at the end of WWII a plot was uncovered in which the Germans had printed billions in counterfeit us dollars in an attempt to devalue the us dollar and cause u.s. economic chaos. George bush has cause the same devaluation in todays us dollar with his handling of the economy. recently the us dollar has made a comeback, which in my opinion, is an attempt by bush to save face for the republicans for the election. the commodity sector has been hit very hard as people withdraw their funds from the sector. there is a large amount of cash on the sidelines. all commodity stocks have suffered, whether good or bad. the time is near for consolidation as the u.s. dollar will again fall the price of gold will go up. the money will again flow into the commodity sector but not to every stock. the quality stocks will be the big benefactor. noront is one of those quality stocks that will be rewarded for the world class deposit they have. it is painful to watch the sp dragged down by general market conditions but this is short term and the coming consolidation will push noront to the front of the commodities pack.