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tc my usual technique is to scan my puter for files or folders containing the word.............and then deleting the file from there.But so far scanning for CABEDIAL or 13.F turns up nothing.
Yes I am sure about the spelling.I couldnt find any info on it either except on a russian site which I couldnt understand,of course.They probably said "pay us and we will tell you how to get rid of our virus".
My safe mode appears not to function properly.Doesnt look anything like safe mode in other ms systems.Takes a long time to load and then a small black square in the centre screen with a blinking cursor waiting for some command.No desktop.
trojan horse dialer 13.F
AVG says it has found one file infected with a VIRUS.It also says it cannot deal with it.Spybot and Adaware also detect this problem and say AVG should deal with it.
The file is....
C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\CABEDIAL.DLL
The system is XP.
Any suggestions ?
I am not competent to mess with the registry and stuff like that.
I wonder how they sort it out when the stock you buy originates from a naked short on a foreign exchange.When you sell it they find out it was a "pretend" stock?Actually I dont know how or if a naked short can get from the Berlin exchange to the naz.
This is interactive brokers I am talking about.
I have not heard good things about Fidelity.
bitch whine sob.....
I sold a big position in my IRA last Friday.Today I still dont have any funds cleared.I asked them why.They said because today is a bank holiday.It is taking a whole week to get the money.If they can have electronic one day clearance for checks why cant they do it for non margin accounts?Is it because the crooks like to use the money for free while they fart around?
P500 looking ahead - resiliency
by: Casual_Techwatcher 11/11/04 06:00 am
Msg: 462498 of 462535
Since its retest low @1095.3 on 10/25, SP500 has been going up in a virtual straight line, breaking above the 7-month downtrend line. After a 72-point run reaching a post election high @1167.7 on 11/05, SP500 has been attempting to pullback for the last 3 days, but only managed to shave off a paltry 3 points. This resiliency indicates that the stock market will soon march to fresh highs in coming days.
I have added another 20% long positions at the 1166 level ===> currently long 100% max position.
Please do your own D/D should you decide to take action.
JMHO
Casual Techwatcher
11/11/04
Dan,what do you think of that release?AGT seems like good value to me here.Despite the comment about another loss for the quarter he hints that it may be the last one.
Looks like a significant rise in gold/silver last hour.Dollar sinking.I am surprised no one else comented.Is Greenspan going to say something about interest rates tomorrow?
Pretty darn interesting Dan
Thanks for posting that.
nquiries from Americans wanting to move to New Zealand have "exploded" since George W Bush was re-elected president.
The Immigration Service's website had 10,300 hits from the United States the day after the election. Usually it gets 2500 hits a day.
And the phones of its US marketing directors in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Portland, Oregon, have been ringing nonstop since the election.
Marketing director Don Badman said there had been up to 300 telephone calls and emails a day.
"We've been doing this for 11 months and it's been building up to about six to eight calls a day, but from Thursday it's exploded. It really started picking up from 11pm the night of the election."
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that many Americans were inquiring about moving to New Zealand, Australia and Canada as a result of the election.
A Canadian website is reaching out to help weary liberal Americans, asking Canadians to marry someone from south of the border.
"Open your heart and your home. Marry an American. Legions of Canadians have already pledged to sacrifice their singlehood to save our southern neighbours from four more years of cowboy conservatism," jokes the site, set up by a Toronto humour magazine.
To convince Americans to come on up, the site mentions that Canada is a liberal utopia with universal health care and, in some provinces, gay marriage.
"We envision a movement where everyone wins: Freedom of expression and a politically convenient marriage with love and igloos for all."
Ok gtober.That list looks like genuine aussie humour to me and it encourages me to fly Qantas.
So you think because Qantas have never had a major accident they must be about to have one?
Qantas Pilot Gripes: After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form called a "Gripe Sheet", which conveys to the mechanics problems with the aircraft that need repair. The mechanics respond with what remedial action was taken. Here are some actual logged maintenance complaints and problems as submitted by Qantas pilots and the solution recorded by maintenance engineers. Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.
Pilot: Left inside main tyre almost needs replacement.
Solution: Almost replaced left inside main tyre.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're there for.
P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
From yahoo gold pro
POG looking ahead - PM fix crucial
by: Casual_Techwatcher 11/05/04 09:34 am
Msg: 459704 of 459774
If today's PM fix is above 429.00, my system would generate an important 'BUY' signal, signifying a high probability of an imminent breakout above 430.
CT
Wrong!Cowplop = methane eom
$80 Oil, Here We Come!!!
by Bill Powers, Editor
Canadian Energy Viewpoint
November 4, 2004
In January of this year, I put together an article that appeared in the February issue that laid out the case for and against $50 oil. While the arguments against $50 oil have been thoroughly discredited, most market observers still do not understand that the price of oil will continue to head much higher. In this issue, I will examine several of the reasons why the price of oil will not significantly pull back from today’s levels and is likely to reach the $80 mark within the next 24 months.
At the foundation of many oil analysts’ argument for lower oil prices is the belief that OPEC can control the price of oil and use its spare capacity to keep the price within acceptable limits. There is one main reason this line of thinking is not valid -- OPEC has no spare capacity whatsoever. OPEC, or more specifically Saudi Arabia, has given several indications over the past two years that it will increase production to keep oil prices at palatable levels, yet we continue to see oil prices reach new highs.
I believe OPEC’s ability to increase prices is a geological impossibility since Saudi Arabia’s Ghawar field is dying. Ghawar, the world’s largest oil field, produces approximately 4.5 million barrels of oil per day and has been on production since 1951. Due to the outstanding work of Matt Simmons, the world has become increasingly aware of the high water cuts at Ghawar and several other large fields in Saudi Arabia. According to Mr. Simmons, the use extensive of water injection wells has provided an illusion of stable production at Ghawar and elsewhere. Water injection wells are designed to push the oil column to the producing well bores and keep reservoir pressure high. However, as the amount of water produced along with oil increases, production often heads into a steep decline. High water cuts at Ghawar (7 million barrels of water a day according to Simmons) are a clear indication that the world’s largest field is about to head into a steep and irreversible decline
From a pro on a yahoo board
Re: CT's trading signal - extending lon
by: Casual_Techwatcher 11/03/04 12:35 pm
Msg: 458372 of 458479
gold_good_bonds_better_cash_king:
Now, I don't mind throwing in my 2 cents worth, but please don't blame it on me in case you didn't profit from my advice.
I don't look at European or Chinese stocks. I see China trying to slow their growth, so why would you look at Chinese stocks at all? Europe is way behind the U.S. economy, and the only reason one would look over there is possibly for the stronger Euro. Then, you can always buy Euro futures as a hedge.
I strongly believe SP500 has embarked on the 3rd leg of the bull market that started in Mar/03. The current upswing may meet profit-taking down the road, but the trend is clearly UP. This rally will run at least until Mar/05, with a minimum target of 1225/1275.
I would look to increase my longs in SP500 futures in the near future. Currently slightly long around 15%.
Thanks
CT
I wish they could produce more silver.
Rimfire Minerals Corporation (TSX VENTURE:RFM) and Northgate Minerals Corporation (AMEX:NXG) (TSX:NGX) are pleased to provide a program update for the Companies' RDN project. Three target areas were tested with 2,499 metres of drilling in nine holes. Several precious metal bearing intervals were intersected; however these are interpreted as veins and breccias that are unlikely to have economic significance. The most important result of the program was the discovery of native silver at a volcanic/sediment contact in an area (Blind Fault) that has not been previously explored. This discovery, along with discovery of a gold and silver mineralized boulder in a second area (Arctic grid) that has only been superficially explored is very encouraging in such prospective rock types. On the basis of these discoveries, Northgate has committed to funding the 2005 exploration program with the aim of discovering a deposit similar to the Eskay Creek Mine, located 40 km to the south.
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Osama's appearance in pantomime upsets parents
02 November 2004
A children's pantomime of Aladdin, staged in Auckland at the weekend, ended with the character of Osama bin Laden belting out a rendition of Frank Sinatra's New York, New York.
A Mt Eden parent who took his two pre-schoolers to the play at the Logan Campbell Centre on Saturday said he was appalled when "bin Laden" appeared at the end of the play - just as the wicked uncle Jasar was transported back to the cave by the genie.
Later the character signed books with "Love Osama", a reference to the al Qaeda terrorist leader who appeared in videotape which emerged at the weekend and electrified the United States presidential battle.
The parent who saw the Auckland pantomime has complained to Southern Stars Charitable Trust, the organisation which commissioned the play and donates the profits to Radio Lollipop.
The inclusion of "bin Laden" was callous, he said, a "calculated political statement".
"It was totally out of context and bizarre," said the parent. "I spoke to a few people afterwards and they couldn't believe it.
"I'm sure those who lost loved ones in New York, Bali and Madrid would agree."
"We had gone expecting a bit of escapism in the afternoon. It was meant to be real kids' stuff ... then Osama bin Laden started singing New York, New York. It was unbelievably offensive and inappropriate. There was just a stunned silence."
Director David Coddington said the item was intended as a spoof. Bin Laden was hiding in the same cave as the wicked uncle and no longer wanted to be a terrorist but a singer.
Mr Coddington said the bin Laden character had appeared in the production two years ago without complaint. That time he wanted to be Britney Spears.
"The play is aimed at kids but because parents are there too this was just an aside joke at the end that parents would catch on to. It would be over the children's heads."
Mr Coddington was surprised at the complaint and said the Sinatra song was not intended to have any relevance to September 11.
"It wasn't meant to be offensive. If I have caused anyone offence I apologise, I'm sorry that's happened. It was very much tongue in cheek."
A spokeswoman for Southern Stars Charitable Trust said she had received only one complaint about the play, which had raised $71,500 for Radio Lollipop, the in-house radio station at Starship Children's Hospital, KidzFirst at Middlemore and the Manukau Super Clinic
Its way ahead of future source and Kitco.
Where you get your quotes?
Why is NXG so cheap?It has not kept pace with similar miners.Do the insiders know something we dont?
ov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Gold prices may rise for a second week on speculation of increased demand from investors seeking an alternative asset to U.S. stocks, bonds and the dollar, a Bloomberg survey showed.
Twenty-one of 52 traders, investors and strategists surveyed on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 from Sydney to New York urged investors to buy gold this week. Thirteen advised clients to sell, and 18 recommended no action on the precious metal.
Gold rose 3.5 percent in October, outperforming a 1.4 percent rise in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index as the dollar fell 2.8 percent against the euro. Gold's rally shows some investors, including in the Middle East, see the metal as a better bet than U.S. assets, said Pierre Lassonde, president of Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp., the world's largest gold producer.
``The Arabs are not coming to the U.S.,'' Lassonde, 57, said in an interview last week. ``They're not putting money in the U.S. What they are buying is real estate in Beirut. They're buying euros. They're diversifying outside of currencies and they're buying gold. They have a great affinity to gold.''
Lassonde said he was ``very well received'' on a trip to Abu Dhabi and Kuwait three weeks ago to drum up interest in the Denver-based company's shares.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.9 percent last week to $429.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, the seventh gain in eight weeks. Prices reached a 15-year high of $433 on April 1. A futures contract is an obligation to buy or sell a commodity.
Gold and Dollar
The majority of gold investors and analysts correctly forecast the market's direction 15 times in the 28 weeks since the start of the Bloomberg survey.
Gold's 0.8 percent surge on Friday came as the dollar fell against the euro. The dollar's 21 percent decline against a basket of currencies since the start of U.S. President George W. Bush's term will probably be prolonged this week, according to a separate Bloomberg survey.
About 90 percent of the drop in the dollar is responsible for the higher gold price, and the rest is due to increased jewelry demand, Lassonde said. ``Jewelry sales have gone up in the last six months,'' he said. Jewelers are the biggest users of gold.
Gold would rise if Senator John Kerry wins the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 2, and fall if Bush stays in office, said Rajini Panicker, head of research at Mumbai-based Refco Commodities India Pvt. A Kerry win would be negative for the dollar, he said.
Kerry, Stocks, Dollar
``If Kerry wins, look for the equity market to tank, along with the dollar,'' said Leonard Kaplan, president of Evanston, Illinois-based Prospector Asset Management, who says gold is a sell this week. ``The gold market will not be able to penetrate significant technical resistance at the $430 to $432 price level.''
Gold reached a six-month high of $432 on Oct. 25, buoyed by concern the U.S. won't attract enough capital to fund a shortfall in trade and investments, reducing the value of the dollar.
``The outcome of the election is unlikely to change that view since it shouldn't change structural problems'' such as the U.S. trade and federal budget deficits, said Alexander Zumpfe, a Frankfurt-based analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
Last week, Newmont raised its forecast of bullion prices to trade between $400 and $475 an ounce over the next 12 to 15 months, up from a previous forecast of $380 to $450.
Newmont raised its forecast because the record U.S. current account deficit has widened more than expected, requiring the dollar to fall even more, Lassonde said. The shortfall was a record $166.2 billion in the second quarter.
`Dollar Will Fall'
``At the end of the day, the dollar will fall more against the euro and a huge amount against the Asian currencies,'' Lassonde said.
Investor demand may get a boost as Gold Bullion Securities Ltd. plans to offer gold-backed shares on the Johannesburg stock exchange on Nov. 2 under the name of NewGold Issuer Ltd. Each share is equivalent to one hundredth of an ounce of gold.
Gold Bullion Securities sold an additional 100,000 ounces of gold-backed shares on the London Stock Exchange last week, to bring assets under management up 25 percent in the past month to about $800 million. Each share under that program is equal to a tenth of an ounce.
``We see good physical demand out of India,'' said Bernard Sin, chief precious metals trader at MKS Finance SA in Geneva. ``We also see a good amount of scrap supply from the Far East.''
Hedge-fund managers and other large speculators increased their net-long position in New York gold futures in the week ended Oct. 26, according to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data.
Speculative long positions, or bets prices will rise, outnumbered short positions by 127,895 contracts on the Comex, the Washington-based commission said. Net-long positions rose by 6,981 contracts, or 6 percent, from a week earlier.
Oil bubble may bounce.
Oil may bounce at about $45 and rise to new highs.
Euro' impact on POG in the nearterm
by: Casual_Techwatcher 10/28/04 02:14 am
Msg: 453764 of 453813
From 10/12's closing @12317, Dec Euro rallied 9 days in a row to the recent high @12794, gaining a total of 477 points. In the subsequent 2 days of retreat, Euro gave back 92 points, or merely 19% of the runup to a close @12702 on 10/27. Given the super strong momentum breaking out of its 7-month triangle, Euro should be at the early stages of a major rally. Occasional profit-taking is to be expected along the way.
In the very short term, if history is any guide, it would be difficult to get a 3-day down on Euro. In other words, Euro might have reached a short term pullback low on Wed or by early Thu, and the rally would resume, aiming at above the 12800 level.
As POG's profit-taking on Wed was induced by Euro, a resurging Euro in coming days would likewise lead POG to higher levels, aiming at breaking above the 430 fixing level, and the 433 Dec gold.
JMHO
Casual Techwatcher
10/27/04
Damn the torpedoes
Oil continuing down.
Beige book good.
Full speed ahead!
Euro/yen seem to be holding up but PM's taking a hit.
Future source.The free data is more delayed than I thought.I thought it was about 20min delay.Obviously not.
Future source still showing light crude at $55? eom
AGT and GPXM,this has probably been posted before***
lo Gold and Golden Phoenix close the gap on ore reserves
By Freddie Mooche - Senior Financial Columnist
The companies, which were featured in a story Friday, announced doubling ore reserves for Apollo and permitting nearing completion for the mineral-rich Ashdown property for Golden Phoenix.
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March 17, 2004 (AXcess News) Denver CO - Apollo Gold Corporation (TSX:APG) (AMEX:AGT) reports the audited results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2003, doubling its ore reserves. While Golden Phoenix (OTCBB: GPXM) announced nearing completion of its permit to operate the six-square mile Ashdown property in Humboldt Nevada.
R. David Russell, President and CEO stated in a press release Tuesday that "2003 was an important transitional year for Apollo as it was our first full year of production at Florida Canyon and the resumption of production, in April 2003, at Montana Tunnels. Our task in 2004 is to operate these assets efficiently, increasing our gold production while lowering our cash costs, while we continue developing our advanced stage exploration projects, Black Fox and Standard Mine. Our largest achievement in 2003 was the Company's 105% increase to our gold reserves from 940,000 ounces to 1,928,000 ounces."
The Florida Canyon open pit, heap leach gold mine is located in northwestern Nevada, approximately 42 miles southwest of Winnemucca.
In 2003 Florida Canyon was Apollo's largest producer of gold, with 101,811 ounces, compared to 121,516 ounces in 2002. Total cash costs for the year were US $285 per ounce gold compared to 2002 of $243 per ounce and total production costs in 2003 and 2002 were US $325 per ounce and $288 per ounce respectively. 2003 was a year of mining transition for Florida Canyon with total cash costs rising. As gold reserves had been depleted in the three historic open pits, mining moved into two newly developed pits with associated longer ore haulage, combined with marginally lower grades, resulting in higher unit costs and lower gold production compared to historical averages. Florida Canyon is expected to produce approximately 110,000 ounces of gold during 2004.
Revenues for the 4th quarter 2003 were $20.8 million, with revenue for 2003 of $66.8 million from the sale of 145,935 ounces of gold, 471,200 ounces of silver, 21.8 million pounds of zinc and 10.8 million pounds of lead.
During the year 2003 Apollo achieved an average realized price per ounce of gold of $359 compared to $315 per ounce in 2002.
Axcess News had reported on Apollo Friday in a story covering gold mining companies with Nevada operating claims (See, "Gap in Gold Production Looming"). Apollo was one of several companies found to be increasing reserves and bringing properties into production while others were several years behind causing a gap in gold production.
The story had featured Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB: GPXM) as well, pointing out that the junior mining company's own production estimates of 12,000 ounces annualized made it outperform its peers when operation capacity and capital were considered.
Both Apollo and Golden Phoenix were two companies pegged to show improved results in the coming year.
Golden Phoenix announced Tuesday that it was progressing in its permitting process for the mineral-rich Ashdown gold molybdenum property in Humboldt County, Nevada. The Ashdown property moves Golden Phoenix into a multi-mineral mining operation. The property currently consists of 187 mining claims, covering about 6 square miles and is controlled through a joint venture with Win-Eldrich Mines, Ltd.
Golden Phoenix has begun the permitting process for a pilot mill, designed to run about 100 tons per day of high-grade molybdenum ore and concurrent permitting for a production mill designed to process up to 1500 tons per day. The pilot mill will help the Company refine its recovery process for both gold and molybdenite ores. The Company reports that the starter feed for the pilot gravity and flotation recovery plant is currently stockpiled at the mine site. This material was previously mined for a large metallurgical test conducted more than ten years ago. It is estimated that considerable metal values lie in this stockpile, and the metal recovered could pay for this phase of the operation. Golden Phoenix plans to expand toward an open pit and a full underground mining operation once pilot mill production is underway and permitting is complete
Consumer confidence down-full speed ahead
Associated Press
Consumer Confidence Dips Lower Than Thought
Tuesday October 26, 10:11 am ET
By Anne D'Innocenzio, AP Business Writer
Consumer Confidence Falls for Third Straight Month; Decline Steeper Than Expected
NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumer confidence fell in October for the third consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday. The decline was steeper than expected.
The Consumer Confidence Index dropped 3.9 points to 92.8, down from a revised 96.7 in September, according to The Conference Board. Analysts had expected a reading of 94.
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"Subdued expectations, as opposed to eroding present-day conditions, were the major cause behind October's decline in consumer confidence," said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board's Consumer Research Center. "And, while consumers' assessment of the labor market this month showed a moderate improvement, the gain was not sufficient to ease concerns about job growth in the months ahead."
Economists closely track consumer confidence because consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of all U.S. economic activity.
The Expectations Index, one component of the Index that measures consumers' outlook over the next six months, declined to 92.0 from 97.7. Meanwhile, The Present Situation index dipped to 94.2 from 95.3.
until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy."
I wonder what the rational is for that.Today,in our society,if you dont keep your eyes open for the bad you could end up dead.
Some gold gurus consider the $28 area to be significant.If gold can close above $28 it is very bullish.
Yahoo miner boards are getting excited tonight.Futures down,dollar down,Japan down,gold and silver up.
Drop in copper price.I saw a report that Chinese authorities had increased margin requirements for copper traders on chinese exchanges.
OT humour
Angry Iranian burns car after getting ticket
22.10.2004 4.40 am
An incensed Iranian motorist doused his car in petrol and set it ablaze with a match after picking up a parking ticket.
Iran's ISNA student news service posted photographs of the charred shell of the car on its website and quoted witnesses describing the driver's frantic but fruitless pleas to the parking attendant not to issue a ticket.
"Extremely angry, he took a jerrycan of petrol out of the boot and set fire to his car," ISNA quoted a witness in south Tehran saying.
POG hits stiff resistance
by: Casual_Techwatcher 10/21/04 11:17 am
Msg: 449729 of 449744
POG met stiff resistance at today's AM fix @425.50, and similarly Dec gold was rejected from the 427 level at Comex both yesterday and today. As I commented yesterday, the 428.20 high fix reached in Jan/04 would be a formidable area to penetrate during the first try. POG would probably pull back one more time before attempting the 428.20 level.
On the other hand, Euro seems to have difficulty getting through 12650 today. If Euro retreats somewhat from this level, POG would probably pull back as well.
JMHO
CT
I shorted NWAC at $7.90.
I closed my ALK short for 85cents profit.
NAZ trin @ .7 ? eom