i respect your opinion however i find it hard to accept a blackout was called for a nr stating what we already knew and informing us of the mining stock reports coverage of sli..it would make sense the last nr was to satisfy the sec as was discussed at the time. its also my understanding a blackout can last from 3 to 60 days. i looked it up online at the time and thats what i found. when i get home from work ill look for the link to the blackout definition.. if my info is correct that gives quite a window for a nr and coincides with keeping sqeaky clean. ;) mikxx1