Stock Promotions (05-16-2008)
It’s being reported on StockPromoters.com, the best site on the Internet for following all the details about stock promotions, that the following are new pink sheet stock promotions:
HotStocksrus.com has been compensated $25,000 to promote CNOA.OB
HotStocksrus.com has been compensated $25,000 to promote GFRE.OB
HotStocksrus.com has been compensated $25,000 to promote GUPR.PK
Penny Stocks to Watch by Stock Analyzer for May 16th
Submitted by Stock Analyzer
Penny Stocks to Watch
Here are a few stocks to watch going into the weekend….
LTDI moved up on some nice news yesterday, resistance at .0013 and then possible .002 but if we pull back watch .0005 as support ranges
LTDI - SharpCharts from StockCharts.com
American Cancer Society Tries To Be Relevant To Youth Market…Fails Miserably…Hilarity Ensues.
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Wine Bible Offers An Amazing Selection of Wines Online
Submitted by The Cheap Gourmet
WineBible.com is one of the most informative sites on wines I have ever found. What originally drew my attention to their website is the fact that they sell Virgin Wines. I have always admired Sir Richard Branson. Not only is he the founder of Virgin Records and Virgin Airlines, he also created Virgin Mobile. I’ve had cell phone service with Virgin Mobile for years and absolutely love their service and affordable plans. But, I digress.
Law of the Game on Joystiq: All derivatives, no math
Submitted by Law of the Game
On this week’s Law of the Game on Joystiq, a little chat about derivative works. Read on!
Change Your Steps: Three Movement Drills To Improve Your Strength, Mobility, and Performance
Submitted by Got Strength? Blog
The human body is designed for a wide variety of exercises at the basic level. We have a large number of joints, and many of them move through a large range of motion. We, as in other physiological qualities, are biomechanic generalists.
At least, that’s how we’re born. Stepping into the way back machine, let’s take a look at early man. As Og was pounding away at life, he had to perform a variety of tasks to survive. He would sit cross-legged to light a fire to keep warm. In order to have something to cook over that fire he would have to crouch low and sneak up on unsuspecting prey, throw his spear, and then probably chase after it over roots, trees, hills, and dales. Spears aren’t exactly “one shot kill”-type weapons, you know. Then he’d have to pick up is quarry and hump it back to his waiting fire before something bigger and meaner showed up and he REALLY had to run.
Three Little Steps to Get You Started
Submitted by Got Strength? Blog
Given that you’re reading this on a computer screen, I’ll assume that you’re sitting in a chair at the moment. In checking my traffic logs, I see a lot of people who read my blog during work hours. While your boss may not be a fan, I’m grateful for your attention.
Today I am going to give you a little assignment. Since you’re at work (even if you’re not, you can still do the assignment) we’re going to get you healthier while you’re at the workplace. Maybe you’ll work out when you finish your job for the day. Maybe you already hit the gym this morning. Or maybe you’re having a hard time getting your head right to eat and exercise like you know you should. This assignment is going to be three little steps to head you in the right direction.
The TT “Total Body Ten” Fat Burning Circuit?
Submitted by Turbulence Training Blog
Last Wednesday I put myself through a tough interval training workout in High Park near my place in Toronto.
Afterwards I headed right back to the office and went straight to my computer to answer questions in the TT member’s area and to see how all the members were doing with their Transformation Workouts.
Univ. of Chicago Plans Milton Friedman Institute
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
Chicago Tribune–The University of Chicago, in a move officials said will build on the school’s longtime strength in economics, said it plans to spend $200 million to create the Milton Friedman Institute.
Gas Taxes By State
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
The map above (click to enlgarge) shows gas taxes by state, from the API as of January 2008. The map above helps explain the map below of gas prices by state.
Are You Ready for This? Cars That Get 200-300 mpg
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
VW will sell a 230-mpg car (above) in 2010, here’s the story.
U.S. Gasoline is Still Dirt-Cheap
Submitted by CARPE DIEM
American gasoline is also dirt-cheap compared with gas in other countries. British motorists are currently paying about $8.38 per gallon for gasoline. In Norway, a major oil exporter, drivers are paying $8.73.
In 2007, out of the 32 industrialized countries surveyed by the International Energy Agency (see p. 42 of the report) only one (Mexico) had cheaper gasoline than the United States
WHY NUKES ARE NOT THE ANSWER FOR NEW ENERGY
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
The temptations of power are many, especially nuclear power. The seduction is in how much good it can do. The technology, to some extent, is there. The electricity comes without greenhouse gas emissions. A Fall 2007 bill in California would have built new nuclear with a requirement to use 20% of the power for desalination, quite a temptation in a drought-threatened state.
“The Titanic wasn’t supposed to sink but, well, it did.” Amory Lovins
The most obvious problem with such power is its concommitant potential to do harm. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found an employee at the San Onofre plant faking records of fire inspections that were not done for 5 years. There were also records of employee misconduct that went unrevealed so as to protect vital plant security secrets. What might result from a fire or a security breach at a nuclear plant?
“The Titanic wasn’t supposed to sink but, well, it did.” Amory Lovins
During the building of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, things built backwards had to be rebuilt at enormous cost. Might the mistakes have gone undetected until it was too late?
Nuclear waste: The U.S. still has no satisfactory solution. Temporary storage is at or near capacity. Facility on-site storage is less than ideal. Plans to stick the waste deep under Yucca Mountain in Nevada seem stymied by current political leaders in California and Nevada who fear leakage or, even worse, contamination of drinking water in the nearby Colorado River. The Democratic presidential candidates oppose using Yucca Mountain, too. Senator McCain is so far not enthusiastic about the idea.
There are other reasons why nuclear power is an awesome power best avoided if possible. It is a terribly water-intensive form of energy generation. A plant is a vulnerable terrorist target. A worst-case Chernobyl-like meltdown is imponderable.
One other small problem: The cost. A nuclear plant is a hugely expensive undertaking. Rocky Mountain Institute’s Amory Lovins quoted
UTILITY WILL SPEND $100 MIL ON SOLAR
Submitted by New Energy News Blog
Like so many U.S. utilities and power companies, Duke Energy is investing in New Energy. It will spend $100 million to build distributed solar generation capacity to meet peak demand stresses.
Here again a state Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) is driving the move to New Energy. North Carolina passed an RES in 2007 and Duke is responding. Think what the nation’s response would be if Congress passed a national RES and the other half of the states got into the flow.
Jim Rogers, Duke’s CEO, is clear about how he wants to use New Energy: “Solar is something that has the potential for its costs to come down over time…And clearly as it does, we want to blend solar in with our low-cost nuclear and coal here.”
That may seem to hardliners like a compromised remark, but it is serious recognition for solar energy from a guy who only thinks about keeping the lights on and taking care of his stockholders.
The Duke Carolinas interest in using rooftop solar is a response to limited Carolina wind resources outside environmentally protected areas. It is an example of how any and every region and state of the country has New Energy resources that can be and must be developed in the U.S. New Energy portfolio.
In the Midwest, where the wind resource is better than the solar resource, Duke Indiana is buying wind energy developed on privately owned wind farms. Last year, Duke bought the wind portion of Tierra Energy and its 1000 megawatts of wind power in development throughout the west and southwest.
What Happens When U.S. Pump Prices Hit $4 a Gallon?
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Expert Says When Gas Hits $4 a Gallon in U.S., Majority of American Consumers will ‘Panic’
When Gas Hits $4 in U.S., Food, Housing, Clothing, Even iPhone Sales Will be Affected (Part 2 of 2)
Remember Their Names: 5 Companies That Look Poised to Make It Big #5: Sungevity
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
It is only the end of the first year of what promises to be a decade-long revolution in how energy is produced and consumed and investors’ radar screens are already brightly lit with dozens, if not hundreds, of companies that appear to have a chance to hit it big. Which are the contenders, not merely the pretenders? Introducing five firms that look like they are poised to hit it big.
Nuclear Investors: Beware New Study Challenging Nuclear Power as Low Carbon Power Source
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
In the last couple of years the nuclear power industry has deflated a lot of political opposition with the argument that, unlike fossil fuels, nuclear power doesn’t generate carbon dioxide emissions. But now, just as the commercial nuclear power industry appears on the verge of a worldwide resurgence, there’s a new, potentially damaging study questioning whether nuclear power really is a low-carbon source of electricity.
ETS Investor Alert 5-16-08
Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
A new report claims U.S. airlines could face a $9 billion annual bill in carbon costs by 2020 should the U.S. pass emissions-trading legislation. environmentalleader.com
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China Producer Prince Index April 2008
Submitted by China Economy Watch Blog
In April, Producers’ Price Index (PPI) for manufactured goods was up by 8.1 percent from April 2007; purchasing prices for raw material, fuels and power rose by 11.8 percent.
Russia, India and China agree on trilateral cooperation
Submitted by 2point6billion.com Blog
Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China met for the eighth time in Yekaterinburg, Russia to reaffirm their commonality, in views on the global situation and, for the first time, set out coordinated positions on Kosovo, Iran, Afghanistan and the Asia-Pacific region, The Hindu reported.