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To: orkrious who wrote (20001)	1/15/2005 11:20:26 PM
From: SwampDogg	Respond to of 60908

Yes but that is not the way the contract is set. The yen is now trading in the 102 range and a stronger yen would mean a drop well below 100. Just something to keep in mind when watching the markets.

To: orkrious who wrote (20001)	1/15/2005 11:30:48 PM
From: nspolar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60908

ork, the $XJY is not an index, again if I'm not mistaken. It is just Dollar per Yen. The $USD is an index, as is the Euro, again if not mistaken. I am not sure how the Euro index is figured. If Louis Lambrecht is reading he probably knows .... I suspect it is some weighting of the currencies that make up the Euro. Someone posted the weightings of the dollar index on here a while back ... Euro and Yen make up the bulk of it. So the dollar is most dependent on the Dollar per Euro and Dollar per Yen, per recollection. Confusing ... yes definitely.

To: orkrious who wrote (20001)	1/16/2005 4:15:40 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 60908

It's not....that's the Yen index. Up=stronger yen

To: orkrious who wrote (20001)	1/16/2005 6:08:35 PM
From: TH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60908

OT ORK, I know you like this show. Maybe they should paint the Mormons as terrorists. Yea, those Mormans are a dangerous bunch. Muslims Ticked Off with "24" By Bridget Byrne Muslims are ticked off with 24. E! Online Photo Fox's drama series in which special agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to save the world for terrorism, has angered America's Muslim community by its portrayal of a Muslim family as a terrorist sleeper cell at the heart of a dastardly plot. In response to the complaints from the Council of American-Islamic Relations the network has agreed to a modest mea culpa issuing stations that air the show with public service spots that depict the American Muslim community in a positive light. "We met with representatives of CAIR on Wednesday and found the meeting productive and informative and we look forward to working with them in the future," was the only statement Fox (accustomed to complaints about the content of its programming) issued about the issue. On www.cair-net.org CAIR thanked Fox for "the opportunity to address the Muslim community's concerns and for the willingness of network officials to take those concerns seriously in an atmosphere of mutual respect and co-operation." The organization also stated "network representatives said they had already reviewed existing episodes and removed some aspects that could potentially be viewed as stereotypical." On previous seasons of 24, which is headlined by Kiefer Sutherland as Bauer, the terrorists have included both Eastern Europeans and rogue US agents. This fourth season the main terrorists are a Muslim dad, mom and teenage son. Even before the first four episodes premiered this past Sunday and Monday as a heavily promoted "2" day, "4" hour event, a DVD, released in issues of an entertainment magazine in order to hype the premiere, had riled up CAIR. The organization's concerns escalated when the premiere episodes aired and at 10:39 A.M in the fourth episode the mother Dina Araz (portrayed by Iranian born actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, Best Supporting Oscar nominee last year for House of Sand and Fog) was depicted poisoning her son's non-Muslim girlfriend because she thinks the girl might jeopardize their plans. Rabiah Ahmed, a spokeswoman for CAIR, told Reuters, the protest was an effort to counter the stereotypical depiction of Muslims on television, which studies show influence public perception of her community. Civil rights abuses and hate crimes against Muslims have reportedly escalated since the 9/11 attacks, and surveys commissioned by CAIR show that more than 40 percent of Americans think its okay because of the war on terror to curb Muslims' civil rights. "What we are hoping to do is to try and mitigate the damages of the stereotypes because it can bring real-life consequences on American Muslims and their lives here," Ahmed said. She backed up her argument by citing a public opinion survey conducted by Cornell University last year and stating, "There aren't any positive or even neutral portrayals of Muslims on TV; whenever Muslims or Arabs are portrayed it is always in a stereotypical way." The show's creative and executive production team attended the meeting along with Fox representatives. E!Online calls to the producers' office were referred back to the Fox spokesperson. story.news.yahoo.com CAIR has requested the public service announcements, sponsored by their organization, be aired in proximity to 24 which airs Mondays (9 p.m. ET/PT). However its up to local station managers to choose if and when to run the 30 and 60 second spots, which reportedly state, "Muslims are part of the fabric of this great country and are working to build a better America."