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Tidalwave Holdings, Inc.: Tidalwave Holdings, Inc. Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Friday, December 5th 2008 at 8:34 GMT by Market Wire}  

PORT WASHINGTON, NY--(Marketwire - December 5, 2008) - Tidalwave Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: [ TWVH ]) today announced that Robert Barry Howie has been appointed to the office of Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Howie has more than 40 years of direct mining experience in all aspects of the mining industries, in both technical field operations and management and diplomatic capacities. From welding, machining and fitting to negotiating with developing world leaders and training indigenous labor forces to operate mining equipment, Mr. Howie brings vast industry experience to Tidalwave Holdings. Mr. Howie attended Mount Royal College in Calgary before attaining his B.S. in Engineering from the University of British Columbia and conducted post-graduate studies in Mining Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. He began in 1964 in the exploration/geophysical field for the mining and petroleum industries in South & Central America, Mexico, U.S.A., Canada, and Australia. Over the years, he conducted extensive work for Scepter Resources, Ltd., Wilder and Associates, Vardax Ltd., and most recently as Chief Engineer for diamond drill programs in Liberia, West Africa the American Mining Association. He owned and operated several placer mines including a successful gold mine on Bonanza Creek, in the Yukon Territory which he later sold to Queen Stake Resources before founding Mexican Hunter S.A. de C.V. for exploration and geophysical work in Mexico staking and exploring properties in the gold and silver belt of the Zacatecas State. He is an experienced prospector, geophysical survey designer, drill-blast technician, and mine planner for underground, open pit, and dredging operations and has overseen numerous hard-rock mining plant designs and installations in dozens of countries worldwide.

About Tidalwave: Tidalwave Holdings, Inc. is a diversified holding company with strategic interests across the metals exploration, recovery and processing industries. Under new management since 2008, Tidalwave Holdings is pursuing a vision of growth marked by cost-effective, targeted acquisitions and projects development that are accretive to overall company earnings and shareholder value. Its subsidiaries include Noble Metals Processing, LLC, a precious metals recovery plant in Mariposa County, CA and leaseholder of the nearby Mother Lode gold claim, the "Triumph Mine."

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