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To: ~digs who wrote (312)	4/16/2004 9:32:58 PM
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Drive-Ins the Hot, 'New' Thing in China apnews.myway.com Drive-ins, fading into history in the United States, are an exciting novelty in China, whose economic boom is creating an urban class that can afford to buy cars - and wants the newest thrill. . . . Business was especially brisk last year during the SARS outbreak, when Beijing cinemas and restaurants were ordered to close to prevent crowding that might spread the virus. "Cars were lining up to get in here," Wang said. "We were the only cultural activity open in Beijing."

To: ~digs who wrote (312)	4/17/2004 1:33:43 AM
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HYGS @ 5.64 +0.32 6.02% 616K 4:00 PM daily stockcharts.com[w,a]daclyiay[pc40!c200!f][vc60][iut!Ul14!Uk14]&pref=G ----------- Talk of a possible U.S. Senate vote next week on an energy bill that contains tax credits for alternative fuel sources sent stocks in the sector higher on Friday. Talk circulating "under the radar" about a major announcement in California next week regarding government plans for building infrastructure for hydrogen fuel use may also be sending alternative fuel stocks higher. "We've heard rumblings about good news in the legislature," said Steve Eschbach, certified financial analyst for FuelCell. "I think it's part of a confluence of events signaling that fuel cells should be part of the economy going forward." Gary Brandt, chief financial officer at Hydrogenics Corp. (HYGS), a Toronto company working to commercialize hydrogen and fuel cell technology, said: "I don't really have any specifics, but we've heard that the alternative fuel aspects of the energy bill are being separated out and have a better chance of going through." Congress returns from a holiday recess next week, but some beltway insiders have said that it will be difficult for Congress to get any major bills passed this session because of the increasing hostility between the parties. Message 20033685 ----------