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To: mishedlo who wrote (127239)	10/4/2001 1:25:38 AM
From: Bill/WA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Mishedlo, been meaning to thank you for the heads up on OPMR >>http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=opmr&d=v1 << went to the mall with my daughter and grandson this AM so missed out on pulling off a 10 bagger on my jan/25 puts, but i won't complain about an 8 bagger ;-) OT with the proceeds...in a quandry about going with nikon n5 or higher (have a 6006), or starting with canon. want to start shooting macro, however on the video side, with the new canon XL1s, you can adapt 35mm canon lenses to it and you'll get 7.2 times the optical power (ie: a 35mm canon 200mm lense adapted to the XL1s body would give you 1400+mm optical power) which would be terrific for my wildlife video up in BC and the Yukon (as long as i had a 200lb tripod ;-) thanks again, Bill/WA

To: mishedlo who wrote (127239)	10/4/2001 11:20:03 AM
From: pater tenebrarum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

well, it's not THAT easy. first of all, whether he's done easing is open to debate. if the economy continues to dive, he'll keep easing. don't forget, there's a huge credit bubble in danger of imploding. and likewise, the gold/interest rate correlation isn't as clear cut. it depends on the circumstances - true, what i said about opportunity costs and contangoes holds at all times. but if rates rise due to inflation concerns, i.e., if the rise in nominal rates doesn't result in a rise in REAL rates, gold will rally along with rising rates. happened in '85-'87 for instance...the bond market initially had a huge rally coinciding with a bottom in gold...then the bond market entered a vicious bear phase due to growing inflation concerns and a weak dollar, and it was in this phase that the gold rally really took off. also, the blow-off rally in gold in '79-'80 happened concurrently with sharply rising rates - as a result of inflation fears. what is it you can buy back?

To: mishedlo who wrote (127239)	10/4/2001 1:26:15 PM
From: John Graybill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

No way. He'll drop them all the way to zero. The housing bubble is the last bubble, and it must be maintained at ALL costs as long as possible. After interest rates are dropped to zero, then we'll see what other tricks they have up their sleeves. Once rates are at zero, watch for a lot of fraudulent "interpretations" of securities laws &c to allow the government more frequent, larger, more targeted, and more blatant manipulation of the financial system. We're not nearly at the point where every single bank, mutual fund, insurance company, brokerage, and retirement account is totally ravaged and destroyed, but it's inevitable.