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To: LindyBill who wrote (45316)	9/19/2002 5:11:42 PM
From: Eashoa' M'sheekha	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

“ Even our close neighbors suffer from "Schadenfreude," I am afraid “ scha·den·freu·de (shädn-froid) n. Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. Schadenfreude n : malicious satisfaction Well LB, like today’s markets, we have to be patient to find where THE bottom for this thread is, eh? Maybe we hit both today? NAW! ;-) You could have tried : apprehensive of precedent setting policy, but what fun would that be? apprehensive adj 1: quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne [syn: discerning] 2: mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc; worried; "anxious parents"; "anxious about her job"; "not used to a city and anxious about small things"; "felt apprehensive about the consequences" [syn: anxious] 3: in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger" prec·e·dent (prs-dnt) n. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances. Law. A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: a landmark decision that set a legal precedent. Convention or custom arising from long practice: The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet. pol·i·cy1 Pronunciation Key (pl-s) n. pl. pol·i·cies A plan or course of action, as of a government, political party, or business, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters: American foreign policy; the company's personnel policy. A course of action, guiding principle, or procedure considered expedient, prudent, or advantageous: Honesty is the best policy. Prudence, shrewdness, or sagacity in practical matters.