The markets are moving not so much sideways but in an upward trend. The banks are strengthening and the oil companies are again hitting us with more expensive fuel. Everything seems to be falling back into place. Only one thing left to do. Buy you shares if you can. If you can't make sure you hold what you have. We will be going for a ride this year...just don't be impatient...as it is very easy to do right now. No one should think we won't be gaining momentum in our stock valuation this year as majors start knocking with offers. This is only being held back by the fact we still have outstanding news and they want to know what it is. I'm buying what I can when I can. I won't get rich if we take off, but I'll feel good for doing it. I hope everyone here still feels the same because if you don't the hedgies will take you down. Keep the chin up and be willing to take a few knocks now so you are better off down the road. We'll do fine. Don't worry. This market is getting the smell of the final sell offs coming to an end. The bottom is very near. Some companies have already reversed and gained up to 400% over their prices a couple of months ago. They haven't dropped down much so they were'nt pumps and dumps. This is the beginning of good things ahead. This is why we're here. Lets enjoy it if we can and look forward to better days ahead. Patience has been the mainstay with Noront. Patience remains the mainstay. Impatience will kill our investors very quickly right now. They can't take your shares if you don't put stop losses on them. At the valuation we are at now there is little to no reason to risk losing shares with over protective investing. Keep the stop losses off or the hedges will drop the price and remove your shares for you. Funny enough right after that happens you will notice the stock price will have a spike. That is where frustration brews. Keep the straight and narrow and you'll be better off a year from now, maybe even 3 months.

As far as people leaving is concerned, I'm afraid nothing can be done. AG has done some damage and the damage control hasn't done much to give confidence back to the posters we have counted on for good investment input. I trust we will have new posters come onto the board that will provide valued input. I hate to see people leave that likely did not wish to. I think its time to get past it and maybe they'll return over time.

As far as Agoracom is concerned, I hope they do the right thing and not just make minor damage control maneuveurs. This was not minor and does not warrant minor damage control. This forum had a great deal of respect for the people running it. Iwould like to think we can maintain that trust and take comfort that one employee's misdemeanors were not a result of his company's directions. I, personally feel it was an isolated incident and that the whole issue should be dealt with firmly and then we should all move on. I trust others here feel the same. This is too good a forum to let political issues ruin its main objective.

I trust everone is well and hope that we get to see some good price movement in the near future. Nothing should hold us back once the majors start to bite.

All the best,

Mustangman