grubmaster- I seem to be the only one here


that you're not able to provide answers to. I've asked for clarification, I've received none. I've asked the reason why I'm here, and only received a short curt reply from you, 'off-topic posting'. I've been 'referred' to Matt, and yet he is silent. I sat in here for days before I was even told the charges.

A cursory glance at my postings will show that my posts are informative, on-topic, void of personal attacks and quite polite for the most part. I dare say I'm as close to a model poster as you'll find on I-Hub with regard to posting within the limits of your own Terms of Use.

Yet here I sit.

Is the I-Hub jail located in Cuba?

grubmaster/Matt- I'm not sure which part you'd like


me to take up with Matt. I'm assuming you mean the length of my stay in jail?

If I am in the future able to post on I-Hub, then I would appreciate being told how to 'stay out of jail'. I have read the terms of use and feel I have a fairly good grasp of how to apply them while posting, and also the 'essence' of the language. Be that as it may, and despite my best efforts to follow the rules, apparently I have not, ergo my request to review my deleted posts whether publicly, or privately.

Is it not possible just to tell me and have this 'back and forth' business over with? I would truly like to understand how to avoid being here and I have followed to the best of my knowledge the procedures for requesting as much on this thread, but I'm not perfect and realize that I must post 'on-topic' in order not to find myself here again.

Am I being unreasonable? I'm just asking to be released, and to have either one of you specifically as it pertains to my posting history, tell me how to avoid being put back here. Is this not the 'essence' of being sent here in the first place, and the appropriate way to ensure I not return? I'm not even asking for a public reply on this forum, if you feel that a private reply would serve I-Hub's best interests.

Respectfully

grubmaster- I see, and thanks for the response.

I'm not sure what was 'off-topic' in my posts. Were all of my posts off-topic that were deleted? I really do try and observe the TOU. Is it possible to have the posts that were considered afoul of the TOUs sent to me so I can address them? I'm not trying to have you post them here, I would sincerely just like to try and understand how I erred.

Also, I've been told the 'charge' but not length of my sentence.


Thank you.

Io fei gibetto de le mei case.

"A: No, it's probably obvious what you got suspended for. If not, ask on the board."

I've asked 3 times now to no avail.

A number of other posters have asked, and for the most part they were given a quick and speedy reply. Since we can't do 'quick and speedy', can we at least try for a reply at all? I've searched this board, and other areas of policy, but could find no reference as to how much time is appropriate 'in jail'.

Thank you.

grubmaster- I'm certain you'd agree there


is little point in belaboring this copyright and privacy issue. The matter has been settled.

I wasn't certain if you were going to address the other aspects of my post, so I thought I would wait and see if it was forthcoming, apparently not.


As I mentioned previously, I would like to have my posting privileges restored along with a number of my deleted posts. While I suspect that both you and Matt have better things to do other than re-read these deleted posts, I would still like to prevail upon you or Matt to show me the err of my ways vis-a-vis the postings, but ultimately of course my presence here :)

Thank you.


Respectfully

Dozens? Probably just in the last month for ole hinchy. Whole gang of 'em with hundreds of accounts ;) He gets bounced from all the right places.

I wonder if someone will copy and paste 'this message' of mine to the XKEM forum? They seemed so pleased at my last effort :) rotf

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Posted by: grubmaster [quasi-Admin]
In reply to: hinchback who wrote msg# 83806
Date:11/29/2006 4:26:37 PM
Post #of 83810

In your case, posting from dozens of accounts.

Dear Matt- I did write you a private message


that more or less detailed a small snippet of my saga culminating in my presence 'here'. Should I just transpose my message to you in this forum, or should I ask how it is (in your opinion) I find myself here to get the ball rolling?


Respectfully as always..

larrybruening- There will be no 'FDA' news,


FDA approval for a drug takes approximately ten years and the better part of a billion dollars US. XKEM has mentioned in previous news releases dating back to 2002 that they were going to file an IND (Investigational New Drug Application). To date they have not. This is the first step when embarking upon FDA trials, and until such time nothing will happen vis-a-vis FDA approval. Fast-track status may also be applied for at that time, but if the principals in XKEM were looking to move Nicosan through trials in an expedited manner, they would have filed an IND by now. I doubt XKEM will ever embark on FDA trials for Nicosan, it doesn't make economic sense. My hunch is that they applied for 'Orphan Drug Status' just to give the appearance they've accomplished something tangible and significant. Orphan drug status is given to any drug when applied for, if they can produce testing data that shows efficacy, and a potential target group of less than 200,000 persons in the US. 'Orphan Drug' designation is also given to these drugs because the maker of the drug has little hope to make a profit.


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Heres a guess on next PR. 1 FDA in the USA.

foxwood- I posted the 'new' Insider sale 3 days


ago when it first was reported.

http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=15035293


Not sure if you caught my concurrent post with regard to 'nominee accounts' and why insiders use them. For a good explanation as to why insiders use nominee accounts, and what their function is, try this link. I never know just how much spoon-feeding is needed on a particular thread, but it seems as though many of the posters here need it all laid out for them in order to understand. I wonder who the 'insider' is who filed this 144? It is not possible to find out however.

(Wikipedia refers to these accounts as a 'British' instrument, although in the US most would call them 'Street Name Accounts' or simply Nominee accounts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominee_account

"The anonymity of nominee accounts benefits individuals who wish to hold shares in controversial companies. This has proved useful in situations where investors on share registers have been threatened by animal rights protestors, such as Huntingdon Life Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline [2] . As a consequence, the protestors have been known to intimidate the employees of the stockbrokers instead in order to try and force the companies to stop handling the shares"

New insider sales hinch, just posted actually.

Here is my post from the last Fifty Million sale block from Chassman when that transaction took place. (note the date)

http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=14796341


The posted dates of these transactions are irrelevant, as the insider has 30 days to complete the transaction, so they can be picked up by Vickers and disseminated at any time through the cycle. It's quite possible that XKEM has decided not to reveal these transactions to Nasdaq.com and other sites that record insider transactions, much like XKEM has their own Transfer Agent 'gagged' so as not to be able to ascertain the current Outstanding Share count. I wonder who in California sold these shares and didn't want their name appended to this transaction, any idea hinch? (not that you'd have a clue)


It looks to be from some nominee account, and therefore 'untraceable' as to whom the seller actually is. That's the beauty of 'nominee accounts' (if you don't want your actual name appended to the transaction). Google 'nominee accounts' sometime if you'd like a good explanation as to how they work, and why insiders use them.

I don't post 'old news'. I will post previous events as they relate to the topic of discussion, and draw on these events as they pertain to the relevance and direction this company is moving.

Are you going to keep up the nonsense on this thread also hinch? If so I'll just go ahead and iggy you now :)


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old news again satan?

More Insider Sales- Form 144 10,000,000 shares.


http://www.vickers-stock.com/


PACIFIC SHORES INVESTMENTS LLC N/A CA 11/14/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 10,000,000 N/A N/A 240,000 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 10/31/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 50,000,000 N/A N/A 1,245,000 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 10/27/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 7,500,000 N/A N/A 187,500 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 10/10/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 4,880,000 N/A N/A 117,120 N/A / N/A N/A
HARBOR TRUST N/A NY 10/6/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 15,000,000 N/A N/A 450,000 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 9/22/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 14,131,112 N/A N/A 325,000 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 9/22/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 14,131 N/A N/A 325,000 N/A / N/A N/A
LONGVIEW FUND LP N/A CA 9/22/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 6,872,266 N/A N/A 206,167 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 9/1/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 43,195,556 N/A N/A 1,252,672 N/A / N/A N/A
NEW MILLENNIUM BIOTECH N/A NY 8/14/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 13,577,200 N/A N/A 382,877 N/A / N/A N/A
CHASSMAN, MARGIE N/A NY 7/28/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 44,284,985 N/A N/A 1,328,549 N/A / N/A N/A
ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT N/A LIE 7/12/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 12,991,385 N/A N/A 502,997 N/A / N/A N/A
ALPHA CAPITAL AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT N/A LIE 7/12/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 12,850,000 N/A N/A 591,100 N/A / N/A N/A
ROBERTSON, LEOLA SHR LA 4/1/2006 N/A Form 144 N/A 15,000 N/A N/A 300 N/A / N/A N/A
HANKINS, RONALD SHR NJ 8/30/2005 N/A Form 144 N/A 75,500 N/A N/A 1,337 N/A / N/A N/A
IBIS CONSULTING GROUP N/A CA 4/19/2005 N/A Form 144 N/A 200,000 N/A N/A 2,000 N/A / N/A N/A
CHUNG, YVONNE SHR FL 3/20/2005 N/A Form 144 N/A 3,000,000 N/A N/A 60,000 N/A / N/A N/A
BEHAN, STUART B. SHR NY 12/15/2004 N/A Form 144 N/A 10,000 N/A N/A 200 N/A / N/A N/A
T.G. CONSULTING INC. SHR FL 12/1/2004 N/A Form 144 N/A 75,000 N/A N/A 1,500 N/A / N/A N/A
GIL, KEVIN M., & JOAN M. SHR NY 12/1/2004 N/A Form 144 N/A 115,000 N/A N/A 2,300 N/A / N/A N/A
SPACKEEN, SCOTT SHR UT 11/30/2004 N/A Form 144 N/A 75,000 N/A N/A 1,500 N/A / N/A N/A
MEDIATE, JASON SHR NY 11/30/2004 N/A Form 144 N/A 150,883 N/A N/A 3,017 N/A / N/A N/A
22 Records found

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bigdaddyc25- You haven't a clue as to how many


shares Chassman has left. You're not privy to her option account, nor is she required to report all of her stock sales, only the form 144 sales that come on the heels of the five percent insider sales submission requirements. Chassman/Bletch are also part of 'another group' of investors in XKEM (refer the the SEC filings), with who knows how many nominee accounts.

Not sure if you'd like to see your last sampling list of 'Chassman has no more shares left now' divinations, lol.


Give the uneducated guessing a rest dude :)

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While Chassman still has about 150M shares left, she should not be able to hold the PPS down much longer.

Is this a good stock? ;)

bigdaddyc25- AIDS/HIV is communicable, SCD is a genetic disorder that can only be passed to a developing fetus.

So no, the 'same thing doesn't 'go for AIDS'. Comparing the two other than to say they both afflict human beings is the extent of similarity. I'm not sure why you're questioning me such as this, but you did the same questioning over my posting with regard to there having been only one drug trial for Nicosan.

You can leave out the personal attacks about the 'foolish' postings. It would appear that you removed your last post to me, or it was removed by I-Hub admin.

Also, as an aside (and since this is my last post for the day) I presently only post on this website and RB. Anyone else is an imposter. The person on Free-RealTime is pumping XKEM using my alias.

Have a nice day :)


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OK Satan, same thing goes for AIDS, so lets stop working on treatments. I have told you before, you are better than this. Why make yourself look foolish by posting these comments?

Is it? It's important to remember that a cure

trumps treatment, and that prevention trumps them all. SCD is 100% preventable and genetic maladies such as SCD can be eradicated, not just managed.

http://www.lifenews.com/bio896.html


Patients Want Congress to Back Cord Blood Stem Cell Bill
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by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
April 5, 2005

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two patients who saw their medical fortunes improved because of adult stem cells called on Congress at a press conference Monday to pass bill that would promote the embryonic stem cell research alternative. The measure would also establish a national program to bank umbilical cord blood.

Keone Penn, an 18 year-old from Atlanta, says the umbilical cord blood contains stem cells -- that he credited with changing his life.

"Believe me, as a teenager, being in the hospital more times than you can count is not a way to live your life," said Penn, a recent high school graduate. "Stem cells saved my life."

Cord blood stem cell transplants cured Penn's sickle cell disease, according to a Scripps Howard news service report.

Lawmakers introduced the Cord Blood Stem Cell Act of 2005, S681, in May "to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank network to prepare, store and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research using such cells."

This legislation follows the initial $19.4 million appropriation with extended funding which may exceed $150 million over five years.

Senator Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican who has gotten himself in trouble with pro-life groups for backing embryonic stem cell research, is the lead Senate sponsor. Longtime pro-life lawmaker Chris Smith, a New Jersey congressman, is heading up the bill in the House.

Neonatal cord blood stem cells are used in the treatment of malignant, genetic and acquired blood diseases, such as leukemia, lymphoma, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and immunodeficiencies. Cord blood as a source of stem cells is available faster than bone marrow and provides survival rates for patients with these usually fatal diseases that can be as good, or better, than those following adult donor bone marrow stem cell transplants.

Philip Coelho, CEO of ThermoGenesis Corp., a cord blood stem cell company, backs the legislation.

"Cord blood stem cell transplants are already curing hundreds of U.S. patients from these otherwise lethal diseases each year," he said.

"This 150,000-unit inventory will provide life saving stem cell transplants for the thousands of patients each year who need them and cannot currently get them from the 'walking donor' bone marrow registries," Coelho added.

With 150,000 units, it is estimated that 90 percent of patients needing a transplant would find a suitable match. About 1,300 cord blood stem cell transplants have been successfully performed in the United States.

Steven Sprague, 57, says cord blood treatments are not theory.

"Cord blood is not research," said Sprague, of New York, told Scripps Howard. "It is not dreams, or wishful thinking. Cord blood has been proven to work in patients for many years, seven years ago for me. That's why it is so urgent that this particular legislation gets passed quickly."

Related web sites:
ThermoGenesis Corp - http://www.thermogenesis.com


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This "cure" is fantasy.

Diamond_Dog- "New Sickle Cell Cure Research Welcomed by Patients"

I think Oprah's show would be more inclined to look at an inexpensive actual cure for SCD, rather than a treatment.




http://www.goodnewsblog.com/2006/01/13/new-sickle-cell-cure-research-welcomed-by-patients

New Sickle Cell Cure Research Welcomed by Patients"

People who suffer from the ‘incurable’ sickle cell anaemia have been given hope by successful US research which used embryonic stem cells to correct the genetic abnormality which causes the blood disorder.

It was done by a team at the University of California, San Francisco who treated the condition in mice using stems cells carrying the human sickle cell mutation (abnormal haemoglobin which cause poor circulation), that was then replaced by healthy haemoglobin gene.

Sickle cell is caused when red blood cells are a sickle shape instead of a normal round shape. This causes problems with the circulation of oxygen around the body.

The condition affects people of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Indian descent with 6,000 people affected in Britain.

Fortune Esimaje, 40, from North West London has been living with sickle cell since the age of 6 and hails the new discovery, she said: “It would be fantastic if they found a cure, anything for a normal life.

“It’s very difficult to have to watch what you eat, watch where you sleep. Just sleeping alone can create pain because you must make sure you don’t sleep on your arms for too long because blood circulation.

“If it gets stuck then you could be in crises,” she explains.

A Crises is severe attack of pain, over time attacks may result in damage to vital organs such as the lungs, kidney, liver, heart.

Sickle cell patients have to be aware of their body and what is not normal.

When sickle-shaped blood cells stick to the walls of the tiny blood vessels in the brain it can cause a stroke. Miss Esimaje advices anyone with sickle cell to detect attacks early and contact their doctor quickly, before the attack develops into a full stroke.

“I was ill in November 2004 and went into the hospital because I was feeling dizzy and couldn’t see.

“They said I had a mild stroke and had to give me exchange transfusion. That [strokes] happens to a lot of people regularly but fortunately for me it has only happened once in the last fifteen years, she explained.

“As a ‘sickler’ the most important thing I believe, is you have to be aware of your body and what is not normal. When something is not normal take immediate action by going to see the doctor and that way you can prevent a lot of things.”

Miss Esimaje says ‘sicklers’ have to drinks three litres of water if they can, they have to watch their alcohol consumption and try not to smoke regularly; they should get a good nights sleep and basically keep calm.

“I’m coping with it but sometimes it gets very distressing and annoying because there are certain things you’d like to do like go skiing but you can’t because by nature of the illness you’re meant to keep warm,” she adds.

Sickle cell is inherited when both parents have a defect gene. Sickle-shaped red blood cells make it hard for oxygen to be carried around the body to its organs – this in turn causes anaemia, pain and infections.

Severe attacks must be controlled with blood transfusions – to cure them patients have to receive a bone marrow transplant from a matching donor.

The new study results we’re published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. More research will have to be done so the technique is transferred into patient trials.

The Sickle cell society is a charity which supports people with the condition. A spokesman said: “Any research has to be a good thing. Sickle cell is a medical condition that is very debilitating.

“It affects mainly people from African Caribbean background who have to deal with health and social implications.

“It’s good that there’s hope for people with sickle cell and I think patients will look up to this and greet it with open arms. We look forward to following the research so we can say at last there is a cure.”

• See also : Gene therapy may cure 2 blood diseases



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So at this point the people that have been afflicted with this non communicable disease (hereditary)that basically affects those which by no fault of their own (definitely an unwanted inheritance trait) have been put on hold by the masses. They have limited choices plainly on the table: a bone marrow transplant,(very expensive + its not always easy to get a match) Hydroxyurea (basically a chemo therapy of which is very hard on the body, and as most chemo's have some nasty side effects on its patients)

Electronic Nerd- You're preaching to the choir


by directing that post towards me. If you've caught some of my posts on RB you would know that I have posted about XKEM having not even filed for a IND (Investigational new drug application) even though they've been claiming they would since 2002.

FDA trials take about ten years and the better part of a Billion dollars. Orphan drug status has very little bearing on these figures FWIW.

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The IR person explicitly denied the possibility of starting FDA clinical trials in current business plan due to the cost of these trials. They may consider that later on and presently are targeting the Nigerian market.

Briboy- You know nothing about me, and choose to


filter my comments because of an alias, and my view of this company.

I attended private Christian schools from 6th grade through college. Do you find that surprising? I attended the Christian college in the 'bible belt'.

Try thinking instead of just catagorizing. Listen to the message, not your own predisposed version of it.



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I apologize for getting sucked in to this post. No more.

stevo- Political as in 'spin', your methodology

for debate.

We're not talking about who's going to be elected, we're talking about corruption.

As for political-

Obasanjo is a former iron-fisted military dictator who rose to power in 99 under less than 'altruistic' not to mention clarion circumstance. Since Nigeria is 50-50 Christian/Muslim there are many clashes. Those pale in comparison to what is expected with the approach of the elections this coming spring. I can give you much more on him, but I doubt you'd like it. Why is it that you're defending him anyway? Would you be if you hadn't bought into this penny-stock? Not likely. It's more likely that you, along with the other 98% of Americans wouldn't have known who he was if you fell over him at the Piggly-Wiggly ;)

Oil+Muslims/Christians+politics/power=trouble. Throw in a nice healthy dose of corruption sprinkled with poverty and what do you have? Not Sweden, lol :)

I don't know whats going to happen, nor does anyone else for that matter. When markets 'don't know' markets react. You can guess which way.




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So how is this not political!? How does this not pertain to Nigerian politics?

newfy- The FDA is considered the world standard,

and you sound just a tad 'kooky' to me.

Ask yourself why the life expectancey of a Nigerian male is 47 years, compared with an American male at 82?

Nothing is perfect, but some are closer to perfect than others. Without measurable standards, nobody gets decent medical care.

I'm not interested in hearing anecdotal stories when 300 million people's lives are involved in the US.



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go ahead & let thousands & thousands of Americans take Vioxx & die anyway so it really didn't need any more research

stevo- I don't like politics, nor do I appreciate you trying


to spin this into something political. It isn't political at all.

I think most, whether they'd care to admit it or not, can see through your provocative guise here.


Enjoy your weekend :)

bigdaddyc25- There has only been one trial of Nicsosan.

The work done at CHP was in vitro tests. Much like what 5-HMF is doing presently.

A medical trial is a human trial on a finished drug, of which there has only been one Nigerian trial to date. If you'd like more info on trials and what's involved, including FDA trials I will be more than happy to point you in the right direction.

I do agree with you that PHASE III trials in Nigeria are a done deal so to speak, NAFDAC's prime and over-whelming responsibilty is to try and get rid of fake drugs.


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SS, I disagree with you. Trials were also conducted at the children's hospital in Philadelphia, which is one of, if not the top children's hospital in the USA.

I would also like to add, that some in Nigeria have been on the drug for years now.

I think the issue of whether or not the drug works, is a non-issue IMO. Phase 3 trilas are a technicality IMO.

wing_walker- Isn't bigdaddyc25 a Canadian?


Do you have a problem with Canadians, or do you just think they can all short penny-stocks?

Do you have any idea how much it would cost to short a penny-stock per share?

TIA


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New neighbors for SS?

Sabre- No I'm not. I did have another I-Hub alias

long ago, but I don't remember what it is, and I don't have the email address I signed it up with.

Just one alias, just like RB (I play by the rules)

*as an aside, my previous post should have read 'buy a race horse' not 'by'.

kodaman- Again, these are attributed articles


from credible (CNN-Rueters) 3rd party sources. That fact that you consider 'reality' as being a scare tactic, should cause you to ask yourself a few hard questions.

In an earlier post you were lamenting about how 'wonderful' Nicosan is, I believe you used the word 'miraculous'? If I have the wrong poster, then please forgive me. It's important to note that there has only been one trial of Nicosan, and the trial was done in Nigeria. Of the several reviews/studies of the Nigerian trial, in almost every case the conclusion with regard to Nicosan from these studies was that more trials of Nicosan were needed to ascertain it's efficacy in the treatment of SCD. It's also important to note that NAFDAC is more of a policing agency, then it is a drug approval agency.

Here is the Cochrane review for example.

http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab004448.html

Plain language summary
A phytomedicine, NIPRISAN® appears safe and effective in reducing crises associated with severe pain in people with sickle cell disease but more research is needed

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a recessively inherited disorder of haemoglobin and is associated with complications and a reduced life expectancy. Phytomedicines encompass much of what populations most affected would encounter in terms of plant-remedies from traditional healers. There has been little systematic appraisal of their benefits. In vitro work has long suggested that phytomedicines may have a role to play in managing SCD. This review found that a phytomedicine, NIPRISAN®, may be effective in reducing episodes of SCD crisis associated with severe pain, although results of more detailed multicentre trials are awaited.

Abstract
Background

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common recessively inherited disorder of haemoglobin affecting peoples originating from sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean basin, the Indian subcontinent, the Caribbean and South America. The homozygous state (SS) is associated with complications and a reduced life expectancy. Phytomedicines (medicine derived from plants in their original state) encompass much of what the populations most affected would encounter in terms of plant-remedies from traditional healers. There has been little in the way of systematic appraisal of their benefits.

Objectives

To assess the benefits and risks of phytomedicines in people with SCD of all types, of any age, in any setting.
Search strategy

We searched the Cochrane Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders Group HaemoglobinopathiesTrials Register, which comprises references identified from comprehensive electronic database searches, handsearches of relevant journals and abstract books of conference proceedings. We performed an additional search of the bibliographic database of Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED).

Date of most recent search of the Trials Register: February 2005.
Selection criteria

All randomised or quasi-randomised trials with participants of all ages with SCD, in all settings, comparing the administration of phytomedicines, by any mode to placebo or standard treatment, including blood transfusion and hydroxyurea.
Data collection and analysis

Both authors independently assessed trial quality and extracted data from the trial.

Main results

**Reports of two trials were found, of which only one, including 82 participants, was eligible for inclusion in this review. This Phase IIB (pivotal) trial suggests that a phytomedicine, NIPRISAN®, was effective in reducing episodes of SCD crisis associated with severe pain over a six-month period. NIPRISAN® did not appear to affect the risk of severe complications or the level of anaemia. No serious adverse effects were reported.
Authors' conclusions

While NIPRISAN®, as a phytomedicine, appeared to be safe and effective in reducing crises associated with severe pain over a six-month follow-up period of this trial, further trials are required to assess its role in the management of people with sickle cell disease. The results of Phase III, multicentre trials are awaited.

This is an abstract and plain language summary of a regularly updated, systematic review prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration. The full text of the review is available in The Cochrane Library (ISSN 1464-780X).


**The reason that only one of these trials was permitted to be published is because 'NIPRID' conducted the trial on it's own staff. NIPRID is the Nigerian government agency that owns Nicosan/Niprisan,. XMEM is a licensee only.

knowlesmsncom- Are you claiming that you're an attorney?

You seem to have a few issues you should resolve with the admin of I-Hub, and not on this forum (per TOS)

The 2 articles that I posted were completley on-topic, and both articles were attributed to their sources (not Raging Bull).

If it's your contention that these are somehow 'OT', given the fact that the President of Nigeria personally launched Nicosan in Nigeria, then I would say you certainly are not an attorney as most display an ability to read what's before them.

I'll wait to hear about your real job before I comment any further, if indeed your 'real job' isn't trading penny-stocks.


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With my knowledge of the law I believe that "anyone" can be removed from this forum for "any reason".

Who? People who invest in Nigerian companies. This will be the biggest issue on this board in the next few months leading up to the national elections in Nigeria and will be all over Western news sources. Here is something from CNN, via Reuters-

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/09/22/nigeria.uncertainty.reut/index.html


ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- As Nigeria's president and vice president hurl charges of corruption at each other in a vicious public quarrel, Nigerians and foreign investors can only wonder what it all means for the future of Africa's top oil producer.

Ask Nigerians in political circles where the face-off might lead and you get answers ranging from business as usual to a cataclysmic scenario involving widespread ethnic and religious violence followed by a military coup.

The only point of agreement is that the feud between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar is doing no good to Nigeria's fledgling democracy as it prepares for landmark elections next April.

"The situation is very unfortunate. What is happening is not in the best interests of the country. I'm worried about how far it's going," Ken Nnamani, president of the Senate, told Reuters.

"If a father and a son have a disagreement, they should be able to resolve it between themselves without endangering the whole family," he said.

The crisis stems from Obasanjo's determination to stop Abubakar from running for president. He has sent two reports to the Senate accusing his deputy of corruption.

Abubakar hit back with counter-accusations of graft against Obasanjo which have been splashed all over the front pages. He has also challenged the validity of the reports in court and written to the Senate denying the charges against him.

The row has increased uncertainty ahead of elections that should mark the first democratic handover of power in Africa's most populous country, which returned to civilian rule in 1999 after three decades of almost continuous army dictatorship.
From dire predictions of chaos to fears of fixed elections

It is an anxious time for Nigerians, with some politicians making dire predictions of violence, hung elections that would prevent an orderly handover of power, or even military takeover.

Others say all that will happen is that Abubakar will eventually be forced out of the race and Obasanjo will designate a successor who will easily win the election thanks to the well-oiled machinery of the ruling party.

For foreign investors, one key question is whether Obasanjo's free-market changes, which have stabilized the country's previously collapsed public finances, will continue after the elections.

"If you're an investor, you want to know if the virtuous cycle of reform we've seen over the past three or four years will continue, with or without high oil prices, and right now there's a huge question mark over that," said Stephen Bailey-Smith, emerging markets strategist at Standard Bank.

But he and other economists said investors had assumed for a long time that the build-up to the elections would be messy. The Obasanjo-Abubakar spat was just one element in a general picture of uncertainty already priced in by financial markets, they said.

As for the all-important oil sector, which accounts for more than 90 percent of Nigeria's foreign currency earnings, it is already in crisis following a wave of militant attacks in the Niger Delta that have shut down a sixth of production capacity.

Antony Goldman, an independent risk analyst with clients in the oil industry, said the turmoil ahead of the elections was a headache for oil companies in that it could lead to further unrest in the delta and disruptions to output. But the industry had seen a lot worse in 50 years of oil extraction in Nigeria.

"All of the big oil companies have a track record of establishing an effective working relationship with administrations of sharply different backgrounds," he said.

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Nigeria: Obasanjo/Atiku Feud Lacks Moral Justification,

Says ENF


http://allafrica.com/stories/200609270761.html


This Day (Lagos)

September 27, 2006
Posted to the web September 27, 2006

Tunde Sanni
Ibadan

A group, The Ethnic Nationalities Forum (ENF), whose aim is to showcase the relevance of all nationalities in the country has described the allegation of corruption and counter allegation between President Olusegun Obasanjo and his vice, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as a shame and the two lacked moral justification to lead the country.

Its leader, Nkemba of Nnewi, Chief Emeka Ojukwu while addressing newsmen in Lagos yesterday said the allegation was a shocking development to the country.

However, briefing newsmen on the outcome of the group's meeting, the association's scribe, Mr. Michael Orobator said the meeting viewed with contempt the allegation of corruption between Obasanjo and Atiku, was embarrassing to the nation and sees it as disgusting and it is unacceptable, particularly considering the caliber of people involved.

He also condemned the fight against the anti-corruption crusade which the Obasanjo administration embarked upon, saying it lacked sincerity of purpose because it was aimed at favouring corrupt politicians who are loyal to the government of the day, while political enemies remained the major target of the anti-corruption war.

He therefore, called on the president and his vice to respond to the allegation leveled against them, while the president was advised to desist from his froreign trips, so that he should first respond to the allegation against him.
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"The meeting demand that the president and his vice should respond to the allegation and counter allegation, with more clarity, saying the allegations are so serious that the two leaders have lost all moral authorities to continue to lead the nation", Orobator added.

He urged the law enforcement agents, the police and the state security services SSS to desist from intimidating those who are exposing the fraudulent activities of the leaders in government.

He also noted that the group has resolved to write the United Nations (UN) that it lacked interest in the incumbent administration to organize election in 2007, and want the international body to intervene quickly so as to save the nation the chaos and dire consequences that may ensue and make the incumbent administration exploit the defective 1999 constitution and arrange a situation that will pave the way for Obasanjo to continue in office.


Copyright © 2006 This Day. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).

wing_walker- Then I will give you the benefit of the doubt

that you missed this exchange. Several of my posts were deleted because I didn't use the posters proper name. This is the definitive post.

http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=14797993

Sorry, but I'm out of posts for today. Do make sure to ask me tomorrow and I'll splain it to you. Better yet, feel free to post the exchange and let the viewers make up their own minds.

'Night


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Why the sudden change, for months you have mis used my alias

wing_walker- First of all, I think the moderator made

it very clear that using a persons alias other than how it's written and especially how you've used it is grounds to have the post removed.

I expect the moderator to remove this post of yours. If you'd like to copy it, and then address me as per HIS request, then I will be more than happy to anwer your question, tomorrow :)

TenaciousD- Naturally your paraphrasing of my post(s)


is wildly inaccurate. If you're trying to make yourself look less credible, this is a good start :)



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It will only fuel his angst against us and this stock. And trust me if you question anything with concrete facts your post will just be ignored and he moves on to the next poster to target. Due some DD I believe he made statement to the like of XKEM doesnt have a viable drug, there are no loans, Pandy's just a rouse and thingsd of that nature. He moved on for awhile when thing were looking good but is now back to prey on some of you insecurities.

OT:wing_walker- Barged in? You lost me dude.


Sorry, my last post on the matter was to direct you to a Bill Maher schtick on the RB religion board that I had previously posted.

I would ask the moderater before you start posting posts from RB, but I certainly don't have a problem with you posting mine along with your own, if you feel it's that interesting. The Bill Maher youtube piece is excellent! Perhaps just posting the links will suffice, but I'll leave that up to you and the mod.

I wasn't kidding when i said that

the TOS included misuse of the words 'your and you're' It really is there if you'd care to read it. wing-walker1 and I have had discussions on it's use on RB, just to bring you onto the same page, hence the comment.

http://www.investorshub.com/boards/complex_terms.asp

#7 harvests or collects information about the users or members of this site or use such information for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic e-mail or communications or any other purpose.
#8 misuses the words "your" and "you're."
#9 constitutes spam, which is defined as:

If you'd like to delete my post, I will contact admin and have it reinstated. Although I'd prefer to think you misread my post and thought I wasn't being serious about about the 'your and you're' being included in the TOS, silly as it is lol.

'nite

Electronic Nerd- I'm not normally one for metaphysical

discussions, I truly am a seeker of facts. So to answer your question vis-a-vee absolute objectiveness and does it exist, of course not- we're all tainted.

Having said that, and placing your question in context to this forum, I can say that once hard earned money enters the picture with all of the hopes and dreams that come with it, objectivity takes a back seat to to greed. This brings about all kinds scams, half truths, outright lies and so on. I could go over a number of XKEM related faux pas, but there really is no point. I could also name names and say 'see, I told you so', but it would really be out of character for me.

I did mention that in my opinion bigdaddyc is doing a much better job than his predecessor, who proved to be in my opinion, exactly what I suspected him to be. I also mentioned that I'm an ardent supporter of free speech so long as vulgarity isn't part of the mix. Don't get me wrong, I'm no prude, not by a long shot. I just think it takes more brains to express yourself without it, and in most cases it's more effective than pandering to the lowest common denominator.

I can certainly understand anyone being upset with the PPS here of late, especially since most seem to be upside down at the moment. Had I just happened along recently and started 'bashing' XKEM (I call it contrarian viewpoint) then I suppose most wouldn't give me the time of day. Since I've bothered to take the time and do a small amount of DD here (more than most, but I'm good and quick at research) and appear to be more 'right' than wrong, some people get even more put off. It's very easy for me to identify who is what on one of these threads. Certainly I'm not always right, but I'm usually pretty bang on with who is pulling what on who, lol. Quite frankly I seldom read this thread until recently, and only got impressions of 'bigdaddyc' and co. through posts copied to RB. Hinchy, or whatever his name on here, is quite the spammer indeed and posted some of the more hypeful posts made by bigdaddyc, most of which when not viewed in concert with all of his other posts, sounded incredibly hypeful, without merit and in my opinion cast him in a somewhat undeservedly bad light- now that I've read more of his posts.

I don't know how much stock he's sold, or how much he truly owns. Nor do I really care, or care to know. I do know that 'hinting' at having information that nobody else has is a two-edged sword that can turn ugly very quickly. Hopefully many of you have learned from what you've seen and won't participate in the sort of thing thats 'been done to you'.

I don't wish to see anyone, especially the naive or desperate, lose money, so long as they're not telling tales to unload their X-bag upon the next crop. There are a few people I've genuinely grown to like, and a number of others I've grown even more contemptuous of (most of whom have moved on). I don't like misinformation ('institutional ownership' for example on the OTC) and disinformation (Nicosan is a cure for SCD according to the Nigerian Minister of Health). I like the facts, and like 'em plain, that's why I read the SEC filings boring as it is, and then comment :)

Okay, that should do.. lol ')

Well I must say, it is a nice looking chart ;)


Someone asked me to stop by and say hello, so here I am.


Hello :)

Is this a good stock ? ;)

kodaman- Nothing wrong with that!

Thank you, and I wish you good fortune.


A good friend of mine who's also been around RB a long time has a good bi-line when dealing with the OTC.

"Ya gotta be quick"


See what works for you, but never ever fall in love with a stock. It will haunt you for years.

bigdaddyc25- For all you know I may well be here


just so you and I could meet one day. You don't live all that far from me.

Perhaps I have a better investment for you to look at. One that doesn't involve public companies and shennanighans from unscrupulous stock-promoters, paid 'advisors' and other such porky vices. :)

My position, or lack of position is not up for discussion. (at least by me lol ;)

Mildly OT: wing_walker- Were you not satisfied leaving our discussion


on RB? I think most people have the ability to navigate their way to that board, without you reposting your thoughts here.

If you think that this post of yours is so brilliant, why didn't you continue the discussion where it originated from?


The same rules apply here that apply on RB. I suggest you try and follow them as I know that posts from other boards aren't to be posted here (according to TOS)

By the way, did you know that it's a TOS offense on I-Hub to improperly use the words 'your and you're'

-Strange but true! LOL Watch out!!