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To: TobagoJack who wrote (59895)	4/30/2006 5:22:18 PM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

Sell Exxon Mobile, sell Royal Dutch, along with BP that pays Maurice a pension, but buy Gazprom, Lukoil, Sino this and Sino that. The nature of the game is changing, and fast. Funny your buddy El Mat tells me cellulose ethanol is a possible future - Mr. Fusion just around the corner - we have all this land in the USA and all that sea we can grow algae in on both sides of us - think outside the box dear General! The sun is FREE ENERGY no matter how you want to slice and dice it and with just a little bit of proper science and engineering we can grow so many things in the sea and on the land - and it won't take huge inputs of pesticide or OIL to do so - look at the billions of years things GREW without pesticides and oil - free your mind NEO. - Congress wants to breakup Big Oil so that they are hobbled in their global competition against the state oil companies of China, India, Russia, etc Back in 1997 I think I got in a big arguement with kimberly of kimberly and friends thread - who was really tokyo joe according to some - but whoever that person was - I said I dont get why we are trying to bust up MSFT when china has state backed companies coming to eat our lunch. A man that dresses up like Spock from star trek is the richest on the planet - things are still A OK General - he did not get busted up - in fact Hu met him before the president - don't worry - star trek still coming for you. Do you grok spock? ... imagine how much democracy USA could have built in Iraq and Afghanistan had it spent the 400 odd billion already gone and the 400 odd billion just budgeted in a slightly different way. I already post link where the generals on the ground say it is the DRUG DEALERS causing all the mischief in afghanistan - Message 22385118 do you disagree with thier frontline assessment dear General? Message 22360248 Washington's Hidden Agenda: Restore the Drug Trade The Spoils of War: Afghanistan's Multibillion Dollar Heroin Trade by Michel Chossudovsky www.globalresearch.ca 5 April 2004 The URL of this article is: globalresearch.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since the US led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, the Golden Crescent opium trade has soared. According to the US media, this lucrative contraband is protected by Osama, the Taliban, not to mention, of course, the regional warlords, in defiance of the "international community".

To: TobagoJack who wrote (59895)	4/30/2006 8:55:47 PM
From: sciAticA errAticA	Respond to of 110194

EU’s energy policy brings ‘Hitler’ jibe from Poland news.ft.com Europe’s attempts to forge a common energy policy suffered a serious reverse on Sunday when a prominent EU minister likened a €5bn Russian-German pipeline deal to the Hitler-Stalin pact of 1939. Radek Sikorski, Polish defence minister, said Angela Merkel, German chancellor, had refused Warsaw’s request to renegotiate the deal, which Poland fears could leave it vulnerable to a shut-off of Russian gas supplies of the sort Ukraine suffered at the start of this year. The pipeline under the Baltic Sea, agreed in September by Gerhard Schröder, Ms Merkel’s predecessor, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, would circumvent Poland and Belarus. “In Poland we have a particular sensitivity to corridors and deals above our head,” Mr Sikorski said at the Brussels Forum, a transatlantic conference in Brussels organised by the German Marshall Fund. “That was the Molotov-Ribbentrop tradition,” he added, referring to the 1939 agreement to divide Poland between Germany and Russia. Andris Piebalgs, European Union energy commissioner, also criticised Germany for proceeding with a “project that is not acceptable to others, even not discussing it”. The comments come only a month after the EU’s leaders proclaimed a common energy policy to reduce the bloc’s dependence on energy suppliers from abroad, such as Russia’s Gazprom. But a subsequent encounter in Moscow between José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, and Mr Putin proved deeply frustrating to the EU, with the Russians refusing to accede to European demands to open pipelines and markets to Gazprom’s competitors. Mr Barroso sounded a note of frustration at the weekend when he criticised “the use of energy resources as an instrument of political coercion”. Some EU officials worry that the bloc’s bargaining power has been weakened by indications that Tony Blair, UK prime minister, would allow a possible Gazprom bid for Centrica, the UK’s largest gas supplier. At the same Brussels meeting, James Jones, Nato’s top military commander, said the military alliance could guard shipments of liquefied natural gas against terrorist attacks – a step that could help diversify supply and reduce dependence on pipelines. “Where you have piracy on the high seas off the Horn of Africa and in the Gulf of Guinea?.?.?.?one might think that would be a good thing to do and to think about,” he told the FT in an interview. “We could also, on land, use special forces to assist nations in enhanced security measures along pipelines.” While Europe imports 25 per cent of its gas from Russia, alternative sources of supplies from Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia may be much more vulnerable to terrorist acts and political risk. ---------- ---------- ... who is the big man on the EU campus? ... why, it's Vlad! <g> ... a few years ago --- who'd o thunk?

To: TobagoJack who wrote (59895)	4/30/2006 9:26:09 PM
From: ild	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

After a very successful first day of trading for iShares Silver Trust, Barclays says a copper or platinum ETF "is something to consider." resourceinvestor.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (59895)	5/8/2006 2:24:59 AM
From: 8bits	Respond to of 110194

.". i was referring to the legions who work in Sinopec, Sinochem, CNOOC and Petro China uniforms, in Chad, Sudan, Nigeria, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Ecuador, etc i trust they all report to the same guy up different chains of command, and i figure the oil investments are with the good hands people :0) i believe the 4 state oil companies will be gaining on the western majors as far as oil reserves in shaky territory are concerned, given the state backing in finance and personnel. Sell Exxon Mobile, sell Royal Dutch, along with BP that pays Maurice a pension, but buy Gazprom, Lukoil, Sino this and Sino that. The nature of the game is changing, and fast. The USA government wants to help China, as - Bush stops filling USA strategic reserve just as China starts filling its tanks - Congress wants to breakup Big Oil so that they are hobbled in their global competition against the state oil companies of China, India, Russia, etc Altruism, there is nothing like it :0)" "Big oil" to some degree is under the gun but as long as Bush/Cheney are in power I don't see a windfall profits tax happening. Amazing how congress and the general public are basically 30 years out of date as to what is going on in the oil markets. (And movies like Syrianna don't help..) I have mostly focused on US and Canadian (Especially Canadian) Small/Midcaps. Most of their assets are in stable places in the world and their growth has been much better than the BPs, Exxons, Shells, and Chevrons. I did have some SNP (Sinopec) but had sold covered calls which were exercised. May (Probably, hoping for that fall in oil stock prices again.. grrr..) buy back in again. Their refinery assets are worth a mint especially if China deregulates the internal Oil/Gasoline markets further. Lukoil and Gazprom... not so sure, they have definitely had huge runs and may run further (and most importantly they have the political backing of Mr. Putin) but it seems as if any time there is a need for cash in the Russian main government these companies are called upon. Overall I feel more secure with the Huskys, CNQs, Nexens, Encanas, Apaches, Andarkos of the world than the byzantine finances of companies which are to some degree national extensions of their respective countries. I think China is more inclined to give free reign than Russia I am inclined myself to reinvest in one of Chinese oil ADRs. Thanks for the input. As a comparison: finance.yahoo.com No doubt the large Chinese companies stocks are kicking the tail out of the large cap US stocks: finance.yahoo.com While we are at it: Oops he (Chavez)did it again forbes.com

To: TobagoJack who wrote (59895)	5/8/2006 3:57:42 AM
From: shades	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Coconut to be priced out of the workforce! Costs 9.5 million clownbucks now - but FUTURAMA is on its way Dear General. i was referring to the legions who work in Sinopec, androidscience.com My indian friend in ga had a blowup doll he dressed up and took to the mall in his convertible one day - started cussing her out - slapped her a few times (what a crazy prankster) - they called the police on him - he got a ticket for disturbing the peace - some wanted him to go to jail for domestic violence. Cherry 2000 here we come - the legions have some competition coming Mr. Data: times.hankooki.com Korean Scientists Develop Female Android By Kim Tae-gyu Staff Reporter A child touches the female android named EveR-1 during an exhibition at the Seoul Education Culture Center, Thursday. /Yonhap Standing 1.6 meters tall and weighing about 50 kilograms, she can understand others, speak, blink with her eyes and makes several facial expressions. But she is not human, rather an android developed by a team of South Korean scientists. It is only the second time in the world that an android has been developed _ Japan made the first one. The team, headed by Baeg Moon-hong, a senior researcher at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Thursday took the wrap off the female android, named EveR-1, during an exhibition at the Seoul Education Culture Center. EveR-1, a combination of Eve and robot, looks just like a Korean female in her early 20s including her shape that is benchmarked against the nation's model. The human-sized robot can understand 400 words and make eye contact while talking via her lips that are synchronized with the pronunciation of words. Fifteen tiny motors embedded into her silicon face enable her to make a total of four expressions in tune with as many sentiments _ joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. From a distance, the android could be confused with a real, flesh and blood human being, according to Baeg. ``EveR-1 amply demonstrates our robotic technologies are at the forefront in the world. We will continue to make efforts to advance,'' Baeg said. Only Japan was faster than Baeg's team in making an android as the country developed a life-size female robot in 2003, dubbed ACTROID. It cannot move because it is glued to the floor. Neither does EveR-1. The Korean robot can move the upper half of her body such as arms and hands but she cannot travel because her lower half is immobile. (HAHA this describes a lot of real ladies I know) Baeg, who spent just 3 billion won in creating EveR-1 in a year, is looking to exceed his Japanese rivals by making the model move four limbs by late this year. ``For now, EveR-1 can be employed as a guide robot at museums and department stores or as an educational model to read books to children,'' Baeg said. ``But we are looking further ahead _ we are working on upgrading the android with the aim of making it move its legs by the end of this year. It will be able to sit down and stand up by then,'' he expects. (How many RIOTS will the ANDROIDS demand for WORKER'S RIGHTS?) Some choice comments I found: forums.dailyrotten.com If you honeymoon abroad would she be carry on or checked baggage? SWM ISO SF w/off switch. I think I've found her! Did we not learn anything from the terminator? I have enough trouble with real women trying to kill me. "Guys, meet my date: Sista Transista!" They should team up with Real Dolls, now that would be interesting. I was thinking the same thing as I read the article. I just have to wait a few years and won't need a girlfriend, I can just buy one. I think I'd be saving money in the long run.