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    This is the most colorful artwork yet-fascinating, TB. I wish potash mines looked like this on Earth!
    6 May 2011, 10:22 AM Reply Like
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    Its a combination of air brush painting plus a lot of 3d imaging program (birdcage) work. Snapshot at a high resolution.

    I see it as a mining operation using a solution process to extract the minerals. Working on a planet with reducing methane atmosphere, they don't have to worry about pollution, and the local chemistry does the work so long as they supply energy to keep everything from freezing solid.
    6 May 2011, 10:29 AM Reply Like
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    Do we get a ticker symbol to do dd? You know, for trading on the Circonian Exchange. I think the exchange rate makes it a favorable time to enter intergalactic markets.
    6 May 2011, 11:01 AM Reply Like
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    Robert has some info on the private space programs around the US, several of which have had good news recently...
    6 May 2011, 11:06 AM Reply Like
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    Hopefully my bankl account will look this fascinating as potash prices skyrocket this planting season.
    8 May 2011, 10:53 PM Reply Like
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    Final comment from last QC by Rain:

    QSURF) Looks O.K.....I'll hold. I have quite a bit and it rained on my would-be parade yesterday....I mean that sideways driving rain that stings on contact!

    All is well except a couple of my non-rees...time to visit the other Insta...

    Love you guys/gals!
    :)
    6 May 2011, 10:26 AM Reply Like
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    Trip: Who's in charge of air traffic control? Those contrails look a little dicey! Another great piece!
    6 May 2011, 10:34 AM Reply Like
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    Think "giant cargo helicopters" rather than airliners.
    6 May 2011, 10:55 AM Reply Like
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    USA is looking to do to MLP's what Canada did to the Canroys:
    seekingalpha.com/artic...
    6 May 2011, 10:37 AM Reply Like
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    Inevitable. And this is not the end of their depredations by any means...
    6 May 2011, 10:55 AM Reply Like
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    Today's lunch specials:
    Dead Cat Bounce Souffle
    paired with
    a fine vintage BLS Can You Believe This Sauvignon

    The wine is delicately adjusted with strong Micky D tannins, and finishes with only a hint of any taste at all

    [ex-McDonalds, only 7,000 jobs added:]
    www.zerohedge.com/arti...
    6 May 2011, 10:38 AM Reply Like
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    The McDonalds jobs are real, but the other?

    "until you exclude the 62K from McDonalds hirings, and 175K from the Birth Death Adjustment, and end up with"

    Maybe their birth/death model has a "zombies" category now.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 10:43 AM Reply Like
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    Yep. Dead folks voting.
    6 May 2011, 10:56 AM Reply Like
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    HTL

    I can do a couple of flips and only drop it one out of three... Not bad as we clean the floor at the same time with the same burger. WANNA KNOW THAT SPECIAL SAUCE???

    ACE
    9 May 2011, 03:37 AM Reply Like
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    Interesting: Mark Haynes on CNBC just pointed out that average holding time for a stock on the NYSE is ... 3 minutes.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 10:48 AM Reply Like
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    Quants are over 70% of all trading. And their average holding time is about 3 nanoseconds.
    6 May 2011, 10:57 AM Reply Like
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    Erin Burnett leaving CNBC? How sad! Haynes and Burnett both crying.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 10:57 AM Reply Like
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    Golly! I guess we better all pile in! Kudlow just emphasized how very strong the jobs report was.

    I guess he's a "high level" guy that doesn't want to be bothered with minutiae.

    BTW, since I'm weak on acronyms, is it true that BLS = Bureau of Lying Statistics?

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 11:11 AM Reply Like
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    I thought it was the Bureau of Labored Statistics...
    6 May 2011, 11:46 AM Reply Like
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    The US Govt is going to backstop a Florida builder w/100% loans for $1.00 down on a $150K house. Unbelievable. Here's another round of unsustainable mortgages! I can't believe it.
    finance.yahoo.com/real...
    6 May 2011, 12:09 PM Reply Like
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    My only surprise is that they waited this long.

    The same wrong-headed idiot-ology that permeated the government 20 years ago and set the meltdown bomb ticking is still there, intact, even re-elected and re-invigorated. Having committed the perfect crime, and gotten away with it, what possible motive would the political class have for altering a gameplan that has served them (if no one else) so well for so long?

    I truly wish I could point everyone toward the new Atlas Shrugged movie as the manifesto of freedom, capitalism, and independent thought it SHOULD be, but its not, its a poorly executed thing at best...

    So I suppose we are back to the book itself.

    Wesley Mouch and James Taggart and their fellow-travelers live and breath and wield limitless power in Washington. Its the truth.
    6 May 2011, 01:09 PM Reply Like
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    I'm speechless, dumbfounded, and mighty incensed.
    6 May 2011, 01:18 PM Reply Like
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    (RTK): Well, for those with an interest, looks like entry time may be nigh.

    I wouldn't enter based only on the below, but next year they start producing bio-diesel for all ground equipment at LAX, they have certified jet fuel for any airlines that want it, have it in test with the military and their fertilizer plant should now be doing well and NG prices (used to make the fertilizer) have remained low.

    Stock price recent took a pummeling.

    If one waits for the pop off the news to die down, a small price should be obtainable.

    Highly speculative, of course, but I can see some nice upside in a couple of years.

    Your own DD and consideration of your circumstances are required, of course.

    Before I jump, I've got to dig deep too since I've not looked in depth for a long time.

    "Ontario Government Selects Rentech’s New Renewable Jet Fuel Project for Long-Term Supply of Biomass from Crown Forests"

    www.businesswire.com/n...

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 12:35 PM Reply Like
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    Thank you Euro! Both equities and dollar up today.

    Rumors of Greece leaving the Eurozone. Talking head pooh-pooh it though.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 01:14 PM Reply Like
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    Lower 98th said it might just about be time for UUP on April 28 in QC171. A little early... but barely... very wise.
    6 May 2011, 01:28 PM Reply Like
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    Not to toot my own horn, but I posted around the same time about shorting gold via puts on GLD for the same reason -- dollar rebound seemed inevitable. I was up as high as 49% but it has pulled back today. I still think that gold will go higher, just not straight up.
    6 May 2011, 01:37 PM Reply Like
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    (AXPW) Will this actually happen? That less shares will be traded today than I own?

    Memory serves me that the same once happened before with Great Western, and right after I kneejerked sold, GWM soared almost 600%, and there went my gated community seaside vacation home.

    Now all I'm looking to do is a little remodeling!
    6 May 2011, 01:24 PM Reply Like
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    LOL maybe you can leverage buy it out and take it private.
    6 May 2011, 01:27 PM Reply Like
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    Did you notice the gap between bid/ask?

    $.71 and $1.22.

    Gridlock.

    (Disclosure: I'm part of the $.71 bid crowd).
    6 May 2011, 01:29 PM Reply Like
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    (AXPW): Sshhh! It's busy breaking sideways out of a *falling* resistance, just like we discussed. It's busy trying to sidle to the right while awaiting the CC.

    Don't want to spoil the progress. Right now the low of the day is atop that resistance.

    Hopefully it's making a sideways trading channel.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 02:01 PM Reply Like
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    I'd love you to see you get those .71 shares, Trip. Just do it on a day either when I hit the Cash 5 lottery, or I'm in the hospital getting a colonoscopy.
    6 May 2011, 02:01 PM Reply Like
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    Same stuff going on with NVAX? I've been accumulating ahead of that CC, too.
    6 May 2011, 02:27 PM Reply Like
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    I'd love to buy more silver miner here but will wait it out to see what next week's comex requirement raise will do. At some point it will get to driving silver higher since their problem is too much demand for physical silver to meed contracts. It is ironic a shortage in silver would cause a crash in prices. Welcome to the wacky world of commodity derivatives.
    6 May 2011, 01:29 PM Reply Like
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    (C) Citi reverse splitting 10 to 1 after close today. Surprisingly, the stock is up a nickle today. I guess on hopes that institutionals get involved that couldn't if the stock is under $5.00.

    Glad I no longer own this stock. Prediction: This will cost cost Panditt his job.

    www.thestreet.com/stor...
    6 May 2011, 02:21 PM Reply Like
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    (AEM): TB! Wasn't this your target? $62.15.

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 02:40 PM Reply Like
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    Yes. When I saw your comment I jumped, I was just reviewing my list of miners, and had them on my side-screen. Spooky. Amazing memory you have, HTL!

    I have decided to wait on the miners until Monday, though.

    ALL of them look attractive to me, but I am taking a single step back from the mouse...
    6 May 2011, 03:37 PM Reply Like
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    Is there a 12 step program for stepping back from the mouse?
    6 May 2011, 03:43 PM Reply Like
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    SAA.
    8 May 2011, 11:05 PM Reply Like
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    (KNDI): Kandi Technologies to Present at JMP Securities Research Conference

    Wednesday, May 11 at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET).

    www.prnewswire.com/new...

    HardToLove
    6 May 2011, 02:44 PM Reply Like
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    Maya: Watching TAMO? Up 17.65%. I am being am absolute hog with this one and not taking profits! I'll probably get slaughtered later, but I only do the greed thing once in a great while...

    Lynas is up nicely, though off the day's highs (a pattern? it seems to be doing this the last few up days)...

    SDXXF warrants are up 13.78%, woohoo, still my only pm gamble, I filled my slot this morning...

    Northern Minerals is up 6.75%, my third largest REE play...

    Even GWM is up...

    PNPFF is up 5.13%...
    6 May 2011, 03:43 PM Reply Like
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    I've been trying to add to TAMO all week.
    Bid today ranged from .15 to .25
    Ask has been stuck on .30 all day

    Market maker gives me nibbles each day
    Have trouble buying at .25
    Get nothing filled when I aim for less than .25, though I see drops below from time to time

    Congrats on all the green results!
    6 May 2011, 03:58 PM Reply Like
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    Yeah, TB. I am. I'm looking to add, too. Shares again up 100%.

    A lot of miners are looking very attractive. NovaGold should be a triple from $10.00 by 2013 late. Trading at $10.95 now.

    Gotta go!
    6 May 2011, 04:11 PM Reply Like
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    seekingalpha.com/artic...

    ATPG headsup and review. I think his projections are believable.
    6 May 2011, 04:57 PM Reply Like
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    seekingalpha.com/artic...

    Thought provoking. I see some holes here, but as a broad brush approach to regulation, I like the ideas and agree overall with the links and how they work.

    Of course, who disagrees with the idea of breaking up the 2Big's?
    6 May 2011, 05:05 PM Reply Like
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    It looks like the commodities crash will be over next week even in silver. I predict a weak bounce back. I really wish there was another commodities exchange besides Comex. I certainly would support one. One that does not play reserve requirement games and insures parties have the ability to meet commitments which it clearly didn't do with silver.
    7 May 2011, 04:05 PM Reply Like
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    If it's time for UUP is it also time for EUO? Any opinions on Pro Shares Ultra Short Euro (EUO)?
    7 May 2011, 10:43 PM Reply Like
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    Checking, it does the same as most leveraged ETF - tries to provide *daily* performance, less fees and expenses, that's equal to x times the (inverse of) the underlying. This means a daily reset and as long as there's not too many reversals of larger magnitude on the way to your exit point you should track pretty closely.

    Even if there's some tracking errors along the way, if the trend is strong and long enough and your time-frame is short enough, you can still do well.

    Expense ratio is 0.95%. Net assets $356.3M, liquidity of 1.9M 10 day average seems OK so you shouldn't have entry/exit problems.

    I took a look at (DRR), but it's daily volume is much lower, only 34.8K 10 day average, so entry and exit at desired points may be more "iffy". It's trading at a higher premium and lists no net asset value. But it lists an "investor fee" of only 0.65%. I don't know if this equates well to "expense ratio" or not. It seems to track as well as EUO though. Maybe this one doesn't actually own anything.

    I've not read either prospectus, so consider doing so for yourself to fill in the blanks.

    The first thing I would caution right now is to think about how long and how far this will run. EUO already made a big pop since Wednesday morning, running from a low of ~$15.99 to a high of ~$17.37, +10.92%. DRR didn't move as much, going from a low in the same period of $35.64 to a same period-high of 38.88, +9.1%.

    If you think Portugal will really do it (unlikely IMO) or that Spain will come up on the radar relatively quickly, this should be an easy trade for you. If not, then you need to consider if we might see a relatively steady drift back to the lower ranges recently seen in the (FXE) around $13x area. From the current $143 that's a nice drop and you could do quite well.

    Since the EUO does seem to track fairly well over the last six months, where we did see a pretty much steady unidirectional trend, the risk from slippage seems minimal.

    Do be aware that many currency traders are oriented towards Elliot Wave Theory trading and that might cause currency moves for which folks like you and I might see no reason.

    I think it's worth a shot if you've got your risk management strategy well defined and stick to it. Just keep in mind that day-to-day, there's always a new "excitement" that will move the relative values. Unlike most equities, we don't have fairly well-defined event schedules - we're more at the mercy of the daily news hits.

    HardToLove
    8 May 2011, 05:28 AM Reply Like
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    Problem with these things imo is that they reflect the RELATIVE performance of the Euro/$ pair. The Euro can crash - but do so WITH the $ (which has happened often and recently), and you gain zip, or even LOSE money.
    8 May 2011, 11:16 AM Reply Like
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    Since ULE and EUO are strictly dollar/euro related, as opposed to UUP and UDN that are the dollar vs. a basket of currencies, I like your odds of success with ULE/EUO better than with UUP/UDN. I don't like the 200% leverage much unless its a slam dunk. The leverage requires trading for a quick move with your best entry point being a pause in movement before the next lurch... and then get out... and repeat... jagged price movements will erode your gains in leveraged funds in my experiences.

    Just my two cents, for what they're worth
    9 May 2011, 12:05 AM Reply Like
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    (SLV): I wonder if somebody knew somthing ahead of time. Ya think?

    "As 88% Of SLV Shares Outstanding Trade Yesterday, The "Silver Put Buyer" Generates A 68,294,229,502,717.3% Annualized Return"

    www.zerohedge.com/arti...

    HardToLove
    8 May 2011, 03:39 AM Reply Like
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    seekingalpha.com/artic...

    John has another in his series tracking battery companies, always valuable, and once again demonstrating the fallacies of the moonbeam group.
    8 May 2011, 12:41 PM Reply Like
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    ***
    I really like that chart where he contrasts 'cool' against 'cheep'. I would like to buy some (ACPW) but I will wait for an expected dilution. I already own a ton of (AXPW).

    I am finally back home :) Thanks for all the emails gang!!
    9 May 2011, 02:02 PM Reply Like
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    User: Greetings. Excellent progress glad your back in your own digs. Are you still long (IMAX)?
    9 May 2011, 02:11 PM Reply Like
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    Hi Robert, no I took some good profits on, have been waiting to re-enter on a big dip.
    9 May 2011, 02:34 PM Reply Like
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    I raised my sell target on it to $38.5. Do you think that a tad high?
    9 May 2011, 04:37 PM Reply Like
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    The upper Bollinger is at about 36 which is about 50% above its 200 day MA. 38.5 is 60% above its 200 day MA.

    Its growing good in China, so no, I think your 38.5 looks possible. The only question is time.. how long? I sold mine to give me more leverage on LYSDY which was supposed to pop at the end of April... alas, so far no pop... sigh
    9 May 2011, 05:45 PM Reply Like
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    I got out of Beacon soon after the split, but its starting to look attractive to me now. Back on the radar looking for an entry, if it will stabilize. I'll probably just wait to see if the macro correction occurs in a month or so, and hope to get in around $1.27...

    AXPW still on the radar scope. We'll see what next week brings...
    8 May 2011, 12:43 PM Reply Like
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    seekingalpha.com/artic...

    Excellent piece of logic in this article. I highly recommend it, and its light/quick reading. Stick it in your back pocket and use it to beat those who fail to see the government's role in the recent commodity crash.
    8 May 2011, 01:21 PM Reply Like
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    Suggest to keep an eye on Sequenom (SQMN). Their game changing, non-invasive predictive prenatal testing is looking favorable for gaining FDA approval, especially the test involving Down Syndrome.

    Another stock I got impatient with, but Friday's pop may only be the beginning for this emerging bioteck.

    seekingalpha.com/artic...
    8 May 2011, 08:59 PM Reply Like
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    I think you mean SQNM. I have seen this stock for a while but haven't been willing to bite yet. It jumped 16% so we certainly aren't the first to get on the bandwagon if we bought here. Given it was just a firmish date of this year or early next year I'm not that strong hearted to believe it will go nothing but up for 9-12 months before launch.

    Anyway, check out the SA article on it.

    seekingalpha.com/artic...
    8 May 2011, 10:58 PM Reply Like
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    Do you think Comex will still have physical silver shortages with this pullback? At what point do raises resuilt in rising prices rather than falling? And is there counterparty risk here yet? I'm interested in opinions. I think further raises after the one this week by Comex will result in silver price rises nowmeaning there is a tremendous shortage of physical silver for delivery.
    8 May 2011, 11:03 PM Reply Like
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    Just as with the steady march of rate reductions used by the Fed during the meltdown, culminating in zirp or even minus effective interest rates, silver margin fees have reached such a height that the leverage to be gained from the use of them has been grossly destroyed. The last few hikes have already demonstrated that they are no longer effective. Margin ratios this low mean that the remaining investors are far less affected by this manipulation. Destroying leveraged silver positions with this weapon has been accomplished. Silver investments do not exist in a vacuum, the darwinian calculation involved has already occurred, and movement away from physical silver futures and into other investments is an established reality. The days when a major portion of the market was composed of heavily leveraged silver futures purchased on margin are gone.

    Why pay skyhigh fees for silver margins, when alternatives will yield a much lower overhead and better chance of profits?

    From here on out silver volatility will mean something different from what it meant in the past. Major traders, miners and royalty streams are cutting the exchanges and the mint out of the silver loop. They are minting what amounts to their own silver coinage, and selling direct to the public and industrial consumers.
    9 May 2011, 10:54 AM Reply Like
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    It is interesting to see silver rise today as well. As mentioned before the selloff is over and continued limited supply may push silver to $50 again. This is not a hunt brothers scenario, price recovery is a real possibility on real delivery demand.

    If you are bold you close out your hedge and go long now.
    9 May 2011, 12:08 PM Reply Like
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    Added AG, GPL, SLW, SLV, physical silver, PNPFF, SNDXF, SDXXF and QSURF.
    9 May 2011, 12:13 PM Reply Like
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    Kitco analyst Jon Nadler at 10:05 on bnn.ca. Talking gold and silver.

    HardToLove
    9 May 2011, 06:46 AM Reply Like
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    Hey Folks

    Is it time to consider adding SLW back to the fold


    THANKS
    ace
    9 May 2011, 09:59 AM Reply Like
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    (KNDI): "Kandi Technologies Issues Letter to Shareholders Responding to Media Story Inaccuracies"

    www.prnewswire.com/new...

    Text of response filed with the SEC here.

    sec.gov/Archives/edgar...

    HardToLove
    9 May 2011, 10:06 AM Reply Like
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    Chinese car maker BYDDF.PK announced listing on Shanghai today. Shares up, though some dilution seems baked in... thinking about it: seekingalpha.com/artic...
    9 May 2011, 11:39 AM Reply Like
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    I'd be careful with BYD. They have a long history of ripping off technology from competitors, and their safety record is suspect.

    I own GELYF.PK, and I like their purchase of Volvo at rock bottom prices from hapless Ford in 2009. They won't have to rip off anyone else when they bring Volvo technology and models into the Chinese market.
    9 May 2011, 11:48 AM Reply Like
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    Bough some GELYF last week. It still seems like a long road to the winner's circle for China's auto race.
    9 May 2011, 12:43 PM Reply Like
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    www.raremetalblog.com/...

    Response (one of many) to the GS idiocy.

    Author even mentions my favorite conspiracy theory (which I agree with him as being surprisingly believable in this case) that GS is trashing the REE sector in order to grab a large position (essentially getting in on the action already under play by their competitors at JPM, C and MS).
    9 May 2011, 11:54 AM Reply Like
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    REE is a limited market that GS or any other monied bank/brokerage with access to Federal Reserve cash can crash easily. I would still be cautious about being in REE since the rage these days is big banks causing commodities crashes. They make a tidy bundle on short term overleveraged players even though they themselves are overleveraged. After all, they are insured by the public in case they accidentily screw up and threaten to go bankrupt again.
    9 May 2011, 12:12 PM Reply Like
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    WIth the REE players we primarily work with being too small to effectively short (or located on foreign exchanges, where the manipulators lack the power they exercise so freely on corrupt American exchanges), the theory is that they use their bully investor pulpit to talk down prices, while shoveling long shares in. Eventually they have to reverse the course, with glowing estimates of the same company's chances, at which time they can cash their long shares for big gains. (This precise scenario is playing out right now with Lynas, including the recent GS buy recommendation, which is odd given the laughable "rare earths are not rare" drivel they simultaneously issued).
    9 May 2011, 12:18 PM Reply Like
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    I say this with no arrogance or pride...just purely informative. And, yes, I know..."past performance blah blah blah...."
    But...
    I have lost $0 on any REE stock I have owned to my recollection. I cannot say that about any other sector in my history of stock dabbling.
    I do think the strategy which has worked to this point will need to be adjusted as some of the players move to production and the field is re-evaluated. I will be selling some...and increasing in others. JMHO
    9 May 2011, 09:32 PM Reply Like
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    Newt Gingrich will be running for POTUS.

    www.cbsnews.com/8301-5...

    HardToLove
    9 May 2011, 12:03 PM Reply Like
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    He has a chance, imo. If he gets off the fence about the FairTax, I will support him.
    9 May 2011, 12:06 PM Reply Like
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    He's got me because, regardless of any other failings, his heart is in the right place, IMO, and he has the knowledge and background to have a halfway decent chance at getting something good done.

    I'm sure he learned a bunch of stuff the last time he was in the public eye.

    Let's hope it didn't corrupt his belief in the possible.

    HardToLove
    9 May 2011, 12:34 PM Reply Like
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    ANMCF (AAG.V) may be a very good get here if gold price can hold serve. There have been political concerns of recent that beat up ANMCF.

    Recent buys: RNN, SQNM, PNPFF, XSRAY (again), ATPG, AXPW, BQI, NVAX

    Recent stomach punch: SGMS... sold right before a 25% move from when I sold it.
    9 May 2011, 12:37 PM Reply Like
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    This move by Southern Union Gas (SUG) is long anticipated. uk.finance.yahoo.com/n... Now the question becomes will Voldemort's obstruction agencies throw up insurmountable obstacles? If it gets approval it should be a very good development for stock holders. Where is Freya? I thought she would be all over this.
    9 May 2011, 01:51 PM Reply Like
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    Here is an interesting idea for those of you trading in the Eurozone. I wonder if it will be listed on an exchange here? www.reuters.com/articl...
    9 May 2011, 02:13 PM Reply Like
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    Take a look at Nuance. As I mentioned before NUAN is rumored to be integrating its voice technology into the new Apple OS. Well apparently people are writing more about it even though to me its old news. Still I think Nuance is worth 2x its current price as it adopts a SaaS model that allows it to generate exponential revenue growth over time. Nuance is already IBM's voice technology partner.

    Nuance is up 8% today... ^_^
    9 May 2011, 02:14 PM Reply Like
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    Welcome home, User!

    And welcome back, too!
    9 May 2011, 02:41 PM Reply Like
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    Anybody experiencing issues with the "My Feed" tab? I'm getting 504 Gateway Timeouts. Sometimes up comes the most recent comment as being 10 or 18 hours old. Sometimes it takes forever to load.

    Further, I'm seeing comments in articles where I've commented, or have checked a column I want to track, and I'm most certain there were new comments that did not get "flagged" for tracking purposes.

    We all know SA has tried to upgrade loading times, but I'm simply not seeing that those times have improved.
    9 May 2011, 03:50 PM Reply Like
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    I sent an e-mail to support@seekingalpha.com.

    I had none of your symptoms, but was seeing "hangs" on ping.chartbeat.net at the bottom of my FF browser.

    I C&P'd your complaint into mine and mentioned your user ID too.

    Hopefully they'll fix it soon.

    HardToLove
    9 May 2011, 05:48 PM Reply Like
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    You "C&Peed" me?

    Eeeew!

    Definitely did not like how that sounded! Definitely time for a 504 Timeout! HAHAHA!

    I was going to email D. Jackson.
    9 May 2011, 06:04 PM Reply Like
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    Very good video clip:
    www.zerohedge.com/arti...?
    9 May 2011, 04:43 PM Reply Like
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    Hard to argue with a guy who has a narrative so close to our own...
    9 May 2011, 04:59 PM Reply Like
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    Good catch, OG! Everything this guy says is so plain and evident that something must be wrong. Yet, I agree and have already adjusted my portfolio in line with this thinking; as Trip pointed out, much of us QCers thinking.
    9 May 2011, 06:53 PM Reply Like
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    Great interview. Thank you for sharing.

    I am hearing about the Greek bailout failing leading to restructuring... that if that's true... in all likelihood, the Irish and Portuguese bailouts will fail too...

    (stated by a regular participant on a subscription site who works in the nether regions of CDOs and CDSs who has astutely called the problems in economic plumbing since at least 2007... no indications on timing... just that it will come)
    9 May 2011, 07:23 PM Reply Like
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    Looking for best early stage oil sands plays...
    Any suggestions??
    9 May 2011, 04:59 PM Reply Like
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    Maya has listed two and have a good insta he wrote (you can find it by checking his profile page and clicking his instablog list).

    I am in TAMO.
    9 May 2011, 05:01 PM Reply Like
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    Gosh... are they going to do this four more times? Should we short now? I'm not sure I can stomach DUG, DTO, or SCO...

    (Today)
    5:28 PM The CME hikes margins on crude by about 25%. It's the first such increase for oil after a series of margin hikes on silver knocked the stuffing out of that market. 5 Comments
    9 May 2011, 06:07 PM Reply Like
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    Haven't you heard? This is the new way for the CME to give their 'preferred partners' good entry points on a market that has nowhere to go but up!

    What you may call manipulation, they call Preferred Pricing. ;-)
    9 May 2011, 07:08 PM Reply Like
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    Silentz: Greetings. I think it may have something to do with the 2012 election cycle and high gasoline prices adding to Voldemort's negatives. Call me a cynic but his election prospects dim with every nickel gasoline price hike.
    10 May 2011, 09:54 AM Reply Like
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    Correct me if my memories are wrong, but it feels like typically oil/gasoline prices have a significant drop September - November of an election year.

    Without an election this year, I feel like prices in fact need to move up the next 15 months for the publicity stunt of bringing prices down into the election cycle.

    Then again, Democrats do find creative ways to foul up even the most obvious political moves.
    10 May 2011, 10:04 AM Reply Like
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    Atypical group in the White House rightnow. Voldemort is never comfortable unless he is in "campaign mode". He has launched his re-election bid a year early. The only surprise is that he waited 2 years after he was inaugurated to do so.
    10 May 2011, 10:21 AM Reply Like
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    CaY'est: Greetings. It's the follow on effects he fears. As energy costs rise so does inflationary pressure. Even the death eaters can't continue to hide, spin and ignore it. Rising energy costs also place a drag on an already ailing economy with the illusion of a jobless recovery. This illusion must be maintained or improved if he is to get another term. With unemployment at 9% adjusted rate or over 17% real numbers his prospects aren't very good. Thus the economy must be somehow put into overdrive and reduce unemployment before summer 2012. That means crude oil prices have to fall far and fast if those goals are to be met. After all inflation and unemployment are lagging indicators that trail by about six months.
    10 May 2011, 10:39 AM Reply Like
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    TB: Greetings. He stopped campaigning at some point? I must have been really busy that day as I seem to have missed that event. It must have been spectacular!
    10 May 2011, 10:42 AM Reply Like
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    RBG. Much obliged for the response.
    I hear what you're saying, although some number, like unemployment numbers, are an easy fix - just change how the statistics are calculated. Now, if they could only figure out how to do that with the Food Stamps numbers...
    10 May 2011, 11:19 AM Reply Like
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    Rain: The other early oil sands and gas play I like, and now own, is Oil Sands Quest (BQI). Both (TAMO) and (BQI) are long term holds with high volatility futures. Both by 2016 could very well be megabaggers.

    Good time to get involved with BQI, as they just had a secondary shelf offering; today's closing price comes in below the offering price. Don't trust my convictions though, and your DD is welcomed either here, or in my Instablog that's now about 20 months old.

    Since I first (recently) mentioned TAMO the daily volume has exploded, and the few shares I own have twice been up by 100% or more. I'm hoping TAMO returns into the low .2x area where I'll feel comfortable doubling or tripling down. Today's high volume means there are sellers out there. The amount of buyers surprises me.

    Both could also go bankrupt, or both could also be bought out.
    9 May 2011, 06:18 PM Reply Like
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    Hard: Get this oddity I just noticed at the upper right corner of this page; the comment I just made toward Rain was made on May 6! Trip's art is causing this demensional phenomena flux!

    Taken from the "Latest comments" in the upper right corner:

    Mayascribe on QuickChat #174, May 6, 2011 Rain: The other early oil sands and gas play I ...
    9 May 2011, 06:42 PM Reply Like
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    Thanks to all for the Oil sands suggestions.

    I bought and sold TAMO (to free a little powder for some other something which probably lost money ;)) back when Maya recommended it around .14 a while back :(
    I will nibble around .19-.21 if it sees it
    9 May 2011, 09:38 PM Reply Like
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    Maybe you need to clear your cache or something? Right now it shows (ready to get C&P'd on again? ;-) May 09 06:18 PM.

    Another thing I've seen suggested by SA is to log out, clear you cache and log back in.

    HardToLove
    10 May 2011, 04:05 AM Reply Like
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    Sorry, but I have to do this:

    My favorite hot stock tip for you guys I already shared with my REE homeys:

    You ready??

    Its...

    [MAVS]
    9 May 2011, 09:36 PM Reply Like
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    I would stay out of oil and oil producers right now based on Comex's actions. Also I think it is clear there is a big overhang in oil and oil orders unlike silver. So someone got crushed and may get crushed further. Considering we don't know who has all the exposure and if they dump their inventory on the market demand for new contracts may wane for at least a month or two.
    9 May 2011, 10:51 PM Reply Like
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    Article by William Pesek on inflation in Asia and locals gold speculating to counter it: www.bloomberg.com/news...
    10 May 2011, 12:28 AM Reply Like
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    7:04 AM ATP Oil & Gas (ATPG): Q1 EPS of -$0.96 misses by $0.57. Revenue of $166.5M (+79% Y/Y) beats by $10.10M. Shares -4.6% premarket. (PR)
    10 May 2011, 07:18 AM Reply Like
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    Now stuck in evil cespool. Phys therapy, pain meds, sleep. rinse wash and repeat.

    Thoughts on silver. I am waiting for a retest of the lows last week or test above $40 to see if we are in the bottom yet. Have a ridiculous bid at $30 on a bar of silver at monex.

    Think we will repeat this May (delivery month) margin game for July delivery month and that will push metals really low for the summer doldrums. Metals usually bottom in August but July might be it for this year. Will have to see. For now Jack be nimble, jack be quick is the game I think folks should play. I am in to much of a doped up state to rationally play, might sleep right through it and lose my a$$. I am side lined for now.

    Best of luck folks. Just wanted to get that thought out. If next low is higher than last week its a good sign till the end of June when I think the Margin game comes again or the fear of it comes in its place.

    Reaffirming my $50 silver for December now, with manipulation included. Free market still eludes us but getting closer I hope. Physical buyers must have enjoyed the plunge making July delivery even more difficult, Manipulators forget about the reaction to every action.

    Now back to the recliner. I think I will burn it once I have recovered. Its become a prison with bad memories no longer a sanctuary after work.

    Sorry I f I was rambling, just trying to keep a clear thought for 5 minutes is a challenge.
    10 May 2011, 10:42 AM Reply Like
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    DG: Greetings. Hope your recovery is swift. CME may be loosing it's ability to lever prices lower. They may have chased all the money that's going to leave out of the silver market with all of these margin gyrations. There will come a day when they raise margins and no one pays attention because they are all cash deals. Won't that be funny? At that point all they could accomplish is driving prices higher by lowering margins and creating a bubble. That event will tell us the time to find the exits is near.
    10 May 2011, 10:51 AM Reply Like
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    Beacon Power (BCON) released earnings this morning. While there isn't anything stellar, there is solid progress. Added to (BCON). finance.yahoo.com/news...
    10 May 2011, 12:23 PM Reply Like
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    Talon Therapeutics (TLON) has initiated phase III testing of Marquibo in elderly patients. Phase II trial data should be released soon and I'm anticipating positive results or phase III would not be underway. finance.yahoo.com/news... This stock could top $2 by DEC. That being said I will reiterate that it's not for the faint of heart. While I have been in and out of it with good results for quite awhile this time around seems different. I'm in for the long haul.
    10 May 2011, 12:48 PM Reply Like
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    I'm a long time holder of Metropolitan Life (MET), as many of you know, and read their quarterly reports quite closely as they represent for me a bell weather of economic/financial conditions. This 10Q is very interesting as it indicates a growing concern regarding stagflation. Of course they don't come right out and say that but reading industry trends and economic indicators is enlightening. biz.yahoo.com/e/110510...
    10 May 2011, 01:29 PM Reply Like
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    Sold ATPG and TOO. I'm not eager to watch the exchange hammer oil "speculators" with repeated margin calls like they did to silver. Time to bail, until they run out of ammo, then get ready for wild volatility and unforeseen consequences...

    Added AG, GPL, PNPFF, QSURF, SLV, and SLW.

    Bought more physical silver and gold.
    10 May 2011, 01:36 PM Reply Like
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    I sold my ATPG gamer shares last Friday, because I figured they miss the quarterly, and the CME nonsense.

    After the sour opening it's amazing it's even on the day. Thinking this is not the only margin increase coming, plus it looks like oil should go down during the next few months, despite the calls by the big banks.

    May day trade the stock, but my thinking is to table this one until mid-summer.
    10 May 2011, 01:58 PM Reply Like
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    Gentlemen start your spinning wheels. Bond auction a big succes! Investors would have bought even more! Until you see that less than 50% went to direct or indirect bidders. The rest is being bought by banks, dealers and Uncle Sugar. I'm sure Ben only buys small quantities. www.marketwatch.com/st...
    10 May 2011, 02:46 PM Reply Like
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    Up to the minute NYSE action:

    NYSE Shares
    Advancing 1,409,178,900
    Declining 479,291,100
    Unchanged 34,147,500
    Stocks Above Moving Average
    > 20 Day Average 57.71%
    > 50 Day Average 59.75%
    > 100 Day Average 62.87%
    > 150 Day Average 70.67%
    > 200 Day Average 77.62%
    10 May 2011, 02:48 PM Reply Like
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    check this out: any opinions on this stock? INTER-CITIC MINERALS (Other OTC: ICMTF.PK )
    www.inter-citic.com/
    10 May 2011, 02:55 PM Reply Like
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    China gold mine. I have a hard time trusting Chinese miners, in general, even when they have a Canadian partner. Probably the objectivist/libertarian in me...
    10 May 2011, 03:07 PM Reply Like
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    I did very well with Jinshan and this one is probably going to be as good. However, we can't take China out of the equation when assessing risk.
    10 May 2011, 03:10 PM Reply Like
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    ATPG - wondering if the recovery act today is going to put pressure on the shorts and create a short squeeze. Tough being short when you can't make money off a "bad" earnings report.

    RNN, like TLON, is moving up on high volume today (double avg daily volume at 2:30pm for both).

    Thinking about TLON... think overall the market is due to rotate toward healthcare/pharma...

    AQSFF, nice two days... still no info on private placement (very annoyed on that - apologies, no one will talk to me)...

    Enjoying dumb luck with DF today... never bought enough... never thought my biggest gainer on a day would be dairy products.

    Not sure about precious metals... I'm selling nothing... but the last pull back doesn't feel like it completed... not sure... maybe silver has resumed trajectory, but this might be one heck of a dead cat bounce. I'm 50%+ in precious metals and holding until central banks change their ways regardless of ups/downs...

    Am agnostic on oil near term, but think there are more reasons for it to go higher than there are for it to go lower through summer 2012, and then post-2012 election cycle.
    10 May 2011, 03:02 PM Reply Like
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    ZLCS is up 14%+/- based on a really exciting conference call.
    At $2.53 a share, it still has a long way to run, imo.
    I'm long and buying.
    10 May 2011, 03:04 PM Reply Like
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    Our old friend PAL is getting absolutely hammered today, all sorts of bad news: finance.yahoo.com/news...

    Glad I got out of them a few months ago. I was just cogitating re-entering the platinum group miners...
    10 May 2011, 03:14 PM Reply Like
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    TB: Greetings. I was buying (PAL) last year at this time @ $4.14. I will probably buy more as soon as the bottom here is clear.
    10 May 2011, 03:27 PM Reply Like
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    Their production just went to pot, and they have jacked up their cost about $100 per ounce...

    Not the sort of changes which reassure me.

    I'd also look hard at their gold mine and base metal projects, before I took the plunge again.

    For now, I'm laying off that stock. Oddly enough, their problems appear to be helping the palladium price (at least, I'm seeing them crashing and burning and the price going up a little as indirectly connected). Less production and a much higher production cost might well mean a higher market price for their competition's product.
    10 May 2011, 03:34 PM Reply Like
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    Interesting that you should talk about buying physical today, TB. Because, palladium is still a buy, imo.
    10 May 2011, 03:45 PM Reply Like
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    I agree. We just don't make palladium jewelry, though I understand its become popular in China.
    10 May 2011, 04:42 PM Reply Like
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    IRT silver: How many bullets are left in the margin gun? July contracts ended up 3.7% @ $38.49. Did J.P.Morgan/Chase (JPM) sucsessfuly unwind their dire short positions? Can all the physical demands be met in the face of CBs buying by the boat load? Stand by for answers in next week's exciting episode of As the Stomach Turns.
    10 May 2011, 04:33 PM Reply Like
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    Checked up on how Norilsk is doing, and their new process is great for nickel and base metals, but leaves 100% of the platinum and palladium in the tailings (and in such a form that they are not readily retrievable, nor cost effective even to try). This cuts the world supply of those metals quite a bit...

    This was speculated upon last year, but now that they have made the change, its no longer speculation.

    PAL may indeed pan out as a good pick, robert...
    10 May 2011, 04:58 PM Reply Like
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    TB: Greetings. I love the pun! A miner that might "Pan out." LOL. I thought HTL and I were punsters, we've got nothing on you.
    10 May 2011, 05:07 PM Reply Like
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    I always play the straight man. If I smile, its not funny.
    10 May 2011, 05:10 PM Reply Like
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    TB, I've been following that possibility with Norilsk for a little while, got wise to it from Mark Anthony on SA - is it indeed now a fact? Would you mind giving the link for that? (I did a quick search, didn't turn anything up on it.)
    If it is, I'm loading up on SWC.
    10 May 2011, 11:15 PM Reply Like
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    Sorry, I double checked the source and it is NOT reliable, and not current, either.

    Norilsk used their old line last quarter, and it would appear will continue using pyro methods (palladium production was still there, though down slightly 1%).

    www.nornik.ru/en/press.../

    Looks like they will continue to develop the Activox process, and keep the Demonstration plant in Botswana running, but the higher costs they mention have caused them to shelve the Tati project, looks like. I suspect the record high prices for Platinum and particularly Palladium has something to do with that decision...

    Sorry if I got anyone excited with my loose musings!
    10 May 2011, 11:39 PM Reply Like
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    (CPST): "Greenvironment receives record order from Russia for the delivery of a 4 MW-micro gas turbine plant "

    Greenvironment had been sort of quiet through the majority of the financial crises. But they posted a few months back that the financial markets looked much better and they had initiated several moves to begin aggressively pushing CCHP, waste gas, wastewater treatment, entering new European markets, etc.

    Here's the first results and I predict they will become one of Capstone's better distributors.

    This order will be installed in the last quarter of '11 and 1st quarter of '12.

    Hang on to your jet-packs folks - the ride for Capstone is just beginning.

    Thanks and a Tip of the old Fedora to Mappamondo at InverstosHub for this post, translated from the original language.

    investorshub.advfn.com...

    HardToLove
    10 May 2011, 04:59 PM Reply Like
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    H.T.Love: Greetings. That is good news. Thanks for the heads up.
    10 May 2011, 05:09 PM Reply Like
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    Looking over the platinum group miners...

    PAL, SWC, AGPPY, IMPUY, LNMIY, AQPTY, NMPNF, PLG...
    10 May 2011, 05:06 PM Reply Like
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    CPST looks to be hitting their recent high. Good Job HT. It looks like Nuance's acquisition isn't greeted well by the market but makes some sense in terms of their focus on digital content management which is not a bad market. If they stock with Apple's attempts to undermine digital content management leader Adobe they may be onto something.
    10 May 2011, 05:16 PM Reply Like
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    Check out CBAID today. Finished the day up 135%, and closed down 20% from the highs of the day. This happened on the heels of a reverse stock split Monday. Congratulations to anyone who got that one... geez. (ticker will revert to CBAI 20 business days from May 9... June 7th, I think)
    10 May 2011, 06:08 PM Reply Like
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    Opinion..

    I only need 8 different year ASE coins and i will have my own full collection from 1986 when they strarted until 2011. Do you thik it is worth buying those coins about 45 bucks each and build my own book for future sale??

    Just a thought !!!

    ACE
    10 May 2011, 07:25 PM Reply Like
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    I can't help mixing in some politics. It appears the post office lost $2.2 Bil in the first quarter--just three months!
    You think we'd miss them if they closed shop? It's time to privatize!
    news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20...
    10 May 2011, 07:33 PM Reply Like
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    "Universal service" is always a profit killer. It is for landline phone companies (always was), and it is for the Post Office. 6 day service (soon to become 5 day, I believe) has something to do with it, too.

    I believe there is a formula whereby the Postal Service could be transformed into a corporation operating as a public utility (similar to an electric company). Regulated at the state and national level, but without the backstop of the treasury.
    10 May 2011, 08:21 PM Reply Like
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    466 page report analyzing the USA as if it were a corporation by Mary Meeker (now with Kleiner Perkins):
    www.kpcb.com/usainc/

    Direct link to PDF:
    www.kpcb.com/usainc/US...

    Nothing that will shock anyone here, but nice to see the data all in one place. They're selling copies of the report on Amazon for $18, so I'm not sure how long they'll leave the free online version available.
    11 May 2011, 08:05 AM Reply Like
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    Thanks - I've saved a copy so I can forward down the road if someone wants it, via e-mail.

    OMG! She thanks Al Gore for his contribution, among others.

    I automatically suspect its veracity! :-))

    They're making the slide portion available freely on-line, so it should not go away.

    HardToLove
    11 May 2011, 08:16 AM Reply Like
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    seekingalpha.com/insta...

    OK, error messages have arrived again, time to move along to the new QC!

    Everyone watch your step when boarding the ore carriers, sorry folks, but Circon III has no regularly scheduled passenger service...

    All Abooooooard!
    11 May 2011, 09:00 AM Reply Like
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