Nobody in his/her right mind wud short a potentially

explosive stock like ARU - unless the party is very

knowlegable of the stock and the party desires some tax hedging.

IMHO this shoe could nicely fit Barron; would

this co-incide with his change of residence to Switzerland?

Taxwise, by having an option deal with a bank or a

financial house, this would not be considered a 'sale'

of shares and, hence, would not trigger capital gains to Barron.

The resignation from the ARU board might co-incide.

Meantime, the parties could do all sorts of things with their

private put/call option deal as things evolve

just a thought; a tax expert please....

Ciao

Tina