yep - the bombing of my late father's favourite hangout in Bali just missed him (he had just left). I kept on using his account to remind people that there are those who are bend on creating misschief out of jealousy as well as that one may feel oh so mighty yet one never knows what is around the corner that will shatter your life. Maria
The yen gained as much as 0.9 per cent to 79.98 per U.S. dollar Wednesday as currency traders speculated that the Japanese government, insurers and other companies will have to repatriate billions invested overseas to pay for rebuilding. Some estimates now peg the cost of the devastating earthquake, tsunami and continuing nuclear emergency at more than $180-billion (U.S.). In 1995, Japanese investors sold a record $30-billion of U.S. securities following the Kobe earthquake, equivalent to 13 per cent of Japanâs Treasury holdings at the time. http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1944910.html