Maybe my old retired memory is failing me, BUT that was NOT a shot at FWR it was a hostile take-over attempt that peeved off FWR share holders, to the extent they wanted nothing to do with Noront...(read How not to make friends and influence people)

I do agree it would have been great to have them on our side now..as now we see what we are up against..CLF (hindsight is20/20)

Some people on this forum are like ostriches and keep their heads buried in the sand, loving the status quo....don't rock the boat..don't make waves ..don't think outside the box ...and other tired axioms..if that were the case we would still be using slide rules.

Think internet ...I-pad...I remember my dearly departed mother "If you don't make waves the pond will soon become stagnant and nothing will live in it"

Golly gee we took a chance a few years ago when we bought this stock now we have nothing to lose except a slow death as the stock declines and ultimately CLIFFS... and everything to gain if we take an opportunity to have joint ventures with some of the others in the ROF

STMF