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[TechKim]

You pumping up some Turkey's to feast on?

[MikeDDKing]

Gun sales surge after Obama's election

This is bullish for DAAT.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/11/obama.gun.sales/index.html

Mike

[Rawnoc]

Major Milestone: SNAP Exceeds 15 Million Users on Facebook(R) Platform

NEW YORK, NY, Nov 19, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- SNAP Interactive, Inc.
("SNAP" or the "Company") (STVI), a leading provider of online dating
applications for social networking websites, announced today that the Company's
applications have just exceeded 15 million users on Facebook(R) Platform, the
application platform of the world's 4th most heavily-trafficked site. (Source:
comScore)

"We are incredibly proud that, in just over a year, we have been able to surpass
15 million total installs on Facebook Platform. This marks not only a major
milestone for SNAP, but the sheer enormity of this figure also clearly points to
a seismic shift in the online dating industry," stated SNAP President and CEO
Clifford Lerner. "The industry is expected to grow to $1.9 billion by 2012.
(Source: JupiterResearch) Traditional industry leaders are suffering from flat
subscription and revenue growth, in part because users have discovered 'social
dating' -- meeting people via applications on the social networks of which they
are already members. The launch of developer platforms like Facebook Platform in
May 2007 provided the first real way for users to do their dating within these
social networks where they are already spending significant amounts of time.
Dating on social networks is faster, more casual and fun, and eliminates much of
the stigma historically associated with traditional online dating sites. And the
proof of this is in the numbers -- our 15 million users on Facebook Platform
alone already puts us right in line with some of the industry's established
leaders, and we have achieved this without significant marketing expense.

"We have grown quickly and have established a user base large enough to make a
SNAP association attractive to major industry players. Our attention will now
gradually turn from growing our existing base to monetizing that base and
exploring new opportunities for growth such as mobile dating and increasing our
presence on other, more recently launched, social networking platforms with large
user bases."

To be added to the SNAP investor email list, please email
[e-mail] with STVI in the subject line.

About SNAP Interactive, Inc.

Incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York, SNAP Interactive, Inc. is
a leading provider of online dating applications for social networking websites.
SNAP has developed two dating applications built on Facebook(R) Platform which
have in excess of 15 million installations, and has also launched dating
applications on MySpace Developer Platform & Hi5 Developer Platform. Our
applications are called 'Are You Interested,' 'Meet New People,' and 'Flirt With
Me.'

For more information visit http://www.snap-interactive.com.

Facebook(R) is a registered trademark of Facebook Inc.

Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement:

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. By their nature, forward-looking statements and forecasts involve risks and
uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the near future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results and developments to differ materially from forecasted results. These
risks and uncertainties include product demand, market competition, delays in
application development, technical issues beyond our control, reliance on the
various platforms that we build applications on, and risks inherent in our
operations. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please see our
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our public filings with the
SEC are available from commercial document retrieval services and at the website
maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. All traffic statistics are recent
averages.

CONTACT:
Cirrus Financial Communications, LLC
Justin K. Davis
(877) 977-STVI (7884)
Email Contact
http://www.cirrusfc.com




SOURCE: SNAP Interactive, Inc.
http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=4C60251ABDFDA5BD
http://www.cirrusfc.com


Copyright 2008 Market Wire, All rights reserved.

[Rawnoc]

MOSH getting some love.

[carl405040]

RAWNOC===have you taken a look at AAGH lately?

[BuzzOnDaBeach]

Posted by: BuzzOnDaBeach Date: Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:38:05 PM
In reply to: GWMAN who wrote msg# 170001 Post # of 175378

Dow 7500 by April. Probably a lot sooner.

State of Californial has 3 months of unemployment money left. The shit hasn't hit the fan yet.

Buzz

[P K G]

TSTA ?

ZYXI ?

[Rawnoc]

XTYS possible help -- Foes of stem cell research now face tough battle

By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer – Sun Nov 23, 12:05 pm ET

WASHINGTON – When the Bush presidency ends, opponents of embryonic stem cell research will face a new political reality that many feel powerless to stop.

President-elect Barack Obama is expected to lift restrictions on federal money for such research. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., also has expressed interest in going ahead with legislation in the first 100 days of the new Congress if it still is necessary to set up a regulatory framework.

"We may lose it, but we're going to continually fight it and offer the ethical alternative," said Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa. "I don't know what the votes will be in the new Congress ... but it's very possible we could lose this thing."

Stem cells are the building blocks that turn into different kinds of tissue. Embryonic stem cells,e unlike more mature versions, are blank slates. If scientists could control them, they could direct regenerative therapy, perhaps allowing a diabetic's pancreas to begin produce insulin, for example.

Harvesting stem cells from four- or five-day-old embryos kills the embryo, which outrages opponents of this type of research. But supporters say hundreds of thousands of embryos stored in fertility clinics eventually will be destroyed anyway and that people should be allowed to donate them for research that could help others.

"I believe that it is ethical to use these extra embryos for research that could save lives when they are freely donated for that express purpose," Obama wrote during the campaign in response to 14 questions from scientists, doctors and engineers.

Under President George W. Bush, federal money for research on human embryonic stems cells was limited to those stem cell lines, or families of constantly dividing cells, that were created before Aug. 9, 2001. No federal dollars could be used on research with cell lines from embryos destroyed from that point forward. Federal regulations do not restrict embryonic stem cell research using state or private funds.

John Podesta, head of Obama's transition team, strongly hinted that the president-elect would deal with stem cell research soon after taking office Jan. 20. "As you know, he has said something specific about stem cell research, so I think you can expect that what he said in the campaign will be fulfilled once in office," Podesta said.

Obama made it clear during the campaign he would overturn Bush's directive.

"As president, I will lift the current administration's ban on federal funding of research on embryonic stem cell lines created after August 9, 2001, through executive order, and I will ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight," he said.

Opponents of such research say they will press their case on several fronts.

The main argument is that life begins at conception — that once fertilization occurred in the lab, so did a human being.

Secondly, they will argue that scientists are having success using other methods — adult stem cells that form specific tissues, or reprogramming skin cells to act like stem cells — so money should be directed where the biggest scientific breakthroughs have occurred. For example, this past week, doctors gave a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs.

"We still intend to try and talk about the real facts that it's the adult stem cells providing the actual treatments," said David Prentice, senior fellow at the Family Research Council.

Added Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America: "There's a lot that's happened over the seven years that includes some remarkable scientific discoveries, which really should have made the issue of federal funding of embryonic stem cell research moot."

But Sean Tipton, director of public affairs at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, took aim at those arguments.

"It's a little disingenuous for opponents who have effectively blocked federal funding of the work to then cite a lack of progress," Tipton said. "You hold someone at the starting line then you criticize them for not getting very far."

Dr. Chi Dang, professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, agreed there have been tremendous advances with adult stem cells. But he said it is not yet clear that they have enough flexibility to be used in all the ways that an embryonic stem cell could be.

"From a scientific viewpoint, we would be cornering ourselves into generalizing things that may not be true," Dang said.

Dang also said these embryos would otherwise be discarded.

"The question is: Is it ethically more acceptable to destroy these embryos by pouring acid on them, or do you deploy these clusters of cells to create new cell lines that could benefit us in the future?"

Samuel Pfaff, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biologic Studies, said he also supports greater embryonic stem cell research to understand what makes them so special that scientists can endow other cells with similar properties.

"I think it's very fair to say that the long-term trajectory for this area of science is to understand embryonic stem cells so well that we don't have to use them anymore." Pfaff said.

___

On the Net:

Stem cell information at the National Institutes of Health: http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics

Candidates answers on embryonic stem cell research: http://www.sciencedebate2008.com

[Rawnoc]

VBDG -- Why I Think Q4 Could Be Huge.

(1) Q3 near break-even with Retail sales were up around 60%+ YOY going into Q4 Xmas season while other retailers getting slaughtered.
(2) Q4 new products being launched at new retail chains plus the usual Wal-mart, Sears, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, major drug store chains, etc.
(3) More cost-cuts & 1/2 price oil & CNN TV ad rates down 70% for VBDG increase profitability substantially.
(4) Major momentum of international sales.
(5) Web traffic to one of their main products websites DOUBLED and in October and is accelerating:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33740900
(6) With even a mild bump in sales for Q4 over Q3, Q4 YOY sales will be up 70-100% with positive earnings compared to a big net loss

Looking into 2009, they are expanding the highly successful MyPlace line of products with MyPlace Cozy, MyPlace Floating Table, MyPlace Couch Potato, MyPlace Ultra coming as well all at 45%+ gross margins.

All of the above info taken from the Q3 conference call, Q3 PR, and Q3 10Q SEC filing:

CC link: http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00005976
PR link: http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/081114/154767.html
10Q link: http://tinyurl.com/5h833f

Please verify and do your own DD. I think Q4 2008 will pave the way to a massive 2009 IMO.

VBDG board: http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=10478

[Rawnoc]

SWINGTRADE BOARD STOCKS BY RAWNOC (11/24/08 update)

Due to the market pricing so many stocks extremely cheap, it has given out some amazing opportunities. Stocks to consider to GOBBLE up before Thanksgiving IMO and hold for early 2009 IMO before they do a run like a headless turkey (meaner, bigger, and fatter than running like a headless chicken)....

Below is the list with a link to my latest thoughts as of today:

(note -- I own additional stocks that I am just holding but NOT accumulating so those are not on this list)

STVI
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33540338

VBDG
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33769432

MOSH
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33571789

ALIF
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33250620

TRDY
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33131073

APTD
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33301748

IECE
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33297299

DAAT
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33646098

CNO
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33150526

DGLY
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33255101

EGMI
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33572386

RBCL
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33454059

REPR
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33575688

XYTS
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33189523

UVE
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=33385791

I'm not equally weighted in each one as some I have a LOT of money in while others I have very little, depending on my analysis of the risk/reward situation. The list is in no particular order, but in all cases I'm still actually accumulating and buying.