Those of you who have read and studied about the American PPT "Plunge Protection Team" are aware of intervention of government sponsored manipulation of the stock markets. There have been news stories about banks making profits, to such a degree, that they want to gratefully pay back the government for the bailout funds they've received.

This is part of a concerted effort to turn the economy around. It will be followed by other tales of 'recovery'. And, also the PPT (now officially named - "Working Group on Financial Markets") will insert itself into the flow, by buying huge amounts of shares of various stocks, to make it appear that such companies must be doing something right - and to electronically force a 'click' on most mechanical ticker software to 'buy' mode (that is utilized now by so many investors and investment companies).

The result will be a huge surge in many stocks. Those more sophisticated investors and investment houses (who know that junior explorers and junior miners with publicized potential can make much more than mainstream stocks) will be falling all over each other to make a break back into long positions in stocks like Noront.

Eventually (maybe 6 months down the road - who knows how long?) the economic destruction ravaged by the mortgage backed securities and other hedge fund instruments will take its toll. Then, we'll be back to 'fundamental value' for our stock price (which, on a fundamental basis, and especially with inflation kicking in over the next year, is extremely higher than our current price).

Bottom line: I see us getting a nice run-up in stock price, followed (months down the road) with a drop, followed by a solid increase based on fundamental value. So hold on to your socks for the rocket ride - and hold on to your shares.