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To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (12370)	2/4/1998 1:30:00 AM
From: David Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 22053

So now Brad will have to spend time to create a feature that will let this puny person block unwanted personal messages, while much more desirable enhancements to the search engine get back burnered. I guess it's out of necessity that the squeaky wheel will get oiled first. I think I'll sign off so that I can be surprised by tomorrow's new feature tomorrow.

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (12370)	2/4/1998 12:32:00 PM
From: Moonray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22053

Computer glitch threatens to ground flights ARLINGTON, Va.(AP) -- More than half the nation's flights could be prevented from take off at the turn of the century because the Federal Aviation Administration is lagging in its efforts to fix the Year 2000 computer problem, USA Today reported in today's editions. At a Congressional hearing today, lawmakers planned to quiz FAA officials on how to address the glitch, which results when computers cannot process dates after 1999. The aviation administration had anticipated it would adjust the most critical of the computer systems by Nov. 1999. But independent auditors say the FAA will not make the deadline and is only 7 percent through the upgrades now. Rep. Steve Horn, R-Calif., who co-chairs the hearing, told the paper that the problems threatens to ground 50 percent or more of flights. ''There are two many question and too few answers,'' Horn said. FAA officials insist that safety will not be compromised, and they will arrive at a solution. A General Accounting Office report and a Department of Transportation inspector general critique also will be released at the hearing. On Tuesday, the House passed and sent to President Clinton a bill authorizing $456 million over two years for FAA research and development programs. The money -- $226.8 million for this fiscal year and $229.7 million for the year that begins Oct. 1 -- will be used to pay for research designed to improve aviation safety and security. The FAA runs several dozen research and development programs, some of which are aimed at improving the air traffic control system, beefing up bomb detection and creating quieter aircraft. o~~~ O