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Dan...Nice to hear from you. I hope you are still excited with NSDM. Board has turned more like RB. I am still long and hoping Walter and yourself find us Diamonds. Do you think Walter is reconsidering Ukraine with their recent elections?
Hockeypond...I still own NSDM. Patiently waiting for that one to move. Waiting for NSDM has now put me in a Long Term Gain situation for tax selling purposes. The potential can be large. I also feel DMXP has good potential. Hunch only. I have my fingers crossed that DMXP will start moving this winter.
I bought a lot more around this level. Really improves the average rate from .03. Lets hope Dr Barry pulls through.
The Ukraine's new President is just what NSDM needed. Walter will be able to continue focusing on its diamonds there with new stability and EU cooperation. The country was looking for change and now they will have it. Watch how much the Ukraine will promote diamond exploration there. This is a no brainer as long as you don't expect changes overnight. The foundation is forming.
Gooddoc...I hope you are right. I also have averaged in and would love to see a positive PR and prove the others wrong. I have not called Walter to ask because I feel too many callers become disruptive. I just hope you are honest with this board with what you report. I have owned NSDM for 1 year and will continue as long as I feel there is potential in the near future.
Ben...Thanks for posting Alex's email. I try and stay focused and believe his response. I try not to pay much attention to the bashers who lose some money and get disgruntled. I just bought more down here and and am waiting for the upticks. Stay positive and be patient.
I couldn't help myself. MACD starting to cross over to the up side. Positive email from Alex. Feeling a little positive today. I bought a few more shares.
Gooddoc...Nice call eom
NSDM announces $500,000 diamond exploration program for Manitoba
November 18, 2004 10:00:00 AM ET
BELLINGHAM, WA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - North Star Diamonds, Inc. (NQB Pink Sheets: NSDM), is in the final stages of selecting joint venture partners for the Manitoba diamond exploration program.
This program calls for $500,000.00 being spent on exploration before November 30, 2005. All the funds will be provided by the joint venture partners. Attracting joint venture partners is part of NSDMs strategy to add value to its diamond claims minimizing share dilution to its shareholders. NSDM will remain as the operating company for the exploration programs. The joint venture partners will be announced as the contractual formalities are concluded and regulatory approval is obtained.
Walter Stunder is attending the Manitoba Mining and Minerals Convention which is being held in Winnipeg from November 18th to the 20th. Of particular interest is the presentation by Dr. Harvey Thorleifson on the diamond indicator minerals of Western Manitoba, the area where NSDM has several diamond exploration programs.
Also, contracts for several more phases of geophysical work will be put out for tender. The average cost of each phase is in the vicinity of $10,000 to $15,000.00. Mr. Stunder will also be meeting with the diamond drilling contractors to determine the costs and availability of the drills. Drilling will commence when the ground is frozen which under normal conditions is mid December.
NSDM has located the claims using Computer Enhanced Geophysical Graphics, which is very useful in discovering kimberlite pipes and therefore Mr. Stunder is very optimistic in discovering diamonds in Manitoba. Mr. Stunder states "If there are diamonds in Manitoba, we will find them."
gooddoc...I'm still with ya. I haven't sold yet and would welcome any positive news. I have not called Walter but if your info is correct, I am encouraged. It has been tough waiting though. I bought a chunk of DMXP and still looking at FMNJ. Obviously this board has changed for the worse with all the bashers. So I hope you continue reporting your findings.
Ebz....Thanks. I was getting a little excited too soon. Anyways becoming close.
Ebz....Thanks. I was getting a little excited too soon. Anyways becoming close.
Big election in Ukraine this sunday. If Viktor Yanukovych gets elected, the country stays closely tied to Russia. If Viktor Yuschenko gets elected President, the Ukraine could join the EU. I think joining the EU would bring the stability Walter has been waiting for to continueexploring in the Ukraine. I have my fingers crossed.
iPass Awarded Department of Defense Blanket Purchase Agreement
October 19, 2004 08:04:00 AM ET
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Deann...Thanks for clearing that up. I never read that before so sorry for my ignorance. I thought it was amusing on RB.
I'm sorry Sorta...Did I hit a nerve??? eom
NSDM investors beware...interesting post on Raging Bull by ssob_..________ssob
Makes me wonder about many posters here who have supposedly owned NSDM at some point, spoke highly of this company, changed their tune and sold, BUT continue to stay here and bash this company. You know who they are!
Does this sound like some people we know"
By Tom Martin
aka "Steve Tracy"
aka "Firebird_1965"
Today I want to come clean about something I feel very badly about. I cannot undo some
of the things I have done, but hopefully this message will prevent other such occurrences
in the future.
I am a paid basher.
Yes, it is true. Today is my last day at this company; I?m moving on to a new job. But
before I go, I want to explain a few things because this just isn?t right and I won?t feel
good about myself until I expose this sham. It?s hurt too many people and I don?t want it
on my conscience anymore. I can no longer live with a lie.
I work for a company called Franklin, Andrews, Kramer & Edelstein in Stamford, CT.
Basically, it?s a Boiler Room much like the one in the movie of the same name. The
idea behind my group is to bash the price of a company?s stock down low enough to
where the group of investors who retained our company?s services can buy the stock
really cheap and perhaps even take it over all together.
There are approximately 70 people at the company divided into several groups. My
group, consisting of 5 people, is responsible for BIFS. While I probably shouldn?t give
any names of anyone working here now, what the heck, I?m leaving here, so what can
they do ? sue me? Ha! I can tell you that GUTTWRENCH was part of my group until he
left last week, as was Richardphx. Others who have been part of this include early
bashers like Epiphonics and Simontaz. You may be interested to know that some
hypsters, such as Amato7 and BIFWATCHER, have also been part of the scam (more
on that later).
There are several companies engaged in the bashing business ? ours is not the only
one. However, I can tell you that not every basher in here is a paid basher. Having done
this for two years, I can usually tell who is a paid basher and who is merely someone
having a little fun. While unpaid bashers have a different motive than someone like me,
they can be unwilling accomplices to helping me achieve my ultimate goal and they also
spread rumor and confusion throughout a room, which also helps me.
What is that goal? Well, I am merely a cog in a much larger machine, so my bosses
never really explained the big picture to me, but I?d say essentially, GUTTWRENCH was
right. There are several companies who are quite familiar with SWOMI and who are
deathly afraid of it.
There are three types of bashers here at Franklin, Andrews, Kramer & Edelstein:
Advanced, Intermediate and Beginner. An Advanced-level basher (also known as a
Silver Tongued Devil) would spread false or misleading information about the company.
They would deal in facts, countering every longs post with articles, news reports and
opinion surveys that gave a negative impression about the company.
An Intermediate-level basher (also known as a Serpent) would try to weasel their way
into the confidence of longs and create doubt using rumor or innuendo.
Finally, a Beginner-level basher (also known as a Pitchfork) would attempt to create
confusion in the room by distracting other posters with satire, name calling and
pointless arguments. The idea was to make sure no serious discussion of the stock
could take place. A Pitchfork was usually a basher, but not always. Sometimes, we
would throw in a hypster Pitchfork such as Amato7 or BIFSWATCHER to create the
illusion of an argument going on. What was really funny (in a perverse way, I guess) was
that Amato7 and I sat next to each other, laughing the whole time.
I was a Pitchfork. I was paid a base wage of $12 an hour for my services. I was given a
$1 bonus for every post over 100 per day as well as a monthly bonus of $100 for every
penny the stock had dropped from the previous month. I was also paid a bonus for
bashing on weekends. While this may not sound like much, I made a decent, though
dishonorable, paycheck.
Each of us sat in a small half-cubicle in a cluster with our teammates. Each group
(usually five people) was made of three beginners (two who would bash and one who
would hype), one intermediate and one advanced level basher. Occasionally for some
of the hotter stocks, one of the beginners would be replaced by an intermediate
depending on how much the stock was rising. BIFS was a low-level stock, meaning it
got the 3-1-1 configuration.
Somehow, I get the feeling that JPACK2 may have worked for a basher company or
knows someone who does because the "Basher Handbook" he occasionally posts is
eerily similar to the one we actually use. While not a word-for-word match, I?d say it is
about 90 percent the same. We do have certain rules that we follow.
First, we have to develop a character and stay within that character in order to build a
"following." My character, "Firebird_1965," was a sarcastic, obnoxious supporter of free
speech, but only when it came to bashers.
Next, we had to follow certain guidelines on what we could say. We were urged to have
an "answer" to every long?s question, but we were to frame that answer in a way that
ridiculed the questioner for asking such a question. However, we were never to use
profanity or vulgarity because that would cause people to ignore us. We were to make
fun of people, but in a civil way. The idea was to get "play," i.e. ? reaction from other
posters. The more play we got, the more the room would be disrupted. Ignored posters
get no play. One exception would be the hypster ? since they were "defending" the
stock against our onslaught, they got a little more leeway. People would side with the
hypster because they thought he was real since he appeared to be on their side, but
was really on ours, setting us up to disrupt the room. Padelcars is quite good at this and
gets paid very well.
I?ve worked on BIFS, TSRG, MXII for about three months now. In addition to the Firebird_1965 alias,
I?ve used a few others on the BIFS and several other boards as well. I stuck with
Firebird_1965 because it was the one that got the most play from other posters.
In closing, I feel absolutely terrible about this. It?s just awful how I?ve been part of a scam
designed to cheat honest, hard-working people out of their investments all for the
benefit of a few wealthy people who already have enough money to last a lifetime.
These greedy people MUST be stopped. That?s why I?m posting this before I leave. I
want to make up for some of the damage I?ve done. I can?t live with this lie anymore. You
can?t imagine how hard it is to look at myself in the mirror each morning knowing my job
is to cheat and lie.
I have to go now, I?m too broken up to continue. I hope this confession can make up for
my sordid deeds; I would urge everyone who reads this to copy and repost it as many
times as you can. Only by shining the light of truth can we drive these rats back into the
darkness from whence they came. Believe me, they don?t want publicity.
I hope all of you can forgive me and save me a seat on that Rnke rocket to the moon. If
this helps, let me leave you with this?
GO Rnke!!
With fervent remorse,
Tom Martin
aka "Steve Tracy"
aka "Firebird_1965"
ssob
Tekoah19...I tried buying at .006 but couldn't get hit. I bought a bunch at .007 and .008. I like the chart technically. But we need good solid positive news from DMXP. I liked the PR and am sitting patiently. I think there was a lot of interest to buy down there. This company has a lot of potential both in Montana and Bolivia.
goodoc...waiting for your Bolivian stock symbol???
Not a bad close considering it traded at .006 earlier. Technically it looks positive from here.
MM are getting nervous. All kind of signals going on now. They are short and realizing they can not get any shares down here. They try to shake your confidence into selling but don't. We will be higher shortly.
Shepper...do not worry about the day to day crap. There is 180 million shares o/s and when DMXP hits the share price is going to be pretty high. The PR sounds positive and just go with it. I just averaged down because I am a big believer in this one. The charts look good also. Looks like 0.006 should be support for the positive trend. I am in and liking it.
mtmony...too bad the stock price is not reflecting the good news. Maybe time to buy more and take advantage of incredible cheap prices.
Nice close yesterday. Hopefully this is momentum for future PR. I am looking for a double whammy. Gold in Bolivia and Diamonds in Montana. Let's hope so.
I received an email from Alex a few days ago. I was curious about the financing and float. Here's what Alex said...
Thanks for your email,
Management is 100% behind this company. Dr. Rayment and the rest of the board are working hard in securing our necessary funding and making sure that things move forward.
I realize the share price is not where we want it to be, but with time and patience, everything will work out. The financing deal is in progress, just some details that need to be ironed out, but we will eventually get it done.
Share structure is as follows - there are rougly 600 million shares outstanding, with 186 million shares or so in the float.
Sincerely,
Alex Livak
Gooddoc...Care to share the name(s) from Bolivia you are excited about. Hopefully DMXP
Deann...What's the point???
Delores...I was thinkingh the same thing.
I agree with you mtmony...I am just not clear about the outstandings. I see we are up a little today. Every bit helps. I scooped up some shares yesterday at 0.0049 (avg) and feeling really good about it.
Ben,
Don't take it too hard. Delta has to come out with positive news before we can get a positive pps. Sometimes the market presents opportunities that become unbelievable. I am hopeful this is one of them. Delta has great mgmt in place and ready to take off. I do not know who is dumping but there is not too much lower to go. The big question is how many shares are outstanding and how many are authorized? Who are the big holders of the shares?
Dolores...I once read MM's send messages to each other. 100 shares means "I need shares." Maybe that is a good sign
I am keeping the faith. Bought more at 0.0053. You just have to keep reading DMXP's reply to Ben's email. Close your eyes and take in some very dirt cheap shares.
WallSteetCity is still showing real time 0.006 bid / 0.008 ask @1:52
.008 at 1:13 edt
GO WALTER GO... Nothing wrong with getting the NSDM name out there to the public before drilling and hitting the MOTHER LOAD. You people are just sour grapes. You didn't make a trillion percent in 3 months time and now bash this stock because it didn't work out for you. I just kick back and laugh at all of you. Go Goodoc. You're awsome dude. Maybe some of you should really stick with Large Caps and stop speculating. At least Walter is trying to earn $$ to pay for NSDM's drilling costs so we don't need to be raped by banks or financing co's.
Nice time to be in NSDM. A lot of positives coming out. PR sounds GREAT. Go Walter. No Pain No Gain. You need to be in it to win it. Naysayers will miss a nice opportunity to profit.
Let them leave...Do you really think it makes a difference if a few leave. If you are uncertain and cannot stomach a pink sheet stock then maybe you are better off getting out. I still do not understand why so many of past investors are still here bashing this stock. Get a life, move on or join the bashers on Raging Bull.
AWESOME website. How easy to find the diamond of your choice. I think this is great. However you slice and dice it the company needs to be cash flow positive to go forward. All you nay sayers kept saying NSDM was going to run out of money. Well if that is no longer true what can you pessimists argue about now? I know, I only invested in a diamond exploration company in the Ukraine. As a NSDM investor for over a year now, I am very excited by the fact the company is going to be making money to fund future explorations. It is only going to get better. Give it time.
TSX....do you realize GPVN had a 4 for 1 reverse split??? That is why it is trading at .06. Wait a little while and the price will probably decrease. Judy Taylor president! You go from secretary to president in 6 months. That cannot be a good situation.
Judy is president...Are you kidding me?