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May 16, 2008
Technology, Financial, Mining, Services, Energy & Healthcare

Financial
Community Banks
Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC-NASDAQ)
“The vision for the organization is to be a premiere community bank in the North Bay, San Francisco Bay Area. We have ideals that we live by in terms of providing a high return to our shareholders and serving the community. We are extremely involved in the community of Marin and Southern Sonoma County. As an organization we want to continue to grow but the most important thing is earnings per share, equity growth, and growth is part of that it drives that quite often but we wouldn’t give up the first or the second.” - Russell A. Colombo

Services
Medical Equipment Wholesale
ALR Technologies, Inc. (ALRT-OTC: BB)
“The vision for ALR Technologies is to provide a solution to one of the major gaps in healthcare in the United States and elsewhere. That major gap is the lack of ongoing oversight of a patient that has chronic disease.” - Stanley Cruitt

Energy
Oil & Gas
Crown Point Ventures Ltd. (CWV-TSXV)
“What we feel is that our 95 barrels a day in Canada gives us a nice easy cash flow, we have a burn rate now of about $40,000 a month which is very low. I have cash flow coming in of about $150,000 a month. We have some nice steady cash flow to pay the bills and we have some beautiful blue sky projects in Argentina, and in Canada. We are looking for more projects. I have over $3 million in the bank right now and we are very confident. We think that this is our year to take off because we started all the work; we started our 3-D seismic in our first project, the Laguna de Piedra in Argentina. Our second project in Argentina, which is ‘El Valle’, in the San Jorge Basin, is a concession that has some old wells on it. It currently produces about 20 meters, which is about 120 barrels a day. We signed an agreement to go in and shoot some 3-D seismic and drill three wells on it. We feel we can down space what they already have there. We feel that they missed some areas of interest and we are very excited about that project also in Argentina.” - Gordon R. Kettleson

Technology
Digital Media
Verb Exchange Inc. (VEI-TSXV)
“Tabrio is a better way to stay in touch with anyone, anywhere, from any device. For the first time, people everywhere can make low cost long distance calls with excellent call quality."  - Aron Buchman

Healthcare
Medical Appliances & Equipment
Vision-Sciences, Inc.  (VSCI-NASDAQ)
Vision-Sciences Is Rolling Out Their EndoSheath® High-End Endoscopy System That Will Allow Doctors To Change The Sterile Sheath, Clean The Scope And Be Ready To Perform Another Procedure In 5 To 10 Minutes

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May 2, 2008
Services, Technology, Basic Materials, Energy, Healthcare & Financial

Energy
Security
Eurocontrol Technics Inc. (EUO-TSX:V)
“Our technology called Petromark™ was developed for the purpose of combating the financing of terrorism and organized crime amongst other things. The illicit trade of oil and gas, which is a problem that results in losses between 100 and $200 billion a year, to oil companies and governments, is also one of the primary sources of funding for terrorism. Many oil companies are becoming much more proactive on the subject of protecting their brands. Certainly, nobody wishes to be seen as complacent about terrorism and the financing of organized crime. This is a novel technology, significantly better than what is available from others. There are three important distinguishing factors to our technology, firstly we do not have to take the fuel sample to a lab, we take the lab to the fuel. Which is to say, we have a mobile laboratory, that is an ISO accredited laboratory, 17025 accredited, which is the highest lab accreditation you can receive. - W. Bruce Rowlands

Services
Computer Wholesale
GTSI Corp. (GTSI-NASDAQ)
“Driving services and the offerings related to services is key to the transformation of our company as well as continuing to offer the financing, which we call financial services to the government. This allows us to give them the best quality solution and deal with any budgetary constraints they may have. It is very difficult in the current budgetary environment for an agency that is protecting the borders of the country or protecting its own IT infrastructure, to get a high quality solution and pay for it under the current budget environment. Therefore, we actually offer a financing solution that would allow them to pay over as many as five years. It is the driving of the services and financing components as well as maintaining our product business as a platform that will be the key to transforming the company to a total solutions provider.” - Joseph D. Ragan III

Services
Trucking
Vitran Corporation Inc. (VTNC-NASDAQ, VTN-TSX)
“Currently the business operates all across Canada and throughout a majority of the US. We are in about 27 states now, with good geographic representation from New Jersey throughout the Midwest down into Texas and through the southwest and along the west coast of the US.” - Sean P. Washchuk

Healthcare
Biotechnology
Intellect Neurosciences, Inc. (ILNS-OTC: BB)
“Our vision was to be a preeminent Alzheimer’s disease research and development biopharmaceutical company, focused on developing and commercializing those products that would slow down, arrest and ultimately delay the onset of this devastating disease which affects 5 million Americans and their families as well, as millions more around the world.” - Dr. Daniel G. Chain, Ph.D.

Healthcare
Biotech
LifeVantage Corporation (LFVN-OTCBB)
“It comes in a pill that people take once a day. Studies show that Protandim is tremendously effective in increasing the body’s production of what is called SOD or Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase two antioxidant enzymes that counteract free radicals in our body from exercise and environmental stress and living our busy lives.” - David Brown

Technology
Internet Service Providers
Invicta Group Inc. (IVIT-OTC: BB)
“We are not like Expedia or Priceline, we are more like a company called Travel Zoo. We have a email data base and we send emails to travel enthusiasts saying, ‘Here is the best deals available’, ranging from 10 to 15 week. We are an internet media company that sells advertising space at a flat rate to travel suppliers.” - William G. Forhan

Financial
Business Banking
MetroPacific Bank (MPBK-OTC: BB)
“Our vision is to be the premiere provider of business banking services in Irvine and Orange County.” - David Morris

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April 18, 2008
Industrial Goods, Consumer Products, Healthcare, Basic Materials, Utilities & Mining

Mining
Precious Metals
Probe Mines Limited (PRB-TSXV)
“We are very aggressive in our explorations so we will continue to work. We put most of our money into the ground so we have a very low overhead; we are keeping our company lean and flexible. We can react quickly to changing markets. The one thing investors can always count on is that the money that they invest in the company will go into exploration because ultimately our value comes from discovering economic mineral deposits. That is what we do. We built a very good technical team to ensure that our money is put to its maximum efficiency or effectiveness. I would say for most investors you should invest in a company with strong management and good corporate philosophy or strategy and I think Probe has that.” - David Palmer

Industrial Goods
Industrial Electrical Equipment
Rotoblock Corp. (ROTB-OTC: BB)
“The Company had a lot of potential because throughout the sector and all over the world, green is in. Many companies are taking the environmental issue more seriously now than in previous years. At the same time oil prices are rising, and instead of looking for a big powerful engines we are looking for smaller, advanced technologies, which is becoming more attractive.” - Chien-Chih Liu

Consumer Goods
Meat Products
Smokey Market Foods, Inc. (SMKY-OTC: BB)
“We are a commercial producer of incredibly authentic and healthful quality of wood smoked foods. The technology originated from my restaurant operations years ago. We have moved into a posture of mass production. We have huge stainless steel ovens now under USDA inspections that will produce upwards of 15,000 pounds a day of our products so that we will be ready when we open up Smoky Market restaurant stores and our 150 square foot kiosks that will go into airports and college campuses and so forth. These locations do not have to handle raw food. There is no cooking on site; there is absolute consistency of quality, inventory control of the essential features that will render our operation very successful.” - Edward C. Feintech

Healthcare
Biotechnology
Targanta Therapeutics Corporation (TARG-NASDAQ)
“We have a drug, called oritavancin, that addresses one of the key unfulfilled needs in the healthcare world today--in fact, it is a crisis--the growing challenge of treating resistant bacteria or ‘superbugs.’ It has been well documented in the press that there are now more people dying in the United States each year from MRSA, or resistant staphylococcal, or staph infections, than die of AIDS.” - Mark W. Leuchtenberger

“We found ourselves, back in January of 2007, fortunate enough to raise $70 million dollars in a Series C round with private investors. This put us on a different trajectory in terms of being able to progress the clinical opportunities and commercialization efforts around oritavancin that Mark just described. That enthusiasm and excitement also translated into our IPO, which was completed in October of 2007.” - George A. Eldridge

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April 4, 2008
Healthcare, Technology, Metals/Mining, Exploration, Aerospace, Distributors, Energy & Services

Healthcare
Medical Instruments & Supplies
Vicor Technologies, Inc. (VCRT-OTC: BB)
“The vision for Vicor is that we have a proprietary technology that will revolutionize cardiology because it will enable physicians once and for all to accurately risk stratify their patients that are at risk for SCD and very easily to allow them to put a patient in either a positive bucket who should go on to get an implantable cardioverter defibrillator or a negative bucket which means the patient is risk-free of dying from SCD but needs  to be managed on medical therapy and retested every six months.” - David H. Fater

Technology
Location-Based Services
Location Based Technologies, Inc. (LBAS-OTC: BB)
“Our PocketFinder device itself is not application specific. It is completely sealed and there are no on/off switches. We designed it to be waterproof so that your child or pet can run and play in the sprinkler, goes swimming or fall in the local pond and it doesn’t matter. It simply will not damage your locator whatsoever. Liquids have been one of the biggest challenges for parents who have tried to stay more connected to their younger children by giving them a pager, or more likely today, a cell phone. Research says that the number-one destroyer of cell phones or hand-held electronics is liquids. If a child spills a drink on their phone, or drops it in the sink or into a puddle, there is a good chance that the phone will be out of commission. Instead, we built a device designed to meet the demands and rigger that a child or pet will subject it to. Family members, whether they are your children, elderly parents living with you who may be experiencing the early stages of dementia or Alzheimer’s, or you just love your little four-legged critter, they are all a part of your family. Our PocketFinder devices will help you to locate them from almost anywhere and at any time.” - Dr. David M. Morse, Ph.D.

Metals/Mining
Base Metal Exploration
Cogitore Resources Inc. (WOO-TSXV)
“For all of our properties we can drive with pick-up trucks so we don’t spend any money on helicopters or airplanes to access our projects. Having such a portfolio of high-quality projects in a world famous mining area and at the same time have these projects easily accessible, this is a big reason to be interested in Cogitore Resources.” - Gerald Riverin

Exploration
Gold
Cartier Resources Inc. (ECR-TSXV)
“The Abitibi area has a proven historical production of over 200 million ounces mainly stemming from two world-class fault zones called the Cadillac Fault Zone and the Destor-Porcupine fault zone. We have been able to acquire 100% ownership of 15% of the linear extent of one of the major producing faults Destor-Porcupine.” - Philippe Cloutier, P.Geo

Distributors
Metal Products
Russel Metals Inc. (RUS-TSX)
“People should take note that Russel Metals has a strong balance sheet, we are in many cities across Canada, and we do have the ability to grow within the US. We are one of the top five largest metals distribution companies in North America.” - Ms. Marion E. Britton

Energy
Oil & Gas
Sabretooth Energy Ltd. (SAB-TSX)
“Sabretooth is a young company with a very experienced management team, a fantastic board, great balance sheet and some fantastic properties to grow with. Our focus is to grow through the drill bit and through accretive acquisitions over the next little while. We are seeing a time where natural gas prices are low and NATURAL gas companies are trading at a discount. We think natural gas is a very good bet for the future and we want to capitalize on some of those discounts out there right now.” - Joseph E. McFarlane

Aerospace
Aircraft Maintenance
ExelTech Aerospace Inc. (XLT-TSXV)
“What sets us apart is the service we offer, the timely delivery of the aircraft and the price we charge. Everyday that there is a delay in the delivery of an aircraft, it costs money to the airline. Our track record has been very good on delivering the aircraft on time which appeases the airline. The quality of work is excellent and our pricing is very competitive. So on that basis, that is what the customer is looking for. They want to get an aircraft that is safe, reliable, on time so they can put it in the air so they can fly it and make money.” - Roland Blais

Services
Personal Services
SNAP Interactive, Inc. (STVI-OTC: BB)
“My vision for Snap Interactive is to become the leading provider of online dating applications on the web. Right now we are the leader of online dating applications on Facebook and overall when people use online dating applications on social networks, we’d like them to use a Snap Interactive application.” - Clifford Lerner

Technology
Communication Equipment
Telanetix, Inc. (TNXI-OTC: BB)
“We work with a network of integrators that specialize in video conferencing rooms. They will go meet with a customer to decide what their needs are. Our customers put their wish list together, and our integrators are able to take the technology and adapt it to work in their environment. Telanetix’s core technology is flexible enough that our integrators don’t need to be software programmers or have a great deal of technical expertise outside of the building of the meeting room. It is a true plug-n-play system.” - Rick Ono

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March 21, 2008
Energy, Utilities, Mining, Industrial Goods, Services, Financial, Healthcare, Technology & Consumer Goods

Technology
Communication Equipment
BAXL Holdings, Inc. (BXLH-OTC: BB)
“Our company developed a solution that focused within a building or the last 1000 feet, which may sound like a short distance. However to put it in perspective, we have an installation in New York City that exceeds 55 stories high. What makes us different is that we do not use DSL or cable modem technology as our ingredients. We have our own methodology. The secret sauce is that we didn’t try to be everything to everyone, we approached one problem and feel that we have successfully solved that problem.” - Gus Bottazzi

Technology
Business Software & Services
Riptide Worldwide, Inc. (RTWW-OTCBB)
“Our vision is to create in the world today a new leader in the business process management (BPM) space. Riptide is a company that designs, develops and delivers on-demand applications for our customers that help our customers coordinate the mission-critical portions of there businesses that make them competitive. What we are planning on doing over the next ten years is building an organization that has strong relationships with customers in the government, military, and commercial marketplace, where we can have multi-million dollar contracts in a multi-year basis. We bring long-term value to customers because we get to understand their business as we build these applications and work with them as their business needs change.” - Mr. Francis E. Wilde

Technology licensing
Home & commercial Decor
V2K International, Inc. (VTOK-OTC: BB)
“Our long-term objective is to dominate very fragmented industries that are involved in the architectural design and décor industries having to do with virtually anything regarding the interior of a room by integrating our patent pending 3-D technology. Our 3-D technology is proprietary and it allows us to do things that no one else does. We do everything 100% to scale and it is all tied to a pricing and ordering database as well. It is a very unique product. We do not know of any other software product anywhere in the world with our capabilities.” - Vic Yosha

Healthcare
Diversified Medical Holdings
Graymark Healthcare, Inc. (GRMK-OTC: BB)
“The sleep industry is a $2 billion industry today and we estimate that the growth is estimated to be somewhere around 20% annually. It is highly fragmented at this point and if you are looking for a national industry leader there is none. Therefore, we feel like there is a consolidation opportunity and hopefully it is through our public company.” - Stanton Nelson

Financial
Regional – Pacific Banks
Manhattan Bancorp (MNHN-OTC: BB)
“The market place here consists of a small middle market entrepreneur type of person who runs their businesses that they own. Therefore, we wanted people who were still active in the market. We have five other outside directors that are very active in today’s real estate market , the small business market, be it through money management, or their own real estate development activities or their own business that they run. We put together a very good blend of experience with youth and energy.” - Jeffrey M. Watson

Consumer Goods
Dairy Products
NuVim Inc. (NUVM-OTC: BB)
“We started NuVim in 2000, and the vision as it is today is to continually produce products that provide clinically-proven health benefits to the general public. At this point, we are in 2000 supermarkets on the east coast, about 315 Wal-Mart’s, and we just got authorization to begin selling the military commissaries in six states in the southeast. Our vision hasn’t changed. We have a product that builds the immune system of the body, aids in digestion, makes it more consistent, complete and faster. It helps the body absorb minerals and vitamins especially calcium at a much greater rate and it helps in muscle flexibility and bone health. We do all of those benefits without having a product that is high in sugar, there is only 45 calories and no fat, cholesterol, lactose, caffeine, and no high-fructose corn syrup and even though whey protein is the first item on our ingredient statement, there is no lactose.” - Richard P. Kundrat

Utilities
Diversified Utilities
Sunovia Energy Technology, Inc. (SUNV-OTC: BB)
“We are working on new solar technologies, which are actually thin and flexible solar cells that are high efficiency and are cadmium telluride based. There is an entire line of products that we are working on, both related to lighting and solar technology. Sunovia’s products are truly renewable energy and energy conservation based. Half of the goal is to collect the energy; the other half is to spend it wisely. Therefore, we have focus on both.” - Carl L. Smith III

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March 7, 2008
Healthcare, Mining & Metals, Technology, Utilities, Energy, Services, Consumer Goods & Specialty Chemicals

Technology
Supply Chain Management
Aftersoft Group, Inc. (ASFG.OB-OTC: BB)
“There is no one in the automotive aftermarket that can handle both parts and tires, on the enterprise side as well as the eCommerce side. Therefore, our business is growing and our message is ringing out with a lot of the national players.” - Jim French

Utilities
Electric Utilities
Batteries/Hydrogen
Fuel Cells/Solar
ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY)
“Our vision was to create a public company that was focused on developing, commercializing and acquiring renewable energy technologies and assets and focusing them on the needs and requirements of the energy world as we saw it evolving over the upcoming years. We have smoothly transitioned from a single technology development company to a revenue-generating and diversified renewable energy corporation.” - Jonathan Read

Energy
Energy Conservation
EnerLume Energy Management Corp. (OTC BB: ENLU.OB)
“Our vision for EnerLume Energy Management is to lead the market place to new heights of energy conservation particularly in the lighting field. Right now, we are concentrating on fluorescent lighting and we plan on growing our product base in the future.” - David J. Murphy

Services
Business Services
g8wave Holdings, Inc. (GEWV-OTC: BB)
“We believe that we are just now on the doorstep of companies realizing the power of the mobile channel. Considering that the mobile device is becoming more and more the remote control of our lives, companies are beginning to understand how to better leverage the unique power this channel to deliver highly interactive and personalized messages to the phone user or subscriber.” - Mr. Habib Khoury

Services
Personal Services
StoneMor Partners L.P. (STON-NASDAQ)
“We are the second largest operator of cemeteries in the United States. We have 223 cemeteries, 57 funeral homes; many of those funeral homes actually sit on the grounds of the cemetery. We are in 27 states including Puerto Rico. A significant part of our holdings is along the east coast; Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. We go from Pennsylvania down into Florida and then we start to migrate out through Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, all through the Midwest. We are also on the west coast in California, Washington, and Oregon. We do not have a lot in the southwest; Arizona, New Mexico, Texas area, and also up in the northern states like South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota. However, we are willing to go anywhere. It is an entrepreneurial approach; opportunistic is another way to describe it.” - Lawrence Miller

Consumer Goods
Brewers
Golden West Brewing Company, Inc. (GWBC-OTC: BB)
“What attracted me to Golden West Brewing was the great beer and great people; the underpinning of the brand. They make organic beers, which are delicious because the ingredients used lead to a high product quality. There are no pesticides; no additives and the ingredients are farmed using organic methods, which are more earth friendly. It is a good value package around with the organic positioning. The recipe and processes that have been employed results in a exceptionally tasty flavor profile.” - Mark Simpson

Materials
Specialty Chemicals
nCoat, Inc. (NCOA-OTC: BB)
“We now have new aerospace drones that operate in sub orbit. These drones have thermal shock issues, meaning that in sub-orbit, they have extremely cold temperatures at those heights, which changes to extreme heat in a short amount of time when the engines fire to move the drone, creating thermal shock on drone materials. In other words, with the development of new technology whether it is in outer space or deep under the earth in down hole gas and oil pipelines, we are driving technology to new heights and deeper reaches and faster speeds. This creates a need for materials that can stand up to heat resistance, corrosion resistance, friction and abrasion reduction, thermal shock and anti-porosity. Those are all extreme performance issues that are dramatically increasing. The industrial world is looking for higher performing solutions. What we have is this perfect storm where the need is increasing, we have new, emerging nano technology that meets those needs at a level never seen before, and we have a business plan that gets us to market very rapidly. That is why we are growing fast and have grabbed interest from around the globe.” - Paul S. Clayson

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February 22, 2008
Financial, Mining, Basic Materials, Industrial Goods, Services, Technology, Water Products & Healthcare