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To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (62649)	1/12/2001 11:54:39 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 116762

Record exports of Italian jewellery (Esportazioni da primato per i gioielli made in Italy) Italy; Jan 12, 2001 " The US accounts for one third of Italy's precious goods exports followed by the United Arab Emirates which recorded a 56.6 per cent increase (to over L600bn) where the rise in oil prices led to a surge in sales of jewellery. " More >>> globalarchive.ft.com

To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (62649)	1/14/2001 5:40:39 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116762

Were't you telling us gold = manure? :) Miraculous Flowers Sprout On Gold Statue In South Korea 1-10-01 "Flowers that bloom only once every 3,000 years are budding on the head of a sacred Buddhist statue." Buddhist priests in South Korea "say the legendary flowers blossoming on the forehead of Kian Yin the Compassionate" only appear "when the 'Sage King of the Future' comes into the world," which one Buddhist leader called, "a delight that gives joy beyond description." "The Miracle of the Flowers, as it's now being called, happened in the Chonggyesa Temple," in a suburb of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. "Tens of thousands of pilgrims are flocking to see the white blossoms on the tip of the eyebrow of the shining, gilded statue of Kuan Yin." "'Kuan Yin is a gentle Buddhist deity who refused to enter paradise (Nirvana--J.T.) because she heard the cries of suffering humanity,' says religious expert Dr. Kenneth Ireland (No relation to Kathy--J.T.) 'She is acknowledged to save the soul of everyone on Earth, turning her back on none.'" ""'Many are now saying that the monastery of Chonggye-sa could become the Buddhist Lourdes because many cures are being performed there.'" "According to the monks, 21 threadlike stems are growing from the statue of Kuan Yin, each with a tiny white flower 'no bigger than the tip of a ballpoint pen.'" "This is the first time in the 1,000-year history of the monastery that the flowers have blossomed." "'Buddhists say sighting the flowers is like witnessing the birth of Buddha,'" he added. "Experts say it's unthinkable that the 500-year-old statue of Kuan Yin, gilded every three years over the (original) woodwork, could produce growing flowers without divine intervention." "'Botanically, the flower is related to the ficus,' says botanist William Grant, 'There is just no way it could take root in the statue.'" "Dr. Ireland says the flowers are regarded as divine in India, Japan and China and are believed to bloom only when a momentous event is about to happen." "Buddhist monks are currently keeping a prayer vigil at the statue, waiting for the event that will change mankind's future forever." sightings.com