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OTCPicks.com Stocks to Watch for Tuesday, August 26th STSI, MSTF, ARET

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Our Stocks to Watch tomorrow include Star Scientific Inc. (NASDAQ: STSI), Monarch Staffing Inc. (OTC: MSTF) and Arete Industries Inc. (OTC: ARET).

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STAR SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: STSI)

"Up 65.27% on Monday"

Star Scientific, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, implementation, and licensing of tobacco curing technology that prevents the formation of carcinogenic toxins present in tobacco and tobacco smoke, primarily the tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). It manufactures, sells, markets, and develops low-TSNA dissolvable smokeless tobacco products designed to provide adult tobacco users with an alternative to cigarettes. The company's dissolvable smokeless tobacco products include ARIVA cigalett pieces, a compressed powdered tobacco product; and STONEWALL Hard Snuff, a non-fermented spit-free hard tobacco product. The company also focuses on the development of tobacco-based pharmaceutical products for the treatment of tobacco dependence, as well as a range of neurological conditions, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and depression. It sells its products through tobacco distributors and wholesalers, as well as through drug store chains and other consumer product distributors in the United States. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Petersburg, Virginia with an additional office in Bethesda, Maryland.

MONARCH STAFFING INCORPORATED (OTC: MSTF)

"Up 66.67% on Monday"

Monarch Staffing, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides healthcare staffing services to commercial and government sector customers in the United States. It furnishes personnel to perform a range of pharmacy technician, nursing, and other health care services in support of the operations of government and commercial facilities. The company is based in Irvin, California.

ARETE INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (OTC: ARET)

"Up 25.00% on Monday"

Arete Industries, Inc. is a publicly traded holding company. The Company is the operator of a gas gathering system and is in the process of acquiring gas and gas properties in the southwest region of the United States.

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