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To: Les H who wrote (83786)	3/21/2001 9:23:54 PM
From: IceShark	Respond to of 436258

The companies play along with it for individual gain of management, but I think it is the big holders like Fido that are calling the tune.

To: Les H who wrote (83786)	3/21/2001 11:44:47 PM
From: Ken98	Respond to of 436258

<<The world's largest chip maker, based in Santa Clara, California, has told city officials it was halting construction on a downtown office building in the capital of Texas to save money during a global sales slump, a company spokesman said on Friday. Intel said it planned to resume construction when the economy picks up, but for now the planned 10-story building would be a six-story skeleton in the city skyline. The announcement was both a blow to the high-tech economy of Austin -- home to No. 2 computer maker Dell Computer Corp (NasdaqNM:DECC - news) -- and an offense to the city's aesthetic sense. ``It makes it look like we're in Beirut,'' Austin developer Perry Lorenz told the Austin American Statesman.>> biz.yahoo.com Would it be reasonable NOT to expect a second half turn-around? <g>