like power houses like apple, or san disk, they order their parts from japan. 40% of all flash memory is coming from japan. so this is likely to have a domino effect around the world. that means there are likely to be shipping delays as well? that s correct. there s going to be some shipping delays, we ve got some major launches around this time of year as well, the ipad ii just debuted in the u.s. on friday. as well as around the world on the 25th of march. we ve got two weeks today, the nintendo 3-ds, the portable gaming system, with a 3-d display that doesn t require glasses. presumably, the first batch, the first shith of these units have been sent around the world, getting ready for retail. but even a toshiba says in a company statement, in addition to delivery interruptions, shipments of product may be affected by disruptions in road, real, sea and air transportation