Thanks Swin, Dawg, Wes.... Code - you're right - and I am still surprised at all the "wanderings." Will check that link for a nice getaway break - thanks!

Ok - what I was referring to in my last post about recanting was that I wrote before checking the latest news and found that there had been additional trouble in fringe areas of the city. Beatings, deaths, burnings (it is in the news) and seemed to apparently involve "land rights" issues directed against anyone perceived see more to not be ethnic Kyrgyz. Some say it is not racial, but that remains to be seen, and I'm keeping a very careful eye on that. Turks, Russians and others who were born here and full citizens were accosted, beaten, and threatened for being in the country and told to leave.

Personal interview accounts from some citizens were pretty shattering, and it is all too easy to imagine yourself in their place. More homes/businesses were burned and some 5 deaths occurred with 2 or 3 dozen injured. Details are scant.... but in some cases and certain locales, being seen as "foreign" isn't a good thing right now.

Fortunately, I know of no one on the Boonex Team who has had any experience as such so far, and we do keep in contact. Staying low, being smart and trying to do "business as usual" but it gets difficult to stay focused sometimes. Thanks again for all your support - wish I could express it better!
Mike