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To: TobagoJack who wrote (43169)	12/13/2003 10:05:22 AM
From: Condor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Energy investment. Here's one of those great posts that puts things in perspective so clearly. Message 19592180 cheers C

To: TobagoJack who wrote (43169)	12/13/2003 4:01:34 PM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hi - That could could mean that Japan is building a coal reserve just like China is building a petroleum reserve. Wonder what the specific reasoning is ? It would be good for all Asia countries to have energy reserves, that way a short term interruption in oil supply would not crash the world economy. ************* You might consider getting lots of the smaller size gold coins. If gold goes to $2000 / oz., a one oz. coin will require someone to make change for almost any transaction short of buying a car or real property. It's unlikely they will have gold or silver change, so you might get either paper money back and/or get back less than you would like. The 1/10 oz size is already $50 USD - nice for a resturant tab, maybe two-three for a hotel room. At $2000 per oz, you might be able to have a dozen friends at the resturant... ***** Paying wtih credit card - that is strange. Nice to know. ****** Speaking of fondling, have you ever held a piece of diamond coat glass ? Diamond is not only cool (high thermal conductivity), but slick like slightly grease teflon, even when cleaned. Very low coefficent of friction...

To: TobagoJack who wrote (43169)	12/13/2003 5:45:38 PM
From: Mark Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

I've heard that Japan is providing steel to meet some of China's demand, increasing Japan's need for coke. And China is building ships for MOL (amongst others?), so it all works out rather well in the end. <g> Those ASEAN countries are really clicking, from what I can see.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (43169)	12/13/2003 9:51:24 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>><<coal>> ... I am told that one reason China decided to stop its coal export is because apparently the Japanese had been importing the coal, but unlike Philippines which uses it to generate power, Japan simply dumps it somewhere and hoard it for use later. I cannot be certain of the validity of this claim.<< Yeah, I heard that some corrupted high ranking Chinese officials (like Bo Yi Bo's son) sold a lot of best coal produced in DaTong, ShanXi Province, to Japan at a below-market price, and Japan buries them in their coastal areas.