I'm still surprised, but not shocked, that news didn't come out this past week. Funny thing about being away..... sometimes we expect great changes to take place while we're gone but life just plods along just like a soap opera........ and speaking of soap operas.... the NOT board has been in fine form. I see we are still in waiting mode with the associated tensions being expressed.

There were two strong indications for me that there would be something of an uncomfortable delay in observable progress. The first was when one of our posters was asked by J.H. "you're long aren't you?" (interpretation: there is going to be something of a wait so I hope you're going to hang in there) and R.N.s comment to me, "things take time, you have to wait like the rest of us" with the added encouragement "keep your eye out" implying good stuff coming in spite of the wait. Personally, I can't think of anything in my life that has come easily or quickly that was of any value, so I don't anticipate any changes in this pattern regarding NOT. I do, however, anticipate a barrage of reporting that is going to release the investor tension. We have many stories of what happens to people when they have too much time on their hands and too little direction. We also have phrases such as "lest we forget" that remind us of human nature in life and likewise on this board. It is simply a fact that some posters are leveraged so the wait is hurting them more than others. It is unfortunate that some will have to cash in before the sp takes off, but take off it will. If you are in NOT, you are in a good place. I look forward once again to something interesting this week. We begin another week and are closer yet to the news. When it finally comes, I expect to be smiling. Directive for this week?..... "keep your eye out!"

Splits, TSX listing, E2/3, W.L., % Buyouts, the new lab and most importantly.... the unknown (previous examples being the glory hole at W.F. and the the big strike at D.E).