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The top three most visited IKN posts this week are...
...in reverse order:
Third Place: "Peter Marrone's fat salaries are only matched by his brass neck". Your humble scribe thanks A. Person for the heads-up on that 2011 quote.
Second Place: "Seminario SAB and Minera IRL". Amazingly, incredibly, coincidentally, the day after this post appeared Seminario stopped its fear campaign via mail and social media in Peru. And amazingly, incredibly, coincidentally, it also marked the bottom price of IRL in Peru trading, since then recovering 17%. Napoleon Valdez and his minion Jaime Pinto are going to get a lot more exposure on these pages in the weeks to come...they'll just love that. Hey Pinto, you were so cool on Canal Ñ the other day, talking about corruption. After all, with your track record there's no doubting how much of an expert you are on the subject.
First Place: "Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to) fails to disclose its El Peñon problems" which won the hit count by a country mile because, once again, IKN is the first to break English language news of mining company deceit and mushroom politics towards shareholders and the market. When will the blithering idiots like Marrone running these companies learn that to control news you have to lead it, not play catch-up to pissant bloggers? People this stupid should not be given the controls to multi-billion dollar market cap companies and ruin public image for all the sector.
Chile gets a Unabomber
This morning, Chile woke up to the across-the-board headlines news of what can best be described as an eco-terrorist organization sent a letterbomb to Óscar Landerretche, head of Chile's State-run mining company Codelco (the world's biggest copper producer). The bomb exploded when Landerretche and his wife opened it, causing both of them enough injuries to land them in a hospital emergency room, though thankfully neither are seriously injured and Landerretche was discharged early this morning, burns on his hands.
According to a message via a blog post later (which I'm not linking to, not giving these scumballs an ounce of extra publicity) the group who call themselves "Individualistas tendiendo a lo salvaje" (kind of difficult to translate neatly, but "Individualists with savage tendencies" is the gist of it) wrote alongside pictures of the explosive device by way of proof (translated):
"The pretentious Landerretche deserves to die for his offenses against Earth. We are not scared if people not targeted by the attack are injured or killed....he deserves our explosive gift for being at the head of a devastating mega-project against all our beautiful Earth."
The interesting bit is that this isn't the first eco-terror attack performed by this group, as other letterbomb attacks on academics with far lower public profiles have already happened in Chile under their name.
The Friday OT: Madonna; Open your heart
This is what happened: I was strolling through a large local department store earlier this week, looking for something completely unconnected with anything in this post, when I walked past a TV showing this video on some music channel. I walked straight past it, paid no attention, then suddenly stopped and turned round with, "Damn, long time since I saw this...and hey, Madge really could sing!".
A cool 80s pop song that's stood the test of time, so give it another hearing. Video good enough for a single shot listen. Large serving of cliché slap bass as a cherry on the cake. Youtube here.
Lobito in 2016! We check his track record so that you don't have to
It's that wonderful time of the year when the bullshit scammers working for the proven securities fraudster and legal bullyboy Porter Stansberry make up their fictitious report cards on their performances in the year just gone by. Top of the list of the BS-purveyors is Louis Lobito Little Wolf James, Chief Rock Kicker at Casey Research and a past master in massaging his true performance to make it look way better than it truly is.
But help is at hand! The industrious backroom staff here at IKN Nerve Centre* have done the heavy lifting for you and looked back through all the 2016 editions of Lobito's two publications, "International Speculator" (IS) and "Casey Resource Investor (CRI) and found every single new recommendation made by Lobito in 2016. Then also his claimed entry price (which is often a bullshit call in itself, he loves picking a price from a couple of days before publication date when it suits him) and where we stand today. Then to round off, we add in the percentage change and a final column which assumes a $1,000 level stakes investment in each of the twelve names he reco'd last year. A table!
And the good news is....yes indeed Lobito made a profit last year. If you'd invested $12,000 with him, a thou on each pick, you'd walk away today with $12,098. And 63 cents. Before commissions. And before paying Casey Research. Hoorah!
In a little more detail, Lobito started badly by telling his flock to short the US stock markets (SH and SDS, with SDS famously being his Top Pick of the year...he hee). His did his subbers well by picking out Eastmain (ER.to) and Alexco as junior mining picks, then a good call on Kinder Morgan (KMI) in June. But then things got sticky....and I just love that new reco on Tahoe Resources Lobito, you outdid yourself there.
Bottom line: A monkey with a dartboard.
Chart of the day is...
...the TIPS ten year yield, last six months:
Readers of The IKN Weekly will understand why this is such an important chart right now.
The Trump rally is over.
Peter Marrone's fat salaries are only matched by his brass neck
IKN Nerve Centre receives a jolly missive from A. Person, a fine chappy with a long memory. See below. Did you know that Peter Marrone, head honcho of Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to) and taker of pure cash salaries that make your eyes water used to justify his crazy take-home pay on this type of bullshit promise? This might explain why he never spends any of his dollar bills on Yamana shares. From here, "The Loaded List of 2011".
Hola Otto, I don't know what's funnier the salary or the pump mentioning 1.7 million ounces by 2014.PETER MARRONEYAMANA GOLD$9,927,227Production of 1.05 million ounces of gold is quite a feat for a company that was only formed in 2003. Yamana already has seven active mines and five in development. Marrone, its CEO and chair, left investment banking to form the start-up with a dozen employees. He says output is set to rise to 1.7 million ounces by 2014, as four of Yamana's developing mines reveal their riches.
And to be clear...
- In 2016, Yamana produced 1.27m oz gold.
- In 2015, Yamana produced 1.275m oz gold.
- In 2014, Yamana produced 1.198m oz gold.
Also, current guidance for 2017 is less than 1.3m oz gold. So out of which part of his overpaid anatomy did Marrone extract 1.7m oz?
A Flash update...
...has just been sent to subscribers, just before 11am on this cold and damp Thursday morning. A small trade, no big deal really but it needed to be announced first. Gotta do things the right way.
Arizona Mining (AZ.to) comes out swinging
They're really this worried about their image? Your extract:
CEO Jim Gowans commented: "HDS-396 is one of the best holes I have seen in my career."Arizona Mining also wishes to announce that it has received interest from several groups regarding the potential sale of concentrates from its Taylor Deposit.Oskar Lewnowski of Orion Mine Finance said: "Having our own zinc mine and being in the industry, we have reviewed the assays and specs of the work done to date on the zinc concentrates at the Taylor Deposit of Arizona Mining. We would be prepared to purchase as much of the zinc concentrates, at market, without penalty, as we could. The Taylor Deposit is shaping up to be a world class deposit and Orion would welcome any opportunity to be involved."Ocean Partners, USA Inc., an internationally recognized global trader of zinc, lead, copper and precious metal concentrates and related by-products and secondary materials, have advised, that in their opinion, and based on the preliminary metallurgical test work released in early 2016, both the zinc and the lead concentrate expected to be produced from the Taylor Deposit on the Hermosa project of Arizona Mining will be highly marketable under any market conditions. Furthermore, we have been advised by Ocean that they are prepared to enter into a MOU to purchase all of the lead and zinc concentrates to be produced at the Taylor Deposit.The Company is completing further metallurgical work and its preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") by end of the first quarter 2017. Once completed, the Company will be in a position to address the interest from the various parties regarding offtake agreements for its concentrates. Management has always felt the composition of the concentrates would not be an impediment to the success of the Taylor Deposit.
No matter that you can drive a horse and carriage through the semantic legalese wording of the puff piece, this is likely enough to get the masses all hot and sweaty about AZ.to again.
Garofalo Used Car Salesman Miracle Part Deux
Sells Los Filos to Giustra.
David Garofalo performs a miracle
He actually managed to sell Cerro Blanco.
Bluestone Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BSR) ("Bluestone" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement dated January 4, 2017 (the "Agreement") with Goldcorp Inc. ("Goldcorp") to acquire 100% of Goldcorp's Cerro Blanco Gold project ("Cerro Blanco") and Mita Geothermal project ("Mita Geothermal") in Guatemala (the "Proposed Acquisition").
"Cerro Blanco represents a unique and transformational acquisition for Bluestone," stated John Robins, CEO and Chairman of Bluestone. "The Cerro Blanco Gold Project is fully permitted for production, designed and developed to world class standards and hosts very high gold grades with strong potential to expand existing resources. We are excited to have Goldcorp as a partner and shareholder in the development of Guatemala's next low cost, underground gold mine." continues here
To be accurate, it's more like "He actually found somebody stupid enough to buy Cerro Blanco", but hey...splitting hairs. We can safely assume that BSR.v is unfettered by the burdens of a professional DD department. Or anyone who can speak Spanish. Or anyone who's ever visited Guatemala.
The pleasures of working for Serafino Iacono
I'm a little late to it, as it was a pre-Christmas report, but all the same this exposé of the horrendous working and living (and dying) conditions suffered by workers at Gran Colombia Gold (GCM.to) by James Bargent and published by The Star is an impressive article. Here's an extract:
"...the teenage assassin who carried out the attacks is beginning a 23-year prison sentence, after confessing his crimes in a recent trial. But the workers in Gran Colombia's mines continue to pay — now in the form of money extorted from their meagre earnings.The Toronto-registered company is Colombia's largest underground gold and silver producer. But in Segovia, Gran Colombia does little actual mining. After arriving in the region in 2010, the company cut costs by laying off most of its directly employed workforce then rehiring them through subcontracting companies.Today, about 65 per cent of production in Segovia is through Damasa, a business group of five mining companies all owned and run by one man, Julio Erazo. Damasa miners who spoke to the Star on condition of anonymity complained of low pay, a lack of proper safety equipment and unstable short-term contracts that are terminated if they complain.In September last year, the workers' already precarious situation took a deadly turn when the Urabenos dispatched an 18-year-old hit man known as "Venom" with orders to target Damasa. The Urabenos wanted their cut of Gran Colombia's gold, and Julio Erazo had stopped paying it, according to witness testimonies in the case.In the space of a month, Venom shot up a living room where a miner sat with his family, murdered Bedoya in front of his pregnant wife, hurled a grenade at one of the company processing mills and shot dead a mine manager in the street outside his home."
Read it all here, well worth your time.
Regarding Almadex (AMZ.v) and its 'El Cobre' project (from IKN399, last weekend)
Here's a short piece that made last weekend's edition of The IKN Weekly, IKN399 dated January 8th. At that time Almadex (AMZ.v) was a $1.65 stock and here we are, three days later and 17% lower. The only edit is the removal of the names of the two copper stocks I currently own.
Regarding Almadex (AMZ.v) and its 'El Cobre' project
Since August last year (get used to referring to 2016 like that) Almadex Minerals (AMZ.v), the spin-out of Almaden (AMM.to) (AAU) and run by the Poliquins, has been returning assay results from its El Cobre project in Veracruz State, East coastal Mexico. Here's an example (12) of one of the earliest NR in the series (I think) dated August 8th and this NR (13) will take you to the latest release that's headlined this way:
Almadex Hits 240.00 Meters of 0.22% Copper and 0.50 G/T Gold Within 646.38 Meters of 0.15% Copper and 0.30 G/T Gold Which Also Includes 469.00 Meters of 0.18% Copper and 0.38 G/T Gold in Hole EC-16-017 at the Norte Zone
With "El Norte" referring to one of the targets inside the larger 'El Cobre' project. AMZ at El Cobre is a project I've kept one eye on these last few months (though you'll note without even mentioning it so far, let alone buying any shares, so when reader PB shot over this mail on Friday...
"Care to comment on either your blog or in the Weekly regarding Almadex's new drill results? My main concern regarding this project is that it is in Veracruz and I remember Goldgroup Mining's success with Caballo Blanco. From the property descriptions provided by Almadex (about 75 kms northwest of the city) and Candelaria Mining (65 km northwest of the city), they could be as close as 10 kms to each other. Thanks."
...it nudged me into making a first comment about the project. So here we go:
1) Yes, I'm concerned about its geographical location as well. PB noted the "success" of Keith Piggott and Goldgroup at Caballo Blanco (he was being ironic) and the way the project was shot down for environmental and community protest reasons (and by the way, Candelaria Mining is untouchable today for the same reason), but we also need to note that Almaden sold Caballo Blanco to Goldgroup. At El Cobre, the Poliquins know exactly where they are.
2) Up to date the assays widths have been very good, there's obviously a large mineralized body, but for my taste it's a long way from being a orebody and the main issue is that of grade. It's a little early to be accurate about overall grades there, but taking the assays so far, averaging out, being reasonably generous to the upside and sticking a thumb in the air, I'm going to assume at this point an average grade of 0.2% copper and 0.3 g/t gold. Sorry folks, that's not enough to float my boat for a non-surface sulphide mineralization and to illustrate that here's a simple table (stuck together in about ten minutes) using those grades, reasonable-to-generous recoveries (90% Cu, 75% Au) and a range of metals prices to give a "what's that rock worth?" spreadsheet table:
AMZ.v: El Cobre rock worth/tonne at various mkt prices (U$/mt)
Assuming avg grade of 0.2% copper, 0.3 g/t gold, 90% Cu and 75% Au recoveries
Gold/oz U$
Copper/Lb U$
source: IKN calcs from AMZ data
3) I've picked out the U$2.50/lb copper and U$1,200/oz result for reference purposes (a "rock worth" of U$18.60/tonne) but even at U$1,500/oz gold and U$3.00/lb copper the numbers involved aren't that great. Now I'd agree there are a few mines in the world today that can run super-low opex and make money on that kind return per tonne, but they've been built already and the capex is paid off. In today's environment those grades make margins too skinny for capex and opex combined, it's way down the pecking order for copper or copper/gold projects, in short it doesn't work.
So why care? For one thing, at its current C$73m approx market cap it's getting a lot of valuation for what, so far at least, is a pretty mediocre return. That implies AMZ is getting speculative holders who are betting the company finds something better at the project as the drill program continues, which fits in with the message in the latest NR that, "...the Company interprets that a distal and high level portion of a porphyry system with significant gold values has been intersected". In other words, AMZ and its backers are betting that 1) they haven't found the best-grading guts of this system yet and 2) they can find it. Which is fine, well and good but as things stand today this company and its stock is not for me. Instead of betting on AMZ and that two-fold risk of whether they find economic higher grading rock, I much prefer to bet on (two names removed) because I know they have higher grading rock. As the market has baked in plenty of positive assumptions here, there looks to be plenty of downside risk already in AMZ and the comparative value isn't good. Now yes, for sure they could hit the jackpot and announce a big bad 1,000m of 0.7g/t gold as the first hole of this year's campaign and if so, there's many multiple of upside in the game and that's why I have my eye on the stock. But it's watching brief only at this time, because in my opinion (two names removed) are clearly better propositions on what we know today.
Bottom line: AMZ looks expensive on what we know today, plus there's the potential of difficult environmental and community relations further down the pipeline, but it's by far from a lost cause because there's plenty of exploration potential and you never know, they may be able to deliver on their theory, drill into the main porphyry and suddenly hand over world class results to the market, instead of the mediocre ones we've seen to date. AMZ is on watching brief, but at today's prices I'm not a buyer.
Mining PRs and the Ottotrans™, Part 97
Welcome to the ninety-seventh edition of our occasional series in which we take the news releases and announcements made by junior mining companies, extract the gobbledygook and leave you with the real message behind the spin and nonsense. This time we run with Black Dragon Gold Corp (BDG.v) and its 1,830 word (!!) NR this morning:
Black Dragon Gold Corp. Update to ShareholdersJanuary 11, 2017VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - January 11, 2017) - Black Dragon Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE: BDG) ("Black Dragon" or the "Company"). Brian Wesson releases the following letter to update on corporate and financial matters as well as a strategy update to shareholders.Dear Shareholders,Further to my letter of September 19, 2016 (the "September Update"), the Company's focus is to extract value for shareholders by moving Salave to production as quickly as possible. The immediate goals are:1. Re-engaging with Stakeholders;
2. Recapitalising the Company; and
3. Completing the Feasibility Study.Re-engaging with StakeholdersWe re-emphasise our commitment to operating the project with the support of our stakeholders. Since the September Update, we have progressed our strategy towards the next stage of permitting. In light of the fact that the mining concessions have been granted and in good stead, as confirmed by the Supreme Court of Spain in September 2016, management can focus on completing the Feasibility Study and engaging with stakeholders on the social and administrative feasibility of the project options. The Company's focus is on presenting a final project for Administrative Mining Project Authorisation and feasibility that is the result of a transparent and collaborative process, independent of the legal process underway and, as such, we are and will work extensively with our in-country consultants, the regulatory authorities and stakeholders. We anticipate submitting applications for the remaining relevant permits and publication of the Feasibility Study prior to Q3, 2017.We have reached out to the relevant authorities at all levels of the government. Spain has recently finalised the re-election of the federal government and are finalising appointments to the relevant departments. We continue to engage with the local and regional authorities to foster the necessary trust in the Company and management.We are in the process of selecting a Board of Directors and management team for our Spanish subsidiary and operating company in Spain. It is critical that the project is operated as a Spanish and Asturias-based project with an extensive local presence, and we have taken great measures to identify candidates that have the necessary expertise and are sensitive to the needs of the local communities. Our local Spanish team will be administering the project, handling the day to day operations and providing accessible and effective community relations. Black Dragon's technical team will join where required and provide assistance to the local management team with the support of the executive directors and management of Black Dragon.The Company's executive directors, technical and corporate team expects to spend significant time connecting with the Spanish team and collectively engaging with the stakeholders in Asturias and Tapia in Q1 2017. The executive directors will continue to spend significant time in Spain on an ongoing basis, working with the authorities and stakeholders to ensure the project supports and ultimately becomes an integral part of the community.We have set up a temporary website, www.fenixmineriaoro.es, from which the community can contact management and discuss any issues or concerns as and when they arise. We will update the website as we progress with consultations.Recapitalising the CompanyAs previously announced, management has been reviewing the financing options with a view to balancing the Company's requirement to ensure it is sufficiently capitalised to be able to focus its resources on fast tracking to production and maximising the value to shareholders.The Company's priority is repaying the reduced workout of the RMB debt to clear the burden on the balance sheet and re-focus on the project. The Company exercised the option agreement, as negotiated by Lionsbridge, in December 2016 and expects to close the definitive RMB agreements on or before 20 January 2017. The repayment of the RMB debt will facilitate the project financing which is expected in Q3-Q4 2017. Management is in discussion with potential project financiers to fast track this process.Completing the Feasibility StudyAs previously announced, there are considerable resources available for the Feasibility Study with the majority of the studies underlying reports completed. Furthermore, we have engaged TetraTech to complete the feasibility study. The TetraTech mandate is to work with the Company with input from our Spanish legal counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills, technical advisor Westech International, the relevant Spanish permitting authorities and stakeholders to finalise a final project design that addresses the concerns of all parties while maximising the value for shareholders. The completed reports will then form the basis of the study which is expected to be published in Q2-Q3 2017. Much of the technical work completed to date has been published by the following groups:a. Technical reports on the mineral resource base completed by Mining Development Associates , Golder Associates and Roscoe Postle and Associates Inc.
b. Metallurgical test work carried out by Ausenco Ltd. and ALS Metallurgy Kamloops. The relevant reports determined that flotation kinetics are good and a high-grade concentrate can be produced removing any need for the use of cyanide, de-risking the permitting process.
c. Extensive environmental reports published by the University of Oviedo, Spain based consultants Congeo and Amphos 21 and SRK, (UK).
d. Reports covering design elements such as the mine planning, paste fill, plant layouts and costing by international and Spain based consulting groups.As announced in the prior update to shareholders, the Salave project is the largest undeveloped Gold deposit in Europe with significant intrinsic value. Management's view on the project is supported by:1. The 69,000 meters of mostly diamond drilling completed across the mining concessions demonstrating the geology to be consistent with other intrusive hosted/related multimillion ounce gold deposits such as Fort Knox, Pogo and Donlin Creek in Alaska and Telfer and Boddington in Western Australia.
2. The quality of the orebody and depth potential is demonstrated by intersections including Hole RN 70 which intersected two discrete zones of high grade mineralisation, 29.5 g/t Au over 18.15m at 252.2 meters depth and 37.7 g/t au over 21.65 m at 281.0 meters depth.
3. The exploration upside is demonstrated by drill intercepts on strike of the existing resources and the lack of drilling at depth despite the continuation of high gold grades at depth and down plunge of the known mineralisation. The mineralisation typically occurs as wide zones averaging 18 m thickness and generally dipping at 30 degrees with grade increasing at depth. Regional upside is underpinned by mining concessions that cover an area of 662 hectares and an Investigative Permit that cover an additional 2,765 hectares, comprising a significant land holding of 3,426.97 hectares in a highly prospective region.
4. The overall economic viability demonstrated in Golder's PEA report issued in 2011
5. The confirmation of a resource base amenable to underground mining as per Mining Development Associates NI 43-101 technical report (Oct. 7, 2016). The current mineral resource for Salave includes measured and indicated resources containing 944,000 ounces of gold (6.52 million Tonnes @ 4.51 g/t Au) calculated at a 2.0 g/t Au cutoff grade using a USD$1,100/ounce gold price (See February 6, 2014 and October 17, 2016 News Releases).
6. The amount of land owned including 10 hectares of freehold land primarily over the Salave deposit and historical Roman open cut workings.The Technical Information disclosed in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Douglas Turnbull, P.Geo., a Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101.Signed "Brian Wesson"
President and Chief Executive Officer
on behalf of the Board of DirectorsBlack Dragon Gold "BDG" is the 100% owner of the largest undeveloped gold project in Europe, the Salave project. Salave is situated in the North of Spain in the province of Asturias. The Company is moving Salave to production supported by a strong management team and board of directors experienced in the design, construction and operation of mining projects worldwide. The Salave project has measured and indicated resources totalling 6.52 million Tonnes grading 4.51 g/t Au containing 944,000 ounces of gold at a 2.0 g/t cutoff grade and gold price of USD$1,100/ounce. In addition to the current mineral resource, historical exploration work suggests there is the potential for additional mineralisation within Black Dragon's landholdings. The company considers Salave to be a near term development project.Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.This news release includes certain information that may be deemed "forward-looking information". Forward-looking information can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "plans" or similar terminology, or negative connotations thereof. All information in this release, other than information of historical facts, including, without limitation, expecting timing for commencement and completion of the feasibility study, timing for the submission of applications for and receipt of permits, timing for the completion of transactions with RMB as well as completion of related financing, availability of and timing for project financing, the estimation of mineral resources, the realization of mineral resource estimates, interpretation of prior exploration and potential exploration results, the timing and success of exploration activities generally, future production estimates and the timing of same and the timing and results of future resource estimates, are forward-looking information that involve various risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in such forward-looking information are based on reasonable assumptions, such expectations are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is based on a number of material factors and assumptions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking information include changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future metal prices, availability of capital and financing on acceptable terms, general economic, market or business conditions, uninsured risks, regulatory changes, availability of personnel, materials and equipment on a timely basis, accidents or equipment breakdowns, delays in receiving government approvals, the Company's ability to maintain the support of stakeholders necessary to develop the Salave project, unanticipated environmental impacts on operations and costs to remedy same, and other risks detailed herein and from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulatory authorities in Canada. Readers are cautioned that mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. Mineral exploration and development of mines is an inherently risky business. Accordingly, actual events may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. For more information on the Company and the key assumptions, risks and challenges with respect to the forward looking information discussed herein, and about our business in general, investors should review the 2015 technical report on the Salave project and the Company's other continuous disclosure filings which are available at www.sedar.com. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
And this is what it means:
We used to be called Astur Gold. We changed the name of the company. Nothing else has happened. The Salave project will never be permitted. Please allow us to rip you off again. Enjoy 2017.
Labels: ottotrans
Monthly copper production at the Chinalco Toromocho copper mine, 2014 to date
Because IKN still does requests. Toromocho in Peru has been misfiring on all cylinders all year.
Data from here.
Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.to) The slightly disappointing update
Returning to Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.yo), we had a good old chuckle last week about the way even Scotia (where the senior metals anal yst is also a director of the company) called its 4q16 and 2017 guidance "slightly disappointing". Here we are a few days' trading down the line and this humble corner of cyberspace cannot help but wonder how slightly disappointed the people who bought TAHO up by 10% on the day before those results are feeling this evening.
Slightly ripped off by bad sell side advice, perchance? Slightly miffed about the amount of time Ferrari Kev is spending on the golf course, maybe? Slightly pissed about the way Clayton is running their company into the ground? Slightly annoyed about the millions spent on drilling at La Arena with no results at all? Slightly crapping themselves about the impending Guatemala Supreme Court ruling on OIT169 in the country? Because the problem at TAHO is that however bad they think 2017 is going to be, the worst really is yet to come.
Skin in the game, Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to) edition
You would have thought that a guy like Peter Marrone who gets this kind of cash salary per year...
...would buy a few shares of his own company. Sadly not, as even though there's $37.78m in cash staring at you on that chart (data from Yamana Management Information Circulars) he owns less than U$2.2m worth of bought shares, a numbers that's hardly changed for many years (apart from the DSUs and RSUs he awards himself for free, of course). This may be why he doesn't seem to give a damn about his shareholders or the mediocre way the company goes about its business.
Peter Marrone, the gold mining CEO in love with US Dollars.
Seminario SAB and Minera IRL
It's been fascinating to watch how Peru stockbroker Seminario S.A.B. has been constantly peppering small retail shareholders of Minera IRL with scare stories about the stock, trying to force their hand into selling their shares these last few days. Seminario has sent literally dozens of mails with screenshots of the trading screen of IRL to what they think are weak hand holders, pushing on the way the stock has sold off (now down to U$0.115), scaring people by telling them "The Canadians are selling into the BVL" (they're not), using every dirty trick in the book to extract their shares for cheap. So that Napoleon Valdez can buy them. Paid whores and liars all.
UPDATE: Also "pottermagic", a handle being used by Jaime Pinto on social networks, is exhorting people to sell their IRL shares. Another of Polon's whores.
UPDATE: Also "pottermagic", a handle being used by Jaime Pinto on social networks, is exhorting people to sell their IRL shares. Another of Polon's whores.
A Flash update...
...has just been sent to subscribers, just before midday on this damp and misty Tuesday morning. A trade.
OT: What just happened to Google Translate
You really should read this article. Here's an excerpt:
"...Google Translate got smart. It developed the ability to learn from the people who used it. It learned how to make educated guesses about the content, tone, and meaning of phrases based on the context of other words and phrases around them. And — here's the bit that should make your brain explode — it got creative.
Google Translate invented its own language to help it translate more effectively.What's more, nobody told it to. It didn't develop a language (or interlingua, as Google call it) because it was coded to. It developed a new language because the software determined over time that this was the most efficient way to solve the problem of translation.
Stop and think about that for a moment. Let it sink in. A neural computing system designed to translate content from one human language into another developed its own internal language to make the task more efficient. Without being told to do so. In a matter of weeks."
full note here
Continental Gold (CNL.to) got money
From Red Kite. NR here.
Chart of the day is...
Please fire Yamana (AUY) (YRI.to) CEO and his worthless IR department
This is crazy. How can a U$3Bn market cap company try to ignore what's happening at one of its major assets, refuse to say anything to its shareholders for five days and then when a pissant blogger posts a few plain facts about the disaster in El Peñon, Chile, finally, long after the close of market, come out with a news release using phrases like "successfully entered into a collective bargaining agreement" before having to admit their mega-spun version of the truth?
If I were a shareholder of Yamana (AUY) (YRI.to) I'd be ashamed at the way it's being run.
Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to) fails to disclose its El Peñon problems
Despite the mine being around 18% of its total gold production and nearly all its silver too, Yamana Gold (AUY) (YRI.to) hasn't bothered to tell the market about the employee rebellion at its El Peñon mine in Chile, which started because YRI offered them a miserable 2% pay rise (nowhere near the underlying rate of inflation). The strike action was called, the protests got rowdy and millions of dollars worth of on site equipment was damaged by the near-riot conditions inside the mine on Friday and Satruday (which was also completely closed down and evacuated once police arrived).
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It's that time of year again when we're this close to Thanksgiving and start to reflect on all the blessings in our lives. Those lists usually start with family and end with more family. But Jake Owen's list? His has a few out-there items that may make you think outside the box when you start to count your own blessings.
Owen, of course, has his wife Lacey and his baby girl Pearl at the top of the list.
"They are the ones to hit the pause button on my crazy life," Owen told People magazine in their latest country issue. "My little girl, when she looks at me, I'm her caretaker, her provider and her comforter. It puts a lot of responsibility upon my shoulders, but it's a responsibility that I truly enjoy and am thankful for."
Owen also says he is grateful for his dog Merle and for the health of his father, who's now 100 percent cancer-free after eight months of treatment for throat cancer.
But here's where Owen's list takes kind of a sharp turn. He's thankful for cold watermelon.
"Growing up in Florida, I was always eating watermelon," he said. "I still think of all the times I got to sit with my granddad under his carport and talk about life while we'd spit watermelon seeds out into the yard. Then my grandma would get mad when the vines would start growing."
Also on his list is his camera because he says he can "snap a moment in time and preserve it." Like when his dad got to hold Pearl.
"When my dad was in the hospital, he got to hold my little girl, and that was the one thing that put a big smile on his face," Owen recalled. "And I got a great photo of that."

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text: Its Balanced fund reaches the top of the charts with an unusually heavy allotment to stocks. By Kaitlin Pitsker, Associate Editor December 28, 2012 After five years of mostly mediocre performance, Dodge & Cox's U.S.-oriented stock funds have emerged from the wilderness. Dodge & Cox Stock (symbol DODGX), a member of the Kiplinger 25, returned 20.8% over the past year, beating Standard & Poor's 500-stock index by 6.0 percentage points. And Dodge & Cox Balanced (DODBX) has turned in a similarly stellar run, gaining 17.5%. That topped the S&P 500 by 2.7 percentage points and the average fund in Morningstar's "moderate allocation" category by 6.5 points (all returns are through December 26).SEE ALSO: Our Investing Outlook for 2013 Sponsored Content Balanced, one of Dodge & Cox's five mutual funds, is essentially a sedate version of Stock. Balanced holds nearly all of the same issues as Stock in roughly the same proportions, but also invests a big chunk of its assets in the bonds held by Dodge & Cox Income (DODIX). Lately, Balanced has been pushing the envelope when it comes to stock allocation, and that has helped performance. The typical balanced fund has 60% to 65% of its assets in stocks, and the rest in cash and bonds; but Balanced recently had 71% in stocks, near the maximum of 75% permitted by its charter. "Long term, the potential returns from fixed income are limited," says chief investment officer Charles Pohl. "We see significantly better long-term potential for equity." Advertisement The strong 2012 is welcome news for Balanced shareholders, who have suffered through several years of mediocre performance. Compared with other funds in its category, Balanced was in roughly the bottom 10% in 2007 and 2008, and the bottom 30% in 2011. When picking stocks, the San Francisco-based firm's 18 managers and 23 analysts favor growing companies at bargain prices and with enough financial strength to carry them through temporary problems. Says Pohl: "The impossible dream is to find something in a growth industry, with a dominant market share, a shareholder-oriented management team, and in an easy business to defend against new entrants -- and then buy the stock for some incredibly cheap price." The strategy doesn't always work -- witness Dodge & Cox's huge stake in the shares of Hewlett-Packard, which has turned out to be a value trip of the highest order. Recently, Balanced's biggest stock-sector weightings were in financials, technology and health care. Balanced is overweight in drug stocks, despite a recent rash of patent losses. The rate of patent expirations is slowing, Pohl says, and the arrival of new drugs should boost the earnings of pharmaceutical companies. Balanced's bond holdings account for a slim 23% of its portfolio. At last report, 38% of the bonds was in investment-grade corporate debt, and 25% was in government-agency mortgage securities. The average duration of the bond portfolio is 3.5 years, leaving it modestly vulnerable to rising interest rates. (A one-percentage-point rise in rates should cause the fund's bonds to decline about 3.5% in value.) But if rates rise because the economy is improving, Dodge & Cox's heavy allocation to stocks could still win the day. Kiplinger's Investing for Income will help you maximize your cash yield under any economic conditions. Subscribe now!


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Meet Annasthesia, a SuicideGirl who is a Pokemon Master, loves 'The Colonel' and all eleven of his herbs and spices and loves when a guy makes it hurt just a little.
Name: Annasthesia
Occupation: Original Gangster and Pokemon Master.
Current crush: The Colonel. His secret recipe of eleven herbs and spices gets me hot.
Stats: x²+(5y/4 – √|x|)² = 1
Body mods: Not enough.
Gets me hot: Irons, stoves and open flames.
Favorite position: Put me where you want me, and make it hurt a little.
Fantasy: I'd love to be rich. Just absolutely loaded.
Most humbling moment: Huh?
I lost my virginity: Yes, yes I did. Have you seen it?
Cigarettes: Nope.
Alcohol: I am a complete drunkard.
My drug use: Down the hatch.
My kink factor: I buy sex toys at the hardware store.
My politics: SMASH THE STATE!!!
Pot: Occasionally.
My status: Exclusive relationship.
Into: Tattoos, bad music, occasionally good music, bar hopping, cuddle times, video games and making dreads for my awesome website.
Not into: Very small spaces…I'm claustrophobic.
Makes me happy: Candy, horribly bad movies, horrible and trashy reality TV, great sex, booze, hot chicks, good times and my two favorite people.
Makes me sad: Animal abuse, bad plastic surgery, unfortunate tattoos and smeared eyeliner.
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McLaurin, a middle blocker from Midwest City, Okla., was named the Holiday Inn West Invitational Tournament MVP over the weekend as she led the Sooner offense with a .456 attack rate and 4.10 kills per set. The honor is her seven career weekly award from the Big 12 and second career Offensive Player of the Week distinction.
McLaurin totaled a team-high 11 blocks over a 3-0 weekend for OU to go with eight digs and four assists. Her high for the weekend was 17 kills in the opener against Milwaukee on Friday. McLaurin hit a weekend-best .517 in that match as she hit .400 or better in all three matches.
After on weekend of play, she is second in the Big 12 in hitting percentage and tied for fourth in kills per set.
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The hole in the ozone layer this year will probably be slightly smaller than the all-time largest of 2003, signaling that depletion is still occurring but possibly at a slower rate, a U.N. agency said.
GENEVA The hole in the ozone layer this year will probably be slightly smaller than the all-time largest of 2003, signaling that depletion is still occurring but possibly at a slower rate, a U.N. agency said.
"The size of this year's ozone hole is approaching an all-time high, but it will probably not break any records," said Geir Braathen, an ozone specialist at the World Meteorological Organization, told The Associated Press on Friday.
"It's kind of leveling off, but it's still too early to say that the situation is improving," he said earlier at a news conference.
At present, the hole over Antarctica is about 27 million square kilometers (10 million square miles) and the WMO expects it to increase to about 28 million square kilometers (10.8 million square miles) -- a notch below its 2003 peak at about 29 million square kilometers (11.2 million square miles).
Based on recent patterns, he expects the hole to hover around this year's size for a few more years before it could begin to shrink. Some scientists predict it will take about 50 years for the ozone hole to stop forming.
Braathen told the conference that a "so-called ozone recovery" has yet to be confirmed. "One could say that the depletion is maybe going at a slower rate than before."
Chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs, once widely used in spray cans and refrigerators, deplete the Earth's protective layer. The hole has been forming in the extremely low temperatures that mark the end of Antarctic winter every year since the mid-1980s. The hole generally is biggest around late September, while the so-called ozone value does not bottom out until mid-October.
The ozone layer keeps out ultraviolet radiation, which is dangerous to humans and animals. Less protection could increase risks of skin cancer and cataracts and affect biodiversity, scientists say.
Nevertheless, Braathen warned it was too early to "sound the all-clear," and said global warming had started to reverse some of the positive developments.
"Global warming might actually delay the healing of the ozone layer or altogether worsen the issue," he said.
Braathen said agencies like his must continue to closely monitor the ozone layer via satellites and ground stations. Signatories to the anti-CFC treaty known as the Montreal Protocol, particularly developing countries that had less strict phase-out schedules, should respect the accord, he stressed.
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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Best comment ever
Comments are an interesting phenomenon. A blog would be lifeless without them, yet some of them - particularly those left anonymously - can be scary enough to make even the most intrepid of bloggers want to run for cover. The comments I get on this blog aren't usually controversial or inflammatory, perhaps because most of my posts are not controversial or inflammatory. On the contrary, most of the comments I get are helpful, insightful, thoughtful, respectful, and kind. Some of those - often the ones I most appreciate - are comments from people who disagree with something I've written or people who want to offer a different perspective that I haven't considered. Once in a while (rarely, thank goodness) I get a comment that seems inexplicably mean-spirited. I have a hunch that those comments come from people who oppose my affiliation with Autism Hub.
Every now and then I get a comment from someone who disagrees with what they think I've written, but which, in fact, I have not written at all. It's hard to formulate a response to comments like that - first, because my responses tend to sound defensive, and second, because those comments are often left anonymously. I can't follow up through e-mail or by leaving a comment on the writer's own blog. I can only leave a follow-up comment there in the post, with the arrogant assumption that the commenter will check back to see if I've responded. So, I typically don't respond to the commenters who somehow missed my point; I just try to move on.
I've been moving on for the past couple of days from a comment someone left anonymously last weekend on An alternate view of Autism Every Day. The commenter wrote:
Yes, a film about the hardships of rainy days should show nothing but sunny ones. You seem to have missed a simple point. This film isn't meant to highlight the fact that children are a blessing in life because we should know that without question and without being reminded. What the film does show are the things that have been taken from these children as a result of something that shouldn't exist. The average public is not going to be moved to action by pictures of happy people living problem free lives. Your child is wonderful, joyful, and a blessing to the whole world, as are all children. That isn't the part that needs help.
The commenter makes some good points (specifically, that my child is wonderful, joyful, and a blessing to the whole world), and I appreciate that balance to the criticism of my post. The trouble is, of course, that the commenter seems to have missed a simple point - namely, that the post called for balance in the portrayal of life as the parent of a child with autism, not for an artificial view through rose-colored glasses. I thought about trying to compose a response to the comment, but ultimately, I decided to let the original post speak for itself and let readers draw their own conclusions.
I'm glad I did.
Today, another anonymous-ish commenter (using the name "ulyyf") posted a response, which just might be my favorite comment of all time. ulyyf wrote:
"A film about the hardships of rainy days should show *accurate* rainy days.
Rain brings flowers, and crops, and rainbows.
Clouds erase shadows and make the world soft.
Fog and mist make the world a mystery.
Thunder and lightening are the world's best and cheapest entertainment. Thrills and chills, folks!
Colors seem brighter in drizzle - clear and neat, instead of dulled by the constant sunshine.
Who hasn't enjoyed splashing in puddles, or standing with their tongues out to catch raindrops? How can you say that the only part of the rainy day that's worth talking about is the part where your shoes get wet and your hair frizzes?
Sunny days have their virtue too, but also their faults, which are separate from the faults of rainy days. But I do prefer the rainy ones - even outside the bounds of this analogy, and even considering how much I hatehateHATE walking in wet shoes."
Thanks, ulyyf. Thanks for your poetry. Thanks for your truth.
I hope you'll be posting more of both soon.
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What an insightful comment/poem. I know the feeling of defensiveness when a comment "attacks" someone on a blog. I sadly do take them very personally, but I am learning to simply say, "press 'next blog' please".
I will follow your links and look forward to some challenging reading.
- January 16, 2007 1:07 AM
- kristina said...
Am always glad for comments and the ones that have a bit of sting (so to speak) make me think.
"Dilemma" is from the ancient Greek words di, "two," and lemma, "premise, thing taken." When you write about life---about the every day---of autism, you do indeed have a dilemma, how to get in all the ugly, bad, etc. and also the kalokagathia. Some might strive to keep these separate----as if the latter are "things to remember" and the former "things to forget." Myself, I like to mix things up; I like to stir the pot, sully the neat-cut strands of noodles with a spoonful of brown sauce, turn up the heat so the flavors meld together and the bits of minced ginger dissolve.
- January 16, 2007 1:44 AM
I wonder whether it is very naive to hope that this longer version might be a little more truthful and balanced?
- January 16, 2007 6:56 AM
Oops, forgot to mention: I was referring to that "Autism speaks" film, of course.
- January 16, 2007 6:57 AM
- Susan Senator said...
Actually, I have put comments back onto my blog, but with certain controls.
It is not about disagreeing with me, sting, spice, or any of the more interesting comments you and Kristina mention. It is about personal attacks. The anonymous comments that hurt me were about me personally (my body, my self image) and not about my autism beliefs. Even if they did not get what I said or what I'm about, it still hurts.
I, like you, welcome controversy. I post controversial things. Mom NOS, you do, too. But I do not welcome ad hominem insults.
- January 16, 2007 7:02 AM
- Kev said...
I know plenty of people who've totally turned off comments on their blog (but mostly designers) and teh quality of their posting has not been affected.
There's a tendency to think of commenter's as our 'audience' - believe me, they're not. They make up a very small percentage of it :o)
As far as idiots go - meh - who cares? If you wanted to you could implement Haloscan (be careful, it deletes all comments made before it was installed) which allows you to ban commenter's and edit comments.
- January 16, 2007 2:21 PM
Hey Mom-Nos,
Off-topic (this relates to the Teletubbies Thanksgiving Massacre) but, I told my husband about your plight and he recommended setting your Google filter (maybe you can do this on other search engines as well) to SafeSearch Filtering. However, I don't know if this will filter out all the other "adult content".
Or has Bud already cracked that code?
- January 16, 2007 9:17 PM
- MarilynC said...
This seems like a good post to mention that I came across your blog by chance a short time ago (Huzzah for "Next Blog" buttons!) and have been greatly enjoying current posts and looking back over the archives.
Having no children (yet?) and little experience with autism, I haven't had any particulary useful or insightful comments to contribute, but I just wanted to let you know how much I've been enjoying the reading.
- January 17, 2007 12:55 PM
- MOM-NOS said...
Susan, thanks for the tip! I didn't know about Google filters but we will definitely check it out.
Marilyn, thanks so much for "de-lurking" and popping in with your comment - and thanks for your kind words! Don't be a stranger!
- January 17, 2007 9:35 PM
My ever-loving is a computer engineer. He has a few suggestions for family-friendly security measures. If you'd like, I will ask him to email them to you. Let me know if you're interested.
- January 18, 2007 10:02 AM
- MOM-NOS said...
FWIW - Yes! I'd love to get suggestions. Thanks so much!
- January 18, 2007 10:08 AM
that was beautifully put, ulyyf. truly.
- January 20, 2007 8:07 PM
Hi, it's me again!
I didn't know you'd read my comment, I must have missed this post, and now I'm all flattered and all :)
I only found it because I was looking for the *original* post to share with somebody who... well, I'm not going to reach her in regards to her own kid, I think. She wants to be mad at people.
At any rate, I also wanted to comment and say that I always have loved your blog, and if you want to read mine (because I rock?) you can find me at conuly.livejournal.com
And I'm all flattered. *blushes*
- April 04, 2007 3:49 PM


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Just when you think that getting more shut-eye is a far-off dream, your baby will begin to sleep longer stretches at night. Baby's sleep cycle is getting closer to yours, and he or she is able to hold more milk in the tummy.
But don't assume you'll be hitting the snooze button just yet. At this stage, "sleeping through the night" is considered to be a stretch of only 5 or 6 hours.
Since babies this age are more awake, alert, and aware of their surroundings during daylight hours, they're more likely to be tired at night and sleep. But the range of normal is still very wide.
By 3 months of age, babies tend to sleep about 14 hours a day. Many will have settled into a daily sleep routine of two or three naps during the day, followed by "sleeping through the night" stretch after a late-night feeding.
Again, not all infants keep to the same timetable. If you have questions or concerns, check with your doctor.
Follow these safety precautions with your little one:
Although many cultures endorse bed-sharing, there is a risk that the baby can suffocate or strangle, and multiple studies show that there's a higher incidence of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in households where the baby slept in the parents' bed. This is especially true for babies of mothers who smoke. A safer option is to room-share and have a separate crib or bassinet in the room with you. You can enjoy many of the benefits of bed-sharing (making feeding easier, getting back to sleep faster, etc.) without the risks.
If you haven't already, start a bedtime routine that will be familiar and relaxing for your baby. Bathing, reading, and singing can soothe babies and signal an end to the day. Be consistent and your baby will soon associate these steps with sleeping.
If you rock your baby to sleep before bedtime, your little one may expect to be rocked to sleep after nighttime awakenings. Instead, try putting your baby into a crib or bassinet while drowsy but still awake. This way your baby will learn to fall asleep on his or her own.
Although it may be hard at first, some experts suggest this is also the age to start letting your baby fuss for a few minutes when he or she wakes during the night. Your baby may simply be in a phase of light slumber, even though you think he or she is wide awake. Some babies squirm, whine, and even cry in their sleep before falling back to sleep on their own.
Unless you suspect that your baby is hungry or ill, try to see what happens if you leave your baby alone. It will help you all in the long run if your baby can develop the skill of going back to sleep without your help.
If your baby wakes during the period that you want him or her to sleep, keep activity to a minimum. Change or feed your baby in the dark, and don't play with the baby. Your little one will start to get the message that you're a bore during the night, so he or she might as well just go back to sleep. It can also help to keep your electronics and mobile devices off and to keep lighting low during night awakenings.
If your baby is waking early for a morning feeding, some small changes may allow a slight shift in schedule. You might try waking your baby for the late-night feeding at a time that suits your sleep schedule. For instance, if your baby sleeps after a 7 p.m. feeding and wakes up at 2 a.m. to eat, try waking the baby to feed at 11 p.m. and then put him or her down to sleep until an early-morning feeding at 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. It may take a few nights to establish this routine, but being consistent will improve your chances of success.
If your baby's sleep habits concern you, speak with your doctor, who can reassure you or get to the root of a physical problem that may have no other symptoms besides crankiness or sleeplessness.
Either way, the doctor can help get you on the right track — the one that leads to more quality sleep for your baby and for you.
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1. Increase bandwidth by tweaking QoS in Windows XP Pro
The following tweak applies only to Windows XP Professional edition.
The default system behavior is that all 100% bandwidth is available, however, if there is a running application that indicates to the OS it needs to send high priority/real time data, then as long as it has the socket open, Windows XP will restrict %u201Cbest effort%u201D traffic to 80% of the bandwidth so that high priority traffic can be accommodated. Basically, applications can make this request to the operating system for QoS support using the QoS application programming interfaces (APIs) in Windows and this only applies if a specific app is requesting QoS.
If you'd like to change how much bandwidth is reserved for QoS (the default is 20% of the total bandwidth), do the following:
1. Make sure you're logged in as "Administrator" (not just any account with admin privileges).
2. Navigate to START>Run and type: gpedit.msc
3. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Network > QOS Packet Scheduler
4. In the right window, double-click the limit reservable bandwidth setting
5. On the setting tab, check the enabled setting.
6. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %", change it to read 0 (or whatever percentage you want to reserve for high priority QoS data)
7. Click OK, close gpedit.msc
Under START > My Computer > My Network Connections > View Network Connections, right-click on your connection and under Properties (where it lists your protocols), make sure QOS Packet Scheduler is enabled.
The tweak desribed below helps boost priority for DNS & hostname resolution in general. What this means is, it helps web pages load faster, and has negligible effect on downloads (not counting the couple of ms gain with the host resolution at connect-time).
Applying this tweak assumes some proficiency in editing the Windows Registry using Regedit (Start > Run > type: regedit). As always, backup your Registry before making any changes so you can revert to the previous state if you don't like the results.
2.Host Resolution Priority Tweak // host name resolution priority
Windows 2k/XP
First, open the Windows Registry using Regedit, and (after backing up) navigate to:
Note the following lines (all hex dwords):
Class = 008 (8) - indicates that TCP/IP is a name service provider, don't change.
LocalPriority = 1f3 (499) - local names cache
HostsPriority = 1f4 (500) - the HOSTS file
DnsPriority = 7d0 (2000) - DNS
NetbtPriority = 7d1 (2001) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS
What we're aiming to do is increase the priority of the last 4 settings, while keeping their order. The valid range is from -32768 to 32767 and lower numbers mean higher priority compared to other services. What we're aiming at is lower numbers without going to extremes, something like what's shown below should work well:
Change the "Priority" lines to:
LocalPriority = 005 (5) - local names cache
HostsPriority = 006 (6) - the HOSTS file
DnsPriority = 007 (7) - DNS
NetbtPriority = 008 (8) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS
Windows 9x/ME
The tweak is essentialy the same as in Windows 2000/XP, just the location in the Registry is slightly different. For a more detailed description see the Windows 2000/XP section above.
Open the Windows Registry using Regedit, and (after backing up) navigate to:
You should see the following settings:
The "priority" lines should be changed to:
Reboot for changes to take effect.
In addition to the tweaks already covered in Win 2k/XP Registry Tweaks and More Win 2k/XP Tweaks, the Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces a few new issues covered in the article below. Please make sure you understand what you are doing before making any changes to your Operating System. Note the information below only applies to Windows XP Service Pack 2.
3.Remove the limit on TCP connection attempts
Windws XP SP2 introduces a few new twists to TCP/IP in order to babysit users and "reduce the threat" of worms spreading fast without control. In one such attempt, the devs seem to have limited the number of possible TCP connection attempts per second to 10 (from unlimited in SP1). This argumentative feature can possibly affect server and P2P programs that need to open many outbound connections at the same time.
Rant: The forward thinking of Microsoft developers here is that you can only infect 10 new systems per second via TCP/IP ?!?... If you also consider that each of those infected computers will infect 10 others at the same rate:
second 1: 1 10 computers
second 2: 10 10*10 computers (110 new ones)
second 3: 10 100*10 computers ( 1110 new ones)
second 4: 10 1000*10 computers (11110 new ones)
all the way to 10*60 10^60 computers in a single minute (that's a number with 60 digits, or it would far exceed Earth's population). Even if we consider that 90% of those computers are unreachable/protected, one would still reach ALL of them within a minute.
In other words, even though it is not going to stop worm spreading, it's going to delay it a few seconds, limit possible network congestion a bit, and limit the use of your PC to 10 connection attempts per second in the process ! I have no problem with the new default setting limiting outbound connection attempts. Still, users should have the option to easily disable or change this setting. I might be going out on a limb here, but ever since the introduction of Windows XP I can't help thinking that I dislike all the bult-in Windows "wisardry" in a sense that the system also limits user access. That irritating trend to ease the mental load on end users is somewhat insulting, considering that Windows is to make the more "intelligent" choice instead of the end user, as well as limit their access to tuning such settings...
End of rant.
With the new implementation, if a P2P or some other network program attempts to connect to 100 sites at once, it would only be able to connect to 10 per second, so it would take it 10 seconds to reach all 100. In addition, even though the setting was registry editable in XP SP1, it is now only possible to edit by changing it directly in the system file tcpip.sys. To make matters worse, that file is in use, so you also need to be in Safe mode in order to edit it.
You only need to worry about the number of connection attempts per second if you have noticed a slowdown in network programs requiring a number of connections opened at once. You can check if you're hitting this limit from the Event Viewer, under System - look for TCP/IP Warnings saying: "TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the number of concurrent TCP connect attempts". Keep in mind this is a cap only on incomplete outbound connect attempts per second, not total connections. Still, running servers and P2P programs can definitely be affected by this new limitation. Use the fix as you see fit.
To change or remove the limit, you can use the following program:
Event ID 4226 Patcher v2.11
- A patching program for removing or changing the limit imposed on connection attempts in SP2. The patcher has the ability to restore tcpip.sys back to the original... Still, you might want to back up tcpip.sys, use it at your own risk. The author of this patch can be reached @
4. Recommended settings for Windows 2000 / XP
Windows 2000 & XP, unlike NT supports large windows as described in RFC1323 ( the 'RcvWindow' has a maximum value of 2**30 rather than 64K), and includes some other improvements over its predecessors you can use to speed up any TCP/IP transfers. , the descriptions and other options are added to provide you with better understanding and enable you to customize your settings.
All the following entries, unless otherwise noted should be placed in the Windows 2000/XP Registry under the key
The value of TCP Window in the Windows 2000 Registry is DWORD, representing number of bytes, with range from 0 to 2^30. The recommended values (in red) optimize TCP for any high speed Internet connection and work best in most cases, however if you'd like to use a custom value follow these guidelines:
For best results, the TCPWindow should be a multiple of MSS (Maximum Segment Size). MSS is generally MTU - 40, where MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) is the largest packet size that can be transmitted. MTU is usually 1500 (1492 for PPPoE connections). To determine the MTU value of your ISP, check out the Advanced Registry Editing section of our site.
There are three places in the Windows 2000 Registry where you can add the TCP Window parameter.
GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize="256960" (DWORD, number of bytes) Valid range is from MSS to 2^30. Add the value as a decimal. Note: For best results RWIN has to be a multiple of MSS lower than 65535 times a scale factor that's a power of 2, i.e. 44 x 1460 = 64240 x 2^2 = 256960. If you choose to use a RWIN lower than 65535, you can simply make it multiple of MSS and turn scaling off (Tcp1323Opts=0)
TcpWindowSize="256960" (DWORD, number of bytes) Valid range is from MSS to 2^30. Add the value as a decimal. TcpWindowSize can also exist under TcpipParametersInterface - if added at this location, it overrides the global setting for this particular . Note (10/20/00): Seems MS has found another bug in Windows 2000, the TCPWindowSize should be configured with the global setting (GlobalMaxTcpWindowsSize) rather than this one - Q263088
Note: For best results RWIN has to be a multiple of MSS lower than 65535 times a scale factor that's a power of 2, i.e. 44 x 1460 = 64240 x 2^2 = 256960. If you choose to use a RWIN lower than 65535, you can simply make it multiple of MSS and turn scaling off (Tcp1323Opts=0)
Tcp1323Opts is a necessary setting in order to enable Large TCPWindow support as described in RFC 1323. Without this parameter, the TCPWindow is limited to 64K.
Tcp1323Opts="1" (DWORD, recommended setting is 1. The possible settings are 0 - Disable RFC 1323 options, 1 - Window scaling but no Timestamp options, 3 - Window scaling and Time stamp options.)
Note: Tcp1323Opts="3" might help in some cases where there is increased packet loss, however generally you'll achieve better throughput with Tcp1323Opts="1", since Timestamps add 12 bytes to the header of each packet.
DefaultTTL determines the time in seconds and the number of hops a packet lives. While it does not directly affect speed, a larger value increases the amount of time it takes for a packet to be considered lost, discarded and retransmitted. A value that's too small can cause packets to be unable to reach distant servers at all.
DefaultTTL="64" (DWORD, recommended setting is 64. Other settings that are widely used are 128 and 32)
When set to 1 (True), TCP attempts to discover MTU automatically over the path to a remote host. Setting this parameter to 0 causes MTU to default to 576 which reduces overall performance over high speed connections. Note that this setting is different than our Windows 9x recommendation.
EnablePMTUDiscovery="1" (DWORD - boolean, valid settings are 0-->False and 1-->True. Many connections perform better with this entry at 1, however, if you prefer to set your upstream to send fixed 1500 packets, you might want to use 0 instead). When set at 1, establishing connections and initial transfer speed might slow down a bit, however you will get better throughput if somewhere in the path large packets need to be fragmented.
Setting this parameter to 1 (True) enables "black hole" routers to be detected, however it also increases the maximum number of retransmissions for a given segment. In most cases you'd want to keep BHDetect to 0 (False).
EnablePMTUBHDetect="0" (DWORD - boolean, valid settings are 0-->False and 1-->True. Recommended setting is 0)
This parameter controls whether or not SACK (Selective Acknowledgement) support is enabled, as specified in RFC 2018. SACK is especially important for connections using large TCP Window sizes.
SackOpts="1" (DWORD - boolean, recommended setting is 1. Possible settings are 0 - No Sack options or 1 - Sack Option enabled).
This parameter determines the number of duplicate ACKs that must be received for the same sequence number of sent data before "fast retransmit" is triggered to resend the segment that has been dropped in transit.
TcpMaxDupAcks="2" (DWORD - range 1-3, recommended setting is 2).
1. sguide_tweak_2k.zip
Description: Generic patch for Windows XP and Windows 2000 (all versions). This patch will optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for high speed Internet connections. To install, extract the .inf file first, then double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take effect.
Description: Generic patch for Windows XP/2000 and DSL connections using PPPoE. This patch will optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for high speed Internet connections. It is specifically designed for PPPoE DSL connections. To install, extract the .inf file first, then double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take effect.
3. winxp_dnscache.zip
Description: Patch Windows 2k/XP not to cache failed DNS entries. By default, when a DNS lookup fails (due to temporary DNS problems), Windows still caches the unsuccessful DNS query, and in turn fails to connect to a host regardless of the fact that the DNS server might be able to handle your lookup seconds later. This patch fixes the problem by configuring the DNS client to continue sending queries to an unresponsive network. To install, save to your HD, unzip the .reg file, then double-click the filename.
Web Patches - faster loading of Web Pages
The following patch increases Web page loading speed, by doubling the number of possible concurrent open connections. For example, imagine a web page has 20 images and some text - in order for your browser to get all these files, it opens 2 or 4 concurrent connections, depending on the Web server. Increasing the number of open connections allows for faster retrieving of the data. Please note that the patch sets some values outside of the HTML specs. If you decide to install it, backup your Registry first. Changes will take effect after you reboot. Download the patch appropriate for your OS:
OS: Windows 9x/ME
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. Just download and run, there is no installaion required. The program makes it easy to find the best MTU and RWIN values, test latency and tweak all the important broadband related registry parameters. The Optimizer can be helpful with tuning any Internet connection type, from dialup to Gigabit
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Does this kind of thing "really" improve performance? Every time I've tried tweaks like these they always seem to do nothing, or the inverse of the intended action.
Has anyone actually done this with benchmarks or something?
I get around 800K - 1MB per second when downloading files, is this going to speed that up? or help with latency? On my normal CS:S server I have a 50ms ping... Is this going to drop that down?
In other words, what exactly is the point in doing these "tweaks"?
And no I haven't read the entire document, so maybe I missed the explaination. But typically that part of a doc is in the intro.
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Is something similar for Windows Vista?
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Is it apply for window 8 I am trying these steps in my window 8. But I can not enable it from the setting. I think this problem is due to my searches like
websites. I am always searching for those types of websites. So I facing this problem but now need to fix it. Please tell me how to fix it.
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Chun Li is generally a cheerful woman who often gets happy and excited whenever she wins a fight. As a member of the police Interpol, she takes her job very seriously and always does her best to complete her mission. Chun Li can be quite competitive with other female fighters, but sometimes becomes allies or even friends with them outside the ring.
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Waf wrote:It's a shame cause the Legendary comic I submitted for their consideration was better than the one they ended up picking. Oh well.
I smell a conspiracy.
Legendary wrote:I'm going to sell out this week with a 300 reference.
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Mr. Obvious wrote:The lemurians are decaing.
And since the time is running slowly, they are going to die.
Besider, they only use water psyenergy. The other psyenergy population(besides some sporadic psyenergy users) are nowhere to be seen.
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To an unnamed specialty surgeon:
I don't think we had ever spoken before, but when I called you the other day we had the following conversation:
Me: I have a young man here in the ER with a [painful subacute problem in your area of specialty]. I think he's OK to go home today, and I'd like him to follow up in your office.
You: Hmmm. Sound like he's going to need a [series of operative procedures]. How long has this been going on?
Me: Eight months.
You: Wow. Why did he let it go so long?
Me: He doesn't have any insurance and can't pay.
You: Pity. Still, tell him I'll see him Tuesday morning.
Me: Thanks very much.
You could have weaseled and tried to dump this problem on someone else. You could have tried to get me to send him to the county hospital. You could have been a dick and just said no. I have no real leverage to force you to take care of patients like this. I wouldn't have faulted you much had you been annoyed or grumpy about having to do several complex, risky procedures for no pay. Many of your colleagues will take these cases, grudgingly, and in return for their condescending willingness to do their job, they feel entitled to take out their frustrations on me.
But you didn't. You took the case without hesitation, cheerfully, and without complaint. You did the right thing without prompting, begging, or cajoling. I don't know whether you were motivated out of compassion, duty, charity, or if you're just a really nice guy. It doesn't really matter; either way, you made my day a lot better, and certainly that of the patient as well. I'll remember you for it.
Thank you.
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An Open Letter
To an unnamed specialty surgeon:
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Someone who probably really enjoys his job. Nice letter!ReplyDelete
Cheers to him or her.ReplyDelete
That's a great letter. Thanks for commending your fellow workers when they deserve recognition.ReplyDelete
Great letter! Unfortunately, we are getting fewer and fewer opportunities to send these sorts of letters.ReplyDelete
'Tis a pity, really.
Great letter...I hope that you actually sent it to him.ReplyDelete
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- Anonymous9/29/2013 7:34 PM
As an uninsured, unable to pay potential patient, I appreciate this. I only go to seek treatment as an absolute last resort. I have episodes of vomting and writhing in severe misery where I truly contemplate and pray for death. A few times I have been forced to see someone the experience was agonizing and humiliating. At best, I will get treatment that works but I cannot afford. I have narcotic prescriptions here I just found from years ago. I Had narcotics when my wisdom tooth got dry socket. It made me nauseated. I wouldn't think something causing nausea will now relieve it. Sleep is only moment I am not praying for death during these 1-2 day events, with the most acidic bile that makes my mouth feel sore and tender for days after. I sold a car to have tests done. Other than ulcers from the acid in my stomach and damage from acid eating away at teeth and esophagus, I traded my car for advice to not drink, which I have never done, and not smoke marijuana which I did once in high school and was scared. So I have a bucket nearby and if I start burping the rotten eggs taste, I take dramamine every hour until I'm throwing them up or knocked out. It is better than being harassed and treated like a problem by the rude staff at my er. I literally had been stripped naked and awakened by my nurse to leave because they needed my bed and I was in the hallway! Naked and having vomit crusted hair. Humiliating and I still owe $650 after over a years worth of payments. That was my last visit & it was 2011. Next time I feel that much unrelenting agony I will go to my grave before I go to the hospital.And before a nurse counsels patients to stop illegal drugs, try testing or even inquiring. Assumptions are offensive. Just because I'm I'll and therefore uninsured due to inability to work without unplanned absences doesn't mean I'm a drug user. In fact, mylanta and dramamine are all I take. Ulcers make me leery of all otc medicines and distrust of our medical system keeps me away from precscriptions. I was once a 13 year employee of a major pharmeceutical company and I know too much to feel safe in the use of these profitable poisons or the arrogant and jaded providers of "care"ReplyDelete
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We consider our dogs full members of the family, so it probably comes as no surprise that canine custody battles are becoming more common. Lawyers are reporting as much as a 15 percent increase in these cases. Figuring out who gets to keep the pets is stressful for both humans and canines and can get expensive quickly.
In New York, Craig Dershowitz is fighting to be reunited with his Puggle, Knux. He had been sharing custody with his ex-girlfriend, regularly traveling ten hours round trip to drop off and pick up the pup, when his ex took off to California with the dog.
Craig has already spent upwards of $60,000 in legal fees and is headed to court again. He received two orders in the state of New York giving him custody, but he must argue his case in front of a California judge since his ex now resides in Los Angeles.
The battle to get Knux back has been financially difficult and Craig is appealing to fellow pet lovers to help his cause. Many talented friends have donated artwork and other creative gifts in exchange for donations.
I can't imagine if my pets were taken away from me, but I know I would do everything in my power to get them back. Hopefully Craig and Knux will be reunited soon.


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By Julia Williams
Last week, Langley Cornwell discussed the feline behavior known as kneading, which is often called "making biscuits" or "making bread." The comments poured in, which led me to conclude that many cats knead, but they all do it in their own unique way. I really enjoyed reading about everyone else's cats and seeing how a common behavior could be carried out in so many different ways. It got me thinking about another funny feline behavior that some cats engage in: drooling when they are happy.
I confess – I have a drooler in my family. Her name is Annabelle, and when I am brushing her or petting her on my bed, her drool machine is turned on high. I have learned that unless I want a damp bedspread I need to place a towel under Belle during our brushing sessions. So, I always knew she drooled when she was happy, but I didn't know how much until the day I bent down to give her paw a quick kiss after her brushing. That was one soggy paw! Ewww is right.
The interesting thing is that although Belle is a drooler, she doesn't do it every time I brush her. Moreover, sometimes she drools only lightly while other times it's like a waterfall. Of my two boy kitties, Rocky has never drooled a day in his entire life, while Mickey will drool once in a great while. So…why do some cats drool, and others don't? And why, like my Belle, does the drooling vary from a river to a trickle to nothing at all?
Firstly, if your cat has never drooled and suddenly starts, there may be a problem with their teeth or the inside of their mouth. You should have your vet check your cat's mouth for ulcers, tooth damage or periodontal disease. If your vet finds that your cat's mouth is normal and there's no medical reason for the waterworks – congratulations! You have yourself what is called a "happy drooler."
It seems that some cats drool in response to positive stimulation, and it's typically accompanied by loud purring and very often, kitty head bonks. In other words, your cat drools when she is feeling exceptionally relaxed and content. They're enjoying your brushing, petting or massaging and it makes them feel so blissed out that their muscles relax, which causes their mouth to open and the 'faucet' turns on.
Not to worry…a drooling cat is a happy cat. It's a compliment to you and your bond with your feline friend, really. Your kitty loves the attention and affection so much that she's relaxed enough to let it all hang loose. Drip. Drip. Purr. Bonk. Rinse and repeat.
No one really knows why some cats drool while others don't. Some suggest that the droolers must simply be wired differently. That seems plausible, given that some cats love to knead while others don't. If, like me, you have a cat that drools, there's no cause for alarm.
In short, drooling is a benign behavior that shouldn't present any problems – just remember to put a towel underneath your cat when you're having a good brushing session. And whatever you do…don't kiss their paw!
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Rajnath says BJP is banking on Advani for guidance
BJP president Rajnath Singh said today that the party was looking up to L.K Advani to guide it through the challenges being faced by the country.delhi Updated: Mar 02, 2013 14:12 IST
BJP president Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that the party was looking up to L.K Advani to guide it through the challenges being faced by the country.
Singh also backed former BJP president Nitin Gadkari and said that the charges against him were totally false and fabricated.
"If there is somebody who can guide us, it is Advani. When the country is passing through a difficult phase we don't need to worry," Singh said, addressing party workers at the three-day party executive meet being held in New Delhi.
"This government is a failure on all fronts whether diplomatic or financial. But with Advani's guidance, if anybody can overcome these problems it will be the BJP," he said.
Singh said Gadkari took a decision not to take up the post again despite senior leaders trying to dissuade him.
"So I took up the post. I know the accusations (against Gadkari) are totally baseless. I had assured him not to worry and that the entire country is with him. The party was strengthened by him," Singh said.


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NRG Energy is in discussions with potential buyers for electricity that would be produced by the new power plant the company plans to build in coastal Carlsbad, a spokeswoman said Friday.
The deal is one of the building blocks needed to create the air-cooled power plant, which could replace the hulking seawater-cooled Encina Power Station, whose towering exhaust pipes have been a coastal landmark near the edge of Agua Hedionda Lagoon since the mid-1950s.
The California Energy Commission issued a license last year for the project, but little progress has been seen since then. The plant still needs financing, a number of key permits and — most important — a customer to buy the electricity.
NRG spokeswoman Lori Neuman said contract discussions are confidential and offered no details last week, nor would she say when permits might be secured.
"We don't have a specific timeline" for construction, she said, though it is anticipated to take two years to complete once work starts.
The delays NRG has experienced so far are because "over the years, this project has undergone many appeals by the city and other interveners before we were able to get final CEC approval," Neumann said in an email.
Still, she said, "NRG is very committed to bringing this project online and we continue to work toward making (it) a viable and successful project."
The proposed plant, which NRG calls the Carlsbad Energy Center, has been planned for more than a decade. A somewhat dated description of the project, still posted Friday on the company's website, states that it "would be online as early as 2011."
Carlsbad officials have opposed the project since the application was filed with the Energy Commission in 2007, saying there are better uses for the seaside property of more than 100 acres.
Hundreds of residents who attended public hearings on the proposal in 2010 and 2011 were mostly opposed to it, saying they had concerns about safety, air pollution, coastal views and the need for a plant at that location.
NRG officials have said the new plant would improve efficiency, reduce pollution, and help meet the area's ever-increasing demand for electricity.
Before the Energy Commission issued the permit, NRG told the agency it estimated construction would start in "the first quarter of 2014," said commission spokeswoman Sandy Louey.
The license is valid for five years and "does not require a time-certain start of construction," she said. However, it requires NRG to obtain all necessary permits from federal, state and other agencies before construction begins.
Neuman said NRG's goal now is to have the replacement plant online by 2016.
"That schedule presumes successful negotiation and execution of a power-purchase agreement ... successful financing of (construction), and timely issuance of remaining permits that support construction and/or operation of (the plant)," Neuman said.
Among the agencies that must issue permits to the plant are the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the California State Lands Commission, and the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Neuman said NRG is "working toward EPA approval" and to obtain the other permits.
However, EPA spokeswoman Nahal Mogharabi in Los Angeles said Thursday she could find no record of NRG's application for an EPA permit.
Carlsbad city property manager Joe Garuba said he was been watching the power plant project for about six years and is skeptical that the plant could be online by 2016.
"The EPA permit — that can take in excess of a year and it must be received before construction," Garuba said by telephone from his Carlsbad office.
"Construction is going to take at least 36 months based on what they represented to the Energy Commission," he said.
Still, he added, the EPA permit is not the highest hurdle the power plant must leap.
"Probably most important, they need a contract to sell the power," Garuba said. "It does not appear they have a contract lined up to sell the energy to anybody."
That contract would be made public because it must be approved by the state Public Utilities Commission.
"We haven't seen a lot of forward traction (for the Carlsbad plant) after the Energy Commission license," Garuba said.
SDG&E, the area's power provider recently requested approval of several new electricity contracts, he added, but NRG was not among them.
Locations now being discussed for natural gas-powered plants include the Pio Pico site in Otay Mesa, and the Quail Brush site near Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego.
Carlsbad officials would prefer to see no power plant at Encina.
"There is a clear path forward where the existing plant can be retired and no new plant is necessary," Garuba said.


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