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Laban99

02/02/08 9:58 AM

#58331 RE: Beanpower #58330

I have never seen anyone use the $ sign on other currencies then dollars but there are several countries that uses dollars. Since the group that was visiting was from several countries it is natural to assume that it is USD since that is the most common trade currency.
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Data Driven

02/02/08 10:06 AM

#58333 RE: Beanpower #58330

Since he offer $4B Dollars to USSE/SSTP and the are both American companies doing business in America it problably means dollars.
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PaperProphet

02/02/08 10:19 AM

#58335 RE: Beanpower #58330

The '$' is dollars so I'm sure they meant 4 billion USD.

The bigger question is if Parlacen President Julio González Gamarra and H.D. Fernando Ricardo Luna Waldheim from the department of engineering of Central American Parliament are also 'able' to divert $4 billion from some budget to contribute to Dr. Rivera's project at the spur of the moment without ever seeing a pilot scale operation run successfully. They may not be 'able' even if they may be 'willing' to contribute funds like that. If they're that capricious and were 'able' to spend that kind of money at the drop of a hat then I'm guessing they would already have spent $4 billion on a happy meal at some point and probably would have run out of money a while ago.

It's all talk. It would be interesting to hear how that actual conversation went. I'm guessing hearing the conversation first hand wouldn't leave anyone with the impression that someone is reaching for their checkbook.
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500_and_Long

02/02/08 11:13 AM

#58344 RE: Beanpower #58330

there are many different dollar signs but this was used, so in the absense of information to the contrary one would have to believe they meant US dollars "$"
However the Dominican sign is similar RD$

which would still come to 118.3 million USD$

Why would anyone assume otherwise?
the backstepping has begun