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FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:58 pm

NutraCea, Inc. (NTRZ.OB) Completes Purchase of Irgovel

Earlier this month NutraCea, a leader in the stabilized rice industry, announced its intent to purchase the Irgovel faculty in Pelotas, Brazil. As of today, NutraCea has completed the purchase for approximately $14 million. The Irgovel facility has been around for 40 years and is the largest rice bran oil processing facility in South America. Irgovel is operating at about one-third of its capacity and produces approximately 70,000 ton of rice bran oil annually. NutraCea anticipates investing approximately $4 to $6 million to refurbish, upgrade and install their proprietary equipment into the facility. Once the renovation project is completed, NutraCea…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:41 pm

The High Cost of Low Coverage

More than 40% of U.S. households believe that either they need to buy life insurance or they need to increase their existing coverage. The average difference between the amount of coverage they think they need and what they actually own is about $200,000.1 Why do people who know they are underinsured fail to address the shortfall? The decision to buy life insurance is imbued with complexities that go far beyond dollars and cents. Here are some common objections to purchasing life insurance. Do any of them sound familiar? “It won't happen to my family.” It’s true that the U.S. death…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:39 pm

His and Her Uncertainty

Remember “The Newlywed Game,” a TV game show that asked husbands and wives funny questions about each other and then compared their answers? Much of the show’s humor stemmed from the fact that the contestants were only recently married and still didn’t know each other very well. A recent survey revealed that even long–married couples might be surprised by how little they know about each other. When husbands and wives were asked about each other’s ideas concerning retirement, their answers were no laughing matter. More than 30% were unaware of when their mates planned to retire and the retirement lifestyle…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:38 pm

Sorting Long–Term–Care Myth from Fact

Few people understand the risks, costs, and options associated with long–term care. And why would they? It's not pleasant to consider the possibility that you could spend the end of life unable to care for yourself. In fact, what you think you know about long–term care might actually be based on myths and half-truths that could lead you to make poor decisions about the type of care that you may need. Myth: I won't need long–term care. Fact: Roughly 40% of deaths in the United States are now preceded by a period of enfeeblement, debility, or dementia that can last…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:31 pm

USTelematics, Inc. (UTLM.OB) Announces Revenue Sharing Agreement With SIRIUS Satellite Radio (SIRI)

Today USTelematics announced that it has reached an affiliation and revenue sharing agreement with SIRIUS Satellite Radio. USTelematics product lines have introduced revolutionary advances in automobile-based digital communications, mobile wi-fi internet access and rear-seat entertainment for traveling families. The goal of the partnership is for technical advancement of USTelematic’s Voyager Mobile IPTV so that it will be able to output Sirius’ musical programming and offer SIRIUS subscriptions to Voyager users. The current Voyager system is available in monitor sizes from 7’’ to 12’’ and offers users access to hundreds of channels of live and stored TV shows, movies, music, online…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:25 pm

Tombstone Cards, Inc. (TMCI.OB) Offers Official University Merchandise

After spending four or more years in a college or university, many of us are so proud of our accomplishment that we want the world to know about it. So we may run to the nearest DMV and grab an alumni license plate, place stickers all over of vehicle or proudly wear the school’s apparel. Tombstone Cards is making sure that game night with our friends should be no different. Tombstone Cards allows individuals, businesses and organizations to create professional-quality custom playing card with their own photos and designs. Using the company’s “do-it-yourself” e-commerce site, users can easily and affordably…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:20 pm

OTCPicks Featured Company: ReelTime Rentals, Inc. (RLTR.PK) Announces the Beginning of Auditing the Company's Financial Records

In the event of beginning the process of auditing their financial records, ReelTime Rentals, Inc. has hired the accounting firm of Peterson Sullivan PLLC, to perform the work ranging from ReelTimes inception through year-end 2007. Peterson Sullivan PLLC will be preparing the extensive audited financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Upon completion of the statements, the contract will provide increased and ongoing investor transparency through a Form 211 filing and subsequent voluntary filings of financial statements, as the company remains trading on the OTC Pink Sheets. Peterson Sullivan PLLC, a CPA firm founded in Seattle, has…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 12:18 pm

RealNetworks, Inc. (RNWK) Doubles Syndication Partners by Acquiring Macrovisions’ Trymedia

Digital entertainment company RealNetworks (RNWK) is doubling its syndication partners thanks to acquiring substantially all of the assets of casual gaming company Trymedia from Macrovision. RealNetworks announced Friday that the acquisition is part of its strategy to build reach through partnerships. The announcement comes on the heels of its strategic partnership with Amsterdam-based The Spill Group earlier this month. In addition, the Seattle-based RealNetworks announced its acquisition of Game Trust last year. Trymedia provides syndication that enables portals, online retailers and game developers to securely distribute PC games through physical and digital channels. The subsidiary of Santa Clara, Calif.-based Macrovision…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 10:27 am

ECOtality Inc. (ETLY.OB) – eTec Subsidiary to Supply South Carolina’s First Hydrogen Powered Vehicle to the Center for Hydrogen Research

Today ECOtality Incorporated announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Electric Transportation Engineering Company (eTec), has unveiled the eTec Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (HICE) Silverado truck in Aiken, South Carolina. This truck is the first hydrogen powered vehicle to be registered in the entire state, and was purchased by the Center for Hydrogen Research (CHR). It will be used to show the public that hydrogen powered transportation is both viable and achievable. Project partners Roush Industries and Powertech Labs provided assistance as eTec led the conversion of the full-size 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 HD pickup truck to be fueled by a…

FridayFeb 22, 2008 9:37 am

OTCPicks Featured Company: Lithium Technology Corporation (LTHU.PK) Announces Launch of New Product Line

Lithium Technology Corporation announced the launching of a new product line that consists of high density lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells, the largest cells of their kind in the world. The company is hopeful that the product line will be an answer in the need for electrical vehicle (EV) and the plug in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) markets. The existing high power line consists of cells ranging from 6 Ah to 35 Ah, but with the commencement of the company's new product line, the cells range from 8 Ah to 40 Ah. LTC is a global provider of large lithium-ion rechargeable…

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