough wheat to meet its needs, and imports about 1-million tons of the 2,8-million tons it consumes each year, according to Dr le Roux.
Seed companies are keeping a close eye on developments too. Says Pannar's wheat breeder, Dr Willem Boshoff: "No one wants to release susceptible cultivars."
kahnt@bdfm.co.za
July 13, 2010
http://www.world-grain.com/news/newsfinder.asp?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=586&docId=l:1222164911&topicId=14429&start=7&topics=single
IFT Food Expo this weekend.>>>>>>>>
Trop posted the info below. I know 3 shareholders in the Chicago area that are going. I hope to have a report next week from one of them anyway.
Interesting items in the June Forrester legal billings for June. You can find it here if you join the group.>>>
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/VitalLiving/
1.On 6/7/2010, here is part of the entry and note it is a bit jumbled up and not all pint related, but note in it is Rice Science and Rice Rx, Columbia, and REVIEW EMAIL FROM LEO GINGRAS WITH JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL FOR NEW BUSINESS. Did you catch that, JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL FOR NEW BUSINESS. I repeat, "JOINT VENTURE PROPOSAL FOR NEW BUSINESS. Here is the actual entry.
2. Also part of the entry, "Conference call with Mary Burke regarding exit financing." Did you hear that??? "CONFERENCE CALL WITH MARY BURK REGARDING EXIT FINANCING.
3. 6/21/10--Email to John Quinn and Kenneth Shropshire be bio information.
4. Some discussion on Ceautimed, maybe having trouble keeping up. I am surprised they have paid as much as they have. If they default we get it back regardless of what they paid us.
5. On the FTI May filing>>
There is a 5/6/2010 entry that says, "Received call from Jerry Hibbert at Fulcrum Capital regarding interest in company".
Now, it is only one entry and may very well be meaningless, but Fulcrum is an interesting story.
http://www.fulcrumcapital.com.au/
A real long shot with them helping Z in Australia, but they did call about once anyway.
Those are not at all like PR's, just little discussions lawyers had with management or others. But the first 2 about a joint venture and exit capital look a little more than just talk.. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
GL ALL
Jackal--I'm a chicken $hit and that is why I am into DBA rather than commodities. You and I are made differently :)))
All commodities look good for today.
http://quotes.ino.com/exchanges/futboard/current/
GL
It looks like all commodities will have a big day today and the new food rally will continue after just a one day rest.
http://quotes.ino.com/exchanges/futboard/current/
GL ALL
Trop--February 2011>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
It is just a date i picked. Short repeatedly says NTRZ will emerge from bankruptcy later this year. To emerge from BK, we will have to know a heck of a lot more then than we do now. I hope we know something big much sooner, such as a strategic partner buying a large share of NTRZ stock.
Also I read between the lines. Last Spring the UCC (United Creditors Committee) was pissed at Short for the top heavy pay and bonuses to management. There was a hearing scheduled with the BK judge to discuss the matter. Well, the meeting was canceled and since then the UCC has not complained about anything. They could have complained about Dale Belts new contract and the one last week of Short and Gingras new contracts, but they have been silent. Carolyn Johnsen is the head of the UCC and is most respected in Arizona. Rumor has it she is up for some kind of big promotion with-in the Arizona government at years end. She is a competent and respected leader and no way will NTRZ pull the wool over her eyes. Whatever it is she knows that we don't will have to become apparent and probably long before February 2011. I just use that date to give everything new time to play out and be announced.
OK, here is the link for the Ripower Immune Boost>>>
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4001:nv30qr.4.1
Plus, here is a renewed patent for, "METHODS FOR TREATING JOINT INFLAMMATION, PAIN, AND LOSS OF MOBILITY"
http://v3.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/description?CC=HK&NR=1065943A1&KC=A1&FT=D&date=20100604&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_V3
I hope this means something soon in the way of sales.
RIPOWER IMMUNE BOOST--discussed at the food show?
A poster at Yahoo has found a new trademark for a product with that name. Here is what he says>>>
So is Z going to try and sell RBO like fish oil?
Trademark filing
RIPOWER IMMUNE BOOST
Encapsulated rice bran oil
June 24, 2010
NutraCea CORPORATION
I hope I can find a link to post before the day is over. If NTRZ could just sell 3% world wide of what fish oil sells, it would be worth millions to the bottom line.
Well, I guess they can announce deals now.
All the options and repricings are now in place.
It looks like no sale of the company soon as Short and Leo plan on being here for 4 years after exiting BK. Pricey, but good news can maybe be released now.
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/100708/ntrzq.pk8-k.html
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/W-John-Short-Chairman-and-CEO-prnews-397760664.html?x=0&.v=1
They don't have to wait for approval of the UCC/NTRZ agreement to get their options vested. So, they can announce deals and profit from them now.
Let er rip Short
Along with China, India is going food nutzo>>>>>
It would be fun for NTRZ to be part of this somehow. Maybe a partner in rice bran oil plants will fit.
http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/Processing/Indian-food-processing-sector-needs-US-30bn-investment-report
http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/Processing/India-plans-30-mega-food-parks-by-2012
http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/Packaging/India-set-for-food-packaging-revolution
http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/Processing/India-trade-group-urges-more-food-processing-tax-breaks
Of course they don't, no kickbacks>>>>>>>>>>
Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the US Food and Drug Administration found that clinical providers “largely ignore” the use of nutraceuticals and OTC drugs in their patients."
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Industry/Cardiologists-ignore-nutraceutical-use-finds-review
I'd rather it not have to be this way, but NTRZ could benefit if we partnered with a big pharma like Pfizer for pharmaceuticals. They know how to bribe the medical profession to use their products.
I posted the next thing before, it is a post on another board from a poster about the share holders meeting last December. I heard from 2 others who were there that the below was said>>>
I was told by people who were at the shareholder meeting themselves that there were peopel there from the Pharma side of the equation. They were told the upside here is beyond tremendous. From what I have learned some of the trials have been done, but BE decided to lavishly furnish a office building instead of paying for the trials. This is money that is owed so we can get the results. I don't know what the exact amount is, but I believe it to be in the six figures. I believe getting this and further info. on this front is a priority on Short's list. I know there is ton of interest in NYC from companies and institutions alike on this front alone.
Some of this has to do with Pharma drugs coming off patent exclusivity. If these companies can tweak their receipe by adding a NTRZ ingredient that changes the formula so to speak they can extend their exclusivity before it goes to generic. This is worth billions to them. I am not a biotech guy so don't quote me on this, but I know enough and I know who is looking. If Ntrz can prove to the world that they can add value on this front it's worth a TON of money to the bottom line. There are many potential applications and avenues to explore within this realm so it should be interesting. I know it is something that BE talked about, but never did anything with. Short,is doing something about it.
I was going to post yesterday that I thought it strange DBA fell yesterday with it's list of most recent holdings going up. Looks like they made up for that today, if the breakout holds.>>>>
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=DBA&p=D&yr=0&mn=3&dy=0&id=p80996362971
GL ALL
jackal
Great story about biodiversity. The same people who are worried about the survival of certain species of insects don't care about seeds developed for thousands of years that suited a certain location. And those same people(idiots and crooks) blame global warming for killing off many species of insects and animals yet they give Monsanto and friends a free pass for poisoning the Earth with their fertilizers, pesticides, weed control and GM seeds.
AGHAST
It's tough for me to predict share price in 3 months. If NTRZ has top get the class action lawsuit approved on October 1st and then the UCC agreement who knows when. If some huge deals are announced before those two are approved and finalized the lawyers for the class action and UCC might want more. I think .32 is very possible by years end. I do think $2.00 and up is "possible" a year from now. But even .32 is a 2 1/2 fold increase. Not many stocks will do that in the next 12 months.
A big key will be exiting BK with our shares in tact. I think .50 that day is VERY possible. It sure seems likely with what is known today that the shares remain intact.
Big volume close>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
120,000 shares in the last 5 minutes today. This was between the bid and ask at .129 and may have been prearranged. The last 50,000 did not show up on my Schwab ticker til 3.02, yet it says 2.59.26. So, it was put in late, but if prearranged, no big deal.
The last time we had big numbers at the close, the reorg PR was put out the next day. We'll see what Tuesday brings.
Price Size Exch Time
0.129 50000 OTO 15:59:26
0.129 30000 OTO 15:57:37
0.129 40000 OTO 15:55:47
0.1275 5000 OTO 15:50:03
0.1275 5000 OTO 15:45:21
0.1275 400 OTO 15:39:16
0.1275 4600 OTO 15:39:14
0.13 500 OTO 14:41:05
0.1275 10000 OTO 14:18:59
0.13 4000 OTO 13:28:08
0.13 6037 OTO 12:55:46
0.13 12000 OTO 12:55:40
0.13 450 OTO 12:34:04
0.1275 10000 OTO 12:33:35
0.1275 10000 OTO 12:05:16
0.13 500 OTO 11:46:03
0.1275 5000 OTO 11:35:59
0.1275 10000 OTO 11:22:12
0.13 500 OTO 10:44:17
0.1275 3825 OTO 10:37:08
0.13 100 OTO 09:52:49
0.1275 1849 OTO 09:44:37
0.13 950 OTO 09:30:37
0.13 3000 OTO 09:30:34
0.129 9050 OTO 09:30:34
0.1275 4000 OTO 09:30:13
0.1275 1900 OTO 09:30:05
http://www.otcbb.com/asp/Info_Center.asp
Thinkingstone---In a nutshell could you highlight what was in those 5 filings for us???
Jackal
Yep, nice two days for corn>>
http://tfc-charts.w2d.com/chart/CN/70
Also a breakout move on wheat>>
http://tfc-charts.w2d.com/chart/CW/70
Sugar(a fake food) has really turned>>
http://tfc-charts.w2d.com/chart/SU/70
Many others that make up the current DBA holdings up as well.
GL ALL
The one day DBA chart looks like accumulation as most of the big buys were on the up tick. If you are looking at the chart Friday, you will have to click on the 5 day and it does not show as well on the 5 day. It looks bullish to me>>>
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=DBA&t=1d&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
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New ETF 6/9/10--CORN
Nothing to go on yet,but a new concept. About CORN>>>>
CORN: Now Trading as an ETP
Today (6/9/10) brought a new ETF-like instrument, Teucrium Corn Fund, with the memorable ticker symbol CORN. I say “ETF-like” because CORN, like nearly all futures-based exchange-traded products, is actually structured as a “commodity pool”. CORN is essentially a way to repackage.
http://investwithanedge.com/category/etf-ipos-new-etfs
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Join the attached site for info
The current lawyer invoices I talk about where you can get tidbits of info that is not available to the public anyplace are found in this site. VTLV used to be owned by NTRZ, and the site owner uses it for NTRZ now. You must join, but click "Hide IP' if you are worried about that kind of stuff. Then look under files. many files are only left up for a week or so. The reorganization plan is NOT in it. I posted that yesterday here.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/VitalLiving/
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Sorry lockenready--not guesses.
Too many of us have been burned guessing the price movements of this stock. All the turkeys I know quit guessing. And this turkey has too. But I do feel NTRZ could be the next super stock. The story could be sensational. NTRZ's stabilization process will turn what used to be low grade animal feed that went rancid in 24 hours to useful human and animal food with shelf life's of well over a year, and now nutraceuticals as well. In the case of Rice Bran Oil, 80% of the process is the non oil part called defatted bran. That also was low grade animal feed that went rancid in 24 hours. Now that can be made into food products and the biggest seems to be meat filler. Many meats such as canned meats and sausages have soy protein in them for filler. The DOB cost 1/2 as much as soy and is better for you. Meat packers can put in 3% filler and don't even need it on the label. China puts as much as 50% filler in some of it's canned pork. So, basically NTRZ can increase the food supply of the world without any more being grown. In a rice country it might be only 1% total increase in the food supply, but that is huge in dollars.
This can be a real sensational story.
lockenready--HerbalScience is doing things in advance of the deal. Maybe, they are manufacturing products?? Or maybe just more testing, but whatever HerbalScience is doing, the nutraceuticals they are developing will be block busters. There was talk at the shareholders meeting and some of what I will post is rumor, but strong ones from credible sources.
1. The will have a pain nutraceutical as strong as Vioxx which was a blockbuster sole by Merck in 80 countries. It caused heart problems and was taken off the market. The component that caused Vioxx the problem was that rofecoxib(Vioxx) is a chemical. NTRZ's pain nutraceutical will be 100 % natural and thus safe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rofecoxib
2. An Immune system nutraceutical- If people with aids can strengthen their immune system and live longer, this could be dynamite. NTRZ has spent $1,000,000 for testing at Hasassah University in Isreal. We owe them a little money for the official results. Herbal Science could have been testing it too.
3. Diabetes--I posted all about this in post #863 2 days ago.
4. Recently Short i a filing mentioned "cancer Drug" but there was no elaboration. This could be something being tested. Don't get me wrong, I am no way saying that NTRZ/HerbalScience has found a cure for cancer. Buy maybe a help like lycopene is for prostrate cancer or such.
So lockenready, for the debt to go up to develop these products is a good thing, they are getting ready.
By the way, hear again is a message board poster who was at the shareholders meeting in December and I know 2 others who were there that confirm what he says>>>
I was told by people who were at the shareholder meeting themselves that there were peopel there from the Pharma side of the equation. They were told the upside here is beyond tremendous. From what I have learned some of the trials have been done, but BE decided to lavishly furnish a office building instead of paying for the trials. This is money that is owed so we can get the results. I don't know what the exact amount is, but I believe it to be in the six figures. I believe getting this and further info. on this front is a priority on Short's list. I know there is ton of interest in NYC from companies and institutions alike on this front alone.
Some of this has to do with Pharma drugs coming off patent exclusivity. If these companies can tweak their receipe by adding a NTRZ ingredient that changes the formula so to speak they can extend their exclusivity before it goes to generic. This is worth billions to them. I am not a biotech guy so don't quote me on this, but I know enough and I know who is looking. If Ntrz can prove to the world that they can add value on this front it's worth a TON of money to the bottom line. There are many potential applications and avenues to explore within this realm so it should be interesting. I know it is something that BE talked about, but never did anything with. Short,is doing something about it.
I see some positives today, volume was below normal on a disasterous day for the markets. DBA can bounce back quickly when the market stabilizes.
GL ALL
thinkingstone No buyout is my guess too.
Dale belt just became CFO. He has been with Sierra for 15 years or such. He is based in Phoenix with Sierra. Why would he jump ships to NTRZ if NTRZ is to be sold in the nest 12 months or so. Why leave his secure job? Also, if he thought the company was going under, he would not have come. Nothing but positives.
I hope they can announce some deals before long. But, the problem with Herbal Science is that they can not pick and choose who they pay first, they all must get equal treatment. NTRZ owes them money for testing of new products. The fun part of Herbal Science is that when BK began, NTRZ owed the$296,000. According to the POR it is now $1,200,000. So, things are moving ahead. I do think they have to wait until at least August 11th. That date is for a hearing, not approval. Hopefully it's a no brainer and can be approved quickly.
We are making progress, but we wait.
GKL ALL
Keeping shares---according to FRB
A friend of mine called NTRZ's PR firm and got a clarification about keeping shares. He said,
"Her point (Marilyn Meeks, FRB) is nothing is official until the Court approves the POR and Disclosure statement for mailing.
The Joint POR clearly states the shareholders are to be protected and that is the position of those two entities."
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The only things that could change that might be deteriorating business conditions between now and August 11th, slim chance. Food is food. In the Plan of Reorganization, it shows NTRZ now has cash of $1,200,000. That is up from the initial plan. That is a sign that things are on the improve.
If anybody wants to read the whole plan now, you may need a Yahoo account, but a poster named bigbass put up about 20 message board posts in a row on one thread that has it all. This is from court filings. Check out his thread>>>>>
http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks_N/threadview?m=tm&bn=47300&tid=172448&mid=172448&tof=35&frt=1
GL ALL
NutraCea and Creditors' Committee File Joint Plan of Reorganization
PHOENIX, June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NutraCea (Pink Sheets:NTRZ.pk - News), a world leader in stabilized rice bran (SRB) nutrient research and technology announced today that on June 24, 2010, the Company and its Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed with the Bankruptcy Court a proposed Plan of Reorganization and related Disclosure Statement in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code. The Plan represents a major step forward in the Company's efforts to emerge from Chapter 11.
NutraCea filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 protection on November 10, 2009. None of the Company's subsidiaries were included in the bankruptcy filing.
W. John Short, NutraCea Chairman and CEO, said "We are pleased to co-sponsor this plan with the Official Unsecured Creditors Committee and thank them for working with us to get it on file in the Court. In addition, we want to thank our customers, vendors, bankers, advisors, attorneys and employees for their ongoing commitment to NutraCea during our reorganization process. Their support has been instrumental in getting our Company to this significant milestone.
"Management committed considerable time to the preparation and negotiation of the Plan; we can now redirect our management team's full attention to increasing profitable sales and completing the asset monetization programs that will allow us to repay our creditors.
"We look forward to Plan confirmation and our emergence from Chapter 11 later this year as a stronger more focused Company."
Information contained in the Plan and Disclosure Statement is subject to change, whether as a result of amendments to the Plan, actions of third parties or otherwise.
Bankruptcy law does not permit solicitation of acceptances of a plan of reorganization until the Bankruptcy Court approves the related Disclosure Statement. Accordingly, this press release is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as a solicitation for a vote on the Plan.
The Plan will become effective only if, among other requirements, it receives the requisite votes in favor of acceptance and is confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court. There can be no assurance that: (a) the Court will approve the Disclosure Statement, (b) those entitled to vote on the Plan will accept it, or (c) that the Court will confirm it.
trop
I have a feeling it will come out tomorrow. But, it is just a motion that must be approved by the bankruptcy judge. I hear others say it is a slam dunk, but the government is slow. Then after the motion is reviewed on August 11th, it must be approved maybe a couple of weeks later.
I do believe a PR will move the stock tomorrow is one is put out. I was hoping we could get creditors officially into a deal, then we could go ahead with HerbalScience and others. I am afraid we may have to wait a bit longer. But, we do keep our shares and that is by far the most important thing. Deals will come. I hope I am wrong about the deals need waiting for approval. Things are happening with HerbalScience. We owed them $296,000 in December on the first DIP plan, and now we owe them $1,200,000. Big things are coming there. It's just a matter of a couple months, maybe sooner.
I admit to never owning a bankrupt stock before, and I am not up on all the red tape they must go through.
trop--Plan of Reorganization
I'm just checking to see if I can post here, I am not a paid member. This board is going to grow as food prices grow, nice board as it is.
The 3:35 point to the end in the video is dynamite!!!