Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACUR)

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Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical enterprise involved in the research, development, and manufacture of the Aversion® (abuse deterrent) Technology and related products. Aversion® Technology is a patented platform for developing pharmaceutical products containing potentially abuseable drugs including oxycodone, hydrocodone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, morphine, codeine, tramadol, propoxyphene, and many other opioid analgesics. Aversion® Technology is applicable to orally administered tablets and capsules.

Founded in 1935 and based in Palatine, Illinois, Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. trades on NASDAQ. They have a license, development, and commercialization agreement with King Pharmaceuticals Research and Development, Inc. This agreement is to develop and commercialize opioid analgesic products utilizing Acura Pharmaceuticals' Aversion technology, including Acurox Tablets in the United States , Canada , and Mexico .

Aversion® Technology uses functional inactive ingredients and active ingredients intended to discourage pharmaceutical product misuse and abuse. This includes intravenous injection of dissolved tablets or capsules, nasal snorting of crushed tablets or capsules, and intentional swallowing of excess quantities of tablets or capsules. If someone tries to extract oxycodone from Acurox™ Tablets using a solvent, such as water or alcohol, into a volume and form for intravenous injection, the tablet converts into a viscous gel mixture and traps the oxycodone HCl in the gel.  It then is very difficult to draw the gel through a needle into a syringe for I.V. injection. 

On Monday, Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. said they received a $5 million milestone payment from King Pharmaceuticals Inc. for meeting the main goals of a late-stage study on pain relief drug Acurox. Acurox tablets contain the opioid oxycodone HCl, niacin, and several functional inactive ingredients. The drug is designed to relieve pain while deterring prescription drug abuse. Under an agreement signed in October, King Pharmaceuticals Inc. has a license to market the drug. An Acurox application is slated for submission to the Food and Drug Administration for approval by the end of 2008. Also on Monday Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Russell Investments has selected the Company for inclusion in the Russell 3000 Index and the Russell Microcap Index. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies

Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACUR) closed today at $6.33. This was up $0.43 or 7.29 percent from yesterday's close. The volume was 39,080 shares.

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ)

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Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), founded in 2001 by Dr. Shawn Qu in Canada , designs, manufactures, and sells solar module products. The solar modules convert sunlight into electricity for a variety of uses. Although incorporated in Canada , Canadian Solar conducts all of its manufacturing operations in China . The company trades on the NASDAQ as part of the Specialized Semi-conductor industry. They have their corporate head office in Markham , Ontario , Canada . They also have a European Office in Germany , a U.S. Office in Phoenix , Arizona , and a China Office in Jiangsu .

They produce a variety of standard solar modules for use in residential, commercial, and industrial solar power generation systems. Canadian Solar also designs and manufactures specialty solar modules and specialty products such as solar-powered bus stop lighting, and solar-powered car battery chargers, as well as implements solar power development projects. These projects are mainly in association with government organizations to provide solar power generation in rural areas of China . The company's three manufacturing facilities are in China , located in Suzhou , Changshu, and Luoyang .

Canadian Solar Inc. primarily sells photovoltaic modules from 5W to 300W, with 160W being their main modules. They also operate one of the largest silicon reclaiming business centers in the world. The company specializes in purchasing, processing, and supplying ingots, pot scraps, tops and tails, side wall pieces, broken wafers, reclaimed wafers and broken cells.

Canadian Solar Inc. said Monday that it signed a ten-year supply contract with solar wafer maker LDK Solar Co. The new supply deal, calls for China-based LDK to supply 800 megawatts of solar wafers starting next June, and continuing through 2018. With this agreement, LDK will supply Canadian Solar with a total of 120 megawatts of wafers in 2009 and 170 megawatts in 2010.

Today, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ) closed at $31.98. This was down $0.03 or 0.09 percent. The company's 52-week range is $6.50 to $51.80 with today's share volume at 2,629,056. Their 3-month average is 2,979,620 shares.

Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc. (SUNV)

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Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. has its corporate headquarters in Sarasota , Florida . They began in 2004 with a mission to develop proprietary, commercially viable technologies and products. They design and integrate photovoltaic solar cells into incident management products, energy efficient advertising, and low-cost durable solar modules, for easy installation and additional upgrading of capacity.

They have developed "green" lighting products based on the latest, efficient, light emitting diode (LED) technologies. Sunovia partners and collaborates with universities and globally recognized laboratories that allow them equity ownership, intellectual property, product ownership, and exclusive marketing rights to some of the most advanced renewable energy technologies in development today.

Sunovia Energy Technologies has also introduced EvoLucia™ general lighting fixtures. These fixtures are high efficiency, last over 50,000 hours longer than an average CFL bulb, and are instant-on flicker-free lights available in custom colors and intensities. They also developed EvoLucia WildLite™, which are wildlife-friendly, environmentally safe, and produce effective light that cannot be seen by animals. The company sees this as a beneficial wildlife product since artificial light sometimes attracts animals into potentially harmful and even deadly situations.

The company also has their Solartizements™ products, which are a proprietary electronics system integration that uses solar power to reduce electrical demand and carbon emissions. In addition, Sunovia's infrared products include military-grade, mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe)-based sensors, detectors, and components. Their plans for the future are to market products such as low-cost, high-efficiency cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based solar cells. Their target markets for these are commercial, Concentrator Photovoltaic's (CPV), residential and eventually, utility markets. They also have plans for marketing low-cost, high-efficiency Zinc Oxide (ZnO) light-emitting diodes (LED's).

Today, Sunovia Energy Technologies Inc. (SUNV) closed at $1.13 for no change. Their 52-week spread is $0.18 to $9.00. The volume today was 15,208 for a 3-month average volume of 200,228 shares.

Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO)

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Silicon Motion Technology Corp. has their headquarters in Hsinchu , Taiwan and is a semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets digital media storage and mobile multimedia solutions. They manufacture these for MP3 players, portable media players, mobile phones, PDA's, wireless home media centers, among other devices. Incorporated in California , in November of 1995, they merged with Feiya technology in 2002. They trade on NASDAQ as part of the Diversified Electronics industry.

Silicon Motion's core products are flash memory card controllers, USB flash disk controllers, low power embedded audio/video DSP's, and high performance multimedia companion graphics controllers. Their focus is to meet the market demand for portable data storage and personal entertainment solutions. The company offers mobile storage, mobile communications, and multimedia solutions. Their mobile storage business includes microcontrollers used in flash memory cards, USB flash drives, embedded flash applications, and card readers. Their mobile communications business includes mobile TV tuners, while their multimedia business includes products that support MP3 players, PC cameras, and embedded graphics applications.

On June 23, 2008 the company announced the launch of three new Solid State Drive controllers: SM2231 (PATA(2); 2-channel), SM2233 (PATA; 4-channel), SM2240 (SATA(3); 4-channel) that can deliver high performance, endurance, and optimized reliability for MLC(4) NAND flash-based solutions targeting low cost notebook PCs, ultra mobile PCs, and mainstream notebook PCs. With the company's Global Wear Leveling technology, these three solid state drive controllers can manage all NAND components as one memory unit. The controllers can convert a logical block of stored data from the host to a physical block among all NAND components. Their Global Wear Leveling technology can improve the endurance of MLC-based Solid State Drive devices

Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO) ended the day's trading at $13.51 which was down $0.19 or 1.39 percent from yesterday's closing numbers. The company's volume was 409,862 for a 3-month average volume of 606,325 shares. The 52-week range is $12.40 to $29.00.

Akeena Solar Inc. (AKNS)

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Akeena Solar, Inc. is part of the Building Materials Wholesale sector and trades on NASDAQ. They have a current market capitalization of $126M, and operate out of Los Gatos , California . The company began in 2001 with the desire to harness the sun to produce electricity efficiently and in an environmentally friendly way. Today, they are one of the largest national installers of residential and commercial solar power systems in America . They provide their systems to customers in California , New Jersey , New York , and Connecticut .

Their new integrated solar panel system, Andalay, is the only solar panel system with integrated racking, wiring and grounding. Akeena Solar Inc. made Andalay for use in on-grid residential, commercial, and government applications. This system offers high performance and low environmental impact. Akeena Solar has over 1200 customers. They provide them full service, support, and maintenance for any system they install. They will perform a complete energy audit for clients to determine their solar power needs, and to adapt a system for their use so they can cut their energy costs. Akeena offers in-house custom engineering and design to their customers.

April 2008 saw them announce the Star Quality Concrete project. This 410 KW Akeena Solar Power System will contain 1890 solar panels on the rooftop of Star Quality Concrete in downtown San Jose, California. This has the distinction of being the largest commercial solar power system in San Jose .

Yesterday, Akeena Solar launched its Andalay Flat Roof Solar Power System. A high-performing solar solution, the company believes it answers the marketplace's demand for flat roof solar power systems. Gary Mull, vice president at Akeena Solar, said, "In urban areas like San Francisco , solar hasn't been a real option for customers who live in buildings with flat rooftops. When we debuted our innovative Andalay technology eight months ago, it was the first radical change in solar panel design in three decades. Now we are taking that high performance, highly reliable technology one step further and enabling everyone to benefit from solar, regardless of where they live. Electricity prices are skyrocketing, and it's time that every homeowner has access to clean, cheap, renewable energy from the sun."

Today, Akeena Solar Inc. (AKNS) closed at $4.41 down $0.07 or 1.56 percent. Their 52-week spread is $3.87 to $16.80. Today's volume was 689,263 for a 3-month average volume of 1,134,980 shares.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND)

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Diamond Foods, Inc. is a branded food company headquartered in Stockton , California . Their specialty is processing, marketing, and distributing nuts and snack products. As part of the Processed and Packaged Goods business sector, they trade on the NASDAQ and have a market capitalization of $371.59M.

They sell their line of products under the Diamond and Emerald brand names. The types of nuts they market are walnuts, pecans, peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews, Brazil nuts, and almonds. They also sell pine nuts and macadamia nuts. In operation since 1912, they are the nation's leading exporter of walnuts to Europe and the Pacific Rim region. They have working agreements with 1,700 California walnut growers.

They are an ingredient supplier to food manufacturers such as General Mills, Kraft, Pillsbury, Sara Lee, Betty Crocker, and Pepperidge Farm. They also supply their nut lines to Ben and Jerry's, and See's Candies, and companies in the foodservice industry. Diamond's products sell in over 60,000 U.S. retail locations. They also sell their products in over 100 countries around the world.

In June, Diamond Foods Inc reported financial results for their fiscal 2008 third quarter. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the three months ended April 30, 2008 were $0.07 compared to a loss of $(0.25) for the 2007 comparable period. For the nine months ended April 30, 2008, EPS was $0.75 compared to $0.49 for the prior year's comparable period. The prior year's nine month EPS included $0.02 in net non-recurring charges. Michael J. Mendes, President and CEO, commented, "Through three quarters, earnings are up significantly over last year as a result of strong pricing power of our brands and a leveragable infrastructure that has benefited from the increased scale of our snack business. In addition, the positive reaction to Emerald's new snack products such as Cocoa Roast Almonds and Sea Salt & Pepper Cashews has helped us increase distribution of our core tree nut items during the quarter."

Net sales grew 3 percent to $100.0 million during the quarter compared to $97.0 million during the prior year's comparable period. North American retail sales grew 16 percent led by a 39 percent rise in snack sales. For the nine months, ended April 30, 2008, net sales grew 2 percent to $418.3 million compared to $410.2 million for the 2007 comparable period. North American retail sales grew 8 percent.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (DMND) closed today at $22.97 up $0.22 or 0.97 percent. Their volume was 111,292 and their 3-month average volume is 193,048 shares. Diamond's 52-week spread is $15.28 to $23.49.

Maxygen Inc. (MAXY)

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Founded in 1997, Maxygen Inc. focuses on the discovery, development, and marketing of protein pharmaceuticals for the treatment of disease and medical conditions. Their products are for the fight against cancer, hemostatis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The company's headquarters are in Redwood City, California, and they trade on the NASDAQ. Their company focus is in developing a series of technologies designed to improve specific properties of genes and proteins to create effective therapies to treat disease.

Maxygen has three protein pharmaceutical programs. MAXY-G34 is a granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) protein to treat neutropenia. "Neutropenia" is a condition of an abnormally low number of a type of white blood cell called a neutrophil. Their MAXY-VII is an improved factor VIIa protein to treat hemophilia and acute bleeding conditions. The company's MAXY-4 is an improved CTLA4-Ig protein to treat rheumatoid arthritis as well as other immune or autoimmune diseases.

Yesterday, shares of Maxygen Inc. jumped after the company said it is selling its hemophilia treatment program to Bayer's health care division for $90 million, in addition to $30 million in future milestone payments. The $90 million payment from Bayer is more than Maxygen's revenue for the last several years combined. Bayer will acquire Maxygen's lead drug candidate MAXY-VII, along with a license to use its underlying gene targeting technology. MAXY-VII is forecasted to move to early-stage clinical studies in the third quarter. Bayer currently sells Factor VIII product Kogenate for the treatment of hemophilia A.

Maxygen Inc. (MAXY) closed today at $4.53. This was up $0.05 or 1.12 percent. Volume today was 297,085 for a 3-month average volume of 242,871 shares. The company's 52-week spread is $3.28 to $9.56.

ZI Corp. (ZICA)

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Zi Corporation is a provider of discovery and usability solutions for mobile search, input and advertising. They are a software company focusing exclusively on creatively evolving their product family in support of their licensees worldwide. Zi Corporation lists on the NASDAQ as (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) as (ZIC). Their head office is in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . They have other offices in Martinez , California : Lund , Sweden ; Beijing , China ; Tokyo , Japan , and in Hong Kong . Zi Corporation develops software products for use in mobile and consumer electronic devices and their products include eZiText™ and eZiType™.

eZiType™ is suitable for physical and virtual keyboard-based mobile devices like Smartphones, PDAs, and gaming consoles. eZiType™ helps mobile user's text entry by aiding their typing speed and spelling accuracy. It has an auto-correction feature that automatically presents word corrections for misspelled words combined with innovative predictive text technology from Zi. eZiText™ is a user-friendly text input system that allows consumer electronic manufacturers and telecom carriers to provide consumers with a fully personalized text input experience. eZiText™ makes text entry more efficient through predictive entry and word completion. This software also learns and stores usage patterns and new words and it supports 60 language databases.

Yesterday, Zi Corporation announced that Kyocera Corporation, a leading global handset manufacturer in Japan , chose Zi Corporation's eZiText™ and eZiType™ predictive text technologies for select devices within its advanced mobile phone portfolio. This deal includes a license to use the award-winning eZiText and eZiType products on Kyocera's Sanyo-branded mobile handsets worldwide. In addition, in June Zi Corporation announced the availability of their predictive text entry software, eZiText™, for HP Multifunction Printers (MFPs). eZiText is available for integration onto selected HP LaserJet MFPs being shipped globally.

Today, Zi Corp. (ZICA) closed at $0.3999, which was up $0.0199 or 5.24 percent. Their 52-week range is $0.35 to $1.35. The company's share volume was 11,100 for a 3-month average volume of 23,916.90.

MyECheck (MYEC)

The QualityStocks.net Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight MyECheck Inc. (MYEC). Today, MyECheck, Inc. closed trading at $2.91. Their volume today was 17,925 shares for a 3-month average share volume of 120,869.  Their 52-week spread is $1.55 to $4.00.

MyECheck Inc. announced the signing of Mentor Public Schools as a client. They will be providing the Ohio School District with their full and complete suite of electronic check processing services. Mentor Public Schools is a School District in Mentor, Lake County, Ohio with 14 Schools, including elementary, middle and high schools. MyECheck's eCheck solution will give parents the option of debiting their checking accounts for payments such as loading their children's lunch cards safely.

MyECheck Inc. announced it is pleased that Checkgateway, a leading provider of electronic payment services, is now processing eChecks using MyECheck's patent pending Software system. Checkgateway is a gateway partner and its merchant clients can now process Remotely Created Check transactions through the MyECheck payment engine. These eChecks transmit in near real-time to banks MyECheck's has partnerships with or directly to the check clearing system for quicker clearing times. Checkgateway is a leader and innovator in the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment processing industry.

MyECheck Inc. announced today the signing of Raza.com as a client. They will provide the online provider of phone cards with its full complement of electronic check processing services. Raza.com customers can now use their checking accounts as an additional form of online payment due to Raza.com's agreement with MYEC. MyECheck's patent pending software can debit every U.S. checking account, this provides e-commerce merchants financial access to more consumers and businesses than any other payment method available today.

MyECheck Inc. announced an agreement with Unlimited Furniture as a client. They will be providing the online retailer with its comprehensive suite of electronic check processing services. Unlimited Furniture customers will now have the option of using their checking accounts as an additional form of online payment when they make purchases.

MyECheck Inc. offers online merchants, call centers, billers, retail POS and RDC/back office applications an array of comprehensive Check 21 imaging, processing and related solutions. The company was created to meet the demand for an alternative payment solution to credit cards when buying products and services online.

MyECheck Inc. has made great strides since its inception four years ago. MyECheck has stayed committed to enhancing its offerings as well as launching brand new services, making it a leader in Check 21 solutions today. The company is known for offering the most comprehensive suite of electronic check processing services in the industry.

MyECheck Inc. differs from ACH by increasing capability with consumer accounts, expediting the clearing process, and providing exceptional charge-back protection. The regulations imposed by Check 21 law and Uniform Commercial Code (UCC state law) are more favorable to the recipient than those governing ACH transactions, allowing simplification, easier compliance and reduced costs. Disclaimer

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MyECheck News:

Patent Issued for Core Technology Used by MyECheck Inc. for Remotely Created Check Service

MyECheck Inc. Signs Mentor Public Schools to Its Online Check Service

MyECheck Launches Checkgateway on Its Check 21 (RCC) Software Platform

MyECheck Inc. Signs Telecommunications Company Raza.com to Its Online Check Service

Superlattice Power, Inc (SLAT)

The QualityStocks.net Daily Newsletter would like to spotlight Superlattice Power Inc. (SLAT). Today, Superlattice Power, Inc. closed trading at $2.10, which was down $0.05 or 2.33 percent. Their volume today was 2,430 shares for a 3-month average share volume of 36,781.50.  Their 52-week spread is $0.34 to $2.50.

Superlattice Power, Inc. (SLAT) announced that it will develop a superlattice battery specifically for Hybrid Technologies' (HYBR) vehicle entry into the Automotive X Prize (AXP) competition sponsored by Progressive. Superlattice Power's lithium ion polymer batteries are manufactured with a more affordable cathode material referred to as ‘superlattice structure.' The batteries' elements and transitioned metals were selected specifically to make the cathode materials safe, more affordable, and environmentally friendly.

Superlattice Power, Inc. is focused on using its resources and efforts to develop and market lithium-powered vehicles and products for use in residential and commercial properties. Using its technology, the company is able to covert scooters, bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, cars and even homes and businesses into zero-emission, lithium-powered vehicles and facilities.

The company has made considerable progress in advancing its next generation lithium-powered batteries. It is currently developing a new cathode material that can be integrated into a Lithium-ion polymer battery to substantially increase operating voltage range as well as energy density. With the new cathode material, electric vehicles will be able to travel over 200 miles versus the current 120-140 range.

Superlattice Power recently announced that its new cathode material can now enter large-scale production. This technological breakthrough will give Superlattice Power the ability to produce all the necessary physical materials at a batch of 100kg each, making it more practical and affordable for the public to switch from gasoline-powered vehicles to emissions-free vehicles powered by Supperlattice's unique technology.

As prices for fossil fuel energy continue to rise, consumers and businesses are seeking an alternative way to power their world. Scientists, analysts and automotive executives have agreed that rising fuel costs and environmental concerns will cause the sales of hybrid and electric vehicles to skyrocket, and Superlattice has positioned itself to take advantage of the anticipated demand. Disclaimer

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Superlattice Power, Inc. News:

Superlattice Power, Inc. (OTCBB: SLAT) to Power Hybrid Technologies' Highly Anticipated xPrize Competition Entry Extending Drive Range to 200 Miles

Superlattice Power, Inc. to be Featured in Small Cap Stock Newsletter QualityStocks Daily