CHIP, LLEG, GWSC, BTIM, OWVI, OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Tuesday, September 22nd FORC

Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include VeriChip Corp. (Nasdaq: CHIP), Laidlaw Energy Group Inc. (OTC: LLEG), GWS Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), BioTime Inc. (OTCBB: BTIM), One World Ventures Inc. (OTC: OWVI) and Force Energy Corp. (OTCBB: FORC).

VERICHIP CORPORATION (NASDAQ: CHIP)

"Up 143.48% on Monday"

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VeriChip Corporation, headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, markets its VeriMed™ Health Link System for rapidly and accurately identifying people who arrive in an emergency room and are unable to communicate. This system uses the first human-implantable passive RFID microchip, cleared for medical use in October 2004 by the United States Food and Drug Administration. For more information on VeriChip, call 1-800-970-2447, or e-mail info@verichipcorp.com.

CHIP News:

September 21 - VeriChip Corporation Granted Exclusive License for Patents Used in Virus Triage Detection System for H1N1 Virus

Virus Triage Detection System Being Developed in Conjunction with Partner, RECEPTORS, Will Help Process Patient Samples

VeriChip Corporation (Nasdaq: CHIP) (“VeriChip”) and its development partner RECEPTORS LLC, a technology company whose AFFINITY by DESIGN™ chemistry platform can be applied to the development of selective binding products, announced today that VeriChip has been granted an exclusive license to RECEPTORS' Patent No. 7,504,364 titled “Methods of Making Arrays and Artificial Receptors” and Patent No. 7,469,076 “Sensors Employing Combinatorial Artificial Receptors,” in their application to the development of the virus triage detection system for the H1N1 virus. The patents can also be applied to detection systems for other viruses and biological threats such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Last week, VeriChip announced its plans to fund its existing partnership with RECEPTORS to develop the virus triage detection system for the H1N1 virus. The companies have published a white paper entitled, "An Integrated Sensor System for the Detection of Bio-Threats from Pandemics to Emerging Diseases to Bioterrorism," which outlines the system's development and is available at www.verichipcorp.com.

Scott R. Silverman, Chairman and CEO of VeriChip, said, "In a short period of time following our announcement earlier this month that VeriChip has agreed to acquire Steel Vault Corporation (OTCBB: SVUL) and form PositiveID Corporation, we have been intently focused on maximizing our product portfolio and relationships in order to bring identification technologies and tools for consumers and businesses to market. Our strong balance sheet immediately positions us to invest in our partnership with RECEPTORS and we believe that receiving the exclusive license as it relates to this application of the '364 and '076 patents, which are the foundation of the virus triage detection system being developed with RECEPTORS, is a key step in the evolution of PositiveID."

ABOUT RECEPTORS LLC

RECEPTORS LLC is a private company based in Chaska, Minnesota. RECEPTORS' mission is to advance the diagnosis and treatment of disease and to enhance the health, safety, and quality of the global environment through the development and application of artificial receptor products for both research and industry. To achieve this mission, RECEPTORS focuses its individual and collective efforts, its commitment to excellence, and the power of its technology to develop innovative solutions that meet the unique needs of its customers and stakeholders.

LAIDLAW ENERGY GROUP INCORPORATED (OTC: LLEG)

"Up 137.50% on Monday"

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Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (LLEG) owns and operates electricity generation facilities. It installs independent power plants that generate electricity from renewable resources. The company focuses on biomass power generation. It engages in development, acquisition, and conversion of existing facilities. LLEG was founded in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.

LLEG News:

September 21 - Laidlaw Energy and Homeland Renewable Energy Announce Biomass Project Development Joint Venture and Investment

Laidlaw Biopower, LLC (“Laidlaw”), an affiliate of Laidlaw Energy Group, Inc. (OTC: LLEG), and Homeland Renewable Energy LLC (“Homeland”), jointly announced today that they have entered into a joint venture to develop biomass-energy plants throughout the Northeastern United States. The joint venture company, known as Homeland Laidlaw Energy, LLC (“HLE”), provides the joint venture partners with a strong market position in the U.S. renewable energy marketplace with an initial portfolio of four biomass-energy plants under development in the Northeast and plans for significant expansion down the road.

In connection with the joint venture, Homeland has also agreed to make an equity investment in the joint venture which will provide capital for development as well as proceeds to Laidlaw in consideration for the contribution of several of Laidlaw’s development projects to the portfolio of HLE.

Commenting on the formation of HLE, Laidlaw President & CEO Michael B. Bartoszek stated, “The formation of HLE brings together tremendous synergies between Laidlaw and Homeland. Laidlaw’s strength lies is originating, developing and financing exceptional biomass project opportunities and Homeland’s strength lies in engineering, building and operating such projects. This joint venture gives the parties everything they need to take a project from conceptual stage to operations within one organization.”

Homeland Chairman Jack Clarke will serve as Chairman of the Board of HLE and Homeland President Rupert Fraser and Chief Operating Officer Carl Strickler will serve on the board of HLE and as corporate officers. Laidlaw President and CEO Michael Bartoszek will serve as President and CEO of HLE and Laidlaw Vice Presidents Louis Bravakis and Raymond Kusche will hold similar positions with HLE and serve on the board.

The combination of Laidlaw’s and Homeland’s biomass-energy development businesses brings together approximately 30 professionals focused on making HLE the leading supplier of biomass-energy in North America. HLE will be headquartered in New York, NY and maintain offices or personnel in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and London, UK.

Homeland President & CEO Rupert Fraser stated, “The HLE joint venture complements Homeland’s poultry litter power project business extremely well. We are excited by the opportunities that the HLE project pipeline will bring for us to create significant value for our shareholders and those of Laidlaw.”

Separately, Laidlaw announced today that is has signed a letter of intent to acquire an approximately 10 megawatt biomass-energy plant located in Massachusetts. The parties are presently negotiating a definitive purchase agreement. It is anticipated that the project will be assigned to HLE and become part of its development portfolio, subject to approval of HLE’s board of directors.

GWS TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (OTCBB: GWSC)

"Up 25.25% on Monday"

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“GWS” stands for GreenWindSolar. We are an alternative energy company developing renewable energy solutions. A “green” wave of emerging environmental regulations, and government-wide “green” initiatives, are changing the way consumers, the commercial sector, and states, counties and municipalities, do business. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

GWSC News:

September 17 - President and CEO of GWS Technologies Conducts Exclusive Webcast Interview with The Green Baron Report

GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that its President and CEO Richard Reincke has conducted an exclusive new audio-taped webcast interview so that GWSC shareholders and the investment community can learn more about the Company’s recent developments and growth plans. Unrestricted access to the webcast is now available on the “Webcasts” page at www.TheGreenBaron.com. This webcast is also available at www.StrictlyStocks.com, "Where Wall Street speaks to the World."

The Green Baron Report also issued a new “Stock Alert” profile dated Wednesday, September 9, 2009 to its members and is available on their website. The report focused on how new government incentives and enhanced tax credits for renewable energy have created an explosion in business opportunities to deliver green energy. GWS Technologies is at the forefront of this wave and is firmly position to benefit by developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions.

BIOTIME INCORPORATED (OTCBB: BTIM)

"Up 22.44% on Monday"

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BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders. BioTime develops and markets research products in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine through its wholly owned subsidiary Embryome Sciences, Inc. In addition to its stem cell products, BioTime markets blood plasma volume expanders and related technology for use in surgery, emergency trauma treatment, and other applications. BioTime's lead product, Hextend®, is a blood plasma volume expander manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Hospira, Inc. and in South Korea by CJ CheilJedang Corp. under exclusive licensing agreements.

BTIM News:

September 18 - BioTime CEO Dr. Michael West to Present Keynote Address at China-USA Scientific Forum of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

Dr. Walter Funk to Present at 2009 World Stem Cell Summit

BioTime, Inc. (OTCBB: BTIM) Chief Executive Officer Michael West, Ph.D. will deliver the keynote presentation on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the China-USA Scientific Forum of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine in Beijing, China. Dr. West's presentation is titled “The New Era of Regenerative Medicine — Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Beyond.”

Dr. Walter Funk, BioTime’s Vice President–Stem Cell Research, will speak in place of Dr. West at the 2009 World Stem Cell Summit meeting in Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Dr. Funk's presentation is titled “Regenerative Medicine 2.0 — Solving the Challenge of Purity and Identity in Stem Cell Therapies.” The presentation will address the challenges the regenerative medicine (ReGEN) industry is currently facing due to cellular contamination producing undesired cell and tissues at the site of engraftment and the potential use of BioTime’s purification technology to mitigate this problem.

Dr. Funk's presentation will also include a discussion of PureStem™ cell lines that exhibit markers for becoming embryonic progenitors of cartilage cells. Dr. West's presentation will be available on September 22, 2009, and Dr. Funk’s presentation will be available online on September 23, 2009 at www.biotimeinc.com.

ONE WORLD VENTURES INCORPORATED (OTC: OWVI)

"Up 31.25% on Monday"

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One World Ventures, Inc. is a holding company with management resourced in Asia and the United States that invests in technologies, communities and systems that facilitate trade, finance, communication and travel across international boundaries, cultures and languages. The Company looks for simple inexpensive alternatives to traditional ways of doing business. The strategic goal in every business is in leveraging assets and opportunities globally, focusing on niche markets and providing cost effective operations. The company's unique holdings will provide revenues predominantly derived from memberships, commissions and transactions.

OWVI News:

September 21 - One World Ventures, Inc. Signs Agreement With NuPay to Facilitate Settlement of China Union Pay (CUP) Cards

One World Ventures, Inc. (OTC: OWVI) announced the signing of agency agreement with NuPay System (U.S.) Inc. [NuPay] to recruit NuPay settlement bank of China Union Pay (CUP) Cards in Southern California. China Union Pay (CUP) is the issuer of the CUP card, which is found in the pockets over 500 million Chinese people. China's Card market now has over 1.73 billion credit and debit cards in Circulation — up 18% from last year making it the largest growing card market in the world today. Under the agreement, One World will recruit the best settlement bank and profit share with NuPay for the settlement of both credit and debit CUP card transactions through NuPay in Southern California. Furthermore One World is negotiating to have the right to distribute, install, and facilitate POS terminals to NuPay merchants.

According to the World Tourism Organization, China is already ranked among the world's top 10 outbound tourism nations. From 1994 to 2003, the cumulative number of outbound Chinese travelers reached nearly 100 million, with an average annual growth rate of 13.9%. In 2003, the number of Chinese traveling abroad surpassed that of Japan, making it the largest in Asia. Just in Hong Kong in 2008, there were 16M Chinese travelers with avg US$730 each spending, total US$11.68B income to Hong Kong.

To date, Chinese travel has been overwhelmingly short-haul, with 88% of trips to destinations within the Asia-Pacific region, and thus the impact of this growing market has been modest in Europe and the United States. But by 2010, China is expected to be the largest source of outbound travelers in the world, and will likely follow a pattern similar to Japan and South Korea in venturing out to more and more distant shores.

"We are in the process of strengthening our position as an acquirer of international cards. Merchants who have entered into an agreement with One World on the acceptance of international payment cards will in the future be able to offer Chinese tourists this extra payment service. We believe the opportunity to purchases goods and services by CUP card holders will boost revenue as merchants and Banks begin the process. Together with our partner NuPay, this platform opens the doors for US Merchants to take advantage to offer CUP processing to the ever growing influx of Chinese tourists. The CUP card will be included in the acquiring agreements that we solicit to merchants," says Steve Prior, CEO of One World Ventures Inc.

ABOUT CHINA UNION PAY (CUP)

China Union Pay Co., Ltd. is the only national payment network in China, with more than 1 billion cards issued on its network. China Union Pay cards are accepted in 26 countries and regions, including Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Korea, Germany, France and Australia.

ABOUT NUPAY SYSTEM (U.S.) INC.

NuPay signed the Acquiring Agreement with CUP on Aug 2009. NuPay is the direct-connect CUP Cards Acquirer in the U.S., it has the lease line direct connect its U.S. equipments to the CUP FEPS, CUP international gateway in Hong Kong. NuPay will provide full range of CUP products and services in the U.S. with Acquiring for starting. Acquiring is including recruiting merchants, providing POS terminals installation, maintenance, processing and settlement services. Besides, NuPay is issuing CUP cards in Hong Kong and China through its group companies.

FORCE ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCBB: FORC)

"Up 36.11% on Monday"

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Force Energy Corp. is an Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Company based in Denver, CO with a focus on Wyoming. Using a geology-based methodology, the US Geological Survey estimate a mean of 2.4 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas and a mean of 41 million barrels of undiscovered oil in the Wind River Basin Province of Wyoming. Force Energy Corp. has acquired 75% working interest in the Diamond Springs Prospect located within this prolific area.

FORC News:

September 18 - Force Energy Corp. Retains Continental Production Company for Drilling and Field Operations

Force Energy Corp. Retains Continental Production Company for Drilling and Field Operations

Force Energy Corp. (OTCBB: FORC) (hereafter "Force", "the Company"), announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with Continental Production Company, LLC of Casper, Wyoming, to perform all drilling and field operations of the Diamond Springs prospect.

Continental Production Company, LLC (Formerly Continental Industries, LC) is a Wyoming based operating company dedicated to providing expertise in professional and administrative services for all functions of petroleum energy development. Continental is committed to responsible and economic operations in the Rocky Mountain Region. Continental Production Company was formed in 1995 and brings over 160 years of combined Oil and Gas production experience into the field for Force Energy.

Duties of the Operator include but are not limited to: permitting, surveying, cost estimation and AFE preparation, drilling, completion facilities, and production engineering, production operations, supervision, daily reporting, accounting, material acquisition and inventory tracking.

The process of site establishment and permitting of the Diamond Springs prospect is targeted to be complete within the next 90 days.

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