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I told you guys...a newsletter recommended AVEO and recommended today.
Going higher tomorrow. More subscribers to the letter I mentioned will be buying.
Just recommended by a newsletter so you should see a nice move the next few day.
Just bought more at the close. Great buy. Trying to bring my cost down.
I think people are taking profits way to soon. JMO going to wait this news out. Could be huge.
I would like to know what those dollars amount to in price per share?
You are a PROPHET.
Need to get AVEO on the HOT Ihub boards. Others need to see this.
Going to break 50 day moving average which will bring AVEO to techinicians.
Pushing and buying more before close.
Really catching fire. Huge volume will make others see it's price movement and BUY.
If that happens, it will be explosive at the markets open. JMO
I am not going anywhere. Been in this for a few years. Rode it up and down and want to ride it up again. Shares and options.
What I find interesting is that many insiders were buying at around $1.50 in December.
I need it to make a big move very soon because my $1.00 april option expires soon.
He's been buying since 11/2017 so I am not sure if it signals anything great happening soon. Some of the officers have sold very small amounts also, while he has been buying. Hoping good news comes soon though.
EYESW = Warrant
QUESTION for the board...this statement was in todays release:
taking a 500 mg twice daily dose of NIAGEN nicotinamide riboside chloride (NR).
Does that mean they tested one dose of 500 MG for the day which is twice the daily dose OR they tested 500 MG twice a day?
Special Report: Even Amazon Is Investing in Hydrogen
My laptop died last night.
I'd just finished my evening routine: paying bills, catching up on the hundreds of emails that flood my inbox, even wasting a little time checking Facebook to see what my closest friends have been up to recently.
If you’re anything like me, you always have 50 tabs open, each one a promise to return to at a later time.
Then suddenly POOF! Nothing.
A blank screen stared back at me, triggering a rush of frantic thoughts.
Did everything save? Will I have to spend hundreds of dollars to replace this piece of technology that has become an integral part of my daily life?
I silently prayed for an easy fix, and those prayers were answered.
It was the battery, which ended up being a relatively cheap fix.
That night, I ruminated over the prominent role that batteries now play.
I can’t say it’s usually something that I think about. After all, batteries are relatively boring to the average consumer. We think of them as just a small component that we slap into the back of whatever we’re using.
Think about it…
Smartphones, electric vehicles (EVs), every single one of those useful gadgets and devices that make our lives that much easier...
Yes, that goes for our computers and laptops, especially.
The truth is that they’re the driving force behind today’s technology.
And if technology has become critical to being successful in today’s world, then there’s one thing that's even more valuable than the devices themselves.
Batteries.
What about medical equipment and military tools like night vision and communication devices?
Batteries.
Longed for the ever-flashy Tesla Model S?
It runs on batteries.
pile of batteries
Batteries are the foundation for nearly every piece of technology right now, which is why they’re so often a hot-button topic within the investing world.
And it’s pushing innovators to constantly create batteries that are longer lasting, more efficient, and far cheaper.
Tesla built its first gigafactory recently in the Nevada desert — specifically to manufacture the lithium-ion batteries that power its growing line of EVs.
So, you can probably understand why Elon Musk thinks that lithium is the only way to go as far as batteries are concerned.
Some, however, disagree with the mighty Musk...
One man, widely considered to be the “father” of rechargeable batteries, has found a way to store energy in a way that has a much longer life span than traditional batteries — all without lithium.
In fact, this market is estimated to explode in the coming years and is projected to be a $154 BILLION industry by 2022.
So, what exactly is this new technology that's threatening lithium-ion batteries?
Hydrogen.
I’m referring, of course, to hydrogen fuel cells.
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through an electrochemical reaction of hydrogen fuel with oxygen or another oxidizing agent.
Think of it as a battery source that automakers hope to use for powering tomorrow’s vehicles.
The difference between a fuel cell and a battery is that fuel cells require a continuous source of fuel and oxygen to sustain the chemical reaction. Whereas, in a battery, the chemical energy comes from chemicals already present in the battery.
And hydrogen fuel cells use a much cleaner form of energy, even though they’re slightly less efficient than lithium-ion batteries.
CNBC writes:
The Honda Clarity fuel cell electric gets 366 miles on a single fill, according to Honda.
Fuel cells may be especially useful in certain applications. Any vehicle on a tightly managed circuit, such as a delivery truck, city bus, or other similar vehicle, would work quite well with hydrogen.
Meanwhile, Tesla’s new Model 3 comes with a full 300-mile charge that takes around 9.5 hours to charge.
I don’t know about you, but I’ll always pick a car that can go 366 miles and refuel within minutes over one that takes much, MUCH longer to charge.
And right now, virtually every major auto company has announced some bold plan to produce cleaner cars. And some of the biggest ones believe hydrogen could be the way to go.
The Huffington Post writes:
Thirteen car and energy industry giants are teaming up to push hydrogen as the world's next major fuel source.
Honda, Hyundai, Royal Dutch Shell, BMW Group and Toyota are among the companies that have formed the "Hydrogen Council."
Members of the council will make significant investments in hydrogen as an attempt to transition from fossil fuels to a cleaner form of energy, to the tune of a combined €1.4 billion per year.
In fact, General Motors and Honda are putting $85 million toward the production of hydrogen cells within their respective businesses.
Amazon is even on board with the hydrogen trend after investing in a company that makes hydrogen batteries for forklifts.
And it’s not only the U.S. that’s interested in hydrogen power, either...
CNBC writes: “[Japan is] investing $350 million in improving hydrogen refueling infrastructure. It is part of a larger plan to create a 'hydrogen society...'"
Hydrogen fuel cells might not get the media hype that lithium-ion batteries do right now, but it’s clear that some major players are making huge strides in the technology.
And today, I’ll share with you one fuel cell stock worth a second look by individual investors.
As we mentioned above, Amazon (you remember Amazon: the behemoth that just hit $1,000 per share?) just bought a stake in it with the rights to buy nearly a quarter of the company.
So, without further ado, let me introduce it to you...
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG)
PLUG
Plug Power is an alternative energy company that designs, develops, commercializes, and manufactures hydrogen fuel cell systems, and focuses on proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell and fuel-processing technologies, fuel cell-battery-hybrid technologies, and also related hydrogen storage and dispensing infrastructure.
And as we just mentioned, Amazon committed in 2017 to purchasing $70 million of Plug Power fuel cell products for its massive distribution centers.
The market rewarded Plug Power with the news — as you can see in the chart above — with shares exploding more than 122% between April and November 2017!
You see, Amazon wants to use hydrogen cells for the forklifts in its warehouses, so its investment in Plug Power is a smart move.
But here’s the thing…
We’re talking about a potential far greater than powering Amazon’s forklifts.
The latest push by the auto industry to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology will drive a small basket of hydrogen stocks in 2018.
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https://www.jhsph.edu/news/news-releases/2018/study-lead-and-other-toxic-metals-found-in-e-cigarette-vapors.html
Study: Lead and Other Toxic Metals Found in E-Cigarette ‘Vapors’
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LEVELS OF METALS LEAK FROM SOME E-CIGARETTE HEATING COILS
Significant amounts of toxic metals, including lead, leak from some e-cigarette heating coils and are present in the aerosols inhaled by users, according to a study from scientists at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
In the study, published online in Environmental Health Perspectives on February 21, the scientists examined e-cigarette devices owned by a sample of 56 users. They found that significant numbers of the devices generated aerosols with potentially unsafe levels of lead, chromium, manganese and/or nickel. Chronic inhalation of these metals has been linked to lung, liver, immune, cardiovascular and brain damage, and even cancers.
The Food and Drug Administration has the authority to regulate e-cigarettes but is still considering how to do so. The finding that e-cigarettes expose users—known as vapers—to what may be harmful levels of toxic metals could make this issue a focus of future FDA rules.
“It’s important for the FDA, the e-cigarette companies and vapers themselves to know that these heating coils, as currently made, seem to be leaking toxic metals—which then get into the aerosols that vapers inhale,” says study senior author Ana María Rule, PhD, MHS, an assistant scientist in the Bloomberg School’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering.
E-cigarettes typically use a battery-supplied electric current that passes through a metal coil to heat nicotine-containing “e-liquids,” creating an aerosol—a mix including vaporized e-liquid and tiny liquid droplets. Vaping, the practice of inhaling this aerosol as if it were cigarette smoke, is now popular especially among teens, young adults and former smokers. A 2017 survey of 8th-, 10th- and 12th-grade students in public and private schools, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, found that about one in six had used e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days.
Vaping is popular in part because it provides the nicotine “hit” and the look and feel of tobacco-smoking but without smoking’s extreme health risks. Evidence that vaping isn’t entirely safe continues to accumulate, however. Recent studies have found that e-cigarette liquids contain flavorings and other chemicals that harm cells in standard toxicology tests. Other studies, including onelast year from Rule’s group, have detected significant levels of toxic metals in e-liquids exposed to the e-cigarette heating coil.
For the new study, Rule and her colleagues, including lead author Pablo Olmedo, PhD, who was a postdoctoral researcher at the Bloomberg School at the time of his work on the study, recruited 56 daily e-cigarette users from vaping conventions and e-cigarette shops around Baltimore during the fall of 2015. Working with participants’ devices, which they brought to the researchers’ lab at the Bloomberg School, the scientists tested for the presence of 15 metals in the e-liquids in the vapers’ refilling dispensers, the e-liquids in their coil-containing e-cigarette tanks and in the generated aerosols.
Consistent with prior studies, they found minimal amounts of metals in the e-liquids within refilling dispensers, but much larger amounts of some metals in the e-liquids that had been exposed to the heating coils within e-cigarette tanks. The difference indicated that the metals almost certainly had come from the coils. Most importantly, the scientists showed that the metal contamination carried over to the aerosols produced by heating the e-liquids.
Of the metals significantly present in the aerosols, lead, chromium, nickel and manganese were the ones of most concern, as all are toxic when inhaled. The median lead concentration in the aerosols, for example, was about 15 µg/kg, or more than 25 times greater than the median level in the refill dispensers. Almost 50 percent of aerosol samples had lead concentrations higher than health-based limits defined by the Environmental Protection Agency. Similarly, median aerosol concentrations of nickel, chromium and manganese approached or exceeded safe limits.
“These were median levels only,” Rule says. “The actual levels of these metals varied greatly from sample to sample, and often were much higher than safe limits.”
E-cigarette heating coils typically are made of nickel, chromium and a few other elements, making them the most obvious sources of metal contamination, although the source of the lead remains a mystery. Precisely how metals get from the coil into the surrounding e-liquid is another mystery. “We don’t know yet whether metals are chemically leaching from the coil or vaporizing when it’s heated,” Rule says. In an earlier study of the 56 vapers, led by Angela Aherrera, MPH, a DrPH student at the Bloomberg School, the levels of nickel and chromium in urine and saliva were related to those measured in the aerosol, confirming that e-cigarette users are exposed to these metals.
The researchers did observe, however, that aerosol metal concentrations tended to be higher for e-cigarettes with more frequently changed coils—suggesting that fresher coils give off metals more readily.
The researchers also detected significant levels of arsenic, a metal-like element that can be highly toxic, in refill e-liquid and in the corresponding tank e-liquid and aerosol samples from 10 of the 56 vapers. How the arsenic got into these e-liquids is yet another mystery—and another potential focus for regulators.
Rule and her team are now planning further studies of vaping and metal exposures, with particular attention to their impacts on people. “We’ve established with this study that there are exposures to these metals, which is the first step, but we need also to determine the actual health effects,” she says.
“Metal Concentrations in e-Cigarette Liquid and Aerosol Samples: The Contribution of Metallic Coils” was written by Pablo Olmedo, Walter Goessler, Stefan Tanda, Maria Grau-Perez, Stephanie Jarmul, Angela Aherrera, Rui Chen, Markus Hilpert, Joanna E. Cohen, Ana Navas-Acien, and Ana M. Rule.
Support for the research was provided by the Maryland State Cigarette Restitution Fund (PHPA-G2034), the Alfonso Martín Escudero Foundation, the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulation and Addiction Center (1P50HL120163), and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (5P30ES009089).
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Excellent earnings report. Looking for a big move by ARAY. JMO
Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book.The New York Times
Breaking News Alert
January 23, 2018
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BREAKING NEWS
E-cigarette use may put teenagers at higher risk of smoking, a major report found. It also concluded vaping is safer than cigarettes.
Happy holidays to all on the board. Hope 2018 is as good to us as 2017 has been. Pat
I would appreciate any information on EYES Warrants. TIA
Milarepa...you are dynamite and much appreciated. NOW, could you please tell us how high the PPS will go. Before XMAS would be great. Pat
New recomendation could be moving price today.
Today, I'm going to bring a company to your attention that I think fits that model. When I was thinking about how to introduce this company to all of you, it reminded me of one of the funniest movies I think I've ever seen, Goldmember - starring the infamous Austin Powers.
If you've seen the movie then you know it's littered with so many one liners it's ridiculous. The clip I'm referring to though is when Dr. Evil offers up a series of questions: Would you like a smoke and a pancake? You know, flapjack and a cigarette? No? All right. Cigar and a waffle? No? Pipe and a crepe? No? Bong and a blintz? No? Oh, well, then there is no pleasing you.
I know pretty stupid, right? Well, today's new idea isn't stupid at all. At least not in my opinion anyway.
22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) focuses on the research, development, licensing, manufacturing, and worldwide sales and distribution of some pretty important products. The company's proprietary genetic engineering technology and plant breeding expertise allow them to regulate the level of nicotine (and other nicotinic alkaloids) in the tobacco plant. As a result of this technology, the company is able to grow tobacco with up to 97% less nicotine than conventional tobacco - as well as plants with relatively high nicotine levels.
The applications for this technology are extraordinary; in independent clinical studies, the company's very low nicotine (VLN) tobacco has demonstrated remarkable efficacy as a smoking cessation aid. On the other hand, for smokers who do not wish to quit, high nicotine tobacco enables the company to produce a cigarette with what they believe will end up being the world's lowest tar-to-nicotine ratio.
The tobacco industry is at the beginning of a paradigm shift toward the development and commercialization of reduced-risk tobacco products which represent a significant step toward achieving the public health objective of harm reduction. The company's 18 years of research and development on the tobacco plant, mainly on the nicotine biosynthetic pathway, has uniquely positioned them to become a major benefactor of this paradigm shift developing in the tobacco industry.
Its technology has created, and will continue to develop, a pipeline of products primarily involved in the following activities:
The international licensing of 22nd Century Ltd's technology, proprietary tobaccos, and trademarks
The research and development of potentially reduced-risk or modified risk tobacco products
The development of X-22, a prescription-based smoking cessation aid consisting of very low nicotine cigarettes
The manufacture, marketing and international distribution of RED SUN and MAGIC proprietary cigarettes
The production of SPECTRUM research cigarettes for the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The contract manufacturing of other companies' branded tobacco products
The company has had a pretty nice sequence of news events over the last several months, which you can view by going here: https://ir.xxiicentury.com/press-releases.
Like any other small stock, 22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII) doesn't come without a fair amount of risk. But, the company has managed to produce about $12 million in revenue over the last 12 months, still has about $12 million in cash in the bank, and insiders must believe in what they're doing, because they still own about 16% of the deal.
Not bad for a stock that trades around $2.80 per share. You don't see that too often, and if the way the stock has been acting is any indication of what's to come, speculative investors might want to consider owning a piece of it.
You just have to be prepared to deal with the ups and the downs of a small stock like 22nd Century Group, Inc. (XXII). For those out there though who understand the importance of a company needing to be disruptive within its industry vertical to end up providing home-run potential, it sure looks like XXII could be one to pay close attention to.
Warmest regards,
SmallCap Network
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Ken...when you say US, whom or what are you talking about, if you don't mind me asking.
Showing $3.60 on Scottrade pre-market
Moving on up...$7/$8 coming soon. JMO
Very quiet here today.
Alphatrends service sold their position on Friday as a result of XXII hitting their imposed stop which I think was the reason for the drop below $3.00.
Thanks Milarepa. I was wondering where all the negative posters had gone. CDXC looking good here.
I believe that Alphatrends service might have recommended XXII yesterday but not sure of when during the day or how many followers he has. Also not sure, but I think he is a trader instead of an investor. Maybe someone else on the board is familiar with them??????
Plug Power Stock Surges on Expanded Wal-Mart Deal By Donna Fuscaldo | July 21, 2017 — 3:42 PM EDT
Plug Power Inc., the company that makes alternative energy technology for materials handling equipment, is surging in trading, recently up more than 10%, after expanding a deal with megaretailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
In a press release, the companies announced that under terms of the deal, Plug Power will issue to Wal-Mart warrants to buy 55.3 million shares and in exchange the company can access project financing at a lower cost of capital. With their current commercial agreement, Wal-Mart buys Plug Power fuel cells for its distribution centers. With the warrants, the company said future distribution transactions with the retailer will be cash flow positive up front. The fuel cell company said it expects to provide its hydrogen fueling station and fuel cell energy technology to up to 30 additional Wal-Mart sites in the U.S. over the next three years. Ten sites are already under contract and slated to be completed by the end of this year. (See also: Plug Power Ships First ProGen Fuel-Cell Engines.)
An 'Expanding Relationship'
The value of the 2017 commitments is projected to be roughly $80 million. The total value of the Plug Power warrants is around $600 million. Wal-Mart will pay the company for the warrants in $50 million installments with the first 5.8 million shares vested upon execution of the new program agreements at a exercise price of $2.1231 per share. The exercise price for warrants vesting after the first 34.9 million warrant shares will be based on the volume-weighted average closing price at the time they vest, the company said. (See also: Why Is Amazon Interested in Plug Power?)
“Our expanding relationship with Walmart validates Plug Power’s advanced capabilities in fuel cell products and systems, allowing the world’s largest retailer to maintain its leading position as an industry innovator,” said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power in a written statement. “Walmart’s long-term supply agreement is a great example of our strategy in action, as it enables us to improve both our revenue visibility and cost structure, all while allowing our customers to experience improved productivity and operational cost savings.”
The executive went on to say the company is seeing a growing market opportunity for its power and fueling station technologies within the material handling segment. Recently, Power Plug was trading up 10% or $0.21 a share to $2.33 a share. So far this year shares are up more than 80%.
Read more: Plug Power Stock Surges on Expanded Wal-Mart Deal | Investopedia http://www.investopedia.com/news/plug-power-stock-surges-expanded-walmart-deal/#ixzz4nfGAjsD4
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Could you do an analysis of PLUG? Starting to look like a bottom being put in. JMO TIA
PLUG chart starting to look better. JMO
Good performance yesterday. Down early and a nice comeback at end of day. Things are looking better. JMO
CDXC ...making me look as if I know what I'm talking about. JMO
Milarepa....That is my interpretation also. CDXC acting much better. I could be totally off base but I think the SHORTS should be concerned here. JMO
Great guess Kelly. I see that 2,888,000 traded on Friday but that did not drive the price down much or I would have bought big. Chart looks great on CDXC. BUT that is JMO