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To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (46765)	1/6/2000 7:07:00 PM
From: IngotWeTrust	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116764

Nice little stat there, Pt...Have you or anyone else figured out how to add Canadian Stocks to this new fangled SI portfolio feature...I'd like to add this PDL one from Toronto if I someone could give me a hand. Thx!

To: Ptaskmaster who wrote (46765)	1/6/2000 7:18:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

Anyone want to guess an impact to the economy (Y2k or not) ,considering 78% J.I.T. inventory policy integration in the US corporate world, from this?: NOTE: My guess is: this occurance slowed the economy "enough", but the Fed., is so slow to respond & stupid, as to not project the overall total bottom line economic impact. There-for that idiot Greenspan will still tighten the interest rate .50. BUT due to his most basic incompetence & excess ego, he will NOT reduce margin requirements. Computer glitch causes havoc at Northeast airports By Joe Wilcox Staff Writer, CNET News.com January 6, 2000, 9:55 a.m. PT A computer problem grounded planes in the Northeast this morning, potentially snarling air traffic for the remainder of the day. A Federal Aviation Administration representative said the problem does not appear to be related to the Y2K computer bug. The problem occurred about 6:15 a.m. EST at Washington Center in Leesburg, Va., which handles much of the air traffic for the Northeast. The problem was related to communications between the main computer at Washington Center and an unidentified peripheral device. As error messages mounted, they overloaded the main computer, forcing the operations center to shift to a backup system. "We don't know what the cause of this problem is yet. Obviously we will be investigating," said FAA representative Las Door. "It is also six days past the new year, [and] there is no reason to believe it is Y2K-related. But we are still investigating." The FAA temporarily grounded planes at all airports in Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; metropolitan Washington, D.C.; Teterboro, N.J.; and Raleigh-Durham, N.C. "The backup system is perfectly functional, perfectly safe, but it is not nearly as fast [as the main system]," Door said. "Consequently, they had to first slow down traffic and ultimately, around 8:30 [a.m. EST], stop planes from taking off at a lot of the airports." Washington Center restored the main computer at 9:49 a.m. EST, "and they're allowing planes to take off again, and the center is handling traffic normally," Door said. But Door warned that air traffic delays would likely continue throughout the day because of the number of airports affected. (cont) news.cnet.com