"IR professionals have to get their heads in the game:"

And this seems to be exactly what Noront Resources current BoD has directed their IR contractor to do.

Note that corraling Retail Investors and Controling Information Disimination is also ESSENTIAL to the Survival of ALL IR Firms.

With Web Technology and Web Sites such as this Web Site, the more Traditional IR Firms are no longer necessary to the Retail Investor. Not that these IR's ever really worked to the Best Interests of Retail Investors. Their reason for Being was always to assist the Corporate Entities ( Operating Companies and the Financial Investment Industry) in directing and controling. And IR Companies/Services are No longer necessary so long as Companies like Noront Resources look to the FUTURE and Go With the BEST most effective Mode of Information Dissemination and Public Promotion. And Setups like Agoracom are the Future.

But with this, the Investment/Private Financing Industry is no longer able to direct/manipulate the Masses into following their intended direction and doing so by needing to channel their Investment Cash through the various Funds Managers with their hefty "FEES for Simple Service". The Investment/Private Financing Industry is loosing Control of where and HOW Individuals are channeling their Investment Cash. This spells the vast shrinkage, if NOT the END, of Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds Operations and their consequent Influence and Control. Much More threatening to these Funds existance and viability than is the recent Forced De-leveraging.

Expecting we are experiencing much more than simple Manipulation for the purpose of Someone wanting to Control Noront Resources. We are experiencing Manipulation in addition to this specific Corporation ControlEffort. The Manipulation on a Broader Scale is an attempt by the Investment Fund Industry to keep/maintain their GRIP on Corporate Investment Financing in General.

These Entities are heading the way of Full Service Stock and Bond Brokers. MASSIVE Re-sizing and Re-orientatin in business structure and mode of Operation.

Holding Tight to your Personally Managed Cash Investment(s) in companies as VALUABLE as is Noront Resources will help ensure you get the Biggest BANG for your Investemnt Buck. And will greatly weaken the ability of the Investment Hedge Fund Types to control YOUR Investment Cash they seek to Collect such HIGH Management FEES on.

Just another BIG Issue/Game we have to Bide Our Time with in realizing our Individual Investment Goal(s).

Old Joe

PS: Out to Brunch Now.

Have a very pleasant and VERY much more GREEN Day to ALL!