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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (94273)	1/29/2002 7:34:02 PM
From: Joan Osland Graffius	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, They need to get the CFO at APC a computer with a spreadsheet program. Pencil and paper just can not deal with lining up the decimal points .. restatement of earnings - charge off by 1.7 billion. <ggg> Maybe this will give us a wash out in this sector. Joan

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (94273)	1/30/2002 2:54:46 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

To all, the followup to this story is that Bobby Vinton is endorsing Italian Polka. <g> Sophia Loren to Endorse Polish Pasta Email this Story 01/30/2002 9:05 AM EST By The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's second-largest pasta maker is hoping an endorsement from Italian superstar Sophia Loren will make it No. 1 among Polish palates. "Sophia Loren is a symbol of great Italian taste, and she has repeatedly said she owes her great looks to pasta," said Robert Mrozinski, general manager of Danuta SA, maker of the Malma brand of macaroni. Loren, 67, was expected to arrive in Poland late Tuesday to shoot a TV commercial at the medieval Teutonic Knights castle in the northern city of Malbork. She will be shown leaving a ball and telling reporters what she likes best about Poland, including Malma pasta. Danuta, owned by a French couple, is Poland's second-largest pasta maker, with a 22 percent share of the market. It hopes Loren's commercial endorsement, due to start appearing in March, will put it in the top spot. Some Italian media are miffed at Loren's endorsement of a non-Italian pasta. However, Mrozinski argued that the commercial would promote Italy's national cuisine, regardless of who makes the pasta. Last week, the Italian daily Il Mattino urged Loren to rethink her decision, lamenting that she "turns her back on Italian pasta to become a testimonial for Malma." "More than a dish, a plate of spaghetti is a world view," it commented. "Sophia, how does one say 'al dente' in Polish? One just can't."