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To: Tom Hua who wrote (18068)	1/7/2002 11:17:55 PM
From: panteon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 19633

Luckily I tendered all the IMCL I could at $70 and sold the rest around $60. In all the transacting and partial fractions, I just noticed that I have 1 share of IMCL still. Damn! $30 bucks down the tubes....how many cappuccinos would that buy............. Good short call Tom. Should have joined you.

To: Tom Hua who wrote (18068)	1/8/2002 8:39:19 AM
From: rogermci®	Respond to of 19633

He said, she said. You know how these things go. If it's true, then I will take care of business with a Taser Stun gun: Dow Jones News Service ~ January 8, 2002 ~ 11:59 pm EST By J. Lynn Lunsford Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal Taser International Inc., buoyed by hopes that its stun guns will be approved for use aboard airliners and an increased interest by consumers for a personal version of its electrically charged zappers, says its sales should skyrocket this year. The Scottsdale, Ariz., stun-gun manufacturer is expected to announce today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it will offer the general public a slightly scaled-down version of a stun gun now being used by law-enforcement authorities nationwide. The gun would be powered by alkaline batteries and will be capable of knocking down and immobilizing an attacker from a distance of 15 feet. Because it uses compressed air instead of gunpowder to propel two barbed electrodes, the Taser isn't considered to be a firearm and can be purchased and used in 43 states without a permit. The Taser resembles a 9mm handgun that has yellow and black caution stripes painted on the sides of the barrel. When the safety switch is flipped off, a laser sighting system at the base of the barrel projects a red dot onto the potential target. Once fired, the electrodes can deliver between seven and 18 watts of power. The gun can also be used to disable more than one attacker by simply touching the barrel against the second person. The cost of the consumer version, which could hit shelves nationally within about six weeks, would be between $120 and $600 the company said. "We believe we are on the leading edge of a new small-arms industry," said Rick Smith, Taser's chief executive officer. The company is expected to tell investors that sales for the fourth quarter of 2001 are expected to be $2.8 million, compared with previous guidance of $2 million to $2.3 million. Earnings per share during the same time period should be between 10 cents and 12 cents a share, up from previous guidance of six cents to 10 cents a share. The company said 2001 would be the first profitable year for Taser since it was founded in 1993. The company went public in May 2001 and is scheduled to report its complete year-end financial results on Feb. 11. Taser's stock began rising after Sept. 11, when airlines, including Mesa Air Group Inc. of Phoenix and UAL Corp.'s United Airlines announced plans to arm flight crews with Tasers, pending Federal Aviation Administration approval. Other airlines, including AMR Corp's American Airlines unit, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines and American Trans Air, a unit of Amtran Inc., are also in talks with the company. So far, United has purchased 1,300 of the units. An aircraft-security panel appointed by Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta also supported the idea, but the FAA has approached the idea cautiously. An FAA spokeswoman said the agency is evaluating proposals from the airlines and is seeking public comment. (END) DOW JONES NEWS 01-08-02 12:00 AM