David / All: Portland has become an increasingly important international departure point for the Asia Pacific Rim countries. Is there something strategically significant about Portland that warrants this attention? Has their economy increased so significantly as to offer continuous service point to point, without being a transfer for other cities? I'm not knocking Portland by any stretch, but with Seattle not so far North and San Francisco just south, I wonder if this will pan out in say two to three years? What is Portland's largest industry? Thanks, Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass "Fan of people in the know and locals." __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com