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To: pat mudge who wrote (29864)	12/10/1997 9:20:00 PM
From: John Morrison	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31386

Wish their was as way to find out how many shares have been tendered. Anyone know?

To: pat mudge who wrote (29864)	12/10/1997 11:47:00 PM
From: Chemsync	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 31386

[Dataholics] Hi Pat, Naturally I thought of you when in a crazen state of scanning the globe for data I stumbled upon this ditty. Steve, an info-junkie. Hong Kong, Singapore, Top List Of Dataholics 12/10/97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <<Almost half of those surveyed say that if information was a recognized drug, they would know people who would be considered addicted.>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SINGAPORE, 1997 DEC 10 (NB) -- By SoftwareAsia. Managers worldwide are becoming information addicts because they have to deal with an ever increasing volume of information, according to an independent survey commissioned by Reuters. The survey entitled "Glued to the Screen: An Investigation into Information Addiction Worldwide" has revealed that a new generation of "dataholics" are on the rise. Based on a survey of 1,000 people in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland and Germany, the findings show that more than half of the respondents crave information. Topping the list was Singapore and Hong Kong with 70 percent and 61 percent respectively. Moreover, only 56 percent of Hong Kong managers believe that their working environment has become more stressful while the figure for Singapore was a high 80 percent. The worldwide average was 65 percent. According to Dr. Mark Griffiths, psychologist and senior lecturer in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, there is a very fine line between having enough information and getting too much. "Is information the drug of the nineties? Have we become 'fact-fanatics' and 'info-junkies'? This report reveals a clear linkage between Internet abuse, data accumulation and information addiction." Almost half of those surveyed say that if information was a recognized drug, they would know people who would be considered addicted. Three quarters of them believe that PCs, the Internet and information generally will become addictive in the future while 54 percent claim to get a 'high' when they find the information they require. This figure was 57 percent for Hong Kong and 63 for Singapore. Another interesting finding was that the information addiction was not only confined to the workplace. 55 percent of parents surveyed are concerned that children will become "info-junkies" unable to cope with the information bombarded at them at school and via the Internet. This figure was highest for Hong Kong (65 percent) and Singapore (61 percent). Overall, 72 percent of parents fear Internet use assists in obsessive information gathering by children. In Hong Kong, 52 percent of respondents were worried about children being overexposed to PCs and information, while in Singapore this figure stood at 64 percent compared with only 37 percent worldwide. 46 percent of parents believe that children are too busy playing with computers to have time to interact with their peers. 86 percent believe that information management skills should begin at school. On a positive note, 84 percent of parents believe children will be better at dealing with information in the workplace than today's managers if their education includes information management skills. "This report reveals the fears and difficulties that people face in dealing with information, often when simply trying to do their job. It also suggests that the situation is not set to improve for our children's generation. Companies and schools must be aware of this and take steps to help their staff and pupils manage and prioritize information," said Marion King, managing director of Reuters East Asia. Reported by Newsbytes News Network newsbytes.com. (19971211) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------