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To: jbIII who wrote (7149)	7/23/1999 3:21:00 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32936

feel sorry for the apartment dwellers -ick- Actually the clue will be a large case of TP and a Shovel since the first thing to go will be city sanitation services<gg>

To: jbIII who wrote (7149)	7/23/1999 3:22:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 32936

not to sound crude, but being long COMS (like i am) desensitizes one to that sort of thing. :) mark

To: jbIII who wrote (7149)	7/23/1999 3:23:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 32936

Apperanlty you don't shop at Costco. Everything sold is by the case.

To: jbIII who wrote (7149)	7/23/1999 3:32:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 32936

Six Out of Ten Young Voters Say Yes to Internet Voting; How Do You Get Young Voters to Vote? Give Them a Mouse KIRKLAND, Wash., Jul 23, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- A recent study conducted on behalf of abcnews.com, by International Communications Research of Media, Pa., finds that, "among 18-to 34-year-olds, 61 percent support Internet voting." The study, conducted earlier this month, is mostly consistent in its findings with other recent polls. According to a poll conducted earlier in 1999, by ActivMedia's FutureScapes study project, two-thirds of Americans would like the option to cast their vote over the Internet. The study also found that a higher percentage of experienced Internet users were in favor of online voting. Of those users with at least four years experience, 71 percent said they would like to vote for elected officials online, compared to 66 percent of the overall online community. Seventy-two percent of this group said they would like to vote on ballot referenda over the Internet, compared to 67 percent of the general population. The FuturesScapes study is based on a survey of 5,600 Internet users in the US, and corresponds with a similar poll in the UK, which found that 60 percent of adults in that country have said they would be happy to cast a vote using digital television. The UK poll was conducted by Gallup for Pace Micro Technology plc. Internet voting tests conducted by VoteHere.net earlier this year show that 75% of high school students favor secure Internet voting. "These polls continue to demonstrate that secure Internet voting is the wave of today, not the wave of some distant future," says, Jim Adler, VoteHere.net's president and CEO. "Most people understand the benefits of convenience, speed and accuracy to our democratic process. With every live election that we conduct, we are demonstrating that our unique Internet voting technology is a safe and secure alternative right now." The following quotes were sent to VoteHere.net on Thursday, July 22, 1999: Larry J. Sabato, founder/executive director, Center for Governmental Studies and Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Political Science, The University of Virginia: "Internet voting has the potential to expand our traditional definition and understanding of the American town square. As Americans interested in expanding civic involvement, we should be looking to the Internet as yet another means of increasing participation in the electoral process." Justin Trinh-Halperin, executive director, Kids Voting -- California: "We are preparing for an enormous voting test in California next year. Our preliminary research finds that kids want secure Internet voting because it empowers them to become interactive in politics. There are not enough 'safe' opportunities for students to engage on interactive websites on the internet. Students can't participate in e-commerce, so we're giving students the opportunity to leapfrog the adults by allowing them first crack at this new interactive, online voting system." Kenneth Stuart Stroupe, Jr., director, Youth Leadership Initiative, Center for Governmental Studies, The University of Virginia: "Computers are becoming as pervasive as the microwave and the TV and are on the precipice of becoming as commonplace as many of the household items we now take for granted. With regard to young voters (ages 18-34): I am always amazed when I go to local schools and see the degree to which the younger generation is familiar with the computer. It is the new flash card! It replaces many antiquated devices and broadens the horizons of young people that a century ago was unimaginable."