three thousand quid is nearly 4400 USD, according to the BBC and a bit of math--- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/market_data/default.stm] shows 1.46 USD/GBP, as of this afternoon. Actual money-hut conversion rate may be a bit less. jswiders -- Jonathon Isaac Swiderski jswiders at cs.oberlin.edu 135 w lorain ocmr 2678 \\ oberlin oh 44074-1081 home : 900 barton dr \\ ann arbor mi 48105-1232 "What we have to learn to do we learn by doing" -- Aristotle, Ethica Nicomachea II (c 325 BC)