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By the way, i,ve got 75k of SAM in my collection of paper loss punts, in at about 2.5p so not far off,noticed some hefty volume recently but spoke to my broker and he says the notifiable limit is 32 million so nowhere near that,any thoughts on them as i only bought them as a blind punt thinking ir they go up a penny.........as you can appreciate my "extensive research" didnt really go beyond that and checking the liquidity,whoops!!!

No idea mate,too busy looking for ways to reduce my open position from last week,so frustrating as the buying opportunities are everywhere! Spoke to "gladys" about AKT,cant remember the specifics but i read the extract to her over the phone and she was positive,mind you its not her money!!! MWA is the big one when "ole rob" pegs it so i,m taking a longerterm view on it. HAWK dirt cheap,hoping for some (upward) movement prior to drilling updates this month and results next month(i think),i guess if one is good it,ll be reflected in the results after as it must be profitable exracting oil at these levels??

Hope you had a good weekend mate,markets in continuing turmoil again today i see. AKT got a cracking write up in the weekend ft by the way,grossly under valued,not a one trick pony,decision on cerebro in april,not for widows and orphans but a 4 or 5 bagger if the appeal is successful,quite a plug,added another 10k at 15.2 earlier. Otherwise have a week/10 days to decide whether to pay for last weeks stuff out of the rapidly depleted cash reserves or trade out if i see profits,but not today by the looks of things!!!

A tin hat day,in extremis i believe! Bought more hawk,got the average to 37p,surely thats a good average mind you the topslicing target has been reduced!!! Cosalt,saw the massive buys earlier,thats got to be significant. My watch/own list actually has a couple of non-movers but not a single blue either,the wine,olives,cheese etc sounds a far better option than trying to figure out the debacle of the last few days mate,not seeing "gladys" till next weekend as working this one,have a good weekend bud!

Another tinhat day,not even going to work out my p/f values this evening,good buying opportunities around or are they??? HAWK-induced alcoholic excesses required this evening,not going out so going to break into the old thumper i reckon! No analysis required,just a bad day really,at least it takes my mind off the other stuff. Dipped my toe into uk coal and tucked a few TNZ away to add to my collection of paper losses in obsure miners,the nurse has a thing about tanzanite jewellrey,i a thing about shares,maybe shes "the one"!!!!! hope things allright with you mate

Dawson Holdings PLC 03 February 2010  February 3 2010 Dawson Holdings PLC Dawson Holdings PLC ("Dawson" or the "Company") Interim Management Statement and Trading Update Dawson Holdings PLC, the media services business, today issues the following update on trading. In the preliminary announcement of the results for the year to 30th September 2009, Dawson said that we did not expect the economy to improve for some time and that the outlook remained challenging. Against that background, a number of suppliers to the market, prompted no doubt by their own economically-driven challenges, have now taken steps which will affect the short-term profitability of our business, as described below: · Dawson Media Direct has been adversely impacted as a result of many UK publishers substantially reducing the volume of promotional copy they make available for sampling opportunities, and · Dawson Marketing Services, our marketing support business, has not yet seen the recovery in client spending patterns that we had anticipated. Dawson Books has, however, continued to perform broadly in line with expectations for this point in the financial year, with export and eBook sales largely offsetting a marginally weaker than expected UK print performance. Overall, therefore, we now expect that the Company's trading and consequently profit before tax for the current financial year will be significantly below current market expectations. However, the group, and all its constituent businesses, remain profitable and cash generative and we continue to be highly focused on managing the cost base to match the requirements imposed by the economic conditions. As announced on 18 December 2009, the new funding facilities obtained give the group sufficient headroom for Dawson's expected activity levels. With the funding in place and good individual market positions, our three businesses are well-placed for the future as their markets recover. This trading update now forms Dawson's Interim Management Statement. For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4100 Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090 Dru Danford / Edward Mansfield Smithfield 020 7360 4900 Katie Hunt / Rebecca Whitehead

That looks like a write off against future profits then,sorry to hear that mate,makes one very cynical about all the clients when that happens but have to try and stay focused and positive. Damp,cold,dreary but safe. Looking forward to lighter evenings so i can take the dog along the beach after work and launch into gardening again. Just bought 20k of VML(blame sage) and 20k of those dawson holdings,pure speculative punts as ever,no researched opinions as usual!! Cosalt seems to have perked up a bit but decided against having a real go at them so just going to sit on mine.

I,m glad they,ve come good for you mate. Bottom drawer waiting shares,yep got a few of them,hope i have the tenacity to hang onto them and realise the full value as i have with moni and the yielders,generally. Cant make up my mind if SA as a country will continue its decline in law and order etc or be the exception from post-colonial/white rule,hope it does but the idea of carrying a gun outside of the skeet range and sleeping with a glock by the side of the bed as a necessity doesnt really appeal,besides its been a long time since i lived in south london,ha,ha! No news on that bad debt i take it?

Just been looking at cosalt,a recovery share but no takeover in the mid-20s,just going to sit on mine,only got 25k so not overly bothered as it doesnt look like they,re going bust(do they???), PYM same quantity now,want a foothold just in case,doesnt look out of place with my other paper losses anyway! Zimbabwe the basket case that was the bread basket under colonial and udi rule,nothing lasts forever,even ole rob,so will take the chance and hold,sold my ifl and made a bit,bought some more forget about tate and lyle,decent divi etc,didnt buy any uk coal earlier when i could have got in sub-60,perhaps for the best,glad to see the miners racing today,hope you did allright on the silver ones

Morning bud,hope you had a good weekend. Spoke to the nurse on many topics including the PYM thing,her opinion was positive on the strength of the trials,a good test percentage but clearly a one trick pony, i,ve topped up!!!

Well,remember what happened last time mate!!!

Looks like PYM is on the move......

Well there go the SPI, 50.575, better than holding an open or waiting for a divi!

Not looking good there bud,worst case you can write off against future profits i guess,just like shares really,i took a lot of panic sell hits the last few years to write off against my future HAWK profits when they go over a quid,oh i wish,be nice if the bast..s went back up to 40! Got shot of my meagre holding in TIG earlier and topped up/averaged down on IFL with the proceeds,they bounce around a fair bit when the market changes direction,a bit like your miners. Once the city boys have finished panicing the market,forced the PI,s to sell and closed all their shorts,it,ll all be on the up as its movement up or down that drives it(i think). SPI yet to go over 50 but watching and waiting. Got my solicitor(pro bono due to work referals) to send a polite reminder to the ex ref the car money in todays post,will be making a sharp exit to northampton in the morning to hide behind the nurse i,ll tell you!!!

OUCH! No knowledge of home address for the owner,previous employees,any competitors have any info worth chasing up? Sorry to hear that bud,but hey being self-employed is just so easy,not! Okay,so lets make it back on some shares,shall we go and ramp up cosalt or make an "approach" to the company,if only,if only! Good news at my end,spice are 50 quid in profit,shall i take it?!! And i,m seeing the nurse on saturday and my solicitor is sending my ex a "reminder" letter about the 4 grand she owes me for the car, funny we,ve both been stitched for 4 grand!

Huge spread,no doubt liquidity issues too,wont be looking at them either!!!

I,ve got a 52 exit in mind on them which should be do-able,know what you mean on the graph but there have been some intra-day blips rather than trends,mind you if it all goes horribly wrong at least theres a 2 and a bit % divi, ithink/hope, oh no not another cosalt!!!!

Cheers for the encouraging words there mate!!! Cosalt,the big enigma as ever,they could do the 20p trick easily,if it was me i,d make a reduction of the holding as the liquidity is crap but hang onto the bulk,dont know about these silver miners,so quick to react to a change in the market,i guess keeping an eye on the dow futures might help,a window of sorts into time?

Hi bud, yes its been a trying time on both sides of the great divide but time is the greatest healer,mind you i,ve arranged to see the nurse at the weekend so....................i,ll report back. Okay on shares have just bought 10k of SPI on a t-10,fully open but looking early 50,s exit,wanted a safe-ish short term trade rather than buy any more hopeful micro caps just in case i get stuck with them! Also looking at INCH carefully but that would be a longterm hold if i get them sub-25. MONI,HAWK(groan groan),MWA and all that just keeping,noticed cosalt perking up a bit. Holding cash? Whats that???? Tax bill anyday now for both of us i think that,ll use some of it up.

Yes thanks bud,not trading any due to lack of shares in profit although those kopane things seem to be doing something,another investors chron buy tip in perpetual loss! Thought the hawks were going to fly today but the oilies seem to have gone the other way,has someone invented a car that runs on seawater or something!!! The other business,a bit choked up but will come through it,one always does but always feels bad at the time,might have to revert to plan B and go for a rebound on that nurse!!! Is it me or is the market feeling a bit ropey still?