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To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (1163)	1/19/1998 11:43:00 AM
From: see clearly now	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

to all...... This is a good thread, its diverse, eclectic and informative...especially the conecting references...a jewell!.

To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (1163)	1/19/1998 11:58:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Thomas and thread: Do you guys know where I can some data on U.S foreign direct investments for 96 and 97? Thanks.

To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (1163)	1/19/1998 12:43:00 PM
From: James F. Hopkins	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 9980

Thomas; OFF TOPIC Some but KOREA; the voice thingy idea is good, but it's been around for a while and they haven't nailed it down very much. You can find free ones that work as good as the stuff they are selling. None of them are good enough to be concidered productive for the time and troble it takes, it's still more like a toy, but its day will come. I just got my hands on some new OCR software with my last scanner, it it's really good ! I remember 10 years ago how OCR was hyped up , but seldom worked. It's come a long way since then. ----------------- Korea; Well this drive they have on with the Koreans' donating their gold to help out the country has me puzzeled. The puzzel part is the colletors of all of that making a "puplic statement" that it will be melted down and sold on the market. Governments don't normally tell up front when they are going to sell gold bullion, maybe coins ( they always go at a premium ). So that statement sets off some alarms for me. To melt down hand made art to sell on the gold market don't make sence, when you know they could get a premium for it, also it cost to re-refine it into gold bars as this stuff is not all 24kt. So just why would they make such a statement. To shake up the gold market ? hmmm Anyway something don't smell right with this at all. They could broker the stuff to jewelry discounters and make a lot more than melting it down, they could mint collectors coins and make more, no this "melt it down statement" has rip off written in it somewere. That would be pure 100% stupid, also a betrayal and sell out of the spirt of thoes who donated it. At the very least they should convert it into a special "limited edition" gold coin. Jim