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Friday November 20, 2009

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CVAT, Cavitation Technologies Inc, CVAT.OB

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Cavitation Technologies Files Additional International Patents - Global Protection for Its Advanced Nano Cavitation Technology

LOS ANGELES, (CRWENEWSWIRE Nov 20,2009) — Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) (OTC Bulletin Board: CVAT; Berlin: WTC) has announced that it has filed three new PCT patent applications to protect our intellectual property worldwide. The patents are for Flow-Through Cavitation Assisted Rapid Modification of Crude Oil, Modification of Beverage Fluids, and Method for Cavitation Assisted Refining, Degumming and Dewaxing of Oil and Fat, for its Nano Cavitation Technologies.

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. continues to identify new applications

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• DR Horton (NYSE:DHI) reported a fiscal fourth quarter loss of 73 cents, versus Zacks projections of a 27 cents loss, on revenues of $1.01 billion, which was inline with Zacks estimates.  According to Chairman Donald R. Horton, "Our net sales orders in the September quarter reflected a 26% increase compared to the prior year quarter. However, market conditions in the homebuilding industry are still challenging, characterized by rising foreclosures, high inventory levels of available homes, increasing unemployment, tight credit for homebuyers and weak consumer confidence."

• Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) reported disappointing third quarter earnings of 23 cents a share, missing Zacks estimates of 27 cents a share, as a 15% fall in revenues from a year ago generated revenues of $12.9 billion, below Zacks projections of $13.2 billion.  Nevertheless, CEO Michael Dell said early Windows 7 demand was proving correct his assumption that firms which had passed over Vista would upgrade

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The following appeared in the November issue of Business Diary Botswana:

Despite the IMF’s recent projection that Botswana’s economy will contract 10.3% this year, the lender expects a 4.1% uptick next year such that emergency funding would not be required. Back in June the country tapped a $1.5bn “budget support loan” from the African Development Bank–the largest such facility ever granted by the Bank–in order to finance part of a budget deficit then estimated at around 13.5% of GDP, and since revised to 14%. The IMF cited a renewal of demand for diamonds as a central facet of its optimistic forecast. Furthermore, it predicted, GDP growth across sub-Saharan Africa will rise to approximately 4% next year and 5% in 2011, up from 1.1% in 2009. “We think it should be possible for sub-Saharan Africa to recover quicker this time around and have a ‘V-shaped recovery,’”

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Canadian energy company Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX) and U.S.-based solar manufacturer SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWRA) (NASDAQ:SPWRB) today announced an agreement to build four solar power plants in the Puglia region of southern Italy.

SunPower has more than 500 megawatts of solar power plants installed or under contract around the world, including Italian power plants in Milan and Faenza. In regards to today’s announced projects, SunPower is responsible for the design and construction of the plants, and will provide operations and maintenance services as needed.

Entrion’s CEO Marco Northland said SunPower’s market experience will enable the companies to meet their goals and finish the projects.

“Solar power generation will play an increasingly vital role in our efforts to build more renewable, clean energy sources. SunPower’s experienced approach to solar power plant design and construction will allow us to quickly and reliably complete these important projects,” Northland stated in the press release.

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View Systems Inc., a security and teledata solutions provider, announced today an initial order for 40 ViewScan units from Belcom, a company based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Belcom, which conducts business in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, is one of the fastest growing telecom, IT, and security services firms in the Middle East. It is also a dealer for and business partner of View Systems.

The company’s ViewScan product is fast becoming the choice screening system, both domestically and internationally. It’s a computer-based system that can scan up to 1200 people per hour. As a person passes through the portal, a photograph is taken and stored on the laptop computer that comes with the unit. “Threat” objects are visually located on the computer screen and an audible alert can easily be set to sound.

The company is currently procuring the parts necessary to build more than

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OPNET Technologies, Inc. (OPNT) analysts are raising estimates after the company showed strong growth in a recent quarterly report.

Company Description

OPNET provides network management software to optimize performance and availability of communications networks. In contrast to most reactive services, the company offers proactive problem resolution and avoidance.

Strong Sequential Growth

On Oct 29 OPNET reported second-quarter results for fiscal 2010 that included record deferred revenue of nearly $35 million. License revenue grew 31% since last quarter.

Earnings per share came in at 9 cents compared to the 1 penny that analysts were expecting. Last quarter the company earned 8 cents per share.

Record Set

Marc Cohen, CEO, said, "Overall we saw a significant improvement in deal closure rates. Application performance management (APM) continues to be a growth area for the Company, and hit a new record in license bookings." He went on to comment on a new product

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The business strategy of Consorteum Holdings Inc. is to capitalize on global opportunities within the growing financial services, payment and transaction processing marketplace. The company can customize the right solution to payment and transaction ‘headaches’ for a wide variety of entities in both the public and private sector.

Consorteum recently reported that it had signed a letter of intent with Tactical Connections Inc. to provide various financial services to major tier one US, Canadian and European manufacturing and retail industries. The company will work with Tactical Connections to provide its clients with new and enhanced solutions to drive consumer spending and customer loyalty. Through the partnership, Consorteum will provide manufacturer’s mail-in rebate gift cards with association branding, loyalty and rewards programs, stored value cards and other value-added services.

The two companies have been working together awhile to create a customer loyalty program to

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As U.S. Refiners Recover, This Company Aims to Jump to the Next Level

by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor

Even as U.S gas prices climb, petroleum traders still have no interest in buying right now.

And why would they? The summer driving season is at an end. Consumers are still trying to save cash, especially with the holidays approaching. And inventories are still bearish.

Last week, the Department of Energy (DOE) said gasoline demand is at 8.844 million barrels per day – the lowest number since late January 2009. And with practically no demand, refiners are still running at only 80% capacity, on average.

So with refinery woes persisting, it might seem odd to devote attention to investments in the industry. However, that’s precisely why you should. A contrarian strategy often pays dividends – and the recent challenges have shaken out

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Kimber Resources Inc. issued an update on the resource potential of its gold and silver mine at its 100% owned Monterde mine in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. The company said that the base case total mineral resource estimate for the Carmen deposit was 700,000 ounces of gold and 37 million ounces of silver.

“We are extremely pleased with this new mineral resource estimate for the Carmen Deposit, which is underpinned by a very detailed geological model and technical work program, and which defines a significant tonnage of high grade gold-silver mineral resources with excellent metallurgical recoveries,” said Gordon Cummings, the CEO of Kimber Resources Inc.

Kimber Resources Inc. made the new estimates after conducting 587 drill holes and 329 metallurgical tests, and a thorough geological review of the resources in place. Gary Giroux P.Eng, a senior associate of Micon International, supervised the revised estimate for the company.

Kimber Resources Inc.

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Stocks are lower as an unexpected drop in home construction raised concerns about the pace of the economy’s recovery

The Commerce Department said construction of homes and apartments fell 10.6 percent in October to an annual rate of 529,000, well below the pace of 600,000 that economists polled by Thomson Reuters had predicted.

Building permits, a key indication for future activity, slid 4 percent to an annual rate of 552,000, also below the rate of 580,000 that analysts had forecast.

There was little reaction to a report that found inflation at the retail level remained tame as rising unemployment, nervous consumers and tight credit keep prices stable.

The Labor Department said consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in October, slightly above the 0.2 percent economists expected. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, rose 0.2 percent, compared to expectations of a 0.1 percent rise.

A report released Tuesday on prices at the wholesale

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