VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA — (Marketwire) — 11/09/09 — Global Health Ventures Inc. (OTCBB: GHLV), or the “Company” a Specialty Pharma is pleased to announce today that it has completed the prototype manufacturing of the drug “X-Excite” Global’s male enhancement drug. The manufacturing of the product was carried out under contract with Vida Pharma of Montreal, Canada. Vida Pharma specialized in the designing of the new tablet size, taste, and hardness. The Company has manufactured over 4000 pills from several different incipient and coatings that are all safe for human consumption. These various batches will be tested at the University of British Columbia, Canada for independent evaluation in regards to drugs adsorption, taste, color and hardness. If the samples meet our end goals then the drug will be ready for mass production under the proprietary formula for testing in humans and finally applying for regulatory approval.

The Company plans to

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Sep. 9, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, WA, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it signed a worldwide exclusive licensing agreement for a Mixed Reactant Fuel Cell (MRFC) technology on September 2nd, 2009. Unlike typical fuel cells that require a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) to separate the fuel from the oxidant within the cell, MRFC is based on an innovative technology that mixes the fuel with the oxidant and eliminates the need for the expensive yet fragile membrane. As a result, Mantra anticipates a simplified and much more cost effective manufacturing process upon commercialization.

MRFC was designed by Professor Emeritus Colin Oloman in the Clean Energy Research Center (CERC) at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Under the direction of Prof. Oloman, Mantra’s technical staff is currently undertaking feasibility studies on the MRFC technology – using formate

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During the summer, I had the good fortune to attend two excellent conferences focused on new findings in exchange rate economics (yes, not all economic research is focused on the financial crisis and recession). The first was a Bank of Canada-European Central Bank conference Exchange rates: The global perspective, and the second was the NBER International Finance and Macroeconomics Summer Institute session "Exchange Rates and Relative Prices".

Figure 1: Log nominal value of US dollar (blue) and real value of US dollar (red), against currencies of major trading partners. NBER defined recession dates shaded gray, assuming the recession has not ended by July 2009. Source: Federal Reserve Board.

The Bank of Canada-ECB conference papers are here. All the papers, as well as powerpoint files of the presenters and discussants, are available from the conference website; I've reproduced some of the abstracts below.

Order flows and

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BWI Holdings, Inc., the growing commercial and industrial waste collection and processing enterprise based in Calgary, Alberta, has high aspirations: to be the #1 waste solution partner in North America. With increasing government pressure on companies to pay attention to how they dispose of trash and waste, BWI, with its multi-faceted collection and recycling solutions, is positioning itself on top of a booming market.

To get where it wants to go, the company depends on a dedicated and aggressive management team that has accumulated a wide range of commercial and industrial experience.

• Jim Can, President & CEO – Jim Can came to BWI in 2004 with a background as an accomplished strategist and marketer, together with an MBA and a vision of what the company could ultimately become. He has led BWI’s growth in contracts with a seldom found combination of operational knowledge

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Mantra Venture Group Ltd. is a diversified Green Tech company focused on becoming a world leader in the development of commercially viable sustainable technologies by minimizing the impact of human activity of our climate, environment and health. The company aims to bridge the gap between innovation and investment by identifying and incubating clean tech innovations and renewable energy solutions.

Mantra has acquired the intellectual property for a process developed at the University of British Columbia that converts carbon dioxide into useful, profitable products. This process, named ERC, uses carbon dioxide, electricity and water to produce fuels and chemicals such as formic acid, formates and oxygen. The technology could be applied in a closed-loop fuel cell cycle, converting carbon dioxide into a fuel that is then used in a fuel cell to generate energy.

The company has also signed an exclusive Option Agreement to acquire the license of the Biometals Recovery System (BRS),

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GreenChek Technology has been gaining recognition by providing innovative world-class mobile Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction technology, while greatly enhancing fuel economy for the mobile transportation industry. GreenChek’s Onboard Hydrogen Generation and Injection (OHGI) technology is positioned to occupy the pre-eminent position in the emerging market for emissions reduction technology and fuel economy enhancement. A large reason for the new-found success of GreenChek is their strong leadership.

Leading the way at GreenChek is Lincoln Parke who serves as the young company’s President and CEO. Parke has over 20 years of management experience and much of it includes management of emerging technologies as well as international business management. Parke has a strong international reputation because of the management positions he has held in financial, manufacturing and distribution SME in Canada and China. Parke is a graduate of the University of Toronto

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Enterprise Oil’s management team is comprised of highly skilled experts in pipeline construction and oilfield maintenance. The individuals that make up this team follow a rigorous Safety and Quality Control Program that meets or exceeds industry standards. Delivering quality to customers is the company’s top priority.

Leonard D. Jaroszuk, President and Chief Executive Officer, is known for his extremely dedicated and insightful entrepreneurial spirit. He has been involved in and managed a number of public companies engaged in Real Estate, Construction, Natural Resources and Exploration over the past two decades. Mr. Jaroszuk took a leading role in developing Enterprise Oilfield’s early growth and has served as a director on several Oil and Gas service and manufacturing companies.

Desmond O’Kell, Vice President, has 19 years of business operations and finance experience in the public marketplace. Prior to Enterprise Oilfield Group, he was President of

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TapImmune Inc. (TPIM.OB) recently announced that an independent third-party research group published an article in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology confirming that a TapImmune (TAP) vaccine should be considered as a therapy for treating Melanoma based cancer. The National Cancer Institute has forecasted that within the next five years cancer will be ranked as the number one cause of death by illness of Americans.

The company’s TAP vaccine against cancer helps the body move cancer makers to the surface of cells to allow a person’s body to detect and fight the cancerous cells. Initially developed at The University of British Columbia, the preclinical trials for melanoma and lung carcinoma in animal subjects show positive results. A 70% survival rate was achieved in test subjects when using the TAP vaccine therapy, while a 100% survival rate was achieved when the TAP was administered ex-vivo.

The TAP vaccine has also shown success

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Uranium Energy Corporation is a US-based junior resource company with the objective of becoming a near-term ISR uranium producer in the United States. The operational management is comprised of pre-eminent uranium mining and exploration professionals, whose collective experience in the uranium mining industry gives the Company ongoing uranium mine-finding and uranium mine development expertise. The board of directors brings well over 100 years of experience from all environments including business, engineering and mining.

The President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of the company is Amir Adnani. Mr. Adnani is a co-founder of Uranium Energy Corp and has held his current positions with the company since January 2005. Adnani holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia, and is best known for his work in the financial world. Prior to UEC, Adnani was a director and officer of Fort Sun Investments Inc, a leading strategic marketing firm

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