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To: mishedlo who wrote (258023)	8/28/2003 6:14:16 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

every family -- if you take the extended family -- has one. <ng> nothing wrong with helping some one out -- don't take this wrong -- but sometimes helping means saying NO.

To: mishedlo who wrote (258023)	8/28/2003 6:19:34 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 436258

is this any less deceitful than ENE or WCOM ... if the business is strengthening, capactiy is tightening -- why the write off??!! what BS!! >>Hill said his customers' manufacturing capacity is tightening, especially at the leading edge of technology, and that semiconductor foundries are adding incremental capacity. The chip-equipment maker stated, though, that it would take a larger-than-expected charge of $70 million for the write-off of inventory. Analysts surveyed by Reuters Research expected breakeven earnings and sales of $220 million, on average. "The overall business seems to continue to strengthen, but there still remains some hesitation and schizophrenia regarding spending on capacity expansions," Hill said. <<