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October 08, 2003

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Small Market Cap Research

Big Ideas for the Small Cap Investor...

With our focus on research we feature the websites: Renewableenergystocks.com, Fuelcellcarnews.com, Homelanddefensestocks.com, Naturalgasstocks.com

We offer research links, news links, guest writers, directories and featured investment opportunities in Homeland Defense Stocks, Security Stocks, Nanotechnology Stocks, Alternative & Renewable Energy Stocks, Environmental, Biotech Stocks, Drug Delivery Stocks, Gold Stocks, Fire Safety/Building Materials Stocks and Industry, Natural Gas Stocks, Mortgage Banking Stocks, China Stocks - Asian Investment, Fuel Cell Cars Stock, Internet Stocks, Speech Embedded Technology Stocks and other Investor Ideas

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Transnational Financial Network, Inc. (AMEX: TFN)
Transnational Financial Network, Inc. (AMEX: TFN) is a wholesale and retail mortgage banker that originates, funds and sells mortgage loans secured by one to four family residential properties. The Company is positioned with a strong sales and service department, and has built a foundation for growth and expansion based on the results in the markets of Northern California, Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona. The Company is currently licensed in 26 States but only operates in two. The Company has benefited from the unprecedented mortgage banking industry growth, resulting in a corporate return to profitability in its last 3 reported quarters. The improvement in the gross margin is due primarily to continued strong retail production growth.

Fonix Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX)
Fonix Corporation (OTCBB: FNIX) Fonix Corporation delivers speech interface solutions and applications that help people to interact conversationally with information systems and computing devices. The Company's products are based on its speech-enabling technologies, which include text-to-speech (TTS) and neural network-based automated speech recognition (ASR). Its speech-enabling products work to enhance user productivity and efficiency in various markets, including mobile and wireless devices; embedded speech solutions for automotive applications; computer telephony and server applications; assistive and language learning applications for everyday use with computers and electronic devices, and end-to-end distributive speech processing and connectivity. Fonix markets speech products that utilize its TTS and ASR to software developers, consumer electronics manufacturers, microprocessor manufacturers, third-party product developers, operating system developers, network developers and wireless operators and consumers.
Company Web Site: http://www.fonix.com

Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (OTCBB: HOGC), is a coalbed methane (CBM) company whose operations are located in the Forest City Basin in the state of Kansas. The Forest City Basin is the northern part of a CBM rich fairway, which begins in the south in the adjacent Cherokee Basin. Heartland is unique in that it has amassed a major portfolio of coalbed methane leases covering much of the fairway's thickest and most gas rich coals. Heartland's focus is to aggressively develop its CBM leases and in doing so help provide a significant solution to American's natural gas needs. C. K. Cooper & Company has closed on a $12 million offering of securities for Heartland Oil & Gas Corp. wherein it served as Placement Agent. The offering was completed to institutional and accredited individual investors
Company Web Site: http://www.heartlandoilandgas.com

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International Barrier Technology Inc. ("Barrier") (OTCBB: IBTGF; TSXV: IBH) develops, manufactures, and markets proprietary fire resistant building materials branded as BlazeguardÒ. With over a decade of sales history and established brand identity, Barrier is leveraging its reputation and experience to target new applications, geographic markets, and emerging industry trends with the goal of increasing market penetration and sales growth.

Barrier's award-winning Blazeguard wood panels use a patented, non-toxic, non-combustible coating with an extraordinary capability: it releases water in the heat of fire. The panels exceed "model" building code requirements in every targeted fire test and application, and are unique in combining properties that increase panel strength and minimize environmental and human impact. Blazeguard provides Barrier's customers a premium material choice meeting an increasingly challenging combination of requirements in residential and commercial building construction. Blazeguard customers include Centex (CTX: NYSE), D.R. Horton (DHI: NYSE), KB Home (KBH: NYSE), and Lennar (LEN: NYSE). Lowe's Companies (LOW: NYSE) and Stock Building Supply are Blazeguard distributors.
Company Web Site: http://www.intlbarrier.com

Markland Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: MKLD) is positioned in the homeland security technology sector with integrated security solutions for border and port security, cargo container security and explosives detection. The Company has procured border security contracts with the DHS and is currently completing acquisitions in the sector to compliment its technology portfolio.

The Company's emerging technologies and expert services are focused solely to provide customers with the tools necessary to protect personnel, data and critical infrastructure assets. The Company is currently a member of the Homeland Security Industries Association. http://www.hsianet.org
Markland is currently featured on http://www.homelanddefensestocks.com
Company Web site: http://www.marklandtech.com/index.html

Universal Guardian Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: UGHO)
Universal Guardian Corporation (UG), founded in March 2001, is positioned to be a key player in the Defense and Homeland Security markets worldwide. UG provides Security Assessments, Risk Analysis, and Advanced Security Solutions to military, government and commercial markets on a global basis. The Company is currently providing its products and services to the United States military to protect its most important assets around the world. The Company offers its customers a wide range of innovative security solutions combining cost effectiveness and ease of integration through its five strategic corporate divisions: Security Assessment and Tactics Group, Maritime Security Group, Non-Maritime Security Group, Special Weapons Group, and Security Technologies and Engineering Group. UG is rapidly penetrating the expanding threat mitigation, anti-terrorism and critical infrastructure protection markets and has already established itself as a premier provider of anti-terrorism, threat analysis services and security solutions to the U.S. Navy.

Recent key appointments form within the homeland security industry include Board appointment of Dr. Mel R. Brashears, currently the Chairman of the Board of Irvine Sensors Corporation (NASDAQ: IRSN). Previously, he was Sector President and Chief Operating Officer at Lockheed Martin Corporation responsible for $8.5billion in annual Revenue and 35,000 employees. Additionally UGHO has appointed Counter-Terrorism Experts-Richard Clarke and Roger Cressey of Good Harbor Consulting, LLC. to the Advisory Board.
Company Web Site: http://.www.universalguardian.com

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