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To: long-gone who wrote (68225)	4/24/2001 7:55:26 PM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116764

Suspected foot-and-mouth spreads in Britain Tuesday, April 24, 2001 05:32 PM EDT LONDON, Apr 24, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Two more suspected cases of human's contracting foot-and-mouth disease were reported Tuesday by British health officials as they awaited results of tests on a slaughterman who may have contracted the virus from an exploding animal carcass. If confirmed, the cases would be the first involving humans in Britain in 35 years, although the infection has occasionally, if rarely, crossed the species barrier into humans elsewhere in Europe, Asia and Africa. "Two more cases have been referred to us," said a spokesman for the Public Health Laboratory Service, "and we are investigating them. There are a lot of symptoms that can seem similar to foot-and-mouth, and the case yesterday (Monday) has obviously raised concerns." Medical experts said foot-and-mouth in humans is very mild, with victims suffering flu-like symptoms and blisters on hands and in the mouth. Full recovery takes a few weeks. "Foot-and-mouth in humans is very rare," a spokesman for the Department of Health said, "but it can occur. It is a mild disease in humans." The first suspected human victim in the current epidemic raging across Britain is an unidentified slaughterman in Cumbria, in north England. Results of tests in his case should be available Wednesday, health officials said. A spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "My understanding is that he was moving the decomposing carcass of a cow, when that carcass exploded, and the fluid went into his mouth." No details were available immediately in the two new suspected cases, although authorities said they were not in north Cumbria. Experts also said there were no recorded cases of human-to-human transmission of the disease. "As we have said throughout," Blair's spokesman stressed, "there is no health risk to the general population." Before this epidemic, the only previous recorded case of human foot-and-mouth was Robert Brewis, an agricultural salesman who contracted the disease in 1966. He recovered with no serious after-effects, medical officials said. But "basically," said Angus Nichol, director of the communicable diseases surveillance unit at the Public Health Laboratory Service, "this is an animal virus. It doesn't like human beings." Copyright 2001 by United Press International. News provided by COMTEX comtexnews.com

To: long-gone who wrote (68225)	4/27/2001 4:55:08 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 116764

Comex copper settlement Persons who purchased or sold Comex copper futures or options contracts traded on the Commodity Exchange Inc. or the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange Inc. (collectively "Comex") between June 24, 1993 and June 15, 1996, inclusive, may file a claim to share in the recovery from settlements in the In re Sumitomo Copper Litigation. These settlements are with the J.P. Morgan Defendants and the Credit Lyonnais Defendants. In order to share in the recovery from these settlements, a proof of claim must be returned to the Settlement Administrator by July 31, 2001. You may review or download copies of (1) the Summary Notice, (2) the Notice of Pendency of Class Action Claims, Proposed Partial Settlement Thereof, and Hearing on Partial Settlement, and Offer to Class Members by Merrill Lynch Defendants ("Notice of Pendency"), and (3) the Proof of Claim and Release ("Proof of Claim"). You may review the copies of the Settlement Agreements which are shown below. comexcoppercase.com In re Sumitomo Copper Litigation, 96 Civ. 4584 (MP) Frequently Asked Questions Q) I recently received a Notice of Pendency of Class Action Claims, Proposed Partial Settlement Thereof, Hearing on Partial Settlement and Offer to Class Members by Merrill Lynch Defendants, and a Proof of Claim in the mail. What is this about? A) The complaints in this lawsuit alleged that the defendants and others manipulated, or aided in the manipulation of, the copper markets between June 1993 and June 1996. If you traded COMEX copper futures or options during this period you may be eligible to participate in the settlements. Settlements have been entered into with some of the defendants. The Court preliminarily approved these settlements and pursuant to that approval the Notice and Proof of Claim form were mailed out. comexcoppercase.com