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To: long-gone who wrote (29259)	3/1/1999 6:45:00 PM
From: C Hudson	Respond to of 116791

Crash Index at -10! wwfn.com

To: long-gone who wrote (29259)	3/1/1999 6:48:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116791

Hacker infiltrates military satellite - More Details << The UK Ministry of Defence has come under attack from a hacker who is allegedly threatening to target military satellites unless a £3 million ransom is handed over. According to a story in today's , the hacker has already seized control of one satellite, altering its course. The satellite in question is said to be involved in co-ordinating bombing raids on Iraq. Other targets for the hacker have been GCHQ - the spying operation that listens in on telephone calls and other communications - and a number of UK operations overseas. -- cont'd -- >> theregister.co.uk PS - The Register is a great site for computer technology news ********* And an interesting OT article with new facts on the Flight 800 crash supporting the missile theory, if anyone has time on their hands waiting for gold to move. :-)) New shadows darken the TWA Flight 800 probe villagevoice.com

To: long-gone who wrote (29259)	3/1/1999 6:52:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116791

INTERVIEW - New Barrick CEO picky about acquisitions 06:00 p.m Mar 01, 1999 Eastern By Sarah Edmonds TORONTO, March 1 (Reuters) - The brand-new chief executive of Barrick Gold Corp., North America's second-largest gold producer, said on Monday he will keep an eye out for any solid-gold acquisition opportunities in the industry. Barrick, which just signed a friendly deal to acquire Sutton Resources Ltd. (STT.TO) and its prized Bulyanhulu gold project in Tanzania, failed to win the hand of Argentina Gold Corp. (ARP.V) last month with a C$160 million hostile offer. Barrick, which owns 9.9 percent of Argentina Gold and plans to keep the stake, coveted control of the Vancouver company's Veladero mine in northwestern Argentina. ''We will move when we see things that meet our criteria,'' Randall Oliphant, Barrick's former chief financial officer who was named to the CEO post on Monday, said in a telephone interview. ''We've made the move on Sutton but we also find ourselves in the very fortunate position of having just brought on-stream the lowest-cost mine in the world in the form of (Peruvian mine) Pierina. Sutton will be another fantastic mine for Barrick and beyond that we've got Pascua (on the Chile-Argentina border). ''But while we continue to follow everything that's going on in the gold industry, we already have a solid growth profile in front of us and therefore we'll be highly selective in what we do,'' Oliphant added. He said that while Barrick paid ''a full price'' for Sutton now, he believes the acquisition will make a significant contribution to reserves, production, earnings and cash flow over the longer term. The expiry of the Argentina Gold bid coincided with the surprise resignation of Chief Executive Paul Melnuk, who took over the gold producer just last spring. Oliphant said there was little he could say about Melnuk's resignation, except to emphasise that the two events had nothing to do with one another. ''The problem is when someone leaves for personal reasons, it's incumbent on us to respect those reasons. And no matter how much time goes by, it wouldn't be fair to comment on something that was personal,'' he added. Coincident with Oliphant's appointment, John Carrington was named vice-chairman and Jamie Sokalsky was appointed chief financial officer. Oliphant rose through the ranks at Barrick and believes the company has a winning strategy which he will use to develop the company further. ''We're on track to meet all of our targets -- 1999 should be a very exciting year for us as our production jumps considerably up to 3.6 million ounces and our costs drop to $125 (an ounce). So far, we are well on track to meeting those objectives,'' Oliphant said. ''We don't generally comment on quarterly results but it's probably fair to say that with the year being better in total than 1998 was, that on balance the quarters should be better than the quarters were in 1998.'' ((Reuters Toronto Bureau 416-941-8100 e-mail toronto.newsroom+reuters.com)) Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited.