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To: X Y Zebra who wrote (8336)	10/21/2002 3:57:15 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57110

use croquet mallets attached to broomsticks and it would be quite reasonable.

To: X Y Zebra who wrote (8336)	10/21/2002 4:11:20 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57110

16:09 ET LPNT Lifepoint Hospitals beats by $0.03 (37.02 +0.37) Reports Q3 earnings of $0.33 per share, $0.03 better than the Multex consensus. Revs rose 22.2% to $182.2 mln (consensus $174.7 mln). 16:09 ET VRTS Veritas Software beats by a penny, updates Q4 guidance (15.90 +0.44) Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.14 per share, $0.01 better than the Multex consensus of $0.13; revs were $365.7 mln, vs consensus of $357.6 mln. Expects EPS of $0.12-$0.14 (consensus is $0.14) and says it is comfortable with First Call's rev consensus of $377 mln. 16:07 ET MCK McKesson matches consensus; sees margins down (29.24 +0.73) Reports Q2 earnings of $0.42 per share, in line with the Multex consensus. Revs rose 15% to $10.3 bln (consensus $10.2 bln). "We are disappointed with the results of our Medical-Surgical segment, which were well below our expectations." Now expects operating margin for the full year could be down by as much as 200 basis points. 16:04 ET JDAS JDA Software beats by a penny (8.22 -0.05) Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.07 per share, $0.01 better than the Multex consensus of $0.06; revs were $49.4 mln, vs consensus of $49.1 mln.