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Monday September 14, 2009

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Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTR) today announced the presentation of results from its second prulifloxacin Phase 3 clinical study for the treatment of infectious diarrhea in travelers, by clinical investigator Robert Steffen, M.D., at the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in San Francisco.

NovaBay(R) Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: NBY) (http://www.novabaypharma.com), a clinical stage company developing novel anti-infective compounds for the treatment or prevention of a wide range of bacterial, viral and fungal infections, presented in two poster sessions today at the 49th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

3Com Corp (COMS) 51job Inc (JOBS) Actions Semiconductor Co Ltd (ACTS) Aeropostale Inc (ARO) Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (ABV) American Italian Pasta Co (AIPC) American States Water Co (AWR) Amkor Technology Inc (AMKR) Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp (ANH) Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) Ashland Inc (ASH) Associated British Foods Plc (ASBFY) AudioCodes Ltd (AUDC) Baidu Inc (BIDU) Banco Santander SA (STD) Bank of Montreal (BMO) Barnes & ...

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Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) has scheduled its second quarter 2009 earnings release for Thursday, August 6th, before the stock market opens. A conference call to review the first quarter results is scheduled for the same day at 9:00 a.m. CT.

Ford’s (NYSE: F) all-new technology-packed 2010 Taurus will have a multifaceted advertising campaign that will be as high-tech as the highly anticipated sedan now arriving in dealer showrooms.

GeoEye, Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY), a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, today announced the appointment of Randall J. Scherago as Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Scherago, with

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Today I sold my full position in GeoEye, Inc. [GEOY: 21.72, -0.70 (-3.12%)], a provider of space-based and aerial imagery and geospatial information, at $20.75 per share.  The total amount in my portfolio was for a 3/4 position out of a full position, accounting for about 25% of my portfolio.  Those that follow me on Twitter received this update today as I made the transaction.

By the time some of you read this post, I will have already exited the position because my price target that I outlined was breached, so I advise you to subscribe to my Twitter feed that can be sent to your phone via text message or email for any actionable alerts that I will first post there before writing about in these pages.

Why:

As I recently wrote,

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Look Before You Leap into the DGI IPO: Watch out for these 4 Big Risks

by Louis Basenese, Oxford Club Senior Analyst

Jim Cramer’s sounding his obnoxious “Buy! Buy! Buy!” on this week’s Digital Globe (NYSE: DGI) IPO – a provider of high-resolution satellite imagery used for defense and consumer location-based applications (i.e. - Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth).

I’m not saying the DGI IPO lacks the potential to rocket out of the gates. The performance of other recent IPOs – Changyou.com (Nasdaq: CYOU) and Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST) – suggest underwriters are intentionally under pricing deals to get them out the door. In turn, investors are reaping the rewards. The stocks are up 86.3% and 63.7% from their respective offering prices.

However, you need to look beyond the

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

AEterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS) Alleghany Corp. (Y) Amerisafe Inc. (AMSF) AXA (AXA) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBV) Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc. (BITI) Capitol Federal Financial (CFFN) Cardiome Pharma Corp. (CRME) CBIZ Inc. (CBZ) Cincinnati Bell Inc. (CBB) Conn's Inc. (CONN) Dean Foods Co. (DF) Denison Mines Corp. (DNN) Flanders Corp. (FLDR) GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) HMS Holdings Corp. (HMSY) Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. (ISSC) Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. (IMA) Investors Bancorp Inc. (ISBC) IPC The Hospitalist Co. Inc. (IPCM) Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (JAV) Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. (JOSB) Kaman Corp. (KAMN) Kao Corp. (KCRPY) La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co. (LJPC) Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC) Life Partners Holdings Inc. (...

Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Aaron Rents Inc. (RNT) AEterna Zentaris Inc. (AEZS) Alleghany Corp. (Y) Aradigm Corp. (ARDM) ARM Holdings Plc. (ARMH) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBV) CombinatoRx Inc. (CRXX) CSG Systems International Inc. (CSGS) CTI Industries Corp. (CTIB) El Paso Pipeline Partners L.P. (EPB) Enersis S.A. (ENI) Ensign Group Inc. (ENSG) FPIC Insurance Group Inc. (FPIC) GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) ITT Educational Services Inc. (ESI) Kaman Corp. (KAMN) Labopharm Inc. (DDSS) Longtop Financial Technologies Ltd. (LFT) Maiden Holdings Ltd. (MHLD) Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NOVN) Open Text Corp. (OTEX) ORBCOMM Inc. (ORBC) Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. (OREX) OSG America L.P. (OSP) PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) Richardson Electronics Ltd. (RELL) Thomson Reuters Plc. (RELL) ...

GeoEye Inc. (GEOY) is the premier provider of geospatial information for the national security community, commercial customers, and strategic partners to help them better map, measure, and monitor the world. The company is recognized as the industry’s trusted imagery expert for delivering reliable service and the exceptional quality of its imagery products and solutions. In addition, GeoEye operates a good number of Earth imaging satellites, mapping aircraft, and an international network of ground stations.

GeoEye recently announced that it will provide imagery from its new $502 million high-resolution GeoEye-1 satellite to Google Earth and Google Maps after the spacecraft is launched on September 4th. If all goes well with the launch, GeoEye’s new satellite will be the world’s highest resolution commerical Earth-imaging satellite. The new satellite will offer images at 0.41 meters resolution in black and white and 1.65 meters in color.

GeoEye, which went public in September 2006, has expanded dramatically

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GeoEye is focused on providing satellite and aerial imagery, geospatial information, geospatial products, and solutions to the national security community, strategic partners, and commercial customers. The information the company provides is a crucial asset to several industries including intelligence, defense and security, air and marine transportation, oil and gas, environmental monitoring, online mapping, insurance and risk management, urban planning and emergency preparedness.

In order to continue providing the best-in-class solutions, GeoEye is preparing for the launch of GeoEye-1, which has been designed to be the globe’s most accurate, highest-resolution commercial Earth imaging satellite. This advanced satellite will be able to take images with a ground resolution of just 16 inches!

With such huge potential, and analysts saying things like, “The successful launch of the satellite should lead to a 170 percent rise in the company’s earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization on revenue growth of 50 percent in 2009,” one would

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