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From: roger wilco	5/13/2012 7:19:13 PM
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Multi-Media Tutorial Services, Inc. (MMTS) Float- 25.92MM Multi-Media Tutorial Services, Inc. engages in the production and sale of educational videocassettes, compact discs (CD), and digital versatile discs (DVD). Its principal product, Math Made Easy, consists of a series of approximately 100 videotapes, DVDs, CD ROMs, and supplemental materials on mathematics. The company also has nonexclusive agreements with various companies to distribute tapes of reading and literacy educational products, as part of its Reading Made Easy series. These products include reading readiness, letter identification, grammar, and reading comprehension, which cover topics from preschool through junior high school under titles, such as DVD's, audiotapes, and workbooks and flash cards. The company's products are used by adults and children in homes, workplaces, schools, libraries, and other locales. It sells its educational products and services on the Internet via its Web site, Mathmadeeasy.com, as well as through its own inbound and outbound sales force. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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5/14/2012 10:16:16 AM

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GETH news this AM +.0012

Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. (GETH.PK) tire and plastic to oil sample accepted by a Major Oil Company for purchase.

Green Envirotech Holdings (PL) (USOTC:GETH)
Intraday Stock Chart Today : Monday 14 May 2012

Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. (GETH.PK) announces today that the tire and plastic to oil samples sent to a major oil company have been accepted as a quality that they will purchase. The oil company stated that their lab results showed all of the qualities of the crude oil samples received to be within typical specifications for their refinery.

CEO Gary M De Laurentiis stated, "This is another huge leap forward for GETH and our tire and plastic to oil project with Ebbros Energy LLC. This is the final piece of what was needed to move forward with our first plant. We are finalizing our agreement with Ebbros so we can move from the non-binding LOI to a finance and purchase agreement next week. Terms of a purchase agreement between Ebbros and the oil company are now being negotiated as to the delivery point and financial terms. We anticipate the contract to be completed in the next few weeks."

De Laurentiis added, "We are now working with a California commercial realtor and have identified a site and are negotiating the rental terms. Once the terms are finalized and we have the address we will apply for the required permits. We have been in contact with the agencies able to permit the site we have chosen and have had initial discussions that have been positive and we believe the permits can be completed in the next few months. The equipment could be ready to deliver at approximately the same time table as the permits being issued. We are very encouraged at the progress we have made over the past year with this technology and our ability to get an Oil company to accept what we will produce. Additionally, GETH has secured feed stock supplies of tires and plastic for the area where we intend to locate. With huge volumes of waste tires and plastic going to the California landfills we foresee the plant growing from its initial start-up to consume an enormous amount of waste tires and plastic that has no value and is not recycled."

To review the conversion technology please visit: www.YouTube.com Type in "Green EnviroTech Holdings Waste Tires to Oil" and click on the tab for the three videos.

Media Services by: www.SmallCap1.com & www.EquityDigest.com

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From: roger wilco	5/14/2012 10:35:09 AM
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KMAG News -.0012 KMA Global Solutions International, Inc. (PINKSHEETS:KMAG) is excited to share progress for two (2) USA based retailers. Recently Jeffrey D. Reid, CEO, visited the two (2) factories that are responsible for KMAG's production and shipping. One Factory (A) produces some of KMAG's RFID solutions while the other Factory (B) produces some of KMAG's security products. Progress Shipment #1 to our major East Coast retailer is the first of 10 planned shipments with an initial weekly demand providing our new unique security solution for the fashion footwear industry. This order is processed and delivered from Factory (A) totalling just over $213,000 USD and Shipping to the retailer's USA distribution center. As we indicated in our prior press release, as soon as this first order makes it to the shelves KMAG will be able to begin marketing this solution to other customers. This is a very exciting time and the beginning of an initial demand in excess of $4 million per year for this one client using this one product. Progress Shipment #2 to a major USA-based, international retailer is a recurring order for security tags. KMAG is exploring new methods of incorporating these products into the retailer's operations. Packaged and delivered from Factory (B), this progress order totalled just over $131,000 USD and shipped to 3 different distribution centers in the USA. CEO Jeffrey Reid states, "KMAG continues to develop unique solutions in this growing market that keeps us ahead of the competition." About KMA Global Solutions International, Inc. At KMA, our business mission is to constantly reinforce our industry leadership as a preferred competitive supplier in the timely delivery of superior, cost effective, source tagging products - all the time, every time. For more information about KMA Global Solutions International, visit: www.kmaglobalsolutions.com.

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To: roger wilco who wrote (1069)	5/14/2012 5:35:18 PM
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US STOCKS-Wall St down for 4th day of five, breaks support Mon May 14, 2012 4:30pm EDT * Banks, natural resources shares lead declines * JPMorgan shares down, executive departs after huge loss * S&P 500 breaks support at 1,340 * Dow off 1 pct, S&P off 1.1 pct, Nasdaq off 1.1 pct By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors dealt with the one-two punch of worsening political upheaval in the euro zone and the possibility that China's economy may be softening more than previously thought. The S&P 500 finished lower for the fourth day of five to close at its lowest level since February, adding fuel to worries of a coming market correction. Economically sensitive shares, including banks and energy companies, paced the decline. Exxon Mobil Corp lost 1.2 percent to $82.12. The NYSEArca oil index fell 1.8 percent. State television in Greece reported the president of the fiscally beleaguered country will continue talks on forming a coalition government, although Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos said on Monday he was not optimistic that a government could be formed. "People are starting to lose patience - you saw what happened in Greece and some of the other regions around Europe in terms of voters getting frustrated," said Ken Polcari, managing director at ICAP Equities in New York. "Now we are in that in-between stage - 1,325 on the downside and 1,350 representing resistance - so we are stuck right there." Banks were pressured by JPMorgan Chase & Co, which announced the exit of a top executive after suffering trading losses that could reach $3 billion or more. JPMorgan shares fell 3.2 percent to $35.79 after losing 9 percent on Friday. The KBW Bank Index dropped 2.6 percent. Adding to the swirling political winds in Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffered a crushing defeat on Sunday, which could encourage the opposition to increase attacks on her austerity policies. Merkel said on Monday the defeat was a bitter setback, but would not alter her view on how to achieve growth. Concerns about the depth of a slowdown in China have been troubling investors for several months. China's decision on Saturday to cut the amount of cash banks must hold as reserves, normally seen as a pro-growth move, suggested the country may be facing more significant hurdles. The three major U.S. stock indexes pared losses after the European markets closed before selling reaccelerated near the end of trading, pushing the S&P 500 below an important support level at 1,340, which could trigger further selling. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 125.25 points, or 0.98 percent, to 12,695.35 at the close. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 15.04 points, or 1.11 percent, to 1,338.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 31.24 points, or 1.06 percent, to 2,902.58. Groupon Inc closed up 18.5 percent at $11.74 after surging more than 20 percent during the session in a short-covering rally as traders scrambled to close bearish bets ahead of the daily deal company's first-quarter results, due after the closing bell. Safe-haven currencies, including the dollar and the Japanese yen, rose, with the euro hitting a four-month low against the dollar. Oil fell sharply, with Brent crude falling to its lowest level in 3-1/2 months. In merger news, Avon Products Inc said on Sunday it told Coty Inc that it would consider the smaller company's $10.7 billion takeover bid and it expected to respond within a week. Avon shares rose 3.8 percent to close at $20.96. Yahoo Inc is replacing its CEO for the third time in as many years, and giving three board seats to a hedge fund led by Daniel Loeb, putting him in a strong position to influence strategy at the struggling Internet company. The stock advanced 2 percent to $15.50. Volume was modest, with about 6.45 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and Nasdaq, slightly below the daily average of 6.78 billion. Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a ratio of about 5 to 1, while on the Nasdaq, three stocks fell for every one that rose.

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To: roger wilco who wrote (1070)	5/14/2012 5:44:01 PM
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What Yahoo CEO's false bio tell us about resume fraud By Melinda Blackman, Special to CNN (CNN) -- The vetting process and the subsequent hiring of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson seemed like standard procedure. But in recent days he has come under fire for the controversy surrounding his academic credentials. A graduate of Stonehill College, Thompson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. But his official biography at Yahoo and Paypal, where he worked previously, says that he also has a degree in computer science. Thompson probably could have gone further and claimed he had a master's degree in engineering and no one would have questioned it. Holding these credentials seems very plausible for someone with Thompson's job history. And since he was a well known and successful executive, a background check was probably put on the back burner. Why? "Groupthink" is a possible culprit. The term groupthink was coined by Irving Janis in 1972 to describe ill-fated decisions like in the cases of the Bay of Pigs invasion or the destruction of the Space Shuttle Challenger. In these instances, small, cohesive committees engaged in flawed decision-making while being under the gun to produce a result quickly. Group members feel the need to conform and be in a consensus, despite what their gut instincts tell them. Melinda Blackman Melinda Blackman While we don't know all the factors that went into the vetting process of Thompson, the executive search committee that was responsible for his review may have engaged in groupthink. Fortunately, in Yahoo's case, the only bad outcome is that jobs were lost under Thompson's leadership. Thompson certainly isn't the only high profile executive to have been caught in this type of scandal. Plenty have come before him and plenty will come after him. In Thompson's case, it turned out that he didn't even submit a resume, and that he reached out directly to Yahoo about the job. How his record got embellished is not exactly clear at this point. Whether he was in any way involved with enhancing his biography or somehow the resume mistakenly incorporated incorrect information, the firestorm over Thompson serves as food for thought about the bigger issue of embellishing one's resume. Resume fraud is not uncommon. It is committed to gain a competitive edge in landing a job, but the rationale that people use to justify the fraud is less clear. Some people actually perceive their lies to be 80% truths and therefore see no problem in fudging their resume. Other job seekers may feel the exaggerated information is permissible as a way to compensate for the many hard knocks they have endured in life. The more times that false information goes undetected, the more desensitized people become to their own deception, and will likely continue with this pattern of behavior. Research has suggested that the best predictor of one's future behavior is one's past behavior. The more pieces of the puzzle that a job search committee can put together about a candidate's past, the more accurate it will be in assessing that individual. Nowadays, with a competitive job market and fewer jobs, recruiters should take extra precautions against resume fraud. In addition to background checks and verification of credentials, the interview process is an opportune time to ferret out any falsified information. Structured job interviews with standardized questions are ideal for determining how qualified a candidate is for a job. But employers should be just as concerned about the candidate's characteristics, especially their level of integrity. The unstructured employment interview -- informal questioning or conversation -- is better at revealing a candidate's personality traits. Candidates are usually caught off guard with small talk over dinner and drinks and inadvertently end up spilling the beans. Any red flags in a candidate's past will have a high probability of being raised if they exist. Vetting a candidate thoroughly can sometimes be costly and time consuming, but it is worthwhile for the long-term health of the organization. I'm sure this has been an expensive learning experience for Yahoo. Hopefully, others will take note.

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To: roger wilco who wrote (1071)	5/14/2012 6:02:35 PM
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Groupon Inc posted its first quarterly profit By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO \| Mon May 14, 2012 5:09pm EDT (Reuters) - Groupon Inc posted its first quarterly profit as the world's largest daily deal company reined in marketing spending while signing up more customers and merchants, sending its stock 12.5 percent higher. The daily deals company started by music graduate Andrew Mason said it now had 36.9 million active customers, and surpassed 100,000 merchants served in the first quarter. The after-hours rally to about $13.21 followed a gain of more than 18 percent in regular trading on Nasdaq, its largest single-day gain since it went public in November. Analysts said short sellers scrambled to cover their positions, anticipating better-than-expected results after the bell. "Revenue came in much higher than expected and margins were higher," said Sameet Sinha, an analyst at B. Riley & Co. "The domestic side of Groupon's business did well," he added. "They may be doing a better job of marketing or their new businesses may be gaining traction." Groupon's operating profit margin was 7 percent in the first quarter, while Wall Street was looking for a 6.5 percent margin, Sinha noted. Groupon has lost more than half its market value this year on concern about waning demand for its daily deals and the company's accounting troubles. The Chicago-based company revised fourth-quarter results at the end of March, admitting to "material weakness" in its financial statements - a disclosure that triggered the latest drop in its share price. Despite such worries, Wall Street was expecting Groupon to report its first ever quarterly profit on Monday. Groupon reported first-quarter pro-forma net income, which excludes option expenses, of 2 cents per share, versus a net loss of 41 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue was $559.3 million, compared with $295.5 million in the first quarter 2011. Groupon was expected to make 1 cent per share in pro-forma first-quarter earnings, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Net revenue was forecast to be $531 million. Groupon Chief Financial Officer Jason Child said lower marketing expense helped drive profitability. Marketing costs dropped to $117 million in the first quarter from $230 million a year earlier. Groupon got more efficient at marketing, adding the same number of customers in the first quarter as it did in the previous three months while spending less, Child explained. TAKE RATE Groupon's take rate - which measures how much of the money it keeps after sharing cash with merchants running its deals - has also been a focus for analysts and investors. The take rate peaked at 44 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and some on Wall Street expect it to decline as Groupon faces competition from Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, LivingSocial and some merchants ask for bigger cuts. Child said the take rate in the first quarter rose to 41.3 percent from 40 percent in the previous quarter.

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From: Jerseyfish	5/15/2012 9:12:24 AM
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ITKH News iTeknik Holding Corporation Posts 7.3% Increase in Sales to $9.3 Million; and a 37.8% Decrease in Debt for First Nine Months ... PrintAlert Iteknik Holding Corp (PC) (USOTC:ITKH) Intraday Stock Chart Today : Tuesday 15 May 2012 iTeknik Holding Corporation (PINKSHEETS: ITKH), a leader in the telecommunications industry through its Send Global subsidiary, today posted its Third Quarter FY 2012 nine month results. Sales for the first nine months of fiscal year 2012, ending March 31, 2012, were $9,333,109 compared to $8,700,671 for the same period in FY 2011. This is a 7.3% improvement year-over-year for the period. Net Income for the first nine months of FY 2012 was $138,256, compared to a net income of $190,327 during the same period in FY 2011. Other financial results for the first nine months of 2012 include: •Total liabilities decreased by 19.0% •Debt decreased by 37.8% •Operating Expenses were reduced by 5.6% •Stockholders' equity increased by 11.6% Fredrick W. Wicks, Chairman and CEO of iTeknik Holding Corporation, stated, "Overall we are pleased with the results for FY 2012 to date. Sales continue to increase. We are also achieving our goals of reducing debt and expenses. During the fourth quarter we are launching an enhancement of our EZ Posa store interface. Our objective is to focus on changing the mix of our product sales and increasing net income performance." The complete FY 2012 Nine Month Financial Report and Continuing Disclosure Update can be viewed at: otcmarkets.com iTeknik Holding Corporation (PINKSHEETS: ITKH) is classified as "Current Information" and trades on the OTC Pink tier of the OTC Market. For quotes and market information on the company, visit otcmarkets.com About iTeknik Holding Corporation iTeknik Holding Corporation was formed to develop and launch new technology and products in the global communications market. Through its Send Global subsidiary, iTeknik provides wholesale and retail telecommunications services, and products worldwide. Its services include voice over Internet protocol origination and termination; A-Z routing and switching; wholesale carrier routing services; reseller billing and reporting; Web-based reseller solutions; prepaid calling card solutions; international cellular calling; and retail point of sale solutions. The company serves B2B carriers, telecom resellers, retail outlets and consumers direct through websites such as www.MyMobile011.com, www.GreatMinutes.com, www.AloBilady.com, www.IndiaMinutes.com and www.MexicoMinutes.com. iTeknik Holding Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Commerce, Michigan. Through its subsidiaries, iTeknik has more than 16 years of history in the telecommunications industry. For more information please visit website www.iteknik.com and www.sendglobal.com.

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