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To: marginmike who wrote (103251)	8/24/2001 2:17:03 PM
From: The Verve	Respond to of 152472

OT: Any Real Estate investors who purchase foreclosure properties on this board? If so, please PM me.

To: marginmike who wrote (103251)	8/25/2001 12:48:03 PM
From: marginnayan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

I think its almost time to buy Japan. I have noticed that MSDW has been covering Japanese stocks extensively for the past 3 months either with hold or neutral rating. I think MSDW seems to be good when it comes to international investing. Most of the international mutual funds are tuned using MSDW proprietary country basket indices. Could that also be an indication that it is time to load up on Japan or there is time to wait till the debt write-off actually starts. Since dollar can no longer appreciate against yen, I think currency risk at this stage seems minimum. Another indication: Toshiba to Cut 20,000 Jobs Globally. biz.yahoo.com Do you tend to buy individual stocks that are listed as ADRs or Japan country funds (if possible, any names please)? Your feedback would be appreciated.

To: marginmike who wrote (103251)	8/27/2001 11:02:02 PM
From: Jon Koplik	Respond to of 152472

Catnip Might Repel Mosquitoes (!) August 27, 2001 Catnip Might Repel Mosquitoes By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 9:33 p.m. ET CHICAGO (AP) -- Catnip, the stuff that drives cats wild, also appears to drive mosquitoes away, research suggests. Laboratory experiments at Iowa State University suggest that the oil in the catnip plant is about 10 times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the chemical in many commercial insect repellents. The research is preliminary and catnip has yet to be tested on humans as a mosquito repellent. The bigger question -- especially for feline-haters -- might be whether such a repellent would turn humans into walking cat magnets. Not necessarily, said Joel Coats, chairman of entomology at Iowa State. Catnip would probably work only at short-range, like DEET, he said. ``If you sat near a cat, you might generate more interest than usual. They might want to play,'' he said. But ``in terms of walking down the street,'' there would be no effect. A report on the research was on Monday's agenda at the American Chemical Society's meeting in Chicago. Ulrich Bernier, a U.S. Agriculture Department chemist who studies mosquitoes, said that while DEET is generally safe, some people prefer natural alternatives. But he said just because catnip worked better in the lab does not mean the same thing would happen if the oil were put on human skin. Catnip is a mint-related plant that grows wild in much of the United States. It is used in pet toys and in teas, so it is unlikely that it would be harmful to humans if used in repellent sprays or creams, Coats said. Coats and entomologist Chris Peterson put mosquitoes in a 2-foot glass tube. Half the tube was treated with substances in catnip oil that give the plant its pungent, minty aroma -- two forms of the compound nepetalactone. After 10 minutes, an average of 80 percent of the mosquitoes had moved to the untreated side of the tube. Similar tests were done with DEET, but it took about one-tenth as much nepetalactone as DEET to have the same effect, Peterson said. Iowa State has submitted a patent application for the use of catnip compounds as insect repellents. The scientists previously found that catnip is also effective at repelling cockroaches. ^------ On the Net: Iowa State: ent.iastate.edu Copyright 2001 The Associated Press