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To: Alex who wrote (9292)	4/4/1998 5:55:00 AM
From: Gary H	Respond to of 116778

To all, The following is fromm FEER(Far East Economic Review) at feer.com < April 9, 1998 Don't dawdle, the millennium approaches. While Western companies have been busy prepping their computers, Asian companies have largely ignored the potentially devastating problems posed by January 1, 2000. With the major exception of Singapore, Asia is woefully behind the rest of the world in preparing for the millennium, say information-technology industry executives. The current regionwide economic crisis has only made things worse. But there's still time to get ready.> Is there really time to get ready? I for some reason have my doubts. If they don't make it how will it effect the rest of the world and gold prices? It could be very interesting observe. Also how will it affect the ECM's plans? There are a lot of interesting questions here and unfotunately, I don't think we will have any answers till its over.

To: Alex who wrote (9292)	4/4/1998 2:03:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 116778

Anyone remembers how many votes Le Pen got in last election? Was'nt it like over 15%? Weak Euro? France's Le Pen urges euro boycott 01:01 p.m Apr 04, 1998 Eastern PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French far-rightist Jean-Marie Le Pen on Saturday called for a boycott of the euro, saying the single European currency would kill the franc. ''The euro will kill the franc...We therefore declare war on the euro, we declare a boycott against the euro,'' Le Pen, a member of the European Parliament, told reporters during a leadership meeting of his anti-immigrant National Front. Le Pen said the Front would urge French people to refuse to use franc-euro conversion rates during the 1999-2001 transition period before the European currency is fully launched. ''Be they shopkeepers, be they craftspeople, they must not become accomplices to a crime against our country,'' he said. He said the single currency would inevitably lead to a single European budget and turn the president of France into a mere provincial governor. ^REUTERS@ Copyright 1998 Reuters Limited.