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To: CharlieChina who wrote (2723)	10/21/2004 4:10:20 PM
From: Amots	Respond to of 3432

Nicky. As far as I can see, the DOW (which is your benchmark) is down again today. I don't think the Program Trading Architects are reading your charts.... -g-

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2723)	10/21/2004 8:08:25 PM
From: Tom Swift	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3432

Driver Sees Red and Torches His Car Thu Oct 21,11:47 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters TEHRAN (Reuters) - An incensed Iranian motorist doused his car in petrol and set it ablaze with a match after picking up a parking ticket, media reported Wednesday. The ISNA student news agency posted photographs of the charred shell of the car on its Web site and quoted witnesses describing the driver's frantic but fruitless pleas to the parking attendant not to issue a ticket. "Extremely angry, he took a jerrycan of petrol out of the boot and set fire to his car," ISNA quoted a witness in poor south Tehran as saying. Fines have increased heavily since March in an attempt to bring Iran's reckless drivers into line. Road rage is common on the gridlocked streets of Tehran.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2723)	10/21/2004 10:04:32 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Man Wears 'Cocaine' T-Shirt in Court 1 hour, 9 minutes ago Strange News - AP HONG KONG - It was not the best legal defense strategy: A Hong Kong man appeared in court on drug charges wearing a T-shirt that said "cocaine" and drew a stern rebuke from the magistrate, a newspaper reported Thursday. Ho Heng-chau pleaded guilty to possession of three ecstasy pills, but while his lawyer was arguing for a lenient sentence on Wednesday the magistrate noticed the T-shirt, according to the Apple Daily newspaper. "Do you know you're appearing in court?" Magistrate Ernest Lin was quoted as saying. "What are you doing wearing a 'cocaine' T-shirt? You might as well carry a sign that says 'I'm a drug head.'" Ho, 20, did not respond, Apple Daily said. The magistrate fined Ho $510, then chided the young man again over the shirt. "Next time a police officer sees you wearing a shirt like this he'll confront you," Lin was quoted as saying. "Would you wear a shirt that says 'marijuana?'" Judiciary spokeswoman Jaime Or told The Associated Press she had no information on Ho's case.

To: CharlieChina who wrote (2723)	10/22/2004 8:17:41 PM
From: Tom Swift	Respond to of 3432

Man Offers Own Kidney to Save Business Thu Oct 21,12:21 PM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters ROME (Reuters) - A Sicilian entrepreneur has offered to donate parts of his body for organ transplants in an effort to keep his business alive. "I am ready to donate a kidney, a retina or part of my liver," Giuseppe Schirru was quoted as saying in Italian newspapers Thursday. "I don't mean to sell them. I will offer them up for donation in exchange for a loan," he added. Schirru owns a small shop near the Sicilian capital Palermo that sells orthopedic goods, but he has recently run on hard times because of cash flow problems. "My business is not a failure. Far from it. Look at my turnover. But we work with the local health authority and they always pay after enormous delays," the 39-year old said. He said he needed funds to pay for supplies and bills, complaining that local banks were refusing to give him loans. "I'm not a madman and I don't want to be put away, but I have knocked on every door and had no reply," he was quoted as saying in La Repubblica newspaper. Schirru was not immediately reachable for comment. His telephone lines have been cut off for non-payment of bills.