Ricardo, I once read that we are often judged by our friends because they are a reflection of the different areas of our own lives.
Your friend obviously touched many lives...now ours too. Hang in there.
Thanks guys for the kind words on my post. Actually, it was like a journal entry. When we hear or read something over and over, we stop evaluating it and begin to accept it as if it was fact rather than opinion--commercials.
There is a reason for a flood of post--positive or negative. I just have to keep trying to keep them in perspective by looking at the big picture.
The written word is very powerful--paper talks.
For example, Frank really did use the words "cutting edge" in the latest release.
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"After seeing the news release today I called Richard Brown who is the investor relations rep. listed on the Qtelevions web page. First I want to say Mr. Brown was very aproachable and engaging. I ask what the share float is and when would financial statements be published, his answer to both was that he did not know. He followed be saying he would not coment on any company news unless he saw the news on papaer first. He also said that all outgoing news would now be filtered through his desk and any company news could be confirmed or rejectred by him. He explained that the reason that there have not been any financial statements filed is that the qtelevision corporate shell that was purchased by Frank was not as cleanly organized as was thought when it was purchased. However there has been a bean counter hired to sort it out in preparation for filing. Essentialy what this means is while there is information on who owns shares since the purchase of the shell there is not good information on who owns shares prior to the purchase of the shell and since all the outstanding shares cannot be accuratly accounted for financial statements cannot be filed. Mr. Brown refused to speculate on when this process would be completed becuase he is not given reports on the progress of the Accountants hired to sort it out.
Mr. Brown also said he would do his best to reply to all email sent to him from the link on the qtelivision web site.
Intepid TTFN"
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I bet this article from the economist could be a great topic for Q Live. It's about gay soldiers in the American armed forces.
Equal rights in America's armed forces
Gay warriors
Feb 24th 2005 From The Economist print edition
America should learn from its allies and let gays serve openly
IN THE armies of ancient Greece, homosexuals were prized as soldiers, though sent to fight in separate units. In Britain's armed forces no such distinction is made. Gays may serve openly, without fear of prejudice—and they seem to fight and fit in perfectly well when they do (see article). The same happens in most NATO countries. But in America, self-declared gay warriors are not allowed. As a piece of discrimination of no practical benefit, this is wrong.
Bill Clinton tried to introduce what might be called “open service” in 1993, but ended up bringing forth a backlash both against the idea and his own administration. Since then, by law, America's policy has been “don't ask, don't tell”—its troops neither should be asked nor need volunteer information about their sexuality. That has not stopped plenty of people being ousted and outed. Since 1993, more than 10,000 gay Americans have been booted back onto Civvy Street. Not a large number, perhaps, when America has nearly 2.5m people in uniform. But many of those ousted possessed valuable skills: between 1998 and 2004, 20 relatively rare Arabic speakers and six Farsi speakers were forcibly discharged after they were found to be gay.
The Centre for Military Readiness, a think-tank, has background information on the issue of gays in the military. American Veterans for Equal Rights, a pressure group, campaigns against laws banning gay servicemen and women. See also the US Defence Department.
So why ban self-confessed gay GIs? Three reasons are usually offered. First, the Pentagon fears that gay soldiers would undermine teamwork and morale. On the battlefield, soldiers do not fight for King and Country; they fight for each other—for love of their “band of brothers”, as Shakespeare put it. Some fear that soldiers would be wary of loving their gay comrades in this way. Second, allowing gays to serve openly could actually be bad for recruitment: the extra homosexuals would be outnumbered by the homophobic Americans thus deterred. The third reason is more abstract. Successful armies reflect the mores of the societies from which they are drawn, and America, it is said, is unwilling to allow its heroes to be gay.
Queer eye for the military guy
None of these complaints really stands up. Begin with the fact that there are already plenty of gays in America's armed forces. One recent estimate put their number at 65,000. Anecdotal evidence suggests lesbians may be more prevalent than is normal, and gay men slightly less prevalent. Many of these people will be “out”, at least to their close comrades—after all, military banter is excruciatingly personal.
According to a recent poll of enlisted men, more than half thought gays should be allowed in the armed forces. In the current time of overstretch, even the older, more conservative, officer class seems to be changing heart. The number of gay discharges rose steadily till 2001, when America went to war in Afghanistan; since then the annual figure has halved. As for the idea that the ban reflects American mores, polls suggest that at least 64% of Americans would allow gay soldiers.
Congress should look at the British example. In 2000, when the queen's army jumped out of its closet (so to speak), many senior officers were aghast. Their arguments then were similar to American fears now: sooner or later, showers and bars of soap were mentioned. Four years later, recruitment has not suffered; most new recruits are unfazed about meeting gay comrades. And with gays subject to the same rules governing appropriate behaviour as heterosexuals, the showers need hold no fears for happily-married men. Come on, Rummy, what are you afraid of?
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Jellybean, Frank made it clear in the conference call that there were problems with the shell. He said in the PR that he had hired someone to get the financials in shape.
Have you tried contacting Richard Brown? No one on this board seems to be getting a response. I am interested in a direct email from him.
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Jelly Bean, I think they are making strides to clean up the shell. Frank admitted it being dirty in the cc. Now imo we are getting into a different level. The post you copied is not verified so I can only take it with a grain of salt. Thanks,
Sam
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Q has had a good week...I anticipated more but that's because I'm in a hurry....I found myself wondering when it would spike...but...Q is doing fine and the PPS is where you'd expect at this point. The PR's are keeping us informed and I think we are all waiting for things to fall in place with a huge announcement... I tend to think the announcement I'm looking for will come in several PR's... I need a little patience..not Q...
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I see that Viacom is not doing so well. I wonder if this has anything to do with the delay of LOGO. Also, if Viacom got rid of Howard Stern because he was controversial, how are they going to handle the controversial nature of a gay station?
The company's cable and television units powered the revenue growth for the quarter, helped by higher CBS-TV ratings for hit shows such as "CSI" and the strength of cable networks like MTV and Comedy Central.
But the Infinity radio unit and the Paramount film studios have been two of Viacom's lagging businesses in recent months. At Infinity, which lost controversial but popular radio host Howard Stern to satellite radio, Viacom has vowed to prune some of its stations to focus on the top 20 radio markets.
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quote:Originally posted by Trader O: I see that Viacom is not doing so well. I wonder if this has anything to do with the delay of LOGO. Also, if Viacom got rid of Howard Stern because he was controversial, how are they going to handle the controversial nature of a gay station?
The company's cable and television units powered the revenue growth for the quarter, helped by higher CBS-TV ratings for hit shows such as "CSI" and the strength of cable networks like MTV and Comedy Central.
But the Infinity radio unit and the Paramount film studios have been two of Viacom's lagging businesses in recent months. At Infinity, which lost controversial but popular radio host Howard Stern to satellite radio, Viacom has vowed to prune some of its stations to focus on the top 20 radio markets.
quote:Originally posted by Trader O: I see that Viacom is not doing so well. I wonder if this has anything to do with the delay of LOGO. Also, if Viacom got rid of Howard Stern because he was controversial, how are they going to handle the controversial nature of a gay station?
The company's cable and television units powered the revenue growth for the quarter, helped by higher CBS-TV ratings for hit shows such as "CSI" and the strength of cable networks like MTV and Comedy Central.
But the Infinity radio unit and the Paramount film studios have been two of Viacom's lagging businesses in recent months. At Infinity, which lost controversial but popular radio host Howard Stern to satellite radio, Viacom has vowed to prune some of its stations to focus on the top 20 radio markets.
this is good news, viacom has always been a big concern to me. i really doubt they will be launching logo this summer as planned, well atleast it seems unlikely now.
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Wow, just getting home and seeing the John Cameron Mitchell news. He hosts IFC's "Escape from Hollywood" every week too and is a spokesman for Volkswagon. I'm sure this has been posted, but between the Orbitz logo and JCM's famous face on our website, the Q is starting to look like that proverbial "force to be reckoned with". The new JCM section is great too.
Q Television Network to executive-produce John Cameron Mitchell's Shortbus Q Television Network announced Thursday that it has signed on as executive producer for John Cameron Mitchell's sexually provocative new film, Shortbus. The follow-up to the out writer-director's acclaimed Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus follows seven characters in modern-day New York through an exploration of sexuality, art, and music. The project has been much talked-about and eagerly awaited, both as Mitchell's sophomore project and because Mitchell promised the film would contain explicit sexuality. Q Television will be the majority equity partner in Shortbus and will have exclusive broadcast rights when the film goes to cable; North American theatrical rights remain open.
In a statement Mitchell said, "I'm incredibly excited to be working with Q Television. Their rock-and-roll enthusiasm for my admittedly controversial project reveals them as a force to be reckoned with!"
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Hi all, In my daily research, I have been consistently questioning the PPS of QBID, (and of course, other holdings . Lots of descent PR's for QBID and no real movement. Not that unusual for subbers, especially pinks. But I have some info for you to ponder:
QBID -- Triangle Multi-Media Limited, Inc. Com (No Par)
Address: 810 N. Farrell Palm Springs, CA 92262 USA
Outstanding Shares: 1,264,988,916 as of 2002-05-30
Estimated Market Cap: Not Available
Current Capital Change:
Dividends:
Company Notes: Formerly=Puget Sound Development Co., Inc. until 10-96 Formerly=Integrated Healthcare, Inc. until 7-99
Transfer Agent: OTR, Inc., Portland, OR 97205
Now I'm no expert, but if I wanted to draw attention to my company from a fundamental perspective, I would update some of this info....yea, yea, I know, the PR about the auditors cleaning up "the shell", will do that.
I see the same thing....the shear amount of shares out there, is making it improbable for the PPS to rise in any significant manner.
So, what can make it move? Numbers. Accurate O/S, A/S, and financials, showing income streams, IMHO.
This is not a "bash", (since I'm not a basher, or pumper for that matter), as I currently hold 1.5mill shares, and this this concept WILL evolve into a functional company.
Based on this info though, I will not attempt to swing this....
With that, I would like some experts to comment on their thoughts of this (yea, no daytrading)....thanks...
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i am not an expert by any means. As much as your Idea of Dilution may make sense. unfortunately there is not one member of this board that can say for sure that you are correct or incorrect.
If one chooses to take the prs that have been released as being truthful, then one would have to believe that to complete a buyback at .005 area and then re distribute them at .0029 would not make viable sense.
the idea that they would buy back shares just to sell them back into the market at half the value would be fruitless.
now common sense would tell me that if one believes the prs as being truthful on the part of Frank, they are trying to clean up the shell, get it to the point of posting to another board, bring on new carriers shows and hosts, start syndication. Also they have pred the fact that they have 5 year operating capital that was secured through private funding or loans.
If one believed that they are telling the truth in these prs, then one could conclude that investors are keeping an eye on this stock waiting for a signal that everything is in place and starting to unfold before investing.
all this talk about the number of shares traded with no movement to me is ludicrous. This stock used to trade 250- 500 million shares a day and the price would fluctuate some times 10-15 points a day. lately we have been trading just over 100 million shares a day exception being last Friday where 600+ million shares traded and caused a 14% increase in the price.
Once we get back to those type of volumes again on a consistent basis, this thing will move up.
now all this message is based on whether or not you feel that the prs are truthful. If you do not believe they are being truthful then the only thing that should make sense to you is to bail out and move on. I'm still here because i have chosen to accept the prs a truthful until I'm otherwise convinced that they are blatantly lieing in these prs.
I'm not Pumping and I'm not bashing, I'm stating pure common sense as i see it.
Rodney.
Please note that my thoughts are purely my opinion and you should not buy or sell based on my thoughts. this is only my thoughts and I have clearly stated that i am not a professional investor. GLTA
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Thanks for the comments.....no bashing or pumping intended.....Just honest opinions....please, continue to contribute at your discretion.....I consider this a GOOD company, and wish it well.....I just have questions as stated....thanks to all who have responded, and I look forward to more responses.....GLTA
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Acceptable or not denzen, I voiced an opinion with some DD.... I asked for expertise advise based on the info provided.....nothing more....nothing less....please provide your opinions on this info that I have posted......thanks....
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Penny-Trader, At NO time did I state that PR's being released are untruthful. Please re-reread my post before making such statements.....thanks.....
quote:Originally posted by Penny-Trader: Marty
i am not an expert by any means. As much as your Idea of Dilution may make sense. unfortunately there is not one member of this board that can say for sure that you are correct or incorrect.
If one chooses to take the prs that have been released as being truthful, then one would have to believe that to complete a buyback at .005 area and then re distribute them at .0029 would not make viable sense.
the idea that they would buy back shares just to sell them back into the market at half the value would be fruitless.
now common sense would tell me that if one believes the prs as being truthful on the part of Frank, they are trying to clean up the shell, get it to the point of posting to another board, bring on new carriers shows and hosts, start syndication. Also they have pred the fact that they have 5 year operating capital that was secured through private funding or loans.
If one believed that they are telling the truth in these prs, then one could conclude that investors are keeping an eye on this stock waiting for a signal that everything is in place and starting to unfold before investing.
all this talk about the number of shares traded with no movement to me is ludicrous. This stock used to trade 250- 500 million shares a day and the price would fluctuate some times 10-15 points a day. lately we have been trading just over 100 million shares a day exception being last Friday where 600+ million shares traded and caused a 14% increase in the price.
Once we get back to those type of volumes again on a consistent basis, this thing will move up.
now all this message is based on whether or not you feel that the prs are truthful. If you do not believe they are being truthful then the only thing that should make sense to you is to bail out and move on. I'm still here because i have chosen to accept the prs a truthful until I'm otherwise convinced that they are blatantly lieing in these prs.
I'm not Pumping and I'm not bashing, I'm stating pure common sense as i see it.
Rodney.
Please note that my thoughts are purely my opinion and you should not buy or sell based on my thoughts. this is only my thoughts and I have clearly stated that i am not a professional investor. GLTA
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Yep Rodney, I've re-read your post, and I don't agree. The PPS is not moving, because as I stated, "So, what can make it move? Numbers. Accurate O/S, A/S, and financials, showing income streams, IMHO." Do we agree to disagree? LOL I think we do....but I think my opinion of dillution is still out there...please chime in (all).....thanks....and GO QBID!
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I'll try to end this here. There is just about no need for a dilution. QTN diluted the O/S with 2 billion shares back when the price ran to .028. 1 billion for the public and 1 billion for Frank to maintain majority vote. It is believed, by myself and others, that the buyback was nothing more than Frank selling those shares high and buying them back recently. Then he could retire the 1 billion he owned respectively.
Anyways, if he sold the shares into the public at .01 he would have made $10,000,000. Then buy them back at an average price of .004 even and he still maintains $6 million. Even if QTN has a montly operating expense of $500,000 then that is a full years worth of funding. Then consider that they could very well have diluted around .02 or so. That is a lot more money. There is no need for Frank to bring more shares into the market. They have enough funding for at least a year I would say. Take it or leave it. I take it. I don't see them diluting the market. Matt
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I'll also add that I dont believe that QTN needs 500,000 to operate each month. In the CC frank mentions a 500,000 operating expense when he talks about movie deals, etc. etc. As many deals as we've seen lately, they're not worth 500,000 a piece. What I'm trying to say is I believe QTN is operating for far less than 500,000 a month. They're very safe financially for many months I believe. Matt
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quote:Originally posted by Marty: Acceptable or not denzen, I voiced an opinion with some DD.... I asked for expertise advise based on the info provided.....nothing more....nothing less....please provide your opinions on this info that I have posted......thanks....
Marty, I brought this up in the first few pages of this thread. And again a few days ago. I've noticed that after many PRs the volume increased but the PPS stayed the same or went down. This began to be a consistant pattern. Also easy to check.
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Matt, your response is nothing more than speculation.
Look at the chart! Look at the volume. Check out the dates on PRs, and again check the volume and PPS. That's data, pure and simple.
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quote:Originally posted by permanentjaun: I'll try to end this here. There is just about no need for a dilution. QTN diluted the O/S with 2 billion shares back when the price ran to .028. 1 billion for the public and 1 billion for Frank to maintain majority vote. It is believed, by myself and others, that the buyback was nothing more than Frank selling those shares high and buying them back recently. Then he could retire the 1 billion he owned respectively.
Anyways, if he sold the shares into the public at .01 he would have made $10,000,000. Then buy them back at an average price of .004 even and he still maintains $6 million. Even if QTN has a montly operating expense of $500,000 then that is a full years worth of funding. Then consider that they could very well have diluted around .02 or so. That is a lot more money. There is no need for Frank to bring more shares into the market. They have enough funding for at least a year I would say. Take it or leave it. I take it. I don't see them diluting the market. Matt
quote:Originally posted by Marty: I'm scared...scared and shaking~~~~~~~ I won't get more in time!!!! LOL....OK, I'm done....this has been too much fun! BTW, GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HERE!!! (Yes I meant to yell
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What about the chart and the manipulation? I'm giving a logical situation that very well could have occured.
The charts and numbers tell no "valid" response to any dilution. Like I've said earlier, many people are looking for the "big PR." When all these other GREAT pr's come out they still get dissappointed. The price declines.
Technically couldn't millions upon billions of shares trade hands each day with no price increase? If people believe the value of a stock is .004 then they'll buy in at .0041 and others will sell at .0039. Bid/Ask. The MM's can buy and sell shares all day long making a profit if people are unwilling to change their price expectations of the stock.
The charts have nothing to tell about dilutions, if they're happening. They could hint to it but there are a ton of other reasons that also produce the same results that we've seen. The charts, volume, etc have no direct correlation to indicate a dilution. Matt
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lil, just ran across your post, and We all thank you so much for your kind thoughts. We will be visiting the family this afternoon and tomorrow. Stephanie was a wonderful giving and careing person as is and was her whole family. They will forever remain in our hearts. Many Thanks Ricardo
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Thanks for your well thought out evaluation...It's obvious to me that you and I are at a similar place with QBID...My chrystal ball is at full power this morning...and..
It seems to me that we are in an Accumulation phase of Stock Behavior. This is where the stock trades sideways, insiders hold large blocks and gear up for what's coming. All of us on this board who are holding QBID are not insiders but we're as close to that group as can be.We're the "Well Informed". We watch this stock on a daily basis. We are all waiting for the next phase...
The Breakout...This is where insiders and folks like us begin to tell our friends...the pro's start to buy in, volume jumps up but, the general public is still unaware and ignores it...The news we are waiting for will start the Breakout by destroying the psychological barriers...THEN...
The Uptrend happens as the general public learns of the company and the average investor jumps in and the PPS starts to jump rapidly as the volume rises. Once this happens the pro's will look for the PPS to start behaving in a predictable way and get out slowly knowing there is going to be a Pullback and then a Resumption of the Uptrend...after the Pullback..
When this is happening all of us will be looking to sell our shares to the average investor who is getting excited about this stock as we are all taking our profits when the both the first and second Uptrend is getting exhausted.
I'm sitting here waiting for the Breakout. I'm looking for the significant change to get the pro's attention and they can come buy on the coat tails of the "Well Informed"...that's us..
When QBID starts to behave this way no-one will be able to stop it...So all the projection about what Frank is doing, to me, isn't a factor once this starts...
It will matter when this market cycle is "Out of Gas"...and the public holds the stock and has no more power to buy...The pro's will be out and so will we...Drinking on the beach...smiling and thinking "What the hell was I so worried about"?
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Bearclaw, Your post has got me all excited again, not that I have not been since I originally bought in to Q. Q is real, it is needed and it is a good investment. Ricardo
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quote:Originally posted by Ricardo: Bearclaw, Your post has got me all excited again, not that I have not been since I originally bought in to Q. Q is real, it is needed and it is a good investment. Ricardo
I had a confidence glitch Tuesday...but...Back in the saddle again!!!!
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