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Editorials
Advantage Marketing Up 241%: I covered Advantage Marketing
Systems, Inc. (AMEX/AMM in the March 1999 issue when it was trading
at 2-7/32. As of the close 1/10/2000, it was 7-9/16, a gain of 241%.
Cyber Merchants Up 452%: I covered Cyber Merchants Exchange,
Inc. (OTC BB/CMEE) in the December 1999 issue at 3-3/8. On 1/27/2000,
it was 18-5/8, for a gain of 452%.
DCH Technology Up 700%: I recommended DCH Technology, Inc.
(OTC BB/DCHT) in the June 1999 issue at 7/8. As of the close 1/10/2000,
it was 7, a gain of 700%.
Medix Up 2,300%: I covered Medix Resources, Inc. (OTC BB/MDIX)
in the February 1999 issue at 7/32. On 1/27/2000 it was 5-1/4, a
gain of 2,300%.
Research Frontiers Up 335%: I covered Research Frontiers
Inc. (NASDAQ NMS/REFR) in the October 1998 issue at 7. On 1/26/2000
it was 30-1/2, a gain of 335%.
USA Video Up 2,412%: I recommended USA Video Interactive
Corp. (OTC BB/USVO) in the April 1999 issue at 1/4. On 1/26/2000,
it was 6-9/32, a gain of 2,412%.
Vital Living Products Up 425%: I covered Vital Living Products,
Inc. (OTC BB/VLPI) in the September 1999 issue at 1/2. On 1/26/2000,
it closed at 2-5/8, a gain of 425%.
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& some of the Sneak candidates will be covered in "Larry Oakley's
Weekly Stock Pick," & "Larry Oakley's Opinion." To get news in between
issues, & additional emerging growth situations, go to my three
editorial venues at WallStreetCorner -- I suggest you check them
daily.
Wealth Expo 2000: I'll be a speaker -- I'd like to see you
there. It's scheduled for early April 2000 in Atlanta. Call Marv
Miller for information @ 770-425-3581.
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Ocean Power Corporation
PWRE has new technology that converts sea water to drinking water
more economically than competition. That gives it a huge opportunity.
In addition, it integrates power systems with water systems.
Distilling sea water has been done commercially for 30 years.
There are two major technologies: distillation, & reverse osmosis
(RO). I was CEO of an RO corporation in the early history of the
technology, have followed the industry since, & am privy to the
advantages & problems associated with RO.
RO is great for home systems where you want to reduce total dissolved
solids from the 800 ppm (parts per million) in some municipal drinking
water to less than 100 ppm, & enjoy good tasting water & clear ice
cubes. Sea water RO systems are another matter -- they are prone
to producing poorer water quality after a few months of operation,
& operation & maintenance costs over a system's life are usually,
in my opinion, higher than advertised. However, almost all of the
very large projects today are built using RO.
Most technical innovation & government sponsored R&D has been
applied to RO. Only in the last 10 years has the industry invested
in significant improvements in distillation.
The new distillation technology works in a partial vacuum where
water boils & produces steam at a much lower temperature. This requires
less energy, & largely avoids the salt buildup deposited on the
tubes & other surfaces of the boiler in traditional distillation
installations. At the lower temperature, the salt remains in solution,
is easily flushed out, & does not cause buildup, greatly reducing
maintenance costs. The industry has long known that the best water
is produced using distillation. The major barrier to distillation
has been the cost of heating the water -- very expensive.
PWRE is making engineering improvements across a broad front on
the basic distillation process. It has acquired the rights to certain
polymer technologies that lower the cost of manufacturing & increase
the plant output. It employs sophisticated computer monitoring of
the plants' performance via the Internet to reduce maintenance costs,
& most significantly, it has acquired the rights to the external
combustion Stirling engines that use solar & other fuel sources.
Stirling engines deliver the thermal efficiencies, fuel cost performance,
maintenance reliability, & environmental benefits of fuel cells,
& they are available for production delivery this year. Fuel cells
are three to four years away from commercial production. The Ocean
Power desalination system produces both power & water from renewable
energy sources.
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