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Nisman update

We now know from the autopsy report that the gun that killed Alberto Nisman was fired from a distance of no greater than 1cm from his head, that the gun was aimed at his right ear and that the end of the barrel was almost certainly resting on his ear at the moment the trigger was pulled. We also know an approximate time of death, around midday on Sunday January 18th. The prosecutor (fiscal) in charge of the case, Viviana Fein also said (translated) "participation of third persons is not inferred" by the investigation and crime scene evidence. And for what it's worth, small sidebar is that prosecutor Fein is no friend of the CFK government and has been virtual-opposition in her statements about President CFK in the last couple of years. No way is she some sort of handpicked head for governmental cover-up (quite the opposite, in fact).

Although there is still no proof, your author harks back to the jottings post earlier this week, considers the three most likely general scenarios and there's no way around it, the latest evidence points towards situation 1), the plain straight suicide. For sure it doesn't rule out the other two, but it does make the suicide case that much more likely.

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

Iwnattos turned me onto the cartoon strip Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Sometimes it's ok, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's just plain wonderful and today's is an example of the latter. Go see, you will enjoy.

To Collider!

Let's see what Bobby Genovese's been up to lately

This time for his Vancord Capital company, trading as VNCI on the US OTC and recently name-changed from Lyynks. The name change was on January 6th and it looks like the scam running scumball is about to do something with this virtual shell company but...ooops, he forgot to file the right papers and now look, light shining on the cockroach. Scurry away Bobby, scurry away.

Good to see the BCSC has him in its sights. About time they did something useful instead of nitpicking at junior 43-101s from 2011.

It's now three months since the Doug Casey "Market To Crash NOW" call

On October 21st Casey Research charged its bleating flock $20 for its "Prepare For the 2014 Crash" report, in which we were told (and we quote)...

"Now is the time to take action. Not in the next few months or even in the next few weeks—Right now."
We're now a full quarter (plus a couple of days)  from that call, so let's update on how Doug Casey's prediction is panning out. Unlike the memory-lapsing Casey Research lackey Olivier Garret who tried to lull us into some revisionist bullshit on November 26th, we at IKN are clear about the main calls and trade recos offered by Casey Research in its paid-for panic call in October. The integral parts of the plan were the following:

1) Expect the broad markets to crash
2) Own gold as insurance
3) Go short the regional banks ETF (KRE)
4) Go short on the Dow Trannies ETF (IYT)

Here's the chart of those four, from then until now:

Checking down that list...

1) As regards the main call, the broad markets have not crashed. In fact the S&P500 is up by just under 6%
2) The buying gold as insurance call has seen a marked improvement recently. It's now up 3.5% since the call.
3) Shorting the regional banks ETF (KRE) has also improved, but it's still a losing trade by one percent.
4) Go short on the Dow Trannies ETF (IYT) is still a fully bad call however, as they're up by 7.5%

So, you're improving Duggie, but you're still only one from four here and there's no sign of your fantasy island Ayn Rand crash scenario yet. That's because it was, is and will be a total bullshit call from a charlatan con artist who gets rich by swindling the naive out of their money.

The Friday OT: Daniel Barenboim plays Chopin nocturne Op.62 No.1

An excellent rendition.

Better than the one on my "Best of Chopin" double CD that I've been playing here all week.

If you're wondering how Gold Fields' (GFI) exploration activities are going in Peru at the moment...

...check out this page, an online auction where on January 28th Gold Fields Peru is auctioning off eight of its Toyota HiLux 4x4s, the vehicle of choice in the highlands and dirt tracks of the country. Here's the screenshot, for your entertainment and edification:

Reserve prices start at under U$5.5k. Geologists need to get used to that desk in Lima again, no more jolly jaunts around Moquegua/Puno, guys...

You want mining company share prices to go up? Not me.

Not this week at least. I want them lower, because next week I'm a buyer.

If you want them to go up I can only assume you're a seller of what you own, which is fair enough (I'm not).

If you're just holding with no plans to buy or sell in the near future, you have no valid opinion. Live with it.

So c'mon gold, drop a little more for me today, make the stock I want to buy a bit cheaper.

Mining's money grab redux: Kip Keen's take

The other day in this post, "Mining's money grab", this humble corner of cyberspace noted the sudden urge that mining companies had to siphon away the new cash appearing on the horizon from share price upsides and get it tucked neatly into their treasury chest instead. Today Kip Keen over at Mineweb picks up the baton and runs with it, a decent little op-ed that finishes like this:
"While, clearly, people are more willing now to buy (and companies sell) more shares of junior gold companies than through much of the multi-year downturn in mining equities, the money coming is flowing to fulfill relatively-speaking more conservative needs: The more advanced mine-builds ore expansions (with moderate pricetags, permitted, strong IRR) and to repair balance sheets."

Yup that's right, boring old beaten up balance sheets that need to be repaired. IKN has broadstroke agreement with the details of his piece, too. Go and read it yourself by clicking on this click, it's better than the average guff written about mining (because Keen's better than the average mining writer).

Chart of the day is...

...still the gold/copper ratio.

The cutting edge chart in the 2015 mining sector. Work out where this specific squiggly line's going next and make yourself a lot of money.

Peru: Fewer dead miners in 2014

Let us be clear, 32 is still 32 too many. But still, the figure of 32 fatalities from accidents in the Peru mining industry in 2014 is a clear improvement on what we've seen before. A stat that should be lauded and marked improvement that should be further encouraged.

However let's also note a couple of the worst offenders last year, as Buenaventura (BVN) saw five deaths at their mines, Milpo saw four deaths and Southern Copper (SCCO) saw three deaths. Hopefully a bit of name'n'shame will get those three to buck up their ideas. Data from here.

Jottings on the death of Nisman

Argentina's massive story at the moment is getting little more than bare bones coverage in the English world media but anyone even vaguely interested in LatAm affairs should be all over it. I'm not going into the basic circumstances of the case (you can find those in wire stories easily enough) but I want to set a few statements out in public.
  • I'm convinced the government of Argentina is not behind his death. On the basic 'cui bono' level, the CFK government has little to gain (in fact, I'd go as far as to say nothing to gain) and a lot to lose from the destabilization caused by this death. As for Nisman's accusations, they're already looking creaky at best, unsustainable more likely. In Spanish the term for re-hash is 'refrito', there's nothing much new in the report.
  • I'm not as convinced at this point as CFK about the case being a non-suicide. At this point there are three logical possibilities of 1) it was a plain straight suicide 2) he was "induced to pull the trigger himself", i.e. not a suicide or 3) it was a plain straight assassination. All those three hold substance at this point, none can be ruled out.
  • Lagomarsino has a lot of explaining to do. A lot.
  • Sergio Massa, apart from a few minor level statements, has been quiet. Which is fair enough, he and his team are probably working out the strategy that best suits his election campaign (yes of course IKN has sympathy for Nisman's loved ones, but works on a realpolitik level). However, when he does come out and say something we'll get to find out just how far to the dark side this nefarious fucker has moved.
  • I'll give Macri credit. Neither he nor his brand of politics is my cup of tea at all, but he's true to his principles. He's saying the right things in the right way and putting his country before his personal ambitions. It's likely that a person who knows what it feels like to be kidnapped and face death from his captors has deeper insight than the average joe.
  • Lilita Carrió is a joke, a cartoon sketch that might have been funny or intellectually stimulating 20 years ago but is now eye-rollingly bad.
  • This one is turtles, turtles, turtles all the way down and because of that, I doubt it's going to be as big an influence on the October Presidential election as people assume today in January. On this one I expect to get plenty of pushback from my Argentine friends, but history shows us that fud gets discarded as elections draw nigh. This isn't going to be a difficult one for professional politicos to sidestep come the time.
  • The anti-CFK press is behaving despicably, Mis-quoting/quoting CFK out of context to make it sound like she said and wrote things that she didn't. The pro-CFK press has rallied to the government's defence quickly and tellingly, the neutral CFK press (eg Buenos Aires Herald), a tome known for its courage, hasn't tried to stick any dirt on the government yet. Of the three groups, the Clarin/Nacion anti-CFK press is by far the worst in all this.

The new Argonaut

The first paragraph of IKN292 dated December 14th 2014 was this...

...and then that edition went into a 12 page analysis of the company, with a big fat "buy" reco at the end. Then in IKN293, the very next week, we shifted its recommendation up to 'Top Pick' and more were bought. As it happens, my cost average on the trade was $1.47 and in less than a month I sold the lot, average $2.53 (yup, they're already gone, just after the 4q14 production numbers came out, because as well as reco'ing buys round these parts we also dare to reco sells).

Unsurprisingly, since then subbers have been writing in asking for another of this type of trade idea, but apart from a small new buy idea that's a minor trade and flatlined so far there hasn't been anything to assuage their desires. Until this weekend, because somewhat to my own surprise (as these don't tend to come around with such frequency) I've identified another great looking trade vehicle that has "near-term win" stamped all over it. Whether it will return the same type of spectacular profit as Argonaut Gold did in December/January is another story, as 72% in less than a month is rare at any time. But it has exactly the same kind of ducks-in-line look about it as did and what's more, it's a stock I've hated for many moons so yet again, half the story for me personally has been getting over my personal prejudices and seeing it for what it is, a top shot at "buy low sell high".

Anyway that's what you can expect from The IKN Weekly on Sunday, subbers. Should be fun. Keep some spare cash available.

Draghi's QE

If it were dollars, it'd be important.

Anyway, read about him and his €60bn/month here.

Evo at Tiahuanaco

Tomorrow, President Evo Morales of Bolivia does the official oath of office thing and will start his new presidential period, result of the October 2014 elections at which he was re (re?) elected. But today was ceremony day, with a big shindig at the ancient site of Tiahuanaco. Damn, that dude looks sharp.

Well he should do, that tunic cost U$4,000 to put together, they tell us.

Another M&A rumour for you all

This is one I heard today, and it's pretty good because although it's totally uncheckable it fits right in with some background shifts and movements noted by your humble scribe a couple of weeks ago. As a result and after thinking it over I'm passing this one on via this humble corner of cyberspace, but let it be known that it's not nearly as solid as the ABX thing yesterday, or other bits and pieces that normally get either a vetting or come from previously proven reliable sources. Bottom line of a overly wordy caveat, examine this one with tweezers.

So, getting down to it. The mediocrity known as Blasutti wants to merge his fucking awful US Silver & Gold ( Scorpio Mining with the somewhat less awful Arian Silver (AGQ.v). There are a few more background details but they become scurrilous quickly and don't change the main snippet, so that'll do.

FWIW I don't own either and have no plans to change that situation. For those wanting to know more about IKN rumour protocol, this is the post for you.

UPDATE: Yeah you're right mailers, the new Blasutti thing is Scorpio, after the recent deal. All the rest stands (and it shows just how closely I follow that company's day-to-day ops). Now if you'd excuse me I'm off to watch Cule vs Colchonero (aka the copa del rey 1st leg match between Barcelona and At. Madrid), far more interesting than the close of this market.

Those people looking for a quality, reliable, smart and reasonably priced programmer/website developer...

...should go over and read Ward's post today. Mind you, even if you don't* aren't it's still an entertaining post to read. And if you want to get in contact with him by mail afterwards I'd be happy to do the honours (though you can probably catch up with him directly if you want, it's not that hard).

*Holy Lord and comets, my grammar sometimes...

(UPDATED) Mo' Allied Nevada (ANV): What this stock taught me this morning

It's written right here, on the five day price chart:

If I hadn't been kicked and pummelled into my default position of cynicism already I'd be astounded at the stupidity on show in that above price chart. What we saw this morning is a whole bunch of desk jocks, staring at headlines and thinking that's all their job entails, who saw the "Allied Nevada Announces Preliminary Full Year 2014 Gold and Silver Sales Increase 19% and 115%, Respectively, Year-Over-Year" header from ANV today and managed to wipe the drool away from their lips long enough to say "Oh golly wow, increases! And gold! And gold's really poplier right now! Gotta buy me some of those!" before the bell opens.

The fucktards who bought ANV this morning don't even know how to open a company's quarterly financials, let alone read them. Seriously, have you seen the shitstate of ANV's numbers recently? Now I'm ok with a speculative run on ANV in the type of rising tide situation we've seen in the gold miner market these last few days, the type reflected on the chart above. But how THE MERRY SEXUAL INTERCOURSE can anyone buy this company on these 4q14 production numbers

Therefore, the lesson learned today is: Yes, despite suspicions to the contrary there is still plug dumb stupid money washing around the mining scene. It is, therefore, my solemn duty to walk around, pick it up off the floor and place it into my own pocket and help the owners of the pockets of my wonderful and beautiful subscriber list to do exactly the same.

PS: The pps was U$1.28 when I started writing this. It's now U$1.24 and dropping fast.

UPDATE: Oh please don't make me do this, it's not good for the blood pressure y'know...Oh all right, just this once:

"But who gives a shit about your boring old balance sheets, dude? Buncha numbers. Haven't you seen gold's going up?"
"Grasshopper, you have much to learn, grasshopper."

Allied Nevada (ANV) 4q14 production

Here's the NR, here's the chart:

Stick a fork in her, she's done. Hycroft, more like Bye croft.

Mining's money grab

Detour C$141m
Osisko C$200m
Richmont $30m C$34m
Primero U$75m
Asanko C$40m

All since yesterday's close. All bought deals. All companies with either delusions of grandeur or growth projects that need funding. All of them understand that improving the balance sheet is the primary concern. All because instos have been getting phone calls from New York for the first time in 12 months. And all of that above because Goldman Sachs screwed up on its $1k/oz gold price prediction.

PS: Or to put it another way, dear retail investor, the mining companies have suddenly seen a big wash of money come into the sector and they don't want it all to be wasted on mere share price increases (i.e. you benefit), they want to make sure that they get theirs, so that their treasury positions expand more rapidly than your back pocket. Now you get it?

UPDATE Wednesday afternoon: Welcome, Romarco. $300m

B2Gold (BTG) ( 4q14 production

NR here, chart here:

Masbate kicked butt and made it. I've added in the non-commercial Otjikoto, as gold is gold in the end. Overall, a decent way to round out 2014. As for the 2015 guidancem go read about it yourself. Subbers, we'll be updating on BTO this weekend no doubts.

Eric Sprott and Charles Oliver, out to grass

Paragraph One of this NR:

TORONTOJan. 20, 2015 /CNW/ - Sprott Asset Management LP and Sprott Inc. (TSX:SII) announced today that as part of the previously communicated transition strategy, Eric Sprott is stepping down as lead portfolio manager on the Sprott Canadian Equity Fund, Sprott Canadian EquityClass, Sprott Hedge Fund LP, Sprott Hedge Fund LP II and Sprott Bull/Bear RSP Fund. The company also announced portfolio management changes to certain other Sprott funds.

Whole thing here.

TSX trivia, Pacific Rubiales ( and Rio Alto ( edition

This as of a few minutes ago:

Hoodathunkit, eh?*

My thanks to Setty for the headsup.

*hint: not Frank Giustra

Volume in B2Gold ( (BTG) this morning

A stand-out stat this A.M.

Another million or so gone thru on the BTG ticker in NY.

Fucking funny brokerage re-rating of the day

Scotia today changes its recommendation on Probe Mines (PRB.v):

  • From: Sector Underperform, $0.50 target
  • To: Tender, $5.00 target

Analyst, Mike Hocking.

Gold in Swiss Francs (CHF)

It's almost as if...

Barrick (ABX) at Pascua Lama rumour

The new whisper number on the fine ABX is facing for its environmental infractions: U$250m.

Now you know what the mining world is talking about on this side of the equator today.

True Gold (TGM.v) may have a serious problem at Karma

Read this one first, because it's the most detailed. Then this. And this. And thisAnd before you ask, yeah my French is more than good enough to read and understand all that, thanking you kindly for asking. And for some interesting background in English, this

There's a mix of issues that are annoying locals, but none more so than the local Islamic population, concerned about the arrival of an open pit mining operation in a place next to the main regional centre of pilgrimage for devotees. The annual get-together happened in early January (just before this pleasant snap was taken) and the religious heads seem to have decided that TGM isn't as welcome as the company tries to make out in all of its corporate literature.

The scene at True Gold (TGM.v) Karma, January 14th:
Maybe the protesters got cold or something.

Which means Franco Nevada (FNV) and Sandstorm (SAND) have a problem, too. In particular, I'm amazed how many times SAND walks blindly into bigtime community problems like this. Is Nolan this gullible all the time, or is it just a run of bad luck?

UPDATE: TGM news release at the opening bell, right here. QUICK! QUICK! SCREENSHOT!

The scene from the 2015 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference

An IKN exclusive:

This is of course a photo of the exhibitors. As there were no other attendees.

Helvetia in a handcart: Why I own gold and why you should, too (from IKN297)

This was the main intro piece to IKN297, out Sunday. I've had some positive feedback on it so hey, what the henry, let's put it here on the blog too.

Helvetia in a handcart: Why I own gold (and why you should, too)

“We are not wholly bad or good
Who live our lives under Milk Wood”
Under Milk Wood, Dylan Thomas, 1953

When it comes to the money events in and around Switzerland last week, it’s difficult to recall an episode in recent financial times when there was such a massive, ten tonne, snorting, stomping elephant in the room and how the spectrum of Very Serious People made such a concerted effort not to talk about gold. And in the end it’s not a difficult subject nor a hard concept to grasp. It’s also one of the mainstay arguments of the hard-core goldbugs so I suspect the moment I announce my full and unequivocal adherence to it I’ll be pigeonholed and labelled as “one of those nutbars” (sorry to disappoint in advance and head y’all off at the pass; I’m not a goldbug, I’m an owner of gold).

Gold has no counterparty exposure.

But let’s not jump the gun, let’s take Dylan Thomas’s advice and begin at the beginning. The important near-term effect of the move by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to remove its hard peg (1.2/1) against the Euro was not the price move of precious metals, particularly gold. Not in the near-term at least. The important near-term effect is found inside stories such as this one (1) and here’s an extract (IKN bold-type):

Alpari, the London-based brokerage firm that sponsors the shirt of English Premier League football club West Ham United, said it had to shut down its business.
In a statement, the firm said the majority of its clients sustained losses which exceeded their account equity. "Where a client cannot cover this loss, it is passed on to us," it said. "This has forced Alpari (UK) Limited to confirm today that it has entered into insolvency."
The scale of anger within the firm is evident in a note that its market analyst, Craig Erlam, published Friday before news of the wind-down. Bemoaning the "idiotic actions of the SNB," Erlam warned over the "longer term impact on the markets."
Alpari's demise follows that of Global Brokers NZ., a small currency trading house in New Zealand.
Its director, David Johnson, announced on the website of affiliate Excel Markets, that it could no longer meet the regulatory minimum to continue business.
"News of the impact of this event on companies and traders is just beginning to come to light," he said. "As directors and shareholders we would like to offer our sincerest apologies for this devastating turn of events."
The two could be joined by FXCM, a New York-based currency broker, which has already warned that it "may be in breach of some regulatory capital requirements" after its clients experienced significant losses. Those losses, it said in a statement, "generated negative equity balances owed to FXCM of approximately $225 million."
Traders aren't hopeful. FXCM shares are down a staggering 74 percent in pre-market trading following a 15 percent fall on Thursday.
Other firms, such as CMC Markets in London, said they can absorb the hit. Though its chief executive, Peter Cruddas, conceded that the firm sustained losses, he said the overall impact has not materially impacted the group. "It's business as usual," he insisted.

We’ve had other “non-material impacts” reported by other financial institutions, a phrase used in a context that made me laugh as the mere fact they’ve had to announce them (and will have to announce them, as there are surely more to come) makes these impacts material by nature and definition, it’s whether they’re large or small compared to the size of the shop that will make them important. Semantics aside, we’ve had Barclays and a hit in the “tens of millions”, Deutsche Bank out by perhaps $150m, Interactive Brokers having to bear the brunt of non-coverable client losses to the tune of $120m (at least IB issued an official statement and noted liabilities came to around 2.5% of IB’s net value, which as an account holder was a personal positive). And be in no doubt, there are more to come. The big shops will take their hit and move on, the medium-sized may suffer longer, some small shops may have to close. UPDATE: After writing up this note, news of the demise of a $830m hedge fund, Everest Capital Global Fund, is now doing the rounds Saturday afternoon. That’s more than just a “small shop”. Details here (1a).

And the reason for all these losses, be they paper or real or job-in-suit? A top financial executive in Switzerland, supposedly the most reliable, dependable and financially boring country in the world, went and did something unexpected. Oh, the horror! And if I’ve seen the word “stupid” used to describe Thomas Jordan (head SNB honcho and where the buck ultimately stops) and/or his decision, I’ve seen it a hundred times from the financial mainstream, e.g. it peppers this note (2) from economist Scott Sumner who then goes on and ends this way:

But there is a lesson here. Just as war is too important to leave to the generals, monetary policy is too important to leave to the central bankers.  Once again we see the markets are way ahead of the central bankers.  One more example of why we need market monetarism.  Let markets determine the money supply, interest rates and exchange rates.  Peg your currency to NGDP futures prices. And if you are not going to do that, then for God’s sake level target SOMETHING.

Sumner goes off on his personal agenda of Nominal GDP targetting (and the new NGDP futures market, in which he has a central role) and that’s his right; he’s a smart guy and he’s brought NGDP-think into the midst of macroeconomic debate largely single-handedly over the past five years, which is good. But he also touches on a point repeated in many places about central bankers and about the anchor of policy, that of trust in Central Bankers. Financial types have placed their absolute trust (up to and including their employment status, reputation and net wealth, see above) in the people who run central banks. What they’ll tell you is CBs are to “anchor” or “lock onto” or “target” their policies, what they really mean is to make money. Lots of money, lots of easy money. And now that trust has been vaporized and...oh again the horror! the Swiss of all people. The Swiss! Gnomes of Zurich, accurate timepieces, discreet bank accounts, enter the meeting room at 12:01 and expect a frown. Last week’s episode is big because it’s about the trust one party places in another to make the money world go round. Suddenly the people the really big moneymakers trusted, well they can’t be trusted any longer. The SNB has showed, in one quick and very painful move (for some) that risk is much higher than the mainstream financial world ever suspected. Call it the risk/reward balance, call it counterparty risk, call it VaR (value-at-risk), it’s all the same thing. “How dare a sovereign state do something that’s good for the sovereign state and not for us!”, they snort as one, to which Jordan replies (3), “SNB is an independent central bank. It is our prerogative to prepare our decisions on our own”. Jordan is now “the most hated man in finance” because he caught a very large number of self-important people off guard, causing them to lose money and look as they truly are, lazy and complacent, in the eyes of their paymasters.

Paul Krugman’s double-article take on the Swiss affair last week also caught my attention (4) (5). He too zeroes in on the aspect of trust in the Central Bank mechanisms and how that particular hull was well and truly holed, which agrees with the consensus (after all it was my own first thought, so macroeconomic minds far greater than mine are duty-bound to see the most obvious). But with Krugman, as with so many others last week, it was the subject he didn’t mention that screamed loudest. His gold-mocking credentials are well known, he even mentions the metal in his piece but in another context (FDR and the gold standard) so it wasn’t as if the aspect of what gold is and what it does and why great lumps of it sit in Central Bank vaults was a missing thought. But when the conclusion to his note arrives...

Two things to bear in mind. First, having in effect thrown away its credibility – in today’s world, the crucial credibility central banks need involves, not willingness to take away the punch bowl, but willingness to keep pushing liquor on an abstemious crowd – it’s hard to see how the SNB can get it back. Second, there will be spillovers: the SNB’s wimp-out will make life harder for monetary policy in other countries, because it will leave markets skeptical about whether other supposed commitments to keep up unconventional policy will similarly prove time-limited.

...and although he makes a spot-on point about the punchbowl, he can’t bring himself to mention the absolute obvious about gold in light of the Central Bank decision. And that brings us back to the ten tonne snorting elephant in the room, back to the Very Serious People (which of course includes Krugman, even though he uses the same phrase non-stop to mock his opponents), back to the non-counterparty advantage that gold brings to the table and why it popped hard last week. On this subject I’m in complete agreement with the most hardcore goldbug you’d care to mention. I’m two-thumbs-up with all the libertarian-leaning monetary thinkers and self-styled gurus. Jim Sinclair? Yup. That King guy whose first name eludes me that runs King World News? Count me in. Doug Casey? Yep, he’s always been right on this. On other things we disagree, but on this one Casey’s been constantly and consistently correct for decades. Don’t own gold to be rich because gold doesn’t make you rich, it stops you from becoming poor. Gold has no alpha, it’s not a vehicle for speculation and while we’re at it, if you want to know whether it’s an asset class or a simple commodity like all the other commodities (as we’re told non-stop by people without the first clue of the stuff) just check the recent price chart for nickel. And copper. And lead. And zinc. See much storing of value in those materials? No, me neither.

For sure I play the market. I speculate with the rest of them and that’s the reason this publication exists. Buying and selling mining stocks, be they copper, moly, gold, vanadium, quartz, silver, uranium, frac sand or any other miners, is speculation and the act of playing on the market. But there comes a time when the playing has to stop and you put your serious financial face on, you think about your kids, you consider what type of life you want when our charming capitalist society decrees that it has no use for you any longer so can’t you just go prune some roses or take a cruise or just get out of the way and stop blocking the road with your slow moving vehicle, please? Which is the time that gold bullion enters the scene. Owning Rio Alto is very different from owning the thing that Rio Alto produces, period. It’s not just a different set of priorities, it comes from a whole different place financially speaking. Personally my needs and wants are modest, but I still own gold because I know that even my reasonable, normal, comfortable, unobtrusive, undemanding and pleasant middle class lifestyle could be stripped away from me if I’m not careful. Owning gold is the act of being careful. And if that applies to me, what kind of magnification applies to the people who are world-level wealthy and worried that their wealth might be taken away from them (thoughts that must lie on a deep inner level of their personal circles of hell)? Those are the people who have placed their trust in Central Bank policy and last week watched as their sure thing set-up took a very hard hit. How many of them, this weekend, are asking their financial advisor why they don’t own any/much gold? These are the people who don’t need to get rich, their overriding desire is to avoid the potential of being poor. They want minimum risk, zero risk and in things such as the Swiss Franc they thought they had one. Today, for the first time ever, Switzerland is a land where negative interest rates apply to savings and even to its bonds. Give them a thousand and they’ll give you back 999, that’s not going to go down well with the serious money.

The ownership of gold removes you from the 10-1 chance, the 100-1 chance, the 1,000-1 chance the (here comes the SNB) 1,000,000-1 chance that a human being on the other end of the line does something that suits him better and suits you less, thus costing you money (the mainstream call it “stupid”, see above). Owning gold isn’t about its monetary value today, or tomorrow, it’s about its monetary value all the time no matter what system of government, what currency you buy your bread in, whether you must bow your knee to a king else get thrown in jail, whether you can call your head of state all the names under the sun in public without issue. Though some do have grey areas, the value of just about every other asset class is dependent on a calculation that involves you + thing + other person’s opinion. But not gold, with gold it’s you + thing, there’s no Thomas Jordan around to mess your relationship up.

Last week was no ordinary week for gold. We can expect the media to minimalize or even ignore the issue and hope it goes away, but this time it really is different. I have suspicions but don’t really know how it’s going to affect the price of gold in the next week or even the next month. But a year from now? Gold under U$1.3k? No way.

Probe Mines (PRB.v): John Kaiser 1, Mike Hocking 0

In light of the news out of Probe Mines (PRB.v) today, it's worth dialing back six or seven months ago to the sell call made by Mike Hocking of Scotia and the rabid spluttering on that call made by PRB.v fanboy John Kaiser at the time. Here's how we documented the event back in June 2014 on these humble pages, here's the screenshot of the post (if you can't be bothered to click, and I wouldn't blame you):

So, Hocking's sell/short call on PRB.v looking a bit painful now. Still Kaiser's spleen-filled ranting did make him come across as an infantile twat at the time. He gets the money, though.

Copper Mountain ( Looks like CUM shot its recovery percentages down

Here's a question: What percentage of CUM feed is converted into copper? On a regular basis, that is? Yes indeed, it's just the type of burning question that IKN finds itself pondering about today after checking out the 4q14 production numbers posted by Copper Mountain ( this morning. As this part shows...
In 2014 the mine produced 81 million pounds of copper, 22.6 thousand ounces of gold, and 443.7 thousand ounces of silver.  The mill averaged 89.4% operating time for the year and a total of 11.1 million tonnes of ore was milled at an average grade of 0.40 % Copper.  Copper production in the fourth quarter totaled 20.3 million pounds.
...we're given the annual numbers for metals production, as well as mill feed and head grade, but strangely they "forget" (oh how we laughed) to give us the annual average recovery, when normally they'll tell us that little snippet of info, too.

And once you plug in the numbers and compare them to the three previous quarters, then do a bit of simple calculation, this is what cums comes out as the result:

please note the cut-down y-axis, done to show contrast and not to fool you

Now this is still an estimate, because the calculated production is never exactly the same as the reported production. Then again it's never far off, so even if i'm a few clicks off with my 80.65% recoveries calc here I'll betcha a proverbial dollar to a donut that failed to make it close to 81% recoveries last quarter.

Which should give all the fanboys of this company (Scotia and your non-stop brainless pumping of this thing, yeah I'm a-lookin' right atcha) pause for thought, what with the waferthin margins on which it runs and the prospect of 0.33% Cu average grades in 2015 (company dixit). And all that might explain why it's dumping like an elephant after a curry night this morning.

PS: If you know anything about how the internet works and what it's mostly used for, you'll understand why this is destined to be the most hit upon post here at IKN this week and that 99% of the people who cum come over won't get past the first line. Hah! Fuck em.

Dalradian ( Credit where due...

...Iwnattos called this thing (incessantly too) at 90c in the near-term when it was fiddling around the 74c and 77c range:

Pinged it today. If you'd followed him in it'd be +20% to you on your money in a short time. Good call...for a chartist that is.

Alberto Nisman

Yes indeed, Argentina's election year is going to be an event.

It's been one of those stories I follow in Spanish and then, suddenly, it blasts into the international arena and I'm left with a "Oh my stars, how the devil do you begin to explain this one from zero?" feeling (hardly the first time that's happened). So I recommend a little background reading on the raw facts first, such as this Reuters EngLang note on the news from yesterday.

A full-scale, rock-the-establishment event.

The IKN Weekly, out now

Where's the nearest poutine, tabarnak?

IKN297 has just been sent to subscribers. At 15,351 words and 33 pages, if you don't like it at least you can throw it at somebody and hurt them. Personally, I think this one came out ok (not always the case) and I enjoyed writing it up this weekend (ditto).

Lionel Messi's three goals today

My stars he's good at doing ball:

The last couple of months have seen Leo coming back to his best form (he's lost a few Lbs too, probably connected). More proof with these three vs Deportivo La Coruña today, each one high skill, each one different. Maybe the first is the best due to the way he read the game before the cross came over (and the quality of said cross). But they're all top quality.

UPDATE: A mailpal, well a real-life pal in fact, who also used to be a semi-pro football player writes in (translated):
You're right, Lionel's header is special but not just for the positioning. The contact with the ball is perfect, it's very difficult to do that and he makes it look easy.
PS: And for those of you with a love of "those special goalkeeping moments", here's the first goal in the Argentina vs Peru match going on as part of the Under 20s South America tournament, on this month.  Argentina's currently winning this one 4-0 won this one 6-2. Ouch.

Barry Ritholtz paraphrases and misquotes Shakespeare, but writes a decent column anyway

Here's the link and here's the extract. You'll do well to go read it.
“What say we finally put a fork in Prediction, Inc.?
There is a forecasting-industrial complex, and it is a blight on all that is good and true. The symbiotic relationship between the media and Wall Street drives a relentless parade of money-losing tomfoolery: Television and radio have 24 hours a day they must fill, and they do so mostly with empty-headed nonsense. Print has column inches to put out. Online media may be the worst of all, with an infinite maw that needs to be constantly filled with new and often meaningless content.

Full thing here. And seriously, it's not just Mr R, why do so many people get that quote the wrong way around? It's bury then praise, not praise then bury. It must be some brain hardwiring thing.

So much has been written about this speech, I'm not adding any more here today. Just watch it.

And if you've watched it before, watch it again.

More on MLK, here

Tom Tomorrow's Charlie Hebd'overload

It could have been because of the socks, or perhaps the box of chocolates that were tasty enough for sure but didn't last more than 48 hours. But for whatever reason this year I decided to buy myself a Christmas present and got myself a 12 month subscription to Sparky's List, a.k.a. the Tom Tomorrow support group. For a small amount of US Dollars I now get to read the next week's This Modern World cartoon a day or two before it hits the public, in a mail delivered to my mailbox that comes with extra commentaries and thoughts from the man himself.

And it's great. And I recommend you all go over and sign up by using this link. You can now pay using PayPal, too. Happy Christmas to me.

But the reason for today's post is to warn you all that with his latest strip, entitled "Charlie Hebd'overload", Tom Tomorrow has knocked it straight out of the park. Brilliant, do they award Oscars for these things? Anyway, look out for it in the next few days.


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Protecting your investment: Planning to get the most out of unified communications solution

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Unified Communications Solutions

Get more from your Unified Communications Solution

We’ve seen it so many times before: businesses want to adapt their communications protocols to enable growth and deliver enhanced service delivery channels to meet customer growing expectations and they turn to unified communications as the solution. Sold as this silver bullet that will open up a new range of channels and features that will enhance your communications ability, giving greater options and availability – all of which it does.

However, without the correct planning and quintessentially, stakeholder buy-in, inevitably it never reaches the intended full potential of it’s considerable ability. This is highlighted summarised by a recent study by Softchoices that indicated that of employees and IT managers polled, sum 71% use fewer communications tools than are available to them. Underutilisation is often underpinned by lack of understanding, lack of buy-in or lack of training.

What also adds to this paradigm is the rate of development of technologies and solutions that go even further to bring new benefits and efficiency to the communications procedure but without sufficient planning, it is easy to get lost in excitement and lose sight of the business objective.

Taking action with the end in mind

  • Focus on outcomes, not technology – While communications technology is an essential enabler of performance, we would always be quick to remind customers that performance as a business needs to drive all investment in infrastructure. As a solutions integrator, we always begin this process by providing guidance at your current position by assessing your current environment; providing relevant options as how to help migrate to new platforms and integrate new applications. We believe we can deliver top performance to you as a service provider by  understanding how to augment and enhance your business processes through unified communications.
  • Delivering a service orientation, not a product orientation – Having established the key business priorities that ensure the correct technology selected and delivery method is suitable, the next step is about the service delivery from the provider. In order to obtain a full return on your investment in the technology solution, as your technology partner, incovo are committed to integrating, maintaining and perpetually upgrading your platforms and applications.

How incovo helps customer’s optimise their unified communications solution

incovo differentiate themselves from product providers and systems integrators by becoming a technology partner with our clients and this is done by the delivery of a strategic assessment of the organisation’s current competences and capabilities. The assessment is designed to measure your ogranisation against a set of operational and strategic competencies that determine the appropriate solutions.

Unified Communications Competency Assessment

With this assessment and our best practice experience we are then able to determine where your organisation fits into our development and integration model. The model is designed to pinpoint your current ‘as-is’ status with utilising current technology and then plots staged operational upgrades with reasonable and considered time-frames to reach the ‘optimal’ stage of deployment. Our experience has allowed us to develop this model to help manage expectation and facilitate stakeholder buy-in enabling the optimised adoption for the organisation. This is often achieved with a stakeholder workshop, from across all the key areas of the business (typically IT and senior business department heads) that are familiar with strategic objectives for the business.

Those who invest the time, reap the benefits

It seems obvious to say but those organisations that invest the time and effort into this process invariably are able to focus and prioritise the best path for unified communications development. Those that do have been known to benefit from decreased costs from the reduction of office space, cutting travelling time and costs and savings from telephony operational expenditure. Furthermore, they also experience better collaboration and improved efficiency amongst employees and greater flexibility resulting in improved employee satisfaction.

This approach ensures a single vision across the business that will assist in optimising existing initiatives, as well as serving as an educational process to explain the various technologies and their purposes, strategically, to business users. So if you are at the starting point of your organisation’s strategic planning process or in a checkpoint review point of an ongoing planned project, it may be well worth your while speaking to incovo about how to get the most out of your unified communications project.

Ready to put a UC system to work for you? It’s time to explore incovo’s UC solutions, powered by Avaya

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incovo is a communications technology integrator of category leading unified communications, infrastructure, integrated network solutions and document management solutions to small and mid-sized organisations throughout the UK. Our focus is creating dependable, cost effective business communications solutions for businesses that ensure a variety of methods of collaboration to meet the ever changing market conditions.

At incovo, we provide fast and effective support to all of our customers through our multichannel support network – allowing our customers to feel the benefits of compelling solutions that will enable their businesses to grow, tailored to their needs.

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Sean is a Marketing Executive at incovo, a leading ICT company based in central Scotland. He is interested in technology, specifically next generation applications and looks to embrace smarter living through technology.
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Letter from Andrew Ong

Dear Indelible Grace Church,

Grace and peace to you.  I thank God that He has blessed me with a church that I can call my own "home church" when I’m back in the Bay Area.  Thank you for taking me in as more than just "that summer intern," but as a brother, a friend, and a partner in the gospel ministry.  Joining the fellowship of the IGC community has refreshed and revitalized my soul over these past 3 months in more ways than you know.

It was an absolute joy and pleasure to serve and worship with all of you.  Thank you also for serving me as well with all the kind words of affirmation, the sweet and thoughtful community group send off, and the incredibly generous, undeserved, and unexpected financial support.  I looked forward to coming home this summer to be a blessing to IGC, but had no idea how much more I would be blessed by the whole church community.  Serving and worshiping at IGC was never an unwanted burden, but always such a delight to me and made me all the more excited to become a pastor.

Thank you also for being such a gospel-saturated community.  Maybe I’m just emo, but never have I been brought to tears on a weekly basis as I came to sing God’s praises with His people.  It was such a beautiful thing to praise Him corporately within a community that was so keenly aware of the love of God poured out for sinners and demonstrated at the cross of Christ.  Not only was Sunday worship a blessing, but so also were the community group meetings, which I eagerly anticipated every week.  Sharing with one another, praying for one another, serving each other, and even joking with each other was such a blessing and refreshment to me as I often get very lonely in Philly.  I already can’t wait to come back and join you all!

Lastly, I wanted to thank Pastor Michael, Wade, Harry, and Sammy for leading our church with such underappreciated and unnoticed love, diligence, and wisdom.  You guys are truly blessed to be led by such men who love Christ and His gospel, and are working harder than you know to make sure that our church is continually moving in the direction of Christ’s likeness.  Witnessing their tireless efforts towards tedious administration, teaching preparation, and compassionately caring for members of the church has shown me what ministry is like in all of its ugliness, and yet has lifted my eyes to see that only Christ is the perfect leader of the church.  Thankfully the Good Shepherd works through His imperfect under-shepherds for the good of His bride, the church, and I got to witness that firsthand here at IGC, this summer.

Again, thank you for taking me into your fellowship, and I can’t wait to come back!

Andrew Ong

P.S. - Please take good care of my special friend while I’m gone! :)

Andrew is currently a third-year student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.

Last Updated on Friday, 06 September 2013 09:56

2013 Men's Retreat

This blog post was written by Pastor Wade.

More than twenty men of IGC participated in our first Men's Retreat earlier this month.  It was a good two days for the brothers to connect, with some coming from as far away as Sacramento and Los Angeles to attend.  Some of the attendees met each other for the first time and all were able to spend quality time with their brothers.  Three things from the weekend stuck out to me:

(1) The call to manhood.  Our speaker, Pastor Jeff Bruce, shared with us what it means to be a true man.  The biblical definition of a man is vastly different from that of popular culture.  Contrary to the the message of manhood that is pushed on us today, we were reminded that men are to be initiators, servants, self-controlled, selfless, learners, disciplined and godly.  However, it was more than mere advice for being a man.  We were pointed to Jesus Christ as the only person who has ever truly fulfilled the role of a man.  And it's because he fulfilled the role that we've failed at that we can pursue manhood as God intended.

(2) Building friendships.  The attendees had a good amount of time to get to know each other.  Board games, card games and group games were played. Conversations were had over burgers, Mediterranean food, cups of coffee and bowls of kimchi-ramen.  And discussions were had in the small group times as we talked about manhood.

(3) Learning from each other.  There was a discussion panel consisting of four men who shared their experiences in pursuit of manhood.  These brothers shared their wisdom about marriage, singleness, careers, transitions and trusting God.

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2013 16:26

2013 Women's Retreat

This blog post was written by Ashley Kim.

This past weekend, the ladies of IGC embarked on our first ever Women's Retreat!  After stuffing ourselves at Sweet Tomatoes on Friday night, we trekked over to Larkspur Landing Hotel in Pleasanton, CA where we “roughed it” in air-conditioned suites, encountered thoughtful sweets on our plush pillows, slept on queen-sized fluffy beds, and looked out our windows at the sweltering sun.

Yes, the retreat may not have been at the typical, rugged campground setting, but the weekend was filled with great conversation, plenty of laughs, the beautiful sound of sisters singing during worship, and the essential retreat kimchi noodle bowl.

Pastor Dave Lee gave two great messages from Genesis focusing on God’s restoring grace and constant love for Abraham despite his lapses in judgment and trust.  These messages were great reminders of God’s sovereignty and devotion to us during both times of famine and plenty, as well as a realization of how often we hold too closely to our material possessions and grasp control over our life situations.  It was such a blessing to process these messages with each other and to share our struggles and praises during our small group discussions.

We capped off the retreat with fun icebreaker questions, a hilarious round of charades, shaved ice at Snowflake, and a delicious meal at Amakara (yes, we did dessert before dinner!).   In the end, despite the short duration of the retreat, we were so thankful to have this opportunity to spend time with fellow sisters away from our busy schedules.  We’ll be praying for the brothers’ retreat and we look forward to growing more in our relationships with each other and glorifying God!

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 August 2013 16:31

Social Justice in the Old Testament

"The LORD executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing."  Deuteronomy 10:18

It's interesting that the passage above speaks about engagement with the poor as a matter, not simply of mercy, but of justice and equity.  Why?  Because the world, as God intended it, was not supposed to have wide disparities of wealth.  We can see this in the very structure of the civil laws of Israel.

For example:

(1) Land was evenly distributed in Israel. Numbers 26:52-56
(2) Land ownership could never be permanently transferred or lost. Leviticus 25:23-28
(3) Every 50 years, the original equitable distribution of land was restored. Leviticus 25:8-17
(4) Every seven years, the entire produce of the land was for the poor. Exodus 23:10-11
(5) Each year, a portion of the harvest was set aside for the poor. Leviticus 19:9-10
(6) When the poor needed a loan, it was to be given interest-free. Exodus 22:25-27
(7) Every seven years, the debts of the poor were cancelled. Deuteronomy 15:1-2
(8) The tithe was to support the poor. Deuteronomy 14:28-29

It’s easy to gloss over how radical these laws were.  There was no such thing as private property (since all the land belonged to God and everyone was only stewards of the land).  No one could accumulate vast amounts of wealth since land could never be permanently bought and sold.   No family would ever suffer permanent destitution since all debts were to be forgiven and all land holdings would eventually be returned.

Moreover, the requirements to share with the poor are breathtaking.  We often think of only the tithe (10% of earnings) being for the poor.  But if you also take into account the various gleaning laws, debt-forgiveness laws, etc., the actual percentage that was to be shared with the poor was probably closer to 20% of earnings.  This is the society God intended, and Israel, as the people of God, was to be a unique community of social justice – so that the Bible can boldly proclaim, "there will be no poor among you; if only you will obey and do all that I command." Deuteronomy 15:4-5

But tragically, Israel failed to obey and one of the major themes of the prophets is a scathing indictment of Israel's neglect for the poor.  As we turn to the New Testament, what’s fascinating about the gospel is that Jesus rescues us by reenacting the very compassion to the poor commanded in the Old Testament – while he was infinitely wealthy and we were spiritually destitute, on the cross, he impoverished himself for our enrichment. 2 Corinthians 8:9  And now, as the redeemed people of God, we are to reenact this gospel love through social justice as the early church did – "they had everything in common and there was not a needy person among them." Acts 4:32-35  Notice the deliberate echo of Deuteronomy 15:4, cited above.  This is the hope of the gospel.

(We covered this topic in Sunday school, which you can listen to here.)

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 July 2013 12:59

Christian Marriage

On the radio program, This American Life (you can click to hear the actual story), there is an amusing tale of a woman who in a moment of romantic despair, decided to write her name “Esther” on a dollar bill with the idea that if some guy should give it back to her, it would be a cosmic sign that he was the one she was destined to marry.  A few weeks afterwards it actually happened.  She was dating a guy, Paul Grachan, who by the most remarkable coincidence, happened to find Esther’s dollar while receiving change at a deli and, not knowing the story behind it, thought it would be fun to present it to Esther in a frame.

Years later, they were married.  And the dollar has been the source of much commitment and strength in the relationship.  As Esther explained it, whenever she and Paul experienced difficulties, whereas she might have ordinarily just broken up with him, she would go into her room, take out the framed dollar, and remind herself, “how can I break up with him if he’s the one who gave me this dollar?  How can I walk out on my cosmic soul-mate?”

There is something so very charming about this story.  We can all relate to Esther wanting certainty about who to marry.  But that certainty does not come from some cosmic sign but it comes from a promise – the marriage vow.   How do I know this person is the one God intended for me to marry?  In truth, we don’t know until we’ve made the promise on our wedding day.  And from that day forward, we know this is the one we’re supposed to be with.  So that whenever we experience marriage difficulties (and they will happen), whenever we encounter someone else who seems more intriguing, whenever the love feelings ebb and flow, we can go back to the promise and remind ourselves, “how can I leave him if he’s the one I’ve promised myself to?”  Marriage is ultimately not based on romantic feelings or situational happiness.  Marriage is based on a covenant – a life-long promise to be faithful and true.

You can listen to the two-part Sunday school series on Marriage this blog post is based on here.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2013 09:44

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News Release: Hoosier to Lead WGU Indiana, 6/11/10

Allison Barber Joins Indiana’s Newest University as Chancellor

Indianapolis — Allison Barber has been appointed Chancellor of WGU Indiana, the state's new online, competency-based university established today by Executive Order 10-04. A native Hoosier and graduate of Indiana University, Barber joins the university with more than 20 years of experience in education and public service. She will lead WGU Indiana from its Indianapolis office, which is located at 10 W. Market Street.

"Allison knows the assignment and sees the opportunity: to help thousands of adult Hoosiers get the college degree they have wanted, at a price they can afford, on a schedule they can manage. She is ideal for this job," said Governor Daniels.

Barber is returning to her home state of Indiana after several years of public service in Washington, DC. Most recently, she has operated her own strategic communication firm and is currently serving as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Prior to establishing her own firm, she spent more than seven years at the Pentagon. Her work there included serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications and Public Liaison, where she was responsible for community relations programs and all of the online and offline communication to the military worldwide. Before her work at the Department of Defense, Barber served at the American Red Cross.

Barber spent five years working as a teacher at Merrillville Public Schools, where she served as Teachers Association Vice President. She earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Tennessee Temple University, and an M.S. in Elementary Education from Indiana University. Barber's husband is Notre Dame graduate Linden Barber, an attorney with the Drug Enforcement Administration and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserves.

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Belloq and the Nazis are run off the road.

This Mercedes-Benz 320 was a long black Nazi staff car belonging to Colonel Dietrich, driven by a blond driver. When the Nazis attempted to move the Ark of the Covenant from Tanis to Cairo, Dietrich along with Belloq and Toht were chauffeured in the black staff car. When Indiana Jones overtook the convoy and gained control of the Mercedes cargo truck carrying the Ark, he forced the staff car off the road multiple times. Remarkably, the car survived the chase with little to no damage and carried Belloq and his Nazi cohorts safely into Cairo, where they subsequently lost track of Jones.

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  • Dietrich's staff car is a mockup of a vintage 1937 Mercedes, built on the chassis of a 1960 Jaguar Mark IX with a (then-modern) 285hp Jaguar engine.
  • Of the vehicles used in the desert chase, only this one is depicted consistently in the various adaptations of the film (comic, novelization, etc.). However, the guidebook for LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures erroneously refers to it as a Rolls-Royce.

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Official – Audi S6 coming to India in 4-6 weeks

Posted on: May 11, 2013 - 2:22pm IST

Audi has been having a stupendous run in the Indian market. The No. 1 luxury brand in India has recently launched the Audi R8 V10 Plus as its flagship offering and now the German car maker is all set to launch another brand shaping model, the Audi S6, in 4-6 weeks. The news came directly from Mr. Michael Perschke, Head of Audi India when we met him in Jaipur earlier this week.

Audi S6 front

The Audi S6 is essentially a bad boy avatar of the A6 and is powered by a 4.0 litre V8 TFSI petrol engine that puts out a healthy 420 bhp and a massive torque of 550 Nm which is available from 1,400 rpm all the way to 5,300 rpm. That enables the performance sedan to reach 100 kph from a stand still in mere 4.8 seconds.

Audi S6 rear three quarter

In its attempt to be frugal, the V8 engine sports a cylinder management system dubbed as “Cylinder On Demand”, which deactivates four cylinders under part loading conditions. The engine is mated to a quick shifting 7-speed S Tronic DSG transmission.

Audi S6 side

A dual mass fly wheel and electronically controlled engine bearings offer good refinement while the flaps in the exhaust pipes are responsible for a memorable sound track.

Audi S6 dashboard

The Quattro all wheel drive system employs a self-locking centre differential and torque vectoring. The S6 can also be specified with a sport differential as an option, which distributes most of the power to the rear wheels. Carbon ceramic brakes are also optional.

Audi S6 4.0 litre V8 TFSI engine

The S6 comes with Audi Drive Select driving dynamics system which alters the car’s performance parameters like steering and throttle response, shift points, adaptive suspension and so on. A range of 19″ and 20″ alloy wheels are available for the buyers to choose from.

The Audi S6 is not a volume spinner but its main assignment would be to improve the brand equity of Audi and the A6 in India.

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Official – Toyota to showcase 2014 Corolla, Etios Cross & GT 86 at Auto Expo

Posted on: Jan 29, 2014 - 1:43pm IST

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced its plans for the Auto Expo 2014 which starts next week. A total of 17 vehicles will be displayed by the Japanese carmaker at the show.

Of particular importance to the Indian market is the new 2014 Corolla Altis and the Etios Cross. The new Corolla will have its Indian debut at the show, while sales of the sedan will commence later on this year.

2014 Toyota Corolla Altis Indonesian launch front view
The 2014 Corolla will be launched in India later this year.

TKM will most likely carry over the engines from the current Corolla. This includes a 1.4-liter four-cylinder diesel engine which produces 88.4 PS of power and 205 Nm of torque, and a 1.8-liter Dual VVT engine producing 140 PS and 173 Nm of torque.

The Etios Cross on the other hand can be described as Toyota’s lazy way of entering the crossover segment. Essentially, the Etios Cross features a tough-looking body kit and hopes to lure buyers with its rugged look. Mechanically though, it will retain the underpinnings and engines of the Etios Liva hatchback.

Toyota Etios Cross India spied
Snapped by our reader, Mr. Sanket Bansod, the Etios Cross will have its Indian debut at the Auto Expo.

Toyota will also show its GT 86 sportscar at the Auto Expo. Winning the hearts of many for its affordable pricing and fun-to-drive nature, this is one Toyota we are looking forward to ourselves.

Other exhibits from the brand will include the Hiace, the refreshed Prado, the LC 200 SUV, Camry Hybrid, Prius, and mainstream models such as the Innova, Fortuner and Etios.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Plans For Auto Expo 2014 – Press Release

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  1. Krish Manickum says:

    Hi Anjan. I have a Nissan Tiida 16V 2008 model. I want to spice it up. What engine can I put in it to make it more faster.

    1. Anjan Ravi says:

      Hi Krish,

      Nissan models are generally spiced up by using NISMO parts, which happens to be Nissan’s own performance division. But we doubt NISMO made parts for the Tiida as it is mainly a family car. If you’re living in the Middle East, there are many aftermarket performance addons, but do careful as these are not authorized by the company.

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Colonel Bala's Workshop

The Colonel's Workshop
Passion conquers all obstacles. Retired Indian Army Colonel CV Bala, who lives in a remote Madhya Pradesh town called Mhow, has pursued his love for woodworking with rare single-mindedness. He scours Indore, the nearest large town, and Delhi's Chawri Bazar for tools. He has also imported a large number of accessories, tools and so on from abroad to build a dream workshop. He has built an impressive workbench and several useful projects for his home in the last few years, yet again proving "where there is a will, there is a way".

Col. Bala responses to a questionnaire:

Col. Bala in his Workshop

Question:  When and how did you come to woodworking?
It was 2007 when we got our Shit Tzu pup, that  bundle of joy that brought smiles to our faces. Since we were living in a flat in Dwarka Delhi, at that time, I had to make some space in one of the balconies for her evacuations. I wanted to make a wooden frame and a base, so that sand could be filled, where she could poop and pee, especially during night time.

The problem was getting the simple frame and base made. I went to the lumber store and bought some 1 1/2" by 3" stock and quickly nailed it to form the frame and a piece of plywood which was lying around the house became the base. All was nice and quiet, when curiosity struck. I wanted to make a dog house. A little search on the Internet threw up large number of plans videos etc. Suddenly it all started getting interesting. I knew where tools were sold in Delhi, the famous Chawri Bazar, which I had visited many times as a child with my father who again was a DIY man.

Drill Bits Cabinet
The first tool I got was a Chinese made circular saw and couple of C-clamps and a #4 hand plane. First time when I switched on the saw, it was scary. I bought some cheap lumber like Meranti and learnt to cut and plane. Then I hit upon the New Yankee workshop videos available on the Internet. That changed the whole scene and slowly I started accumulating fancier tools. I then came across Shopnotes magazine from Woodsmith. I was curious to find out how they make such beautiful drawings of plans. I wrote to them asking how they did it, and they let me on the secret called Autodesk Inventor, a 3-D modelling software. I obtained a copy with a free student licence and the fun began. I bought the plan for the CD Storage unit from New Yankee Workshop, re-modelled it using Inventor and came up with three different versions. Since I did not have a planer, I got it planed from the lumber shop. Ordered the router bit with the required profile from Yash Tools and made a simple 4 drawer cabinet. By this time the dog house was quietly forgotten!

Shop made Router Table
Question:  How did you learn woodworking and develop the necessary skills to operate machines and tools?
Once bitten by the Woodworking bug, I had to learn the skills. Even though there were a lot of videos on tool usage on the Internet, it was all in the American context. We would hardly see any of the tools here in India. So I thought I would ask some carpenter to teach me some technique on using a hand saw a hand plane, using chisels etc. To my horror, nobody was willing to share his knowledge. I even offered myself as a helper but they would just laugh it off. Then I met an Ex-Air Force Officer and since I was Ex-Army, we quickly became friends. His house in the society was under renovation and he was staying somewhere in Punjabi Bagh. I quickly offered myself to supervise the work in his house and thus, I sat there closely watching the carpenter rip 8'x4' plyboards accurately with a hand saw. I casually chatted and praised his work and slowly he let me in on many things on using tools. I would come back home and practise on cheap wood. Most of the learning has been through the Internet. Another source of inspiration was the woodworking show. I would attend all the days it was on to learn about new tools.

Joinery with a Router
Question:  What was the most difficult part of the learning process?
The most difficult part of course was using hand tools, and learning to sharpen them. One might be a master woodworker, but if the tools are not sharp you can get nowhere. Another difficult part was learning to use chisels correctly, how hard to hit them, the right mallet to use etc. Then there was the very difficult matter of safe woodworking. This I learnt the hard way. There were a couple of occasions when my thumb nearly got chopped off on the table saw and once on the router with the bit spinning at 22,000 rpm. Nowadays before I switch on any power tool, I do a dry run to make sure things are in place. Yet another problem was constraints of space and the frustration on not getting the right tool.  At that time Amazon was still not exporting to India. Things have changed since then. Availability of raw material was another constraint. That led me to scrounge around for wood from demolition sites and second hand stores. Overall I am still learning. I still practice cutting with a saw, cutting a dovetail, practice hand mortising as a ritual every other day, even if they are not meant for any project.

Question:  You seem to have built up a very impressive workshop. How did you do it sitting in Mhow?
After my son completed his schooling, I wound up my setup in Delhi and came to Mhow, which has since become my home town. Here, I had a slightly larger space here; in fact I have occupied the entire first floor for my HOBBY shop. I went around looking for reasonably priced stationary tools. Felder was out of reach and machines made in India were worthless. Neither did they have any finish nor were they accurate. You could not use them for fine work. I had learned this a long ago in Delhi, when I bought my first Chinese circular saw. Since then I striven to get better tools. After a lot of search, Metabo seemed to be a good choice. They had an office in Gurgaon, I went and bought and planer-thicknesser and a 12" band saw.

Earlier I had bought the Bosch Contractor saw, which is an excellent tool.  I would go to Indore buy an odd tool from Bosch, Hitachi or DeWalt. As far as the clamps are concerned, just before I came to Mhow, I went to Chawri Bazar to get packing materials. That was the day Stanley had opened a shop on the Ajmeri Gate road. I happened to be their first customer. The first thing I saw was the array of clamps. I straight away ordered around 50 of them of various sizes. They were thrilled with the order. They agreed to ship the entire lot to Mhow. Along with it I bought a handsaw, a back saw, coping saw and large amount of coping saw blades. Then I had two projects in mind. One was to make a workbench and a router table. I bought the workbench book and poured over it for about a week and designed my own using Solidworks. The Teak wood came from Indore and It took me about a week to build it. It is six years old as of now. I imported the front and tail vise screws from Lee Valley in Canada.

An Array of the Colonel's Clamps

Question:  What are the tools you reach out to the most? Which are the tools you cannot do without?
I actually do not have any preference for a particular tool. Each tool has its own personality and each has its quirks. As the stock becomes big the tool should be small so that it becomes easier to move the tool to the stock. Of course the table saw is something I could not do without. I actually like hand tools, especially the dovetail saw. Another tool I really enjoy is the mortising chisel. Routers are another of my favourites. I have three of them and two more are in the pipeline.

Making a Door
Question:  What kinds of projects did you start out with and what kind do you make nowadays?
Like I mentioned earlier, it all started out for a simple Dog house, But the CD storage Unit was the first thing I really built. When I put it on the drawing room in Dwarka, I couldn't believe, I managed to build it. Then I built another one with eight drawers for a friend who paid me for the effort. It was rewarding. These days I enjoy scroll saw work and wood turning, especially making table lamps. This seems to be more popular with friends. I am currently working on a Modular Kitchen project. Next in the pipe line is a tool storage wall cabinet and library system for my tons of books.

Question:  How do your friends and family react to your hobby?
I receive a great amount of support from my family for whatever I do, especially my wife who has been instrumental in buying me all the tools.

  1. I too want to retire with a hobby something like this. Its great to read your blog and everytime get excited to see a new post.

  2. Banerjie & Col. Bala Sirs

    This is a fantastic post.

    One of the issues that I've had is starting with woodworking is the the amount of time I need to spend in getting wood square, planed, and the right size, is so long that i forget what it is that I am doing.

    I noticed in your workshop Col. you had a Metabo thicknesser. Other than Gurgaon is there anywhere else, say of the west coast of India, that I can try and buy one.

    Any help on this will be appreciated.

  3. Thanks Umaji,
    I have given the details in Ask the expert section on Indranils Blog site. You can read that. If you still have question do revert back

  4. very nice blog. More informative. Thanks for sharing you can also refer this

    scrap buyers in jayanagar

  5. Great Work Colonel saab ... I loved the way your shop is set up. Cheers

  6. Sir, enjoyed reading whole article. I too have pasion regarding woodworking. The main problem I face is sourcing tools. Sir, I would like to have a talk with you. If you don't mind can we have a talk over phone ? My phone number is +91 9766491181

  7. Hi Bala!
    Stumbled across your blog. Nice one. Was looking for a portable workbench. Could not find one. Do get in touch.

  8. @PawanSeth, you can take a look at YouTube. There are plenty of them out there. Or have look at B&D portable workbench

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BITS Pilani B.Pharmacy Admissions 2014-15

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani has issued notification for admission into B.Pharmacy (Honours) programme for the academic year 2014-15. The programme is available in Pilani and Hyderabad campuses.

Eligibility: Applicants should have passed in Intermediate / 10+2 with Biology / Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics subjects.

Candidates should secure at least 75 percent marks in Physics, Chemistry, Maths / Biology subjects in aggregate in 12th Class examination and at least 60 percent marks in each subject.

Applicants should register for BITSAT 2014 by applying in the prescribed format at . BITSAT 2014 brochure is also available on the website. Last date for the submission of filled in applications is 15th February 2014.

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ICAR – AIEEA – UG entrance exam 2014

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi has announced notification for All India Entrance Examination for UG and PG Admissions (AIEEA - UG 2014) for the academic year 2014-15. Following are details of eligibility and application procedure:

Eligibility: Applicants should have studied Intermediate with PCM / PCB/ PCMB / PCA / PCH subjects and they must have secured at least 50 percent marks. Age should be between 17-23 years.

15 percent seats in B.Sc. Agriculture and other allied courses in state Agricultural courses will be filled through this all India level entrance examination.

Interested candidates can apply online / offline. Last date for the submission of applications is 7th February 2014. Entrance examination for UG courses will be held on 12th April 2014. For more details, see the ICAR website at www.icar.org.in .

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IICB Kolkata JRF – Ph.D Admission Notification 2013

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB) has released notification for the recruitment of the Junior Research Fellow (Direct) positions. Candidates will be enrolled for Ph.D programme of the course. Interviews will be held on 7 November 2013

Post Details: Junior Research Fellow (Direct): 25 Positions
Upper age limit: 28 years.

Qualification: Applicants should have qualified in NET-JRF (CSIR / UGC) OR other exams like DBT / DST / ICMR-JRFs.

Selection will be based on the performance in walk in interview.
Walk Ins Venue: Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, 4, Raja S.C.Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata.
Date of Interview: 07 November 2013
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JEE Main 2014 Online Application Step by Step Process

Here is the easy step by step process for apply for JEE Main 2014 examination. There are 7 important steps in online applicaiton process for JEE Main exam. The entire process has gone online from this year. Candidates have to upload the photo, signature, pay the fee and get the acknowledgement through onlie only. Here is the online application process:

Step1: You can download the information bulletin of JEE Main 2014 from the webiste and read it carefully to ensure your eligibility for the exam. Eligibility is different for JEE Main and JEE Advanced exams.

Step 2 : Must read the contents of Online Format and detailed instructions given on the hand out for applying online. You should keep all the information ready.

Step 3 : Keep ready your Scanned Images of your Photograph, digital Signature and Left Hand Thumb impression. All should be in JPG format only.

Step 4 : Now start filling Online Application Form.

Step 5 : Upload Scanned Images (Photograph, Signature and Thumb Impression.)

Step 6 : Pay Examination Fee online only by using Debit / Credit card. You can also pay the fee through e-Challan which can be generated after submission of details in online application form through website.

Step 7: You can download Acknowledgement Slip and keep the same with you for any future reference.

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Percentage of victims who report physical and/or sexual crime to law enforcement agencies during past 12 months. Disaggregated by age, sex, region and population group

This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 16.a Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

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Crime victimisation surveys. At least 72 countries have implemented at least one national victimisation survey after 2009. In addition, 9 African countries have already implemented or are in the process of implementing a victimisation survey module as part of the Strategy for Harmonisation of Statistics for Africa (SHaSA).

UNODC, United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems mandated by the UN General Assembly (UN-CTS).

Linkages: This indicator is proposed to monitor the following targets: 5.2 (violence against women), 16.1 (violence and deaths), 16.3 (rule of law), 16.6 (accountable institutions), 16.10 (protection of fundamental freedoms).

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The labor force is made up of individuals who base their choices on a broader set of factors than just job availability – the affordability of a region, the perception of access to opportunities, and quality of life. In the global economy, regions emphasize what makes them attractive to the labor force — whether homegrown or imported — to fill jobs in their emerging industries.

Firms in every industry have been affected by the recent recession. Small businesses tend to be more vulnerable to regional trends in housing affordability, health insurance, land use and transportation. Because the greatest job growth is typically in low-paying occupations, regions interested in sustainability must plan for growing disparities in social equity. The challenge for any region is not just to attract more primary jobs, but also to understand and plan for workers’ needs for affordable child care, health care, housing, and transportation.

Through history, human persistence and ingenuity have proven capable of solving the most intractable problems facing each generation. The achievement of sustainability, at every scale from household to globe, will rely on the creativity of individuals both in invention and in their lifestyle choices.

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