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Las Vegas Discount Golf & Tennis, Inc. (NASDAQ/-LVDG --
CS 3/99) announced that the Callaway Golf CenterTM in its All-American
SportPark in Las Vegas achieved profitability in each month since
it took over ownership & management control on 12/31/98. See my
column on www.WallStreetCorner.com titled "Larry Oakley's Opinion"
for my comments on LVDG. Call Ron Boreta @ 702-798-7777, fax 702-739-9509,
or write 5325 South Valley View Blvd., Suite 4, Las Vegas, NV 89118.
[R-5; M-7; L-8]
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (AMEX/LGF & TSE/LGF -- CS
11/98) -- LGF's animation company, Cine-Groupe, will produce 22
half-hour episodes of "Kids From Room 402" & 14 half-hour episodes
of "Bad Dog 2" for the Fox Family Channel. LGF also began pre-production
of Cliffhangers, a 22 episode action series aimed at the youth market.
Co-developer/producer of the series is Douglas Schwartz, a primary
figure in the hit, Baywatch. Marni Weishofer will replace Gord Lancaster
as CFO, & the company is centralizing financial & legal operations
in Toronto. Call 888-609-6120, fax 604-609-6149, or write 595 Burrard
St., Suite 3123, Bentall III, PO Box 49139, Vancouver, B.C. Canada
V7X 1J1, or call TKO International @ 303-850-7896. www.lionsgate-ent.com.
[R-6; M-7; L-8]
Material Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/MTEY --
CS 12/98) announced a $1.2 million contract for the application
engineering of the Electrochemical Fatigue Sensor for use by the
U.S. Air Force on military aircraft turbine engine assessment. Call
president Bob Bernstein @ 310-208-5589, fax 310-473-3177, or write
11661 San Vincente Blvd., Suite 707, Los Angeles, CA 90049. E-mail:
Tensiodyne@world- net.att.net [R-6; M-7; L-9]
Medix Resources, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/MDIX -- CS Sneak
2/99) announced a $300,000 private placement of its Series A preferred
stock, repayment of a $250,000 loan to Cymedix from Global Med Technologies,
Inc., & expansion of its board to include four new members to support
anticipated growth in the Internet based healthcare communications
area consistent with its acquisition of Cymedix Lynx Corp. Call
Gene Martineau @ 212-348-1880, fax 212-987-2207, or write 171 East
90th St., Suite 4C, New York, NY 10028. Email: ebm@interport-.net
[R-6; M-7; L-8]
Navidec Inc. (NASDAQ/NVDC -- CS Sneak 2/99) announced that
its online auto buying web sites are generating one purchase request
every three minutes. Call TKO International @ 303-850-7896, or fax
303-850-1912. www.navidec.com [R-7; M-7; L-8]
NQL Drilling Tools Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/NQ-DRF & Toron-to/NQL.A
-- CS 11/94) announced FY '98 results. Consolidated revenues increased
68% to C$61.3 million, cash flow per share was C$1.07 vs. C$0.90
in FY '97. Call chairman Walter Stelmaschuk @ 403-955-8828, or write
1507 4th St., Nisku, Alberta, Canada T9E 7M9. [R-7; M-6; L-7]
Research Frontiers Inc. (NASDAQ NMS/REFR -- CS Sneak 10/98)
reported the success of large-scale tests conducted by MSC Specialty
Films, San Diego, CA to determine the coatability of REFR's SPD
light-controlling film. Call Patricia Bryant, IR @ 888-SPD-REFR,
fax 516-364-3798, or write 240 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY
11797. www.refr-spd.com [R-7; M-7; L-8]
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ/SCLN -- CS 5/98)
received significant marketing approvals for the use of its main
product, ZADAXIN thymosin alpha 1, in Singapore, Vietnam, & Pakistan
for the treatment of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, & cancer. The European
Patent Office allowed a patent covering the use of ZADAXIN in the
treatment of small cell & non-small cell lung cancer; & SCLN entered
a strategic partnership with Italy-based Sigma-Tau S.p.a., one of
the leading pharmaceutical companies in southern Europe, for late
stage development & commercialization of ZADAXIN. Call Sr. VP Shawn
Singh @ 800-724-2566 or 650-358-3456, or write 901 Mariner's Island
Blvd., San Mateo, CA 94404. [R-5; M-6; L-8]
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SI Handling Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ NMS/SIHS -- CS 5/98) announced
two multi-million dollar government agency contracts; one in the
state of WA, the other in CA. Work will be completed in the next
12 - 18 months. SIHS also announced the election of William R. Johnson
as president & director. Call CEO Len Yurkovic @ 610-252-7321, or
write P.O. Box 70, Easton, PA 18044-0070. [R-8; M-7; L-8]
Technor International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/TNOR -- CS
9/98) announced plans to expand its operations in the U.S. TNOR
is the only company in the world with fully tested & installed technology
that uses the Internet & the standard, widely accepted Global System
for Mobile Communications (GSM) to allow users to locate specific
items & send & receive messages that can be used in an endless variety
of applications. TNOR also announced it retained The Rowe Group
to handle investor & media communications in the U.S. Call Tony
Castagno, The Rowe Group @ 877-880-1195 Ajc@rowe-group.com, or write
TNOR's CellPoint Systems @ Industrivagen 2, S-19162, Sollentuna,
Sweden. www.cellpt.c-om [R-6; M-7; L-9]
Thermo TechTM Technologies Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/TTR-IF
-- CS 3/94) announced its flagship Richmond Bio Conversion Thermo
MasterTM Mark II Plant completed construction during Q3 & will perform
at 600 tons per day capacity. Call Lyle Veillet @ Thermo Tech @
800-377-5085 or 604-534-5085, or write 20436 Fraser Hwy, Langley,
B.C., Canada V3A 4G2; Tom Carter, Alex Brown & Sons, Annapolis --
800-235-6702. [R-6; M-7; L-8]
Topclick International Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/TOCK --
CS Sneak 4/99) is filing with the SEC to become a reporting issuer.
The usage of its website increased more than 1200% during the first
period of 1999 -- in March 1999 alone, it had about 1 million page
views. Call Dunhill (IR) @ 800-930-3244. www.topclick.com [R-6;
M-7; L-8]
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (TSE/UP -- CS Sneak 8/95) revised
upwards its reserves from 39.3 BCFE to 43 BCFE, while probable reserves
increased from 256.8 to 379.2. Production net doubled to 1,132 Mmcfe
in Q2 '98. Call David Russell @ 800-688-5651, or write 609 Hastings
St., Suite 1100, Vancouver B.C. Canada V6B 4W4. [R-6; M-6; L-8]
USA Video Interactive Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board/USVO & Alberta/US
-- CS 8/93) created a new division to digitize existing videotapes,
either single videos or entire video libraries, so they can be placed
on computer servers of CD-ROMs for access on Internet or Intranet
systems. USVO began digitizing a library of 14,000 videos & is in
active negotiation with a number of companies that own the rights
to much of the most popular educational video content available
worldwide. In addition, USVO has partnered with AGC/United Learning
Educational Media to provide digitized educational content to schools.
AGC has a catalog of 3,000 educational videos & will digitize a
third by year-end. Call IR Kevin Yorio @ 800-625-2200, fax 860-572-2960,
or write 70 Essex St., West Mystic, CT 06388 [R-5; M-6; L-8]
Veronex Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/VXTK -- CS
8/98) announced that VXTK's president, Thomas J. Price, received
a special commendation from the State of Hawaii for his outstanding
achievements in computer technology. Also, VXTK announced a strategic
alliance with Microtron, Inc., a private company headquartered in
Mexico City to license the I|Nova system. In addition, it signed
a strategic alliance agreement to license the use of its system
to Global Telephone Communications, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board/GTCI),
an established supplier of Internet services & high technology to
the People's Republic of China & the Asian-Pacific Basin. Call David
Wooldridge, IR @ 800-500-3379, or write 18023 Sky Park Circle, Suite
E-2, Irvine, CA 92614. Web: http:/www.veronex.c-om. [R-7; M-8; L-9]
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