Plains All American Pipeline L.P. (PAA) yesterday announced the acquisition of certain pipelines, a manifold system and approximately 400,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity from Holly Corporation (HOC) for $40 million. The deal includes 6 tanks, 9 receiving pipelines and related assets and contract rights located at or associated with Holly’s Tulsa, Oklahoma refinery.  Apart from the sale, the companies entered into a tank lease and throughput agreement, allowing Holly to use the acquired tankage for a monthly payment and pipelines for a fee. Holly will maintain ownership of the remaining 2.8 million barrels of intermediate and finished petroleum product tankage that was acquired as part of Holly's Tulsa refinery acquisition from Sunoco in June 2009.  Plains and Holly have also agreed to work together to identify and capture contango storage opportunities.  Plains All American Pipeline L.P. is a publicly traded master limited ...

Brite-Strike Tactical Illumination (BSTI.PK), maker of high-intensity light products for government and self-defense use, is in an enviable position. Their product line has managed to successfully address a variety of problems that limit their competitors.

Brite-Strike, based in Massachusetts, produces a unique set of tactical LED light products which are being used by professionals and consumers to protect themselves and gain the upper hand against would-be attackers. Brite-Strike’s primary product is a hand-held flashlight that uses the latest Luxeon™ LED and EMP chip technology to generate an output 15 times brighter than any other hand-held light in the world. The consumer version is less powerful, and less expensive, than that used by professionals, but both configurations have a number of advantages over other self-defense products.

First of all, they are easier and safer to use, and are therefore less restricted. Tasers are illegal

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