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To: tejek who wrote (134661)	3/20/2001 8:05:00 AM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570373

Ted: Canada has made it clear it opposes Dubya's "exploitation" of the ANWR (a very appropriate word) and we do have a treaty that forces the US to take our advice under consideration.. but in the end, this is your fight... It will be up to the people to let Congress know this isnt acceptable.

To: tejek who wrote (134661)	3/20/2001 11:14:29 AM
From: hmaly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570373

Ted Re..You need to be mobilizing the Canadian Monties...dubya is going after ANWAR. Today, he announced that all Americans must conserve energy while simultaneously exploiting our natural resources more thoroughly. And you know where we will start drilling in an effort to free ourselves from the yoke of the energy oppressors.<<<<<<<< Of course he will if congress approves. He said so in his campaigning. Energy problems need to be addressed, and Bill's indifference to the energy problem has put our country in a bind. I would prefer a countrywide energy solution, including new coal and nuclear power plants; until we can get new energy resources on line. But the caribou haven't been able to raise the necessary moola to bribe congress, and something has to give. If those silly beasts wouldn't have been so preoccupied eating grass and breeding, and had started bribing congress long ago, their predicament wouldn't have been so dire. Frankly, drilling in ANWR is probably a done deal. He is bound and determined to get his agenda through for his contributors. <<<<<<<< They all do. Your buddy Bill was great at it. In fact the dems. (the alledged party of the little man) is dumping the little guy and torpedoing McCain Feingold just to save their right to get bribed, just like the republicans. On a more inspiring note, I just learned that on 13 January, 2001 660 law professors took out an ad in the NY Times protesting the partisan action taken by the Supreme Ct. during the election. <<<<< Of course they are. The legal ass. has paid out a lot of money to get the dems. in their pocket. We can't let the USSC ruin that without a fight. But I think the dems fight to fatten the pockets of your local lawyer will be as popular as their fight against the tax cut; or Bill's pardons for the rich and drug dealers.

To: tejek who wrote (134661)	3/20/2001 1:28:31 PM
From: stribe30	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1570373

March Industry Update - RealWorldTech Back to on topic for a message :) Thought you might be intersted in this opening page remarks by Dean Kent in his report: Intel has warned that their quarter will be fairly dismal, and several large OEMs have also indicated that their sales will be disappointing this quarter, which has added to the general fear....However, VIA has reported the pas two months that their sales are rising, and AMD has hinted that Q1 will be in line with expectations, so the natural question is whether there is any correlation with the motherboard makers who are reporting some pickup in sales. Later on he adds: It appears that at this time the slowest speed Athlon shipping to the retail channels is 1GHz, with a 900MHz Duron soon to appear. With the fastest PIII running at 1GHz and the P4 almost stuck at the gate, this is an almost surrealistic scenario for anyone who has been in the industry for more than a couple of years. Reportedly, dismal P4 sales have taken their toll on Intel revenues. With only the Tualatin to look forward to in Q2, there can't be much to cheer about for Intel supporters, as even DDR SDRAM gives no real boost to the platform. In fact, by the time Tualatin appears AMD will already have much faster Athlon parts shipping, and will be approaching current P4 speeds. With little new coming out of Intel recently, all eyes seem to be focused on AMD. Much has been speculated about the delays of the Palomino, and what is might mean. AMD insists that there are no design or manufacturing issues, and if one can take that at face value there seems to only be one possible explanation left. This would be that AMD is controlling the pace of new introductions, and it is in their best interests to keep the pace much slower than it has been the past several years. It also appears that AMD is feeling much more comfortable about their dominance of the desktop space, and has decided to focus more of their efforts on the mobile market. This would explain why the mobile Palomino and Morgan processors will appear before the desktop versions. In fact, I would not be surprised to see a new AMD roadmap in the near future that reflects this mentality. Though the high-end server market provides a nice profit margin, the volume is relatively small, and it appears that AMD is being patient and methodical. If they can break into the mobile market in a significant way, there is much less pressure to do well immediately in the tough and conservative server market. realworldtech.com Something for some impatient investors to think about