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The couple of good news releases by BTG [BGC] should help the PTI SP tick upwards. Holding for now!

Re: Varisolve and Onyx deal. I was thinking about selling my PTI shares but may well hold on for now!

International Power owns 33,000 megawatts of generating capacity in a world that remains structurally short of power, with half its profits tied to long-term contracts. At 263½p, up 7¼p, or seven times 2009 earnings, those unfazed by volatility should buy on weakness says the Times.

The Loan and fees are otherwise repayable upon completion by the Company of a refinancing of a principal sum in excess of £1,000,000 unless the refinancing is by way of an equity placing. In the event that the Company completes a placing of new ordinary shares prior to the repayment of the Loan then the outstanding amount of the Loan and any proportion of the lender's fees shall be converted at the placing price coincident with the placing. Where an early repayment or conversion of the Loan is triggered, the lender's fees will be reduced pro-rata to reflect the duration of the Loan. This further loan is in addition to and on similar terms to existing loans from Barkley totaling £800,000 and repayable during 2009 and 2010. If the Loan and fees are not repaid when they fall due a repayment premium may then be payable by agreement between the Company and Barkley. The Directors consider, having consulted with the Company's nominated adviser, Brewin Dolphin Limited, that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable insofar as shareholders are concerned.

Vianet announces today that it has agreed terms for a loan totalling £300,000 ("the Loan") with Barkley Limited ("Barkley"), a Company registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines with registered number 37 CTD 1997. The Loan agreement constitutes a related party transaction, pursuant to Rule 13 of the AIM Rules for Companies, due to Barkley being a substantial shareholder in the Company. The Loan is intended to provide additional working capital financing for the Company as an alternative to a further injection of equity. In the opinion of the Directors a short term loan facility is a more appropriate and a cheaper financing option for the Company than a further equity issue at the present time. The Loan is unsecured and bears no interest. It is drawable in two tranches on the following basis: First tranche: £150,000 drawn down on 29 October 2008 Lender's fee of 10% of the principal amount drawn down (i.e. maximum £15,000, exclusive of VAT) Principal amount and lender's fee repayable on 29 October 2009 Second tranche: £150,000 available for draw down on 26 November 2008 Lender’s fee of 10% of the principal amount drawn down (i.e. maximum £15,000, exclusive of VAT) Principal amount and lender’s fee repayable on 26 November 2009.

I note that the Annual General Meeting is on the 18 November 2008, 11:00 am Venue: Mitre House, 160 Aldersgate Street, London EC1A 4DD. Perhaps this my provide a spur to get this SP going again. Just been snooping around their website – certainly lots of potential here!

“Green shoots” scorched by metal price retreat. Hopefully, only, short term!

...to see a better day here! ATB

SP p/u today ATB

....I won't hold my breath!

Director dealings on 31/10/08 – seems to be a “shunt to nowhere” ? Buying in – or just “shuffling seats” - hopefully not on the Titanic!!! Anyone know what is going on?

...some recent sensible, upward SP movement!

.....it's just "hang on time" here, again, as ever. Let's hope that it's worth the wait! ATB

...any potentially good news here??

............that today's rise was to be sustained - unfortunately not. Oh well, there is always another day!

...some buying today, and the resulting SP p/u!

Further models are planned to cover smaller and larger vehicle sectors. In addition, Antonov's management team has returned recently from China following further discussions with Loncin, which are proceeding according to plan, as well as pursuing other commercial opportunities facilitated via the availability of Antonov's demonstration vehicles. To date, Antonov's technology has been well received with commercial progress on track. The regional government of Chong Qing has been very supportive and assisted expediting the set up of our Chinese subsidiary, which is now complete. They have shown they are determined to secure the location of the transmission production plant in the Chong Qing region. However Shareholders must appreciate that the business cycle does take time in China. The management team as always is focused on driving sales and once progress has been made, the market will be updated immediately. CEO John Moore commented: "We are very pleased to be able to combine the Chinese leg of the A1GP series with this significant product launch at which we will be able to demonstrate our technology within a vehicle and on the road. We have had a very positive response from vehicle makers following disclosure of our planned pricing and programme timing and we are confident that we have a product that is very competitive. I look forward to reporting further progress in due course"

Commercial Progress in China RNS Number : 5285G 23 October 2008 Antonov plc Steady commercial progress in China; 6-speed automatic transmission to launch at China Grand Prix The Board of Antonov plc is pleased to announce that it will launch the first model of its small six speed automatic transmission at the Chinese Chengdu A1 Grand Prix on the 8th and 9th November at which demonstration cars will be available. This is a major opportunity to showcase Antonov's technology to the Chinese automotive industry and plays a key role in the Company's commercialisation strategy within this key market. This new transmission will target China's growing 1.6l to 2.4l transverse engine passenger car market with model specifications as follows:- Torque Capacity: 160-220Nm Package length: 350mm

Ticking back up again [as is BTG - "puppet on a string"] However, holding on for now to see if any better deals may arrive on the table! ATB

Another magnolia week, but I still think that there is great potential here!